I *love* riding a bike

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  • solieco1
    solieco1 Posts: 1,559 Member
    edited September 2016
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    solieco1 wrote: »
    I've cached water before. Easier way is to use frozen double zip locks and refill your bottles. Then you just take the empty bags and don't have to circle back.

    You just saved me from driving 50 miles I really didn't want to. My plan after finishing was to go back to the hotel and sit in the hot tub with Beth. And you just clued me in on how to make that possible.

    If you're ever in Seattle I owe you dinner or something.

    Dinner and a bike ride and you're on! Enjoy the epic ride and the hot tub with your honey :)
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
    edited September 2016
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    Great thread with nice pictures. I'll ride anything - just about. My preference these days is for a mountain bike and a road bike which I love to get annual miles on both.

    This year, bikes have taken me to Utah, California, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Italy!

    And the year isn't over yet!!!!

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    RIDE on, but be safe out there!
  • kcjchang
    kcjchang Posts: 709 Member
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    Stevenson Bridge Rd, Winters, CA

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    Napa, CA

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    Camp Far West, CA

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    Iowa Hill, CA

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    Current ride
  • ntnunk
    ntnunk Posts: 936 Member
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    narak_lol wrote: »
    Noel this is a beautiful Felt... I just beg you to please tidy the cables :s
    I keep trying and failing. The combination of how the cables route into the frame and the stem/bar position makes it seemingly impossible to find a good route where the cables aren't bent so badly they bind. I love this frameset but I wish they'd routed the cables into the top tube a different way.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,534 Member
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    I've thought about mounting my light under the bars like that but it seems like it would be awkward somehow. So, how does it work for you in real life?

    I have 2 sets DiNotte lights mounted under the bars. They work awesome. My lights are insanely daylight-bright. Have received many compliments from drivers & cyclists alike. Highly recommend.

  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,534 Member
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    ntnunk wrote: »
    Nope, though I usually only slap my cam (a Garmin VIRB, in my case) on during special events and/or races, for example:

    Am looking to replace my Fly6 that's under my seatpost. its only 2yr/o but I have to baby it to get the camera charged up and whereas I could go 6hr w/o recharge, now the battery is dead at 2hr. So how do you like the VIRB? How long does it last to record high def?

  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,534 Member
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    King_Spicy wrote: »
    I'm a total noob when it comes to bike accessories. I don't use a helmet, padded shorts (or any cycling clothes for that matter), or any bike attachments such as water bottle holders, lights, etc.

    What accessories would you recommend for the bike itself. I don't like adding weighted accessories because I like to have the light weight to fling the bike around obstacles. Maybe just a phone clip on the handle bar or a light clip.

    A brain bucket. Geez. Go get one. :) Water bottle for you to hydrate. Wear high viz clothing so you can be seen.

  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
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    Took my Fixed Gear bike out for her maiden voyage on a trip of distance. 26 and change miles. . . set 14 personal records on Strava... and honestly didn't have any segments pushed my Garmin 520, I wasn't even trying... One of these days I might have to go out, with them loaded and push for the gold.....

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  • King_Spicy
    King_Spicy Posts: 821 Member
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    Do you guys download Strava on your Garmin? Last time I had my navigation enabled on my phone so I can use GPS and Strava, it drained my entire battery in the length of a 40 mile ride. I'm guessing it was strava killing it as I normally can go 2 full days without charging it, and that was the first time I had attempted to use it. I might need to get a smart device to handle the GPS and Strava, or else one of those mobile battery packs that act as a charger.
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    You can pick up a quality Garmin bike computer for a couple hundred bucks or less. These are GPS enabled and have tons of different settings and options to play with depending on models.
  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
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    King_Spicy wrote: »
    Do you guys download Strava on your Garmin? Last time I had my navigation enabled on my phone so I can use GPS and Strava, it drained my entire battery in the length of a 40 mile ride. I'm guessing it was strava killing it as I normally can go 2 full days without charging it, and that was the first time I had attempted to use it. I might need to get a smart device to handle the GPS and Strava, or else one of those mobile battery packs that act as a charger.

    Certain Garmin devices allow you to star Segments on Strava's website and sync those Segments to your Garmin so when you get close to them you'll get a little reminder and KOM position on your screen. It'll tell you Fill_in_the_Blank Segment is coming up in x feet/meters. And during that segment it'll tell you if you're ahead or behind on that segment. If I remember correctly the only to Garmin's to do it are the 520 & 820.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    Red hydraulic brake hose should arrive today. :smile:
  • 88Rian
    88Rian Posts: 7 Member
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  • King_Spicy
    King_Spicy Posts: 821 Member
    edited September 2016
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    Both my coworker and my wife's old boss have invited me to go mountain biking and drinking with them. They both have amazing multi thousand dollar dual suspension machines. I have a 15 year old Mongoose Pro series hardtail bike with cords on the dry rotted tires showing, and not able to shift into 1/2 of the gears. I think its time to upgrade.
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    I'd love to have a MTB. Don't know if I ever will. They're illegal on all of the trails anywhere near me. There's a park just outside the city with an MTB area, but it's a park in a city, it's not the mountains. Get out to the mountains, and I have to drive 2 hours for the nearest trail system I could explore on two wheels. So I just rent them when I go out there.

    This was the Cutthroat Pass trail.

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    Those trees are going to turn gold again before long.

    This was Sun Mountain.

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  • CincyNeid
    CincyNeid Posts: 1,249 Member
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    MTB is where I got my love for cycling I have a Specialized Pitch 650b. Upgraded the group set from a Shimano/SunTour special it a Sram GX 2x10. I'm slower than a flock of turtles stampeding through peanut butter on but I love riding it. I'm thinking next year will be the time to upgrade the fork on it and possibly the wheelset. I'm currently throwing my little bit of play money at my Road Bike and moving from a Shimano grouppo to a Sram system....

    Living in the Miami Valley, we have several trail systems around. I can think of 5 trails off the top of my head. Most of our is Single Track style riding so the XC style set up suits me much better than a full suspension All Mountain style bike.

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  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    One of my goals this year was to ride the Angels Staircase loop. I still have time but I'm not sure if it'll be possible or not. I don't even know how to judge whether I'm ready for it. Will it be too strenuous for me? Will I have enough skill handling an MTB? Cutthroat Pass was also listed as "advanced" and that was fine in terms of skills. Also, the trail is maybe a 5 hour drive, that means a couple nights in a hotel, and Beth's work schedule isn't very accommodating right now.

    http://www.mtbproject.com/trail/5183409
    http://rideviciouscycle.com/angels-staircase/
    https://www.evergreenmtb.org/trails/angels-staircase

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  • niblue
    niblue Posts: 339 Member
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    I was taking it easy tonight so did for once stop and take a picture of my Roubaix:
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  • ntnunk
    ntnunk Posts: 936 Member
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    allaboutthecake wrote: »
    ntnunk wrote: »
    Nope, though I usually only slap my cam (a Garmin VIRB, in my case) on during special events and/or races, for example:

    Am looking to replace my Fly6 that's under my seatpost. its only 2yr/o but I have to baby it to get the camera charged up and whereas I could go 6hr w/o recharge, now the battery is dead at 2hr. So how do you like the VIRB? How long does it last to record high def?

    My understanding is the Fly6 and the VIRB aren't exactly designed for the same thing. Isn't the Fly6 a "looping" camera that's mostly designed to catch any crashes that happer?

    At any rate, my VIRB will go a bit over 2 hours before having to swap batteries. It's a first-gen VIRB but I like it a lot. For what I use it for, i.e. mostly recording during various races, it works great.
  • allaboutthecake
    allaboutthecake Posts: 1,534 Member
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    ntnunk wrote: »
    allaboutthecake wrote: »
    ntnunk wrote: »
    Nope, though I usually only slap my cam (a Garmin VIRB, in my case) on during special events and/or races, for example:

    Am looking to replace my Fly6 that's under my seatpost. its only 2yr/o but I have to baby it to get the camera charged up and whereas I could go 6hr w/o recharge, now the battery is dead at 2hr. So how do you like the VIRB? How long does it last to record high def?

    My understanding is the Fly6 and the VIRB aren't exactly designed for the same thing. Isn't the Fly6 a "looping" camera that's mostly designed to catch any crashes that happer?

    At any rate, my VIRB will go a bit over 2 hours before having to swap batteries. It's a first-gen VIRB but I like it a lot. For what I use it for, i.e. mostly recording during various races, it works great.

    Thanks for answering. Yes the Fly6 is looping & mainly Insurance. I have a GoPro on the helmet, its a PITA cuz eats batteries like no tomorrow so will go thru 4-5 in a ride. It also doesn't get along well with humidity but I've learned to look for signals. As for the VIRB, I think I'd get sick of changing the seatpost cam batteries, too.

    (I was on the receiving end of a solid right-hook, hence the cameras.)

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