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I'm taking a vacation day to drive a hundred miles with my bike and ride a maze of dirt roads near a mountain pass, to enjoy late fall color (and fresh air).4
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Calliope610 wrote: »I have a hand-me-down Trek 7200. But it got me from not having ridden a bike since middle school (1970's) to completing a 2-day, 150 mile charity ride after just 4 months training.
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Calliope610 wrote: »Calliope610 wrote: »I have a hand-me-down Trek 7200. But it got me from not having ridden a bike since middle school (1970's) to completing a 2-day, 150 mile charity ride after just 4 months training.
And now I'm hooked on cycling.
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My 7 year old has also really taken a liking to cycling...this is his bike (courtesy of the internet)
He loves to ride with me when he can...he rocked a 10 mile charity ride with me earlier this year and wasn't even remotely tired...He also looks too cute in his jersey and cycling shorts...6 -
Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
I got into cycling because a friend wanted to do a tri and needed a training partner and I tend to love all things fitness so I said yes. Our first ride was about 30 miles and now we tend to go out on the weekends with different cycling groups around town. I'm more comfortable in a group and don't know if I would ever like riding alone. Since starting we did a tri relay sprint and I would like to do more of that and I would like to do a century. For now my riding is just Saturday and Sunday mornings usually in the 30 mile range. Strictly road one weekend I would like to try mountain.2 -
Scott Spark
And a Scott CX team
(on the left)
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Then I am also chicken for the off-road.I have a Trek 5200 carbon fiber women's specific road bike - 650c wheels to accommodate a shorter top tube. I also have a Specialized mountain bike that I rarely ride - it turns out I'm a big chicken off-road
I am loving all the bikes and stories!
I am a big chicken ON the road. Cars are way more scary than rocks and even trees.5 -
Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
I road bikes a lot when I was 12 or 13, then at some point I decided it was "uncool" (for a very uncool person I spent a lot of time trying and failing to be cool).
In college I had friends who mountain biked and I was really interested but didn't have the money for a bike. My last semester of college I met a guy who MTBed, after I graduated and got a real job he helped me pick out my first bike. I paid $400 for it but it. The guy later become my husband and we rode a bit, then I started having babies every other year. You don't really get much better at biking when you only ride 3 times every other summer.
When the husband turned 40 he decided to get into MTB racing. I decided to get more into riding at that point in time too and joined a women's MTB club. The gal who ran it told me my Fuji was too big for me (it was a large frame), so I switched to an old one of my husband's (we are the same height). Eventually I bought my Spark and finally started to get better and even started racing on the team my husband was on. I'm still really slow but continuing to improve.
My CX bike is another hand me down from my husband. I mainly use it for pavement riding (I have road tires on it) but someday I want to try to race it.4 -
Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
Not much since I was a kid and a college student. My first big boy bike was a sleek department store 10-speed and I was a fat kid on skinny wheels. One day while I was out riding around town the front wheel bent over 90 degrees and that was the last time I rode that skinny-wheeled piece of tin. Being a big boy with a job and a small income, I drove my car to the department store to buy the mountain bike because it had wider wheels. That seems to have been the solution, because those wheels have never bent. After college, which I did not graduate, I did not ride it again for more than 15 years. I rode around a few times in the town I live in now. I replaced the seat with a split seat to relieve numbing in my torso. I took it to a local bike shop and had them replace the brake cables and shoes and get everything back in tune. Now, since a couple of years ago, I occasionally ride it around town for exercise. I put it in 18th gear and that makes even the slight grades around here a MET 12 struggle. As a cardio workout goes, I love it.2 -
@mph323I also have a Specialized mountain bike that I rarely ride - it turns out I'm a big chicken off-road
Me too - the crunch of gravel and the tyres moving about makes me pucker up!
Took out a Specialzed Rockhopper on holiday in Fuerteventura over gravel, sand, mud and volcanic cinder. Loved the ride and the tranquillity but never felt completely confident. Must fix that.
I always feel like I'm going to slide out. That's happened a few times on my road bike and somehow I can't convince myself that the wider, grippy tires on the specialized won't react the same way. My most cringe-worthy experience was going out with a big family group on a lovely off-road ride and standing at the top of a gravelly downhill that the kids all attacked and not being able to make myself go down.1 -
Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
I started riding in my mid-40s after a friend loaned me a bike and talked me into training for an all-women's metric century. Six weeks later I rode 63 miles and I never felt so strong and powerful in my life. It was life-changing for me.
I used to ride centuries on a regular basis, then I moved and had a 4 hour commute each day, and my riding was cut to what I could do on weekends. I retired this year and I've done a few metrics - my goal is to start riding centuries again some time next year. Meanwhile, in the autumn, I ride for the pure joy of riding, no training, no goals, just get out on the bike and ride wherever I feel like going. It's where I find the quiet in my mind.4 -
Those of you who are nervy on mountain bikes but ok on road bikes... Do you think your way though turns or down hills? On a mountain bike, most of the time, if you're thinking you're doing it wrong. Same goes for road bikes in my experience, you just have a lot more leeway because road conditions don't change as quickly/dramatically as trails can.1
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Those of you who are nervy on mountain bikes but ok on road bikes... Do you think your way though turns or down hills? On a mountain bike, most of the time, if you're thinking you're doing it wrong. Same goes for road bikes in my experience, you just have a lot more leeway because road conditions don't change as quickly/dramatically as trails can.
Yeah, I'm thinking about every slight obstacle in sight and white-knuckling all the time off-road, and don't really think much at all on the road. It's easy to get into that sort of zen, one-with-the-bike space in my head, and I can't imagine anything like that on a trail.0 -
Those of you who are nervy on mountain bikes but ok on road bikes... Do you think your way though turns or down hills? On a mountain bike, most of the time, if you're thinking you're doing it wrong. Same goes for road bikes in my experience, you just have a lot more leeway because road conditions don't change as quickly/dramatically as trails can.
When I ride with my mountain bike on the road,i do not think.But on gravel,it is consentration the whole time.1 -
Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
I started riding in my mid-40s after a friend loaned me a bike and talked me into training for an all-women's metric century. Six weeks later I rode 63 miles and I never felt so strong and powerful in my life. It was life-changing for me.
I used to ride centuries on a regular basis, then I moved and had a 4 hour commute each day, and my riding was cut to what I could do on weekends. I retired this year and I've done a few metrics - my goal is to start riding centuries again some time next year. Meanwhile, in the autumn, I ride for the pure joy of riding, no training, no goals, just get out on the bike and ride wherever I feel like going. It's where I find the quiet in my mind.
That is the best goal. And riding just for fun , it is very relaxing. Keep it up2 -
Awesome. It does not matter how old your bike is, just ride and enjoy itJeromeBarry1 wrote: »Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
Not much since I was a kid and a college student. My first big boy bike was a sleek department store 10-speed and I was a fat kid on skinny wheels. One day while I was out riding around town the front wheel bent over 90 degrees and that was the last time I rode that skinny-wheeled piece of tin. Being a big boy with a job and a small income, I drove my car to the department store to buy the mountain bike because it had wider wheels. That seems to have been the solution, because those wheels have never bent. After college, which I did not graduate, I did not ride it again for more than 15 years. I rode around a few times in the town I live in now. I replaced the seat with a split seat to relieve numbing in my torso. I took it to a local bike shop and had them replace the brake cables and shoes and get everything back in tune. Now, since a couple of years ago, I occasionally ride it around town for exercise. I put it in 18th gear and that makes even the slight grades around here a MET 12 struggle. As a cardio workout goes, I love it.
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Is that the scott genesus?BusyRaeNOTBusty wrote: »Scott Spark
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It is so nice when your family do things together.My son and husband rides together and me and my daughter.The guys are too fast for us.They are training for the Namibian desert dash two man team this year.And it is a lot of practice.I do the backup and the support for themcwolfman13 wrote: »My 7 year old has also really taken a liking to cycling...this is his bike (courtesy of the internet)
He loves to ride with me when he can...he rocked a 10 mile charity ride with me earlier this year and wasn't even remotely tired...He also looks too cute in his jersey and cycling shorts...
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That is a very nice vacation day.I think we all envy youNorthCascades wrote: »I'm taking a vacation day to drive a hundred miles with my bike and ride a maze of dirt roads near a mountain pass, to enjoy late fall color (and fresh air).
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We also like motor bikes.My husband hava 2 GS LC's.An adventure and a normal one.When we do not cycle,we go and ride with the motorbikes.I may not ride a motor bike anymore because I broke my hip in a motorbike accident.There my place is on the back with my husband.Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
I just love bikes. I race road, criterium, Cyclocross, and time trials regularly, and occasionally mountain bikes (both XC and short marathon, usually 3 hour). I probably consider myself a roadie and CX racer more than anything else, but I love riding everything. A given week in-season will see me riding gravel on the CX bikes, singletrack, and road miles on both road and TT bikes. I usually manage 60-120 minutes a day during the week, and usually 3-4 hour road rides on the weekends if I'm not racing.
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Those of you who are nervy on mountain bikes but ok on road bikes... Do you think your way though turns or down hills? On a mountain bike, most of the time, if you're thinking you're doing it wrong. Same goes for road bikes in my experience, you just have a lot more leeway because road conditions don't change as quickly/dramatically as trails can.
@jjpptt2
For me it's just down hill when gravity takes away my control of speed.
Just mostly an unfamiliar environment really. I did loads of motorcycling including road riding, road racing and advanced riding instruction but all on tarmac. I'm far more comfortable getting into and out of a slide or skid on road (motorbike or bike) than I am sliding/skidding on a loose surface, it's familiar and I just react instinctively. I saved a big front wheel slide on my Roubaix in the summer on a damp corner and the following rider asked how I did it - no idea really but I did "something" with my hands, feet and body that picked it back up again.
(So that's why Continental Gatorskins get called Skaterskins....)
You are 100% right in that off road I'm thinking not feeling so I tense up rather than let the bike move about under me. Didn't help having the brake levers reversed from what I'm used to so an instinctive back brake application in a panic would lock the front. There was a fair bit of gravel around.....
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I have a Specialized Roubaix for fun rides and a Redline Metro for my commuter. The new addition is a TACX Flux trainer, which is kind of like another whole bike. I love riding in the country and doing organized rides, but now I mostly just commute. I don't do much off road. I blog my rides here: sheridestoday.com
The Roubaix:
The commuter on my commute:
Bibs from my big rides:
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We've downsize: me Trek Domane SLR '18; Niner Air9 w/ rigid fork for cross wife: Kish Ti road, Scott mtb; Trek Boone cross, steel fixed gear.2
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Anyone did some racing this weekend? I did a short road race of 28km in 1 hour and 2 minutes.1
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Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
My parents were into cycling, and I started when I was 6 years old. I cycled everywhere as a kid, and started venturing into longer distances because my parents did ... but just casually, when we travelled etc.
At 17 my father cycled from Jasper to Banff over 3 days, and I joined him on the last day. But I told myself I'd do the whole thing one day.
I kind of ventured away from cycling then, and got into running ... and then body building ... and then back into cycling again. On April 29, 1990, I started cycling "seriously" (avidly, enthusiatically) and haven't stopped since.
In 1994, I cycled my first century (100 miles) ... and vowed I would never do that again!
In 1995, I cycled from Jasper to Banff in 3 days, like my father did.
In 1997, I cycled 2 centuries ... and then just kept cycling centuries and longer distances since then. I'm up to 185 centuries or longer distances now.
In 1998, I started racing and raced for 3 years. Mostly I enjoyed the Time Trials, and I keep thinking I'd like to try a few more Time Trials, but I haven't done anything about it yet.
In 2001, I started randonneuring ... and I've been doing that ever since. In addition to the long distance cycling of randonneuring/audax, I have also done two 24-hour Time Trials, and I tour.
A few stats:
EVENT NUMBER
CENTURY ... 105
200K .............. 35
300K .............. 20
400K .............. 13
600K ................ 7
1000K............... 1
1200K .............. 4
TOTAL ......... 1856 -
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That is just awesome. I would also one day, ride a 100km.The furthest I have done was 65km.I am not very keen on gravel. So it will have to be on the road. I wish I have more time to cycle more. This is the first training/exercise which I really like. And I which I have started much earlier.
Keep up the good cycling and keep us up to date. It is very interesting to hear all these awesome stories.Awesome pictures every one.
Tell us a bit about your cycling history ! What kind of rides do you do? Short/Long, Gravel/Road/XC/Marathon?
My parents were into cycling, and I started when I was 6 years old. I cycled everywhere as a kid, and started venturing into longer distances because my parents did ... but just casually, when we travelled etc.
At 17 my father cycled from Jasper to Banff over 3 days, and I joined him on the last day. But I told myself I'd do the whole thing one day.
I kind of ventured away from cycling then, and got into running ... and then body building ... and then back into cycling again. On April 29, 1990, I started cycling "seriously" (avidly, enthusiatically) and haven't stopped since.
In 1994, I cycled my first century (100 miles) ... and vowed I would never do that again!
In 1995, I cycled from Jasper to Banff in 3 days, like my father did.
In 1997, I cycled 2 centuries ... and then just kept cycling centuries and longer distances since then. I'm up to 185 centuries or longer distances now.
In 1998, I started racing and raced for 3 years. Mostly I enjoyed the Time Trials, and I keep thinking I'd like to try a few more Time Trials, but I haven't done anything about it yet.
In 2001, I started randonneuring ... and I've been doing that ever since. In addition to the long distance cycling of randonneuring/audax, I have also done two 24-hour Time Trials, and I tour.
A few stats:
EVENT NUMBER
CENTURY ... 105
200K .............. 35
300K .............. 20
400K .............. 13
600K ................ 7
1000K............... 1
1200K .............. 4
TOTAL ......... 185
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That is just awesome. I would also one day, ride a 100km.The furthest I have done was 65km.I am not very keen on gravel. So it will have to be on the road. I wish I have more time to cycle more. This is the first training/exercise which I really like. And I which I have started much earlier.
Keep up the good cycling and keep us up to date. It is very interesting to hear all these awesome stories.
If you've done 65, you can do 100.
Most of my rides are on the road. I'm not fond of gravel. There will occasionally be a little bit of gravel in the middle of a ride because we simply can't avoid it, but that's about it. There's a ride going in the middle of November with 40 km of gravel ... and I've scratched it off our list. We're not doing 40 km of gravel! It's also very hilly which doesn't thrill me either. So it is a big NOPE!
And once in a while we might do a trail or a beach ride or something ... just for something different.
But probably 90% of our rides are road.
We've got a 100 km coming up this weekend, but I'm not sure whether we'll do it or not. We've done it a bunch of times in the past, and I like the ride, but we've just been so busy lately, it will depend on our energy levels.
Last weekend we hosted/organised/ran/supported a 3-day cycling event. There was a 50 km on the Friday evening, a 160 km on the Saturday, and a 100 km on the Sunday. It was an excellent event ... we were so pleased how it turned out ... but there was work involved in getting it all together ahead of time, seeing riders off, making sure we were where we were supposed to be, with everything we needed to support the riders, etc. etc.
We got a few short rides in, in between it all, and I was/am also studying for a final exam!
So we don't just ride them, we also organise them. 2
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