Cycling

[Beernik]

I'm packing up for a two day road trip tonight. But there is a three day weekend coming up. I'll practice taking off the old one and putting it back on before I try the new one.

I picked up a Quik Stik when I got a flat on the mountain bike a couple weeks ago. Hopefully it's not too big for a road bike tire.

 

[Jaybird]

My SWMBO and I now have a standing Wednesday date for a ride on the Sacramento River trail. There are over 60 miles of paved trail right next to the Sacramento River her in Nor Cal. Last week my 12 year old son wanted to go and we ended up doing 22 miles with him. Took a while as he has just a single speed BMX but he made it like a trooper!

We normally ride 13 -16 miles but sometimes we get a wild hair and plow through a 45-50 mile. It is 8:10 and we are headed out in 15 min so I have to go get the water and the bikes ready. Ill post up a picture of our trip later.

Cheers
Jay

 

[Jaybird]

Just getting back from a 15 mile on the trail.. Here is a picture from the River Trail Bridge of my road bike and a couple of people fishing in the background....

Cheers
Jay

 

[Beernik]

Nice.

It took me 30 minutes and a thumb nail, but I got the tire changed. The Quik Stik is awesome for the mountain bike and takes the road bike tire off okay. It's crap for putting the road bike tire back on.

 

[jhay_x7]

I used to cycle very frequently until a few years ago. I miss the feeling after doing a century ride :-(

Speaking of, the tour starts this Saturday!

 

[JonM]

Looks to be on a century course.

 

[Jaybird]

Logged 18 this morning with SWMBO...

Cheers
Jay

 

[cannman]

Good going to all of you...

I try and bike my sandy desert, but after 5 miles, I'm spent. I have dreams of MT biking the hills here, but something always happens: popped tire, big cat sighting, new brew ready to crack etc.

KEEP IT UP!

 

[Jaybird]

Ohh man.... SWMBO and I have a standing Wednesday morning cycling date. Some days its 13 some its 60. But mostly around 18-20..

LOVE IT!

Cheers
Jay

 

[Funkychef]

Cool a cycle thread! Im an xc rider but love all riding mtb and road. Getting my self ready for a 100km xc cross in a week and a half's time.


Drink more coffee and do stupid things faster

 

[Jaybird]

Cool a cycle thread! Im an xc rider but love all riding mtb and road. Getting my self ready for a 100km xc cross in a week and a half's time.


Drink more coffee and do stupid things faster

Well welcome to the cycling thread.:rockin:

What exactly is XC?


Cheers
Jay

 

[Funkychef]

cross country racing

 

[Jaybird]

cross country racing

KILLER:rockin:

Man you got to post up some picts of race day!

Cheers
Jay

 

[Funkychef]

My profile pic is from last years im the guy on the left


Drink more coffee and do stupid things faster

 

[Funkychef]

this is me 20min before start and my bike after the same 100km race last year

 

[RoadKing]

Are those Mavic SLR rims I see on your bike? I have the same ones on my Stump Jumper, They're awesome rims.
It's still road bike season sor me. It's too hot in the woods!

 

[Funkychef]

Yep! They are sweet wheels! Light and smooth and I love tubeless! Ive got a stump jumper as well but FSR its awesome for my local trails with drops, jumps and banks. But I'm looking to upgrade my HT to a 29er


Drink more coffee and do stupid things faster

 

[Beernik]

That's cool.

I got bored with the morning games: dolphins - pats and NO - Atlanta so I went out for a 17 mile ride at halftime. I get back home, dolphins and Atlanta both came back.

Figures.

 

[Funkychef]

Well I raced today! Was a good day! But slashed my tubeless on a down hill but stuffed a tube in and kept on going. Rode 2500m vertical in it


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[passedpawn]

Remember: Rear brakes are to scrub speed. Front brakes are to stop. (But throw your @ss back over the rear tire if you have to do an emergency stop on a downhill!)

Just noticed this thread.

I was on a ride a couple of months ago and got hit in the eye by a bug. Both eyes teared up and got painful almost immediately, and I was kinda blinded. I slammed the brakes, apparently the front one caught first, and over the top I went. Lucky, no injury.

I've had some other terrific accidents. I think most bikers have some good stories.

I'm a road biker.

 

[LabRatBrewer]

Just noticed this thread.

I was on a ride a couple of months ago and got hit in the eye by a bug. Both eyes teared up and got painful almost immediately, and I was kinda blinded. I slammed the brakes, apparently the front one caught first, and over the top I went. Lucky, no injury.

I've had some other terrific accidents. I think most bikers have some good stories.

I'm a road biker.

Sunglasses or clear lenses always, like jogging at night. No solution for the bugs that fly mouthward.

 

[RoadKing]

I just bought a Yeti 29er. I thought I'd never ride one, but damn, it's fast nimble, responsive and climbs like crazy especially for a 30 lb. bike.

 

[Funkychef]

So you joined the 29er craze. Im looking at getting one next year and might convert my 26er to a single speed. My friends think they are great and very stable on the DH as well. But I need to test ride a few before I pull the trigger and also convince the wife I need another MTB


Drink more coffee and do stupid things faster

 

[Beernik]

I'm sitting here post workout, watching football on TV and snowflakes the size of quarters falling outside and I started wondering what everyone's offseason workout is.

I've been trying to motivate myself to run on my elliptical before I have to wake my daughter up for school for a while. With the two weeks I have to take off because school's out, I don't have any excuses for not getting on the machine anymore.

I set up my daughter's new Xbox on the family room TV and streamed some Doctor Who on Netflix while I did a 50 minute, 760 calorie run. I don't know the distance, I think my machine gives me a stride count and calls it "distance".

What do you do when the weather is too bad to ride? Or are you like my brother who was riding in 20mph winds on Christmas Eve before the first major snow of the season came in?

 

[KayaBrew]

I just bought a Yeti 29er. I thought I'd never ride one, but damn, it's fast nimble, responsive and climbs like crazy especially for a 30 lb. bike.

I recently sold my beloved Yeti 575 (26") for a Trek Slash 8 27.5". Loving the bigger wheels and the 6" of travel. But, like the saying goes..."Pick a wheel size, then be a dick about it...!"

 

[Funkychef]

After being locked in my kitchen for 3 months working ( super busy season ) its nice to finally get out on a much needed training ride View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1426761214.971380.jpg

 

[KayaBrew]

After being locked in my kitchen for 3 months working ( super busy season ) its nice to finally get out on a much needed training ride View attachment 264848

What ski area is there in the background?

 

[TxBrew]

I just started getting back into cycling. I had a Schwinn High Plains converted to touring but everything got so old I tore it down but never found the time to rebuild. So I ended up buying a Surly Long Haul Trucker a few months ago and been doing some base rides. Need to rekindle some friendships to find some cycling partners.

 

[JonM]

I bet one of these would go a long way toward rekindling friendships with cyclists . View attachment ImageUploadedByHome Brew1427469293.523246.jpg

 

[Funkychef]

No ski area just mountains! Rode up a closed road up a valley till i came across an avalanche across the road then turned back.