What have you been riding lately?

[us56456712]

Twenty miles on this beast yesterday and 20 miles again today. It was 0 degrees Fahrenheit when I did the AM 10 miles today. It was tough because it snowed about two inches last night so it was soft. I got the usual sore aching freezing eyeballs and an ice cream headache until I warmed up. The PM ten miles was easier as it was 20 F and the snow was plowed down to the ice. Notten else ta do as it’s too cold in my shop to work on bike projects. Since January 1st I have ridden 390 miles on plowed gravel roads. I have a 75 year old friend that has a lot more miles than I do. I started him biking and created a monster. I’m also 75 and we have been friends since childhood. I think his goal is to compete with me but I can’t keep up. He beat me pretty bad in 2020.

+3 F this morning and no overnight snow. It should be rock hard snow riding today. I’ll wait about two hours for it to warm up some and try for ten miles.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Nearly got in a dust up with a guy on the trails while out snowshoeing. Gotta focus on the point of the excursion.

However, I'm forced to admit that the idea of a guy on snowshoes fighting a guy on x county skis is pretty amusing. I'm sure my kids would have loved watching it...

 

[wvoldguy]

How I spent much of my day yesterday. 31.4 miles (50+km). It was a chilly 29F when I started, and 73F when I finished. Kind of hard to dress for that. I was shedding layers and stuffing them in my backpack, which made it bulky and cumbersome. On the way back, my legs turned to noodles at about 10 miles from the car, and it was like they said "We're done. So how are we getting back to the car now?". I've ridden 30 miles on that trail section before, but it was a different bike and a different time of year. I think the freeze-thaw-freeze cycle had really messed with the crushed stone bed. It was like pedaling through quicksand at times. Scenery was beautiful, but man do these old bones ache this morning.

 

[RustyGold]

That's one impressive temperature swing!

I've had 50° swings commuting to work via motorcycle...but that's on opposite ends of a 12hr shift, not on a single trip .

 

[horsefarmer]

I think the freeze-thaw-freeze cycle had really messed with the crushed stone bed. It was like pedaling through quicksand at times. Scenery was beautiful, but man do these old bones ache this morning."

Fantastic story and pictures! Made me smile. Couple years ago, we had an awesome thaw and went out on a 7mi loop which included a long stretch of gravel that was new in the Fall - Quicksand!

 

[BDC]

I've been on all four of mine in the last 24hrs. Still hot and humid here in Brisbane. Late afternoon and evening rides are best.

 

[Grant]

My "gravel bike" for the dirt roads. This thing can handle it as it is over 35 pounds of American steel and has pretty good clearances.

 

[wvoldguy]

I took Big Red out again this weekend for a spin around a local small river town. The county park was a muddy mess from recent flooding, but I rode through it anyway. The orange and white pylons show how high the water was in the floods from last weekend. Good thing the park and surrounding bottomland are about 40 feet lower in elevation than the town proper.

 

[Grant]

 

[horsefarmer]

Got my Fuji out today Got up to almost 50 deg F. Still some ice in shady places!

 

[MattiThundrrr]

Man, that bike looks fun!

 

[horsefarmer]

Man, that bike looks fun!

Thanks Matti. It is fun and comfortable. I wanted a trouble free ride because I took 2 works in progress bikes out a couple days ago and on one the seatpost kept slipping down... Not fun!

 

[K_50]

The roads are finally salt free, so the Wheeler is back in rotation.

 

[JA331]

Got my Fuji out today Got up to almost 50 deg F. Still some ice in shady places!
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Sweet ride you got there. Love bikes from that era. Looks set up how i like my bikes. upright and comfy.

 

[wvoldguy]

Big Red now has 3 speeds: sit down, stand up, and "get off and push!". I tried something new this morning, something I'd only read about and wasn't entirely convinced it was a legitimate option. Instead of using a chain tensioner on Big Red, I used a spare 30T chainring as a "ghost ring" to keep the chain under tension. Despite my concerns of it jumping out of place, it worked like a champ, even when I had to dig into the pedals to climb a hill. It was so quiet I kept looking back to make sure it was still there.

 

[Chuy]

My camelback has been seeing a lot of riding time lately.

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[MattiThundrrr]

Hitting the streets on the Nameless Hardrock for my first ride of the year

 

[JA331]

Hitting the streets on the Nameless Hardrock for my first ride of the yearView attachment 152505

sik ride man. enjoy.

 

[MattiThundrrr]

sik ride man. enjoy.

Guy when sold it to me was helping a summer camp unload their fleet. They're hardly even used. I bought two, having a hard time NOT buying more at the price he's asking

 

[Speed King]