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When MonkeyArms posts those group ride pictures, my hope for humanity is restored, if only for a moment. I need to move to a bike-centric area.

I have my first cross race of the season on Sunday, so I put new brake pads on the Ridley and took it out for a few hot laps on my local cross practice loop in a nearby park last night:

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Feel free to visit any time! I can move a couple of bikes to clear a spot.🤓

^^ I'm up to my eyeballs in raising littles. For that reason I barely get enough riding. I can't justify spending any of that valuable time trying to convince my tough town about bicycles.

The toughest & noble of all jobs. Trying to teach the little one's to be good people. 👍👍
 
The toughest & noble of all jobs. Trying to teach the little one's to be good people. 👍👍
Seconded, well put Eric!

If you look closely at @Mr. Monkeyarms photos of this weekly ride, youngsters are an integral part of it and that often includes the tiny ones being trailered and toddlers on trail-a-bikes. My daughter was raised this way and though her enthusiasm for cycling is not as high as mine, she readily admits that it helped shape her life in a most positive manner. It also has taught her patience and understanding of cyclists when behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Again, rides like this defintely have their place in advocacy and most importantly help teach the young ones how to be good people.
 
Will ride for coffee...
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Any info or pictures of the fatty cargo bike in the background? 😍
Schwinn stingray chopper with 26x4.00 wheels and tires, soon to be motorized.
 
One last ride today before breaking it down for prep, paint, and finish.

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I bought a new 520 for camping trips a few weeks ago, and the trips keep getting cancelled. So I threw on one of a pair of new waterproof bags Saturday as a test fit. Rode to the Post Office. I won't know for sure until they've been used a bunch, but they seem nice for the money (RockBros).

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Then I installed a new/used Tortec rear rack on the Windsor and test rode it for rattles.


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the plan was to sell the Windsor after buying the 520, but I don't think I can do it.
 
After a highly productive weekend, it was time to relax and ride some pavement, crushed fine path, and gravel road, with a bonus stop for a couple dozen laps at a Velosolutions pump track. Swung through the muni rose garden on the way through town upon return.

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