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bigman

11-16-2014, 03:38 PM

Yes that is a 650b fixed gear w dyno lighting cane creek v brake levers squeezing fmf brakes. new to me saddle from this joint.
Can run 700c as well.

ByronApp

11-16-2014, 03:44 PM

http://s27.postimg.org/hgjjsc5ib/IMG_5099.jpg

Caad10 with Campy Carbon Record 10s. :)

AngryScientist

11-16-2014, 04:01 PM

ByronApp

11-16-2014, 04:03 PM

no riding for me this weekend. i'm transitioning back to indoor fitness:

i did ride one of these for a little while:

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-qT9kOt3iU74/U6hl_-M8lhI/AAAAAAAAzL8/fxR49M9yw6g/w601-h268/photo.jpg

Its starting to get cold here in NYC (35 degrees in some areas around the tri state)...if it goes into the 20s I'm transition to indoor fitness too! :D

tigoat

11-16-2014, 04:37 PM

Rode my single speedster on Friday for 53 miles in 29 degree F and today Sunday 55 miles in 34 degree F. I will ride through the winter as long as the temp is around freezing or warming.

tumbler

11-16-2014, 04:38 PM

Caad10 with Campy Carbon Record 10s. :)

Those bike racks look familiar... Piermont bike shop? I left home planning to head up there today, but decided I didn't dress well enough and just did laps in the park until my toes were sufficiently numb.

SPOKE

11-16-2014, 04:50 PM

Road a bus a couple times on Friday. A train & taxi in Germany on Saturday. A taxi and a couple airplanes to get back to the states. I'm tired and ready to get a good nights sleep.....

Dead Man

11-16-2014, 05:07 PM

rcnute

11-16-2014, 05:17 PM

Small wheels!

Ryan

weisan

11-16-2014, 05:19 PM

Did this ride (http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/travel/top-rides-the-tour-das-hugel/#.VGktcceJOuY) (Tour Das Hugel)...or at least half of it.
Wasn't planning to. Forecast said it will be cold (40) and wet (showers in AM). I went to bed telling myself...sleep in, you dummy, there will be another opportunity/year since I live in Austin and not planning to go anywhere anytime soon.
Wrong!
Woke up the next morning...she loves me...she loves me not...she loves me...she loves me not....
Even texted texbike last minute...suffering loves a companion
"I am not going" he said. After some cajoling...that changed to "maybe I will see you there". Well as it turned out, texbike had a little bit of a plumbing crisis at home which I didn't know until Sunday morning.

Anyway, I decided to show for the ride...but with a slower group, at a later start time (8 am instead of 7) doing a modified route (shorter and fewer hills) AND the promise that "when it stops being fun, we'll stop!"

Sounds good to me and so I went.
Ended up stopping after 32 miles and 3400 feet of climbing.

Why?
I am coming to the realization that in any epic ride, the goal is not to kill yourself but to know when to cut your losses or cash out when you are still winning.

I felt GREAT after we finished Lost Creek and came back to 360 which is the perfect spot to bail and ride back to the car. I proposed that we called it a day, the rest concurred and we can all go home satisfied and happy. :p:hello:

Pezcycling did a write up of the ride a while back:
http://www.pezcyclingnews.com/travel/top-rides-the-tour-das-hugel/#.VGktcceJOuY

Oh...what did I ride?
My trusty steel taylor of course...that weighs 22 Ibs (w/o bottles) equipped with a compact and a 11-34 at the back. Perfect setup for the day.:banana:
This is an "old" shot, taken when it was new and scrubby clean...it now bears many battle scars and dirty. :D
http://alicehui.com/pics/Taylor/img/taylor7.jpg

henrypretz

11-16-2014, 05:33 PM

My wife's first ride since her foot surgery.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/17843554/IMG_2179.jpg

weisan

11-16-2014, 05:41 PM

Oh and I forgot, I did bring this out for a short jaunt just a few hours ago with its new shoes (Resist Nomads 45mm tires), it was AWESOME!
This runs on 700cc wheels in case anyone is wondering.

http://forums.thepaceline.net/attachment.php?attachmentid=1697890180&stc=1&d=1416007471

texbike

11-16-2014, 06:41 PM

Between a surprise plumbing issue and uncooperative weather, this is what I piled most of my miles on this weekend.

After a weekend filled with enchiladas, migas, pizza, beer and zero miles, I feel fat... :(

Texbike

fogrider

11-16-2014, 06:59 PM

the regular crew was not around today, so two of us found some dirt!!! One guy was sick, another was going for long ride the next day, another had family, etc. anyway, it was pretty much dry and the trails were great! My rear wheel was making lots of noise, so I gotta get it on the truing stand.

fogrider

11-16-2014, 07:07 PM

What I rode was my new tubular carbon wheels on my new tubular 25s... first time riding tubulars on DRY road. It'd been raining for the previous two-three weeks.

I was still unable to really hit the corners hard, though.. where the road wasn't covered in a skin of frost, it was "sanded" with pea gravel. Just not great conditions for doing hard cornering at 45mph.

I lost about 200g of wheel/tire weight by going to tubulars. I don't know if it was placebo effect, or if it truly did make the difference, but I PR'd both sides of my closest bigger hill... Still second place, though. The KOM is still a freaken minute and a half ahead of me. I think I'll need to lose about 20lbs to make that up.

yeah, 200 grams off the wheels should help with faster spin up and acceleration, the rest is up to you! if you're in shape, you should be able to stand on it and stay in a bigger gear and climb faster. if the climb is short, you may be able to keep the speed up for to the top. if the climb is more than two miles, start slow and kick it up when you think you can power all the way to the top.

Clydesdale

11-16-2014, 10:26 PM

Winter came early so this was my weekend ride.

azrider

11-16-2014, 11:22 PM

maiden voyage on this thing today .....fun stuff

gaucho753

11-17-2014, 02:16 AM

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ride%20Photos/IMG_0951_zps0a3da551.jpg

malcolm

11-17-2014, 09:02 AM

veloduffer

11-17-2014, 10:58 AM

I broke out the Castelli winter jacket and even used show covers on Sunday. Still didn't need the winter headgear but used the good ol'cotton cap.

My buddies wimped or went mtb biking, so I rode solo with my steel Sachs. I just put on new wheels (silver A23) and some old-new Vredsteins with tan sidewalls. These tires had been in storage for a decade; nevertheless they still were supple and smoothed out some roads that are in the process of being re-paved.

One thing about cold weather riding, I just feel slow with all those clothes (although I only wear a base and jacket). I think it's the tights that play on my mind.

Here's the Sachs - 15 yrs old and still good.
The http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/11/17/92a403bde210229b991146bf88d06f88.jpg

SZWONDERS

11-17-2014, 01:04 PM

Maiden voyage on my caad 10
just a quick 15 mile loop in a northern NJ park.

Waiting on the wheel set that will be built and the tires are from a friends bike.
but my kids will be sad to see them go, they are their favorite part of the bike.

Waldo

11-17-2014, 02:47 PM

My first two rides on this Shark were magnificent. The curb just begged for a photo...

FlashUNC

11-17-2014, 03:01 PM

My first two rides on this Shark were magnificent. The curb just begged for a photo...

It looks fancy pulling away from you going uphill.

Or going downhill too for that matter.

Dead Man

11-17-2014, 03:07 PM

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ride%20Photos/IMG_0951_zps0a3da551.jpg

Very nice. If I ever went questing for a classic frame, the "Hino" would be on my short list

tv_vt

11-17-2014, 04:07 PM

This. http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=67154

With a Fugujack over me; first time on this fall. Nice and toasty in mid-30's weather.

Waldo

11-17-2014, 05:00 PM

It looks fancy pulling away from you going uphill.

Or going downhill too for that matter.

Stop it, man. I've been riding that descent -- and crashing on it, including going uphill once -- for 27 years (I'll tell you that story next time we ride). I better be able to go down it quickly.

Waldo

11-17-2014, 05:02 PM

http://i850.photobucket.com/albums/ab69/gaucho510/Ride%20Photos/IMG_0951_zps0a3da551.jpg

Very nice. Looking forward to a personal sighting on Grizzly.

Peter B

11-17-2014, 07:17 PM

I awoke to an eye disorder--just couldn't see going to work today.

Cashed in a sick day and went for a nice 65 miler instead.

thwart

11-17-2014, 10:52 PM

Unseasonably cold + snow + salty roads + clouds + wind = rollers.

:butt:

bcgav

11-18-2014, 05:48 AM

Saturday - '90 Trek 750 in "Winterando" configuration on Ride Studio Cafe's Pioneer Ride Cold Is Cool Edition 111k (http://ridestudiocafe.com/2014/11/project-pioneer-bike-and-ride/). Starting temp 29F, high of 37F. Hot soup at the lunch stop in Groton hit the spot.

http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n576/TAG_Balllistic/IMG_85042_zps21ef0c26.png (http://s1140.photobucket.com/user/TAG_Balllistic/media/IMG_85042_zps21ef0c26.png.html)

Sunday - Kurt Kinetic Road Machine - Trainer Road "Carter" for recovery...

weisan

11-18-2014, 06:32 AM

I awoke to an eye disorder--just couldn't see going to work today.

Cashed in a sick day and went for a nice 65 miler instead.
Pete-pal, do you mind if I borrow your technical term "eye disorder" the next time we have a 70 degree sunny blue sky day here in Austin? Wished I had known last Monday when I ended up taking the day off. I was originally planning to work from home and seeing how nice the weather was and the cold front coming in the next few days, I succumbed to my weakness. :banana:

ByronApp

11-19-2014, 11:17 PM

Those bike racks look familiar... Piermont bike shop? I left home planning to head up there today, but decided I didn't dress well enough and just did laps in the park until my toes were sufficiently numb.

Haha yes indeed! Piermont bike shop it is.

It's getting too cold for comfort for outdoor riding...got to break out the indoor training regimen.