I finally made it out to the mountain bike trails at Elm Creek (on the north end of the Minneapolis metro area) last week. It's an 82 mile round trip but I so thoroughly enjoyed myself on Friday that I went back up there Sunday morning.

I don't typically mess with skinnies but a friend of mine encouraged me to try. I'm glad I did because they're actually quite challenging and a lot of fun, especially when snow covered.

Kevin g

https://youtu.be/4w2sRu87GqA

Kevin, you should post the link regarding your' riding experience' on Judge Judy. I've watched it several times and found your calmness refreshing.

Thanks, Dave. Here you go...

https://vimeo.com/15487359

I enjoyed watching!!!! Another dog off leash and the owners finding fault with you, that's a must. Glad they paid for their foolishness.

Need some hour long ones for me to use on the trainer when the weather gets crappy! :beer:

Here's a link to a collection of all of my ride videos; all 10 hours, 6 minutes and 7 seconds of them!

https://vimeo.com/album/1465211

Kevin g

I got together with two friends for a 51 mile fatbike ride on Saturday. We toured the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul.

Check it out!

https://youtu.be/NtIWpmylbx8

Kevin g

Just watched it, very cool, g pal.
Overtook a roadie, bumpbumpbp down the stairs/steps, unbreakable...

Thanks, Weisan my friend!

Our trails are currently off limits while the temp is above freezing and there's a big melt happening so we took to the roads. There's snow on the way along with much colder temps so I'll be back in the woods soon enough!

Kevin g

Nice ride and video

That's a big ride. What kind of tire pressures were you running?

Thanks!

I was running 21 psi both front and rear. My friends were running closer to 10 psi.

Kevin g

Video from yesterday's Faturday group ride along the Minnesota River bottoms.

https://youtu.be/W3QNuEmqpsM

Kevin g

fat is FUN!

Looks like quite the workout!

Yes, Fat is definitely Fun!

It's an excellent workout and so different from my normal road riding. Wanna feel like you're 15 again? Get one of these fat tire time machines and transport yourself back to your youth. They're great fun!

Kevin g

Here's the video of our ride on Saturday.


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A few highlights:
1) The first attack at 1:40
2) Facial exercise: at 2:40
3) Rest stop banter 3:15
4) Slow-Mo Dog Encounter at 4:50

Nice video my friend! Fortunately that was a slow-mo dog encounter so everyone had time to more easily avoid it.

Kevin g

This morning's ride, a loop to Murphy Hanrehan on my fatbike.

Kevin g

From yesterday morning's ride along the Minnesota River trails with several riders from the NOW Bikes group in Arden Hills. It was such a beautiful day to be out riding. A little cool to begin with temps in the 40s but it warmed up nicely.

https://youtu.be/B_Y-4BRwD2Y

Kevin g

Dammit, that looks like a ton of fun! Thanks for sharing.

Definitely more fun than a nearly 59 year old should be allowed to have! :)

Kevin g

I posted the most recent one here too.
http://forums.thepaceline.net/showpo...&postcount=747

Haha! Nice my friend! I see you're really stepping up your game with both front and rear cameras!

Kevin g

Thanks Kevin pal, you are the one who got me started on this :D
One of my riding buddies saw my Garmin a few weeks ago and asked if I would like to get another one, that he got a brand new one sitting at home unused, I jumped on it. And his is the elite version that comes with all the info-data built in, that's why on some footage you would be able to see the speed, distance, gradient etc.
It's definitely getting heavier with all the gadgets on the bike but hey, I am not complaining, I know where I can lose weight :D

Very nice! I should look into the new Garmin your friend turned you on to but I'm sorta thinking I'd like to wait for one of the 360º view cameras when they're ready for prime time. Stay tuned! :)

Kevin g

Tuesday morning's ride down to the river and back -- 55 fat miles with Reid.

https://youtu.be/ZKjdHGhoHlU

Kevin g

Video of our last group ride on Sunday.



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Nice, Weisan! Gotta love the tandem team!

Kevin g

Nice vid weisan. That's some seriously flat riding you have there.

Nice mirrors. A couple of those are huge. Looks fun.

It's been a while since I've raced a bike so there was some anxiousness going into this race. I did my homework and was pretty confident with my preparation. What an absolute blast! I raced in the fat-bike division for which they didn't have any age groupings. I managed 3rd place among the fatties overall and was very pleased with my results. I can't recall ever working harder on the bike for 5 hours and 17 minutes. I left it all out there on the course.

Kevin g

https://youtu.be/JuwUeBkO-4c

cool race, great result, kevin pal!

Here's another one from this past Sunday. Yes, east Austin is mostly flat...but WINDY! Although the last couple of rides there had been pretty mild compared to normal conditions.



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I can't recall the last time I met someone at 6:30 AM to ride but that's what I did yesterday. Shawn is new to the world of fat tires and I took him out to Murphy Hanrehan to show him around. He'll most definitely be back.

https://youtu.be/7sNOcoTQ9P8

Kevin g

Last Sat. Ride
 

been raining like cats and dogs for the last couple days here in Austin,which gave me time to finish processing the video of our last group ride on Saturday before the sky started opening up and pouring...which is good...we need the rain!

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Wei San -- well done my friend. Nice editing.

Here's my latest.

https://youtu.be/faIrC13Hl34

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I treated myself to a longish ride on my birthday last Thursday. 59 may be the age reflected on my driver's license but try telling that to the kid in me. I hope to never grow up and act my age.

https://youtu.be/KtvDkk2phXw

Map of my route: http://kevinandtammy.net/ride/2016_8-25_107_miles.png

Kevin g

That looks like a fun bday ride! I try to get my "bday ride" in the summer when it's warm. I hate riding in the in the cold (bad blood circulation) so February is not much of an option for me in Chicago. Happy belated!

Thanks, Beta Hat -- you may want to consider the world of winter fat-bike riding. I'm actually looking forward to the cold and snow in ways I never used to.

Kevin g