Photos from your rides.

[XXtwindad]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4dF1kNoXGFw

[Baron Blubba]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Not sure what the fine is. Or who levies it.

I often shout at people who are laughing while hanging out at the overlooks in Shenandoah, "Hey! No laughing in the park!"
This usually causes them to flaunt my rule even harder.

I wonder if most modern hubs are banned on that road, too.

[NHAero]

On my way back from Maine I got in a couple of rides. The weather was 70F and clear, amazing for November! Yesterday was a loop around the Cape Ann peninsula, through Gloucester and Rockport, about 31 miles that followed the shore as much as possible. Today was a short out and back from Salem to Marblehead Neck.

The first six images are from the Cape Ann loop, then three from Marblehead Neck. One can ride there all on bike paths from Habanero Bike, first a paved MUP then a rail trail, which gets one almost to the causeway to the Neck. Some pricy real estate ������
Here are the routes:
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/235925123
https://ridewithgps.com/trips/236139834

The last image is Habanero Bike in Salem, where we met with Cat Seiferth to hammer out the design and build for a new all road bike for my sister.

[AngryScientist]

Nice Marc.

[XXtwindad]

Originally Posted by Baron Blubba

I often shout at people who are laughing while hanging out at the overlooks in Shenandoah, "Hey! No laughing in the park!"
This usually causes them to flaunt my rule even harder.

I wonder if most modern hubs are banned on that road, too.

Mine are Industry Nine. Definitely a concern.

[AngryScientist]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Mine are Industry Nine. Definitely a concern.

Dare ya

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c_v5zOlSSA

[glepore]

65 degrees in November at 2600 ft...
Moorman's River overlook on Skyline, about 14 mi north of the southern end/BRP junction.

[Baron Blubba]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Mine are Industry Nine. Definitely a concern.

Yeah, whenever I stay at a motel or lodge and bring a bike with I9 Torch hubs, I feel *really* self conscious about rolling it down the hall or riding out at 5:30 in the morning.

[Baron Blubba]

Marc, that House on the Hill pic is incredible. Nice indeed.

[jamesdak]

Cold out today but I wanted to see how the Paramount felt with the DA 7800 wheelset on it. The wheels did make it feel a bit better under me. Livelier and funnier.

The change in wheelset did drop 1/2 pound off the bike


The channel was frozen over this morning


Snow is slowly building up on Snowbasin Mountain


Calm waters this morning




Ben Lomond Peak


Snowbasin




Barn in downtown Eden


Close up of the paint job

[Baron Blubba]

Jim, the paint on that Paramount is incredible. Was that a stock paint job?

Rode the most excellent Mog this morning on a valley and riverside gravel ride with a chum, then up into the mountains for a little while after we parted ways.

This might have been the slowest ride I've done all year, but with views like these, what's the rush?

This is one of my favorite little stretches of bike riding that I know of, a few miles of gravel in Andy Guest State Park (aka Shenandoah River State Park).
[IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG]

View from Culler's Overlook in that same park. They just installed binoculars there; I can't wait to go back with time and have a nice long look-see.
[IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG]

[IMG]Untitled by Michael Lock, on Flickr[/IMG]

[jamesdak]

Originally Posted by Baron Blubba

Jim, the paint on that Paramount is incredible. Was that a stock paint job?

I honestly don't know. I'm at least the 3rd owner of the frame. The serial numbers on the underside off the BB are quite clear under that paint and the clearcoat is in great shape overall. I suspect it's original to the frame but really don't know.

[JMT3]

Originally Posted by jamesdak

I honestly don't know. I'm at least the 3rd owner of the frame. The serial numbers on the underside off the BB are quite clear under that paint and the clearcoat is in great shape overall. I suspect it's original to the frame but really don't know.

Almost perfection! Downtube shifters would make it a 10 plus for me.

[jamesdak]

Originally Posted by JMT3

Almost perfection! Downtube shifters would make it a 10 plus for me.

Never even considered on this one. Frameset was made in 1991. I had a beautiful 1987 one a few years back that I never came to terms with and sold. That was a SLX frameset vs this True Temper OS frameset. Built this up with the mindset of making the appeal more universal in case I didn't like the ride and wanted to sell it.

[Baron Blubba]

Sell it you say?