Moved: New Place, New Rides, New Bike?

[crownjewelwl]

Originally Posted by saab2000

Nice! The spotty GPS coverage may be more due to the tree canopy than anything.

agreed...gps should work everywhere

that is a sweet deck!!

[robt57]

Originally Posted by crownjewelwl

that is a sweet deck!!

Dock ?

[benb]

Moving in the middle of this mess sure sounds stressful, congrats on doing such a big move and not getting sick!

I would not be able resist a little sailboat and/or stand up paddleboard and/or kayak on that lake! How cold is the water though!

You might be looking at a gravel bike if you've got that much dirt around.. if you're not trying to go super fast and there is a lot of dirt I would think about being able to run tires in the 35c-42c range.

Be prepared winter is going to be a shocker!

[kppolich]

If you are close to Cable or Hayward, you might want to get a MTB and check out Chequamegon.
https://www.cheqmtb.com/

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by Coffee Rider

Although I can't imagine living anywhere other than where I do now, I really enjoy getting to see all the other places that people live and ride. That view of the lake just makes me think about how much my dogs would enjoy it.

We might be neighbors! Do you take your dogs to Fiesta Island?

[Coffee Rider]

Originally Posted by Ken Robb

We might be neighbors! Do you take your dogs to Fiesta Island?

I'm up in Carlsbad, so I've only taken my boy to Fiesta Island once. He really enjoyed it, but took in so much water that it made him sick. This reminds me that I need to head down to Mt. Soledad soon since it's been way too long. Another forum member used to live about two houses away from me before moving a bit further down the street, but I didn't realize it at the time.

[Ken Robb]

Originally Posted by Coffee Rider

I'm up in Carlsbad, so I've only taken my boy to Fiesta Island once. He really enjoyed it, but took in so much water that it made him sick. This reminds me that I need to head down to Mt. Soledad soon since it's been way too long. Another forum member used to live about two houses away from me before moving a bit further down the street, but I didn't realize it at the time.

I'm told there is a very nice dog park in Encinitas but we have several much closer to our home so I haven't been to that one. One of our dogs likes running in the surf but the other doesn't so when we go to Fiesta we just walk/run across and around the big open area in the middle. Both are 13 pound rescues. One is a malti-poo and the other might be a havanese or a shih-tzu with too long a nose. Both are party animals.

[charliedid]

Oh, real good then.

Walleye.

[metalheart]

We have been in the Northwoods of Wisconsin a little over a month after our relocation from northern California. Riding is different, the physical environment and climate is different, our living circumstances are different, and local culture is definitely different. It is an ongoing adjustment process in all of these areas. I am finally getting about 3 rides a week which is less than the 4 plus I would usually be doing this time of the season. My mileage is down and my rides are shorter, but I am riding.

Initially I thought a gravel bike would be necessary, but I have found plenty of pavement routes and the more riding I do the more I find. The roads are very rough and my bike with 28mm tires is getting more road time than the one with 25mm tires. The terrain is more rolling than I remember from a riding visit last year and a 10-15 mph wind is common. The wind makes up for the hills that were usual in my Norcal rides and it is a good workout riding into a strong wind on a relatively straight road. There are also a lot of bugs: stopping for a flat can mean being swarmed by the current bug that is in season.

The is a relatively sparsely populated region and other than the weekends — when tourists visit — traffic is light. Even weekend traffic is not bad., although the speeding ATVs on the roads are unnerving. Humidity: it is around 85% today and there have been many consecutive days
of high humidity that zap me more than the high heat days in Norcal. I hope to get used to it.

There are no bike shops per se, but there are a couple of sporting goods stores that have bike mechanics, although knowledge about di2 systems is thin. DI2 equipped bikes are just not common here. So, looks as if I need to do more wrenching on my own. As Fall and Winter approach some new cycling and regular life clothes are on the shopping list. I have a couple vests for cool days, a jacket that can be layered over a heavier wool jersey and that keeps me warm to about 45 degrees. A warmer jacket, winter weight gloves and who knows what else will be needed to keep me riding until the roads are snow covered.

I do miss Norcal, but there are substantial benefits of the Northwoods beyond being close to my wife’s family: I can go out before and after dinner and fish from my dock, my new/old Grumman sport canoe is available anytime, I can walk in the woods with my dogs anytime, and lookout over the lake on a clear night and see a sky full of starts. The cost of all this is less convenience for a variety of everyday things we are accustomed to for shopping, medical care, and access to services. It is an adjustment process and it will take a while.

[weisan]

Metal pal, thanks for giving a real world report of your new home. My daughter just moved to Madison for a job. I hope to visit her in a year or so.

[isaacneff]

Not sure how close you are to Madison, but if you need some wrenching done, come on down!

So much great riding all around Wisconsin.