RR: On The Bike Again

01-20-2007, 03:28 PM

I was determined to get on the bike again. It had been since
Thanksgiving and while skiing is fun, I need my bike fix. So based upon
some scouting, asking, and guess I made my way to Bear Creek Lake Park
and was joined by Ed (another former Jersey guy). I checked out the
trails before he arrived and unfortunately there were not ridable.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5335.jpg

That meant road and bike path. With singlespeeds ready to go, the 29"
wheels hit the clear road until we climb up the damn. At least we had
some dirt.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5336.jpg

Even though the bike paths were snow covered, they were sort of plowed.
It actually added some challenge to a normally mundane ride. The one
exception was coming off the south damn which was covered in wind blown
drifts for about 1/4 mile.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5337.jpg

Our wheel move a lot faster than the rusty old wagon. Still, it's a
perfect setting for this last bastion of great plains before the foothills.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5339.jpg

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5340.jpg

More snow covered fun.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5342.jpg

Closing off 15 miles with the standard bike against the log picture.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5344.jpg

Well, I'm ready to have my trails back now!

Thanks to Ed for the company.

01-20-2007, 06:43 PM

Ride-A-Lot wrote:
> I was determined to get on the bike again. It had been since
> Thanksgiving and while skiing is fun, I need my bike fix. So based upon
> some scouting, asking, and guess I made my way to Bear Creek Lake Park
> and was joined by Ed (another former Jersey guy). I checked out the
> trails before he arrived and unfortunately there were not ridable.
>
> Thanks to Ed for the company.

Cool, and glad you got out for some riding. This picture of yours is
what our upper trails look like:

http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5342.jpg Very nice stuff to
ride.

CDB

01-21-2007, 08:03 AM

"Ride-A-Lot" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
>I was determined to get on the bike again. It had been since Thanksgiving
>and while skiing is fun, I need my bike fix. So based upon some scouting,
>asking, and guess I made my way to Bear Creek Lake Park and was joined by
>Ed (another former Jersey guy). I checked out the trails before he arrived
>and unfortunately there were not ridable.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5335.jpg
>
> That meant road and bike path. With singlespeeds ready to go, the 29"
> wheels hit the clear road until we climb up the damn. At least we had
> some dirt.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5336.jpg
>
> Even though the bike paths were snow covered, they were sort of plowed. It
> actually added some challenge to a normally mundane ride. The one
> exception was coming off the south damn which was covered in wind blown
> drifts for about 1/4 mile.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5337.jpg
>
> Our wheel move a lot faster than the rusty old wagon. Still, it's a
> perfect setting for this last bastion of great plains before the
> foothills.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5339.jpg
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5340.jpg
>
> More snow covered fun.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5342.jpg
>
> Closing off 15 miles with the standard bike against the log picture.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5344.jpg
>
> Well, I'm ready to have my trails back now!
>
> Thanks to Ed for the company.

I got all ready this morning, camelback filled and my phone rings....."Gary,
it's pouring at my house", What? I look out and surenuff it's pouring at my
house as well. Thirty minutes earlier the sun was peaking through. An hour
later and it's still drizzling.

Would still be a good day for a ss ride on the dg.

Nice stuff, Mitch.

Gary

01-21-2007, 08:31 AM

GeeDubb wrote:
>
> Nice stuff, Mitch.
>
> Gary

Well, the snow couldn't let a weekend go by as it has not done since
Thanksgiving. So, it is snowing again.

Here's a couple of shots of me. I never get in pictures.

http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment1.jpg
http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment2.jpg

01-21-2007, 09:14 AM

"Ride-A-Lot" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ] ...
> GeeDubb wrote:
>>
>> Nice stuff, Mitch.
>>
>> Gary
>
> Well, the snow couldn't let a weekend go by as it has not done since
> Thanksgiving. So, it is snowing again.
>
> Here's a couple of shots of me. I never get in pictures.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment1.jpg
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment2.jpg
>

Snow....bbbrrrrrrrrrr

I understand the "never get in pictures" because like you I'm usually taking
them. The PS trip had few photos taken until the last day.....when I wasn't
there. The recent tour of the BCTLPL may turn up a picture or two of me
that MTBBILL took. Then again, I don't ride well enough to justify the
memory usage!

I still have all my bike stuff laid out just in case it clears off but the
satellite image doesn't look promising. The loop showed a massive cloud
covering damn near the entire country.....

Maybe I'll get to ski after all this year.

Gary

01-21-2007, 09:51 AM

On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:03:52 -0700, GeeDubb wrote:

>
> "Ride-A-Lot" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
> news:[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]...
>>I was determined to get on the bike again. It had been since Thanksgiving
>>and while skiing is fun, I need my bike fix. So based upon some scouting,
>>asking, and guess I made my way to Bear Creek Lake Park and was joined by
>>Ed (another former Jersey guy). I checked out the trails before he arrived
>>and unfortunately there were not ridable.
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5335.jpg
>>
>> That meant road and bike path. With singlespeeds ready to go, the 29"
>> wheels hit the clear road until we climb up the damn. At least we had
>> some dirt.
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5336.jpg
>>
>> Even though the bike paths were snow covered, they were sort of plowed. It
>> actually added some challenge to a normally mundane ride. The one
>> exception was coming off the south damn which was covered in wind blown
>> drifts for about 1/4 mile.
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5337.jpg
>>
>> Our wheel move a lot faster than the rusty old wagon. Still, it's a
>> perfect setting for this last bastion of great plains before the
>> foothills.
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5339.jpg
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5340.jpg
>>
>> More snow covered fun.
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5342.jpg
>>
>> Closing off 15 miles with the standard bike against the log picture.
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5344.jpg
>>
>> Well, I'm ready to have my trails back now!
>>
>> Thanks to Ed for the company.
>
> I got all ready this morning, camelback filled and my phone rings....."Gary,
> it's pouring at my house", What? I look out and surenuff it's pouring at my
> house as well. Thirty minutes earlier the sun was peaking through. An hour
> later and it's still drizzling.
>
> Would still be a good day for a ss ride on the dg.
>
> Nice stuff, Mitch.
>
> Gary

same here chief! And I'm wanting to take my SB on it's shakedown cruise....
grrr..... Sunny "Arid"zona eh???

God I love this frame/setup. What a rock'n bike. (Mitch, JD, others,
thanks for steering me this way...)

01-21-2007, 11:03 AM

Ride-A-Lot wrote:
> GeeDubb wrote:
>>
>> Nice stuff, Mitch.
>>
>> Gary
>
> Well, the snow couldn't let a weekend go by as it has not done since
> Thanksgiving. So, it is snowing again.
>
> Here's a couple of shots of me. I never get in pictures.
>
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment1.jpg
> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment2.jpg
>

Looks like fun, cold, but fun. And, damn, what size wheels are those?
36ers or something?

Greg

--
"All my time I spent in heaven
Revelries of dance and wine
Waking to the sound of laughter
Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons

01-21-2007, 11:15 AM

G.T. wrote:
> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>> GeeDubb wrote:
>>>
>>> Nice stuff, Mitch.
>>>
>>> Gary
>>
>> Well, the snow couldn't let a weekend go by as it has not done since
>> Thanksgiving. So, it is snowing again.
>>
>> Here's a couple of shots of me. I never get in pictures.
>>
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment1.jpg
>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment2.jpg
>>
>
> Looks like fun, cold, but fun. And, damn, what size wheels are those?
> 36ers or something?
>
> Greg
>

29". They look big because the frame is so small. Remember, I am only
5'5". It's a great snow bike, though. I'm even thinking about a
pugsley if this keeps up. I ran the tires at about 25# which gave a
pretty good amount of traction.

01-21-2007, 11:31 AM

"daddy" <anon@home.com> wrote in message
news

an.2007.01.21.18.51.02.173783@home.com...
> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:03:52 -0700, GeeDubb wrote:
>
>>
>> "Ride-A-Lot" <mitchellNOSPAM@schnauzers.ws> wrote in message
>> news:mq2dnXXOPftaLi_YnZ2dnUVZ_t-mnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>I was determined to get on the bike again. It had been since
>>>Thanksgiving
>>>and while skiing is fun, I need my bike fix. So based upon some
>>>scouting,
>>>asking, and guess I made my way to Bear Creek Lake Park and was joined by
>>>Ed (another former Jersey guy). I checked out the trails before he
>>>arrived
>>>and unfortunately there were not ridable.
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5335.jpg
>>>
>>> That meant road and bike path. With singlespeeds ready to go, the 29"
>>> wheels hit the clear road until we climb up the damn. At least we had
>>> some dirt.
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5336.jpg
>>>
>>> Even though the bike paths were snow covered, they were sort of plowed.
>>> It
>>> actually added some challenge to a normally mundane ride. The one
>>> exception was coming off the south damn which was covered in wind blown
>>> drifts for about 1/4 mile.
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5337.jpg
>>>
>>> Our wheel move a lot faster than the rusty old wagon. Still, it's a
>>> perfect setting for this last bastion of great plains before the
>>> foothills.
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5339.jpg
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5340.jpg
>>>
>>> More snow covered fun.
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5342.jpg
>>>
>>> Closing off 15 miles with the standard bike against the log picture.
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5344.jpg
>>>
>>> Well, I'm ready to have my trails back now!
>>>
>>> Thanks to Ed for the company.
>>
>> I got all ready this morning, camelback filled and my phone
>> rings....."Gary,
>> it's pouring at my house", What? I look out and surenuff it's pouring at
>> my
>> house as well. Thirty minutes earlier the sun was peaking through. An
>> hour
>> later and it's still drizzling.
>>
>> Would still be a good day for a ss ride on the dg.
>>
>> Nice stuff, Mitch.
>>
>> Gary
>
> same here chief! And I'm wanting to take my SB on it's shakedown
> cruise....
> grrr..... Sunny "Arid"zona eh???
>
> God I love this frame/setup. What a rock'n bike. (Mitch, JD, others,
> thanks for steering me this way...)
>
>
what travel are you going to run on the back? I've found that anything
greater than the minimum pogos like crazy so I leave it at 3.5" so I can
climb better.

and how do you know you like it until you've actually ridden it hard?

Gary(getting brighter out, may have to ride)

01-21-2007, 11:31 AM

Ride-A-Lot wrote:
> G.T. wrote:
>> Ride-A-Lot wrote:
>>> GeeDubb wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Nice stuff, Mitch.
>>>>
>>>> Gary
>>>
>>> Well, the snow couldn't let a weekend go by as it has not done since
>>> Thanksgiving. So, it is snowing again.
>>>
>>> Here's a couple of shots of me. I never get in pictures.
>>>
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment1.jpg
>>> http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment2.jpg
>>>
>>
>> Looks like fun, cold, but fun. And, damn, what size wheels are those?
>> 36ers or something?
>>
>> Greg
>>
>
> 29". They look big because the frame is so small. Remember, I am only
> 5'5". It's a great snow bike, though. I'm even thinking about a
> pugsley if this keeps up. I ran the tires at about 25# which gave a
> pretty good amount of traction.
>

Holy cow, that's a good
question. Those wheels look
absolutely ginormous.