I wish I still lived in the city so I had more reason to own a bicycle, I want to do a custom build of a nice simple single speed but I likely won't ever have to use it because I live 100 miles from any urban center.
lastime haycutting,,,now forsnow., >>2054773
once, girls flashedmeTITS!,chasehard,,catchingup atlight,,,distracted, RIGHT HOOKED by cadilac,,fly over the hood pawingforgrip aslide downhood,,NNOOOO!not off under front!,
,,slip offront,landstanding still,car stoped,, right hand feels OUCH, dont wanto look afraid its broke,,,look, windsheild wiper cliped over hand,pull off,hand OK!,
,,bike must have been squished,,check, bike leaning on car upright "wered you go Boss?"
Has anyone ever bicycled across USA? Should I just do it? I want to cross the country and have a motorcycle but don't really want to take it because I don't want to pay for gas.
>>2054811
last few days weather was nice with lots of clarity
took the full suss up there today forgot how sluggish it is compared with the gravel
just as i reached the summit the clouds opened for a minute and took this pic
>decide to ride my bike my apartament in the city and work on it a bit >on the way there hit 2 PRs, nothing special >work a couple of hours, starts raining, decide to head back as it stopped >get out of city, brother calls, head back cus he is at the tire shop and forgot his wallet >rain comes back >get out of city >as I am riding I have a brainfart and next thing I know I am about to eat shit >dont even get to unclip, just fall and slide on the asphalt on my side with the bike >mfw I get up
fountains are shut off during cold season
first ride with the uswe race 2 and i really like it thing does not move and allows me to still use the jersey pockets
mudirtears.,,,windsprayedust,,,roaringears,mirrorotates,fix,BOOOMAMA!!,,TRUCKHOOLLYCRAP!,
,,,shame i lethatruck get soclose unoticed.,
,NEVER TRUST THE CAGE!,
,,,,ride likevery cage is a NINJAassasin.,
,,dang wind, truck wasuper cautious ofthetard.
This goofy intersection is almost done. Traffic turns left to get to the roundabout at the far intersection, turns left to get back on the highway at the near intersection. A truck stop is going in there and this is supposed to keep trucks turning in and out from blocking each other's view resulting in collisions.
moved my seat forward a few mm halfway through my ride today.
the longer I ride this bike, and the more my body adapts to it, the more I creep the seat forward.
It rained a lot last Sunday and the ground is taking a very long time to dry out due to low temperatures and high humidity. The tire tracks on this road would have been fine for riding, but I saw a grader further up the road and decided to turn around. A grader churning up wet mud would likely have left the road unrideable.
>>2056576
your pics are usually interesting, and many of them are pretty good, visually.
but every once in a while, you capture a perfect composition.
this is one of those times.
Do any of you ride in wind of 20 mph sustained and gusts of 38 mph? Thinking about riding in wide open farmland but I deeply regretted it last time I rode in this wind.
>>2056760
sometimes, but I'm miserable every time and I hate it.
it's usually head or side wind but the few km you go with the wind are fucking awesome.
I rided again today. I only have a pic of the new parking spot and trugg. Normally this is the turn around spot but I did the trail in reverse and with the XC bike today. Somehow the hills were way harder with a 36t to 11-40t than the gravel bike 46t to 11-46t. Must be the cheap XC bike extra weight. I feels like it's 10 pounds heavier
>>2055228 >as I am riding I have a brainfart and next thing I know I am about to eat shit
What exactly happened to make you lose control in this situation. This never happens to me. Sounds like a minor stroke. I can't picture riding along then just falling off in the context.
ive been doing rad shit recently, i rode way out into the middle of fuckin nowhere on the beach to find a hole in the ground and take a picture of it
and on my way back out i figured id follow the water, and the wet sand is actually dense enough to ride on pretty hard
and even better, it does little scalloping shapes so you can hit it like rollers on a pump track, its dope
Snapped off. Wham. Rolling down the hill, over junction, back on the pedals and pow. Fortunately didn't fall off and wasn't standing on them at the time.
By chance there was a Halfords a few minutes walk away. They sold me a new pedals and lent me the tools to fit. On my way again in half an hour.
>>2057262
It was 118 km, not miles. Average speed was 28 km/h but I wasn't riding hard for the middle third as I was exploring downtown. Lots of climbs though, and I had the scariest cycling moment of my life that I'm still kind of processing... mainly addressing my stupidity and recklessness.
I guess I'll tell it. Found a random very steep hill and went for it on impulse. I saw a curve in the road and figured I'd be able to take it no matter what so got up to well over 80 km/h before I realized it wasn't a curve but a dead end without a fucking sign. The road was eroded at an angle and the shadows from the street lamps made it look like a gentle left-hander. I only got down to about 60km/h before I hit rocky shoreline where I just locked the rear brake and held on. Somehow I stayed upright for nearly 40 feet, cutting a deep rut through wet stones until I got to the finer ones and rolled out. Stopped about 10 feet from the water. The scary part for me is it could have been anything down there... a 10 foot drop, a culvert, anything. There were boulders but off to one side and there was nowhere to bail. I could have gotten knocked out and drowned or just died instantly. I checked afterward and the grade there is 10%.
Feel free to shit on me, I deserve it. I have learned a lesson that's for sure... one I already knew but I needed it reinforced apparently. Never doing that again.
>>2057292
I guess it just wasn't meant to be... certainly tried though; that's a pile of wet leaves on wet rocks I went through as well, with slicks. After riding my brakes on wet leaves on the road.
>>2057293
That could've been so much worse. I've had a few close calls with wet leaves, loose gravel, sand, etc. Looks can be deceiving at night. It's no joke.
This Saturday I’m going to ride a tandem bicycle with someone for the first time ever. Him and I are both going to be scheduled to do our hobby at the same time and we live in town so we decided to do it. He has the tandem and is a huge bike guy, I bike a lot but not as intensely knowledgeable as he is
We just gave it a test ride for a few minutes tonight and it felt hilarious being in the back not being able to see what’s going on or how to control anything, but I think that we are going to absolutely fly on this thing
>>2057439
it's nice you'll be have your first tandem time with knowledgeable big bike guy. yeah, not being in control might be a bit scary, but it's nice to let loose once in a while. no need to be scared, enjoy the ride. I'm rooting for you!
>>2057446
I’m surprised the first response wasn’t saying how gay it is to ride a tandem bike with another guy. It definitely was a strange feeling having to pretty much look at a guys ass while riding. But I figure I’ll do it once just to say I did it, and if it’s a good experience I might do it again if we have the same schedule some other time.
>>2057474 >But I figure I’ll do it once just to say I did it, and if it’s a good experience I might do it again if we have the same schedule some other time.
Just to be clear you're talking about riding a bicycle yeah?
>>2057542
It’s not a joke at all. I’m leaving in half an hour to meet up at his house and we’re gonna head off on the tandem from there. We both ride our bikes when we go to this hobby, this is the first time in a long time we’ve both signed up to be there on the exact same schedule. He used the bike with his kids (he even has a 3 seat cycle too) doing century rides. I figured this might be the only chance I get to ride one so I might as well take it. I’m extremely curious to see how it is riding the 9 miles there and also how fast we get there.
