A little cold and windy today, but otherwise an awesome day to be on the bike.
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Good on you! I go inside when it’s cold and windy in Massachusetts. I used to ride when the temps would dip into the high 20s , but now I’m a weeny.
I don’t like sweating, then getting the chills later.
. fun none the less but i feel like im coughing up my lungs tonight.
Kick start the day with a SS ride up to check in on the mine progress….
Global level infrastructure project and the largest underground hard rock mine going in the US vs. one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, 11 miles from an 800 person town in one of the most remote sections of the US-Mexico border. Wonder who will win?
Wonder if anything will go wrong? 
Global level infrastructure project and the largest underground hard rock mine going in the US vs. one of the most biodiverse regions in the world, 11 miles from an 800 person town in one of the most remote sections of the US-Mexico border. Wonder who will win?
Wonder if anything will go wrong?
My best riding buddy Emily just got back into town after spending an Abbey-esque fire tower watcher position for 6 months in the Sierra….. we had to take advantage of the incredible sunset this evening….
She did a podcast episode while she was up there if anyone is interested in knowing more about being a fire tower watcher….
There are **no** bad sunsets in the desert.
She did a podcast episode while she was up there if anyone is interested in knowing more about being a fire tower watcher….
There are **no** bad sunsets in the desert.
Took half a day on Friday to ride a bit…. Life is not all about work…. Work will always be there.
It was a great day to ride a bike in the desert. Cold front coming in: great clouds…
It was a great day to ride a bike in the desert. Cold front coming in: great clouds…
Quick sunset ride today with friendos….
My first ride with clipless pedals. Been riding flats since engaging with the bike world.
Very interesting to experience a new method of riding and using leg muscles.
My first ride with clipless pedals. Been riding flats since engaging with the bike world.
Very interesting to experience a new method of riding and using leg muscles.
I find it very odd riding with out clipless pedals, I don't think I've regularly ridden without since 1999 (working backwards through injuries/bikes/house combinations), and have been using clipless since 1995!
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Currently working on the life with newborn baby (2 and a bit weeks old now), wife's sanity, and my need to get out riding. I think we've agreed on 2x club rides and 1x training ride Monday to Friday, and then a 2-3 hr ride at the weekend. This will then build up to a few longer rides that I've got pencilled out for summer/autumn, where they can both meet me part way and then at the end.
The rides in a rough order are 100km, 80km, 130km and 140km (that I might just find another 20km to squeeze on to make it 160km and 100 miles). The 80km is hard because it will be pretty much unsupported until the last 20km or so because of where she will need to get round to meet me. I may do one organised ride (I was planning on 2, but the organisers have increased the climbing by 50% and that just doesn't sound fun to me) as well in 2025.
Like I tell my friends on these types of rides, "Going on a ride with 400 of my closest Lycra clad friends!"
Last week's ride along the Jordan River Trail. Not many more days like this.
Also, finally got my old ride dialed in. My first carbon road bike. Carbon lug frame and all.
When I purchased it, I couldn't find a bike that road like a Reynolds 853 frame. This was the closest I could find.
Upgraded it last year to 11 speed Shimano mechanical.
Also, finally got my old ride dialed in. My first carbon road bike. Carbon lug frame and all.
When I purchased it, I couldn't find a bike that road like a Reynolds 853 frame. This was the closest I could find.
Upgraded it last year to 11 speed Shimano mechanical.
Dang, that's hard core. You've been doing long rides with flats. Why not use cleats earlier in your biking?
I really didn't like not being able to move my feet off the pedals in my early days of riding.
Now that I feel very comfortable on a bike, I thought it was time to clip-in like everyone else.
Took my two years to wear bibs as well..... I learn slowly and change things only when I realize the actual benefits.
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
Somo the other day
Oh man, I can hardly pedal a bike with flats
What pedals did you go with?
Shimano PD-M8120 XT pedals on both my geared MTB and my gravel cruiser.
Keeping my single speed flat for now.
Somebodyelse5
16124-75030
Those pedals are bombproof, solid choice. Did you get the omni direction release cleats?
Odd, the single speed is probably the bike i rely on the pedals the most, being able to pull full circles is very helpful
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little_joe
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Did my longest ride yet on my steel commuter/hybrid, flat pedals, no chamois (don't own any, nor any lycra lol). 30.5mi on the Neuse River Trail on the east side of Raleigh NC - 100% paved, rolling terrain, not many people out this beautiful morning. Such an awesome trail!
Bibs are a must! I find I ride much stronger, either Spinning or on the trail with bibs. Just the bike shorts tend to pinch the waist line, and for whatever the reason, I'm not cranking up the watts with the shorts.
I was going to ask if you want to give up your YOSHI’S but guessing they are staying on the SS. I’m after their large also tho. I’m Just being patient and jumping on them for the next upgrade and looking for a sale that likely won’t happen. A large spiked surface wearing some five tens is hard to beat on aggressive downhill riding. Game changer for me. My feet rarely leave the pedal unintentionally. You suffer on the uphill and fatigue tho as you can’t move the pedal technique around like you can with the clipless if that makes sense.
For clipless I suppose it depends on your riding. All around it’s hard to beat but just getting into mtb trail years ago, sticking with the clipless because it was cool at the time did some major damage on the knees and at times other body parts, even after I got it down, when I couldn’t quite get out in time. I tried to get back into them when moving on from the gasser and jumped on the YETI but quickly learned it wasn’t for me. I chose to take on calf damage for the feel of the flats until I was able to get beyond tearing up the legs and really enjoying all that spikes surface to improve the riding grip. To me that was much more worth it but I’m addicted to steeps and vertical rocky surfaces.
Enjoy! I’m thinking with your riding style, your going to like them.
P.S. I will hold comments on bibs. Not sure I will ever go there lol.
I was going to ask if you want to give up your YOSHI’S but guessing they are staying on the SS. I’m after their large also tho. I’m Just being patient and jumping on them for the next upgrade and looking for a sale that likely won’t happen. A large spiked surface wearing some five tens is hard to beat on aggressive downhill riding. Game changer for me. My feet rarely leave the pedal unintentionally. You suffer on the uphill and fatigue tho as you can’t move the pedal technique around like you can with the clipless if that makes sense.
For clipless I suppose it depends on your riding. All around it’s hard to beat but just getting into mtb trail years ago, sticking with the clipless because it was cool at the time did some major damage on the knees and at times other body parts, even after I got it down, when I couldn’t quite get out in time. I tried to get back into them when moving on from the gasser and jumped on the YETI but quickly learned it wasn’t for me. I chose to take on calf damage for the feel of the flats until I was able to get beyond tearing up the legs and really enjoying all that spikes surface to improve the riding grip. To me that was much more worth it but I’m addicted to steeps and vertical rocky surfaces.
Enjoy! I’m thinking with your riding style, your going to like them.
P.S. I will hold comments on bibs. Not sure I will ever go there lol.
Thanks for the feedback.
I have two sets of Yoshis and one will be available but they are smalls…. Would have parted with them for a MUDder.
I’m actually very happy I started on flats and rode for 2.5 years on flats before making the change.
Now to really develop my legs with the clipper do-dads at least in geared bikes.
SS and flats just sound correct in my mind.
