Since this thread is still alive, I thought I would give an update. Shortly after the original post, I sold the Avalon to one of my workers in Honduras. I would roughly estimate the bike now has 6000 miles on it, probably half dirt road and half rough pavement. I have continued to do the...
I've ridden 3000 miles since March, in NY, PA, MA, VT, and ME. I started off the year on a new set of Nashbar Prima 2 Plus. The rear had perhaps 1/3rd tread left after 1300 miles. Not the fastest, lightest tire, but you can count on its construction so it is a good training/recreational tire...
I just put this on eBay at $850 not including shipping. 25 watchers but no bids. I'm in CT, by the way.
Ciocc Silver Shadow custom-built road bike. Size 56cm (22") seat tube measured to the center of the top tube. Top tube is horizontal and measures 57cm (22.5") from the center of the...
The hydraulic damper on my '02 Marzocchi Bomber forks has died, and the part is not available from Marzocchi.
So I am in the market for a 29" 80mm XC fork with V-brake posts. Preferably new, preferably black. Leftover models are fine. It's going on a Kelly Ro Sham Bo 29" hardtail, used mainly...
This post is an invitation to ride the Travesia Montecristo 2008, a three day catered MTB ride through Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, in the area where these three Central American countries meet.
This will be the third annual event. I have ridden both the previous years, in fact I am...
Sorry about the photo quality. The original photos were very sharp, but the files were too large and Ridemonkey would not accept them. So I used Photobucket to resize them to 320x240, but they lost a lot of quality. So I am reposting them at 640x480, which is the highest quality I can resize to...
Some of you have seen this Kelly Ro Sham Bo before as a dual-sport with road wheels, 38mm tires, and drop bars. But since I am just using it out of my house in Honduras now, where there are loads of dirt roads and jeep trails, I figured it was time to set it up for all dirt.
QBP built the...
This is Floyd's response to the panel's decision, from his website:
September 26th, 2007
Dear Friends and Supporters,
Im of course disappointed and in fact angry about the split decision ruling against me last week.
If any good has come out of this, we have shown that the...
As I read it, the problem is not with WADA per se, it is with the LNDD lab. WADA set protocols and LNDD did not follow the protocols. I would think that this report would cause WADA to drop LNDD. WADA has several other labs, including UCLA in CA, that they use in addition to LNDD.
I have read both the detailed summary of Landis' defence, and the hearing panel's report. After reading Landis' defense, it seemed like they made a strong argument that the LNDD lab made numerous serious errors.
I am not at all an expert in these matters. So when reading the following...
Lookin' good ride.
A couple of weeks ago I did Beartown-Westfield-Beartown loop. That is Beartown S.F. in Monterey MA to Westfield on Rt23, and then Rt 57 back up to Beartown. Real hilly loop, too.
This is the story of a $98 Wal-Mart bike that doesn't suck.
I was driving a trailer load from CT to Honduras, when my customs broker informed me that I was going to have to wait five days for Mexican customs paperwork due to a new title verification procedure. So rather than twiddle my...
I love those gear ratios for long recreational rides in hilly or mountainous terrain.
On my Ciocc road bike I use FSA compact cranks with 48/36 chainrings and a 12-25 cluster. If I am doing a long ride and I'm going fast enough to spin out a 48/12, it is more energy efficient for me to coast...
Quality does have a couple of 29" non-disc wheelsets listed with XT hubs. One set has Salsa Delgado Cross rims that are 22.5 mm wide, I'm not sure if that is enough width to suport a 1.75" (44mm) tire. The other uses a Mavic A719 rim which Mavic does not show on their site, so again I am not...
I was looking to get a new set of wheels for my Kelly Ro Sham Bo 29" hardtail. Non-disc brake for cross country use, mostly riding dirt roads and jeep trails, I will probably use 1.75" tires.
Recommendations on wheels and where to buy them? - Thanks!
Yes, Heidi, there are loads of trails and jeep trails through the mountains. Where I am is gorgeous pine forests. I have done three multi-week solo loops through Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador on my 29" Kelly. At one time I had a website with articles and photos, but the parent site went...
A few weeks ago I did a catered three day ride in Central America called Travesia Montecristo. The website is http://travesiamontecristo.esquipulas.com.gt
I am just posting this now because they put up a load of photos at...
I've ridden motorcycles 350,000 miles in the past 38 years (30 years on the street). I lane split when there is stop and go traffic on the highway because I can often save 20-40 minutes on a trip during heavy traffic periods or when traffic is backed up for a accident or lane closure. It is very...
I always wave or say "how's it going," and I find it appalling that when I ride in the U.S. (mostly New England and particularly in CT) most people don't want to say hi, it is like they would rather pretend you are not there.
One of the things I love about living in Honduras (where I am now)...
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