I would have used that today if it had Eagle on it.
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Group ride tonight - got my ass handed to me on smooth fucking fireroads. That pretty much confirms my decision that after this season, I am done with volunteering with these rides as they are either slow and boring (beginners) or fast and boring (XC bros). On an interesting note, I didn't know my heart rate can still go as high - well beyond the calculated max for my age. #doyouevenxcbro?
I pretty much hate group rides for that reason. It's usually a bunch of people battling to the top, then looking like they have a stick up their ass the entire descent. Also, IME, very strong climbers hate to admit they are getting dusted on the descents and don't like to yield...
Damn! That looks like a tasty grocery run!
Pretty much. I think that during these rides, my brake pads wear as much in a single ride as in a whole month of my solo riding.
You got turned around by a moose? Those guys are unpredictable.
Yup. I'd rather come across a mt lion or bear before one of those.
Badgers, OTOH...probably a toss-up.
Badgers, OTOH...probably a toss-up.
You can huck over a badger but good luck doing the same with a moose.
I'd rather run into little black bears. Moose are just so unpredictable. I have thrown rocks at them before, dumb ass move.
Now grizzlies, OTOH...just no.
I usually ride with bear spray, but not today.
Now grizzlies, OTOH...just no.
I usually ride with bear spray, but not today.
Yeah...I'll pass on grizzlies. Those fuckers are *scary.*
Was just at Northstar this last weekend and apparently some dude T boned a black bear on a blind jump on Livewire...he looked pretty shaken up.
see the GG thread.
I used a boost adapter kit: 6mm axle shim on NDS of wheel + 3mm rotor spacer, then dished the wheel 3mm back to center. It was a piece of pie, but I've already cursed the axle spacer when I removed the wheel and it roller away. Chainline is perfect.
Hopefully a successful one. Freezer is getting empty fast
First time I rode whistler I had a 100mm stem.
Absolutely fucking terrifying. Probably a 69 or 70 hta.
I rented a Garbonzo for the rest of the trip...
Absolutely fucking terrifying. Probably a 69 or 70 hta.
I rented a Garbonzo for the rest of the trip...
Those aren't mountain bikers. They're Roadies.
Clarify.
packed up the backpack tonight. First time carrying a bear can. what a pain in the ass plus the extra couple of pounds. Then there is the extra few pounds of carrying a whole tent weight instead of sharing with a partner ( our tents are a bit tight for two guys over 6 feet tall) still with fishing gear and food i'm in the mid 30 pound range. I will go back through and see what gear is extra
I would agree, but that's a greater percentage around here than most would think...
it's not just there. it seems like every other ride i've gotta block off strava cheater lines.
Sasquatch?
is this some local slang i'm not privy to?
i dare you to google Swamp Donkey!
i did yesterday. didn't sound like anything i'd expect to encounter at the top of a mountain.
Come up for our group ride. We're all pretty much on the same level and the order in which we ride pretty much never changes. The usual 2-3 people up front who are just balls fast and the others playing catchup from behind. But in reality, we just fart around the trails going from one "downhill" trail to the next. If you're on the brakes up front, you're definitely getting yelled at, heckled or roosted with dirt at the bottom.
Elbows out bro!!
Moose. It was a Moose.
Is that better?
Is that better?
I stopped about three times on Cady Hill in Stowe to brush in Strava lines.
There's one in particular I'm about to take a shovel to and dig out because the dirt Roadies can't do a 180° flat turn into a 90° reverse corner
Same here, it is infuriating. Those assholes also remove logs and rocks from the trails. I am expecting much worse with the onset of the new breed I've started seeing this summer - overweight middle aged dudes on e-bikes, apparently lacking basic handling skills.
See post #91
Same here, it is infuriating. Those assholes also remove logs and rocks from the trails. I am expecting much worse with the onset of the new breed I've started seeing this summer - overweight middle aged dudes on e-bikes, apparently lacking basic handling skills.
We had major problems with trail widening and re-routing at my 'backyard' trails in Virginia. Hikers really were the worst offenders. An n sized group of people like to walk n-wide. Hikers saw no value in superfluous bends in trails and constantly short cut them. I would piss on the logs and branches I moved into place, at least a short term chemical deterrent for people moving them.