The riding here is amazing so far. Have some great guides who shred, and the fastest dog I have ever ridden with.
The last person to post a picture from their last bike ride wins access to the white courtesy phone.
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Man, I absolutely love that bike. What didn’t you like? The stupid stock brakes and shifters? I stripped it down to the frame, and built it up with Ultegra. Fastest ‘road’ bike I own. I have gone 76mph down Teton Pass on that thing.
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I loved it but I broke 4. I stripped mine as well did Force 1. After the second it was pretty laughable.
Where did they break?
I’ll have to keep my eye on it.
I’ll have to keep my eye on it.
Where are you? And would you recommend said guides?
I am in a small town outside of Puerto Vallarta called Mascota.
And FUCK YES, I would recommend the guides! Great riders, and super-fun dudes. They are the same dudes who organize the Trans Sierra Norte in Oaxaca, which I am going to in October. I got the best compliment I have ever received today, they said that “how I ride and how I act, they thought I might be Canadian”.
So they are good liars.
And FUCK YES, I would recommend the guides! Great riders, and super-fun dudes. They are the same dudes who organize the Trans Sierra Norte in Oaxaca, which I am going to in October. I got the best compliment I have ever received today, they said that “how I ride and how I act, they thought I might be Canadian”.
So they are good liars.
Two broke around the wedge seat post clamp and two broke half way down the seat tube.
The Giant rep admitted that most of the XL frames were breaking. Giant was awesome about the replacement. I guess the current generation have a little more material in those areas on the XLs.
Attempted the Stagecoach 400 ride. Made it only about 250 miles. My pinky and ring finger are numb and cant hold the handlebar. Too much riding with one hand position on traditional grips, scratching my brain to why I didn't put on the ergon grips with bar ends. Knees are okay now but did seem like they could have gone south pretty soon without rest. Below my neck is a pain also. The hand issue really is the most concerning to me now.
We got some rain Sunday/Monday this week so I got out on the trails yesterday to enjoy some textbook hero dirt. Here is one of my runs down a very steep trail in Santa Cruz. Enjoy!
The annual rhythm.
It's a snow-bridge across a creek about 8" wide, but it won't last much longer. Rode at 5-something AM this morning to get out while stuff was still frozen. Overcast skies kept heat in and it only barely froze...some did not. It's ending fast.
Wheredja ride?
Last minute change from yudicky to winnikenni given the rain.
German dude looks familiar but I don't think he is.
Where you at, homie?
Montréal
Snow bridge is nearly gone. Still rode it.
Some jackass came along and cut down a live tree on the side of the trail, it was intended for this to be a tight spot and a qualifier for the rest of the trail and it was plenty possible to ride thrift with 810+, black diamond trail, so it was kind of the point…
Some jackass came along and cut down a live tree on the side of the trail, it was intended for this to be a tight spot and a qualifier for the rest of the trail and it was plenty possible to ride thrift with 810+, black diamond trail, so it was kind of the point…
Put up some concertina wire...
I know Yellowstone and Teton have nothing on Genesee Park, but we included the still closed to cars section on our ride today
me and e. i ain't even mad. e got me my fuckit friday buddy back. his e just gives me something to chase to get my fitness back.
Polish actually....good chance you've seen him in the Fells at some point as he lived in Melrose for about 20 years up until a couple years ago and rode there quite a bit.
Kiddo now insists I ride his Strider while he rides his other balance bike. Not sure what the upper limits for a Strider is, but 6’2” is definitely past it
Today was almost two dozen miles of this, nothing crazy, but fun as shit
Today was almost two dozen miles of this, nothing crazy, but fun as shit
