[Serial Midget]

Ya know you love them... anyone going to do the Chilly Hilly road ride around Bainbridge Island on Sunday the 27th? I ran into a friend of mine who is so I signed up too... any one here interested? Its about 31 miles and has only 2600 feet of gain - just a lot of small hills that make an excellent cardio workout for mountian biking.


Oh... if you are worried about not looking like man then you are not a man yet.

 

[Snacks]

Ya know you love them... anyone going to do the Chilly Hilly road ride around Bainbridge Island on Sunday the 27th? I ran into a friend of mine who is so I signed up too... any one here interested? Its about 31 miles and has only 2600 feet of gain - just a lot of small hills that make an excellent cardio workout for mountian biking.


Oh... if you are worried about not looking like man then you are not a man yet.

Sorry, doing the Valentine's Day Challenge that day....what I wouldn't give to see ya in spandex

 

[Serial Midget]

Sorry, doing the Valentine's Day Challenge that day....what I wouldn't give to see ya in spandex

Valentines Day on the 27th? Unpossible.

 

[PsychO!1]

Sorry, doing the Valentine's Day Challenge that day....what I wouldn't give to see ya in spandex

Me too!!!!

The PsychO!'s will be there represent'n the SS!!!

 

[Snacks]

Me too!!!!

The PsychO!'s will be there represent'n the SS!!!

Cool! Maybe we'll see you there Kevin is even doing the race



SM: Not sure why the date for the race is so far from the holiday....it's part of a new West Side series. You should look at doing some of the races.

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

I did Chilly Hilly a couple years ago. It's fun, but be very alert for the first five miles. I don't remember seeing that many wrecks in so little time.

 

[SuperSlow]

I may be out there in a bib with no shirt, and some m frames

 

[oly]

i should race clydesdale? Im still not sure.... gotta talk to the wife.....

 

[Serial Midget]

I did Chilly Hilly a couple years ago. It's fun, but be very alert for the first five miles. I don't remember seeing that many wrecks in so little time.

Yeah... its funny how wannabe racers pick events like this to show off their mad pedal skills but only end up dropping chains and clipping a tires. Save the racing for the races...

 

[Serial Midget]

i should race clydesdale? Im still not sure.... gotta talk to the wife.....

Yarg... damn pirates. Only in the PNW can skinny tires and spandex be so quickly derailed by downhill racing.

 

[Snacks]

i should race clydesdale? Im still not sure.... gotta talk to the wife.....

You should! Kevin is race clydesdale....we can pick you up on the way there

 

[PsychO!1]

Yarg... damn pirates. Only in the PNW can skinny tires and spandex be so quickly derailed by downhill racing.

It's an XC race...the bastard child of road racing.

 

[Serial Midget]

It's an XC race...the bastard child of road racing.

Well then its much worse than I thought... I sold my SID on ebay last month so that's my excuse for not showing.

 

[Skookum]

WAFFLES!!!! :dancing:

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

Yeah... its funny how wannabe racers pick events like this to show off their mad pedal skills but only end up dropping chains and clipping a tires. Save the racing for the races...

Even funnier is when you get to a climb on your steel road bike and you pass all these peeps on their titanium road bike w/ the lightest high-end componentry - while they're WALKING their bike up the hill.

Even funnier is the fact that there was a guy on a unicycle that finished well ahead of alot of those folks.

 

[Skookum]

Even funnier is when you get to a climb on your steel road bike and you pass all these peeps on their titanium road bike w/ the lightest high-end componentry - while they're WALKING their bike up the hill.

Even funnier is the fact that there was a guy on a unicycle that finished well ahead of alot of those folks.

Haha this "chilly hilly" sounds funny..... neaky:

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

Haha this "chilly hilly" sounds funny..... neaky:

It very much is. It's a good ride from the socializing standpoint and that you get all kinds of free snacks, etc. along the way.
I learned alot that day. Like the Chilly Hilly, STP, etc. are not the kind of ride(s) for me. Not yet. I still prefer riding w/ people I'm comfy with in a group as opposed to a couple/few thousand of people that are pretending to be Lance Armstrong or Eddy Merckx (I usually pretend I'm Merckx, FYI).

I've got it!!! If I ever do one of those rides again, it will be on a 26" wheel bike w/ big, phatty knobbies on it and at least 5" of travel. This way, I can prove to these people that mtn. bikers are people, too...and likely better people at that.
:dancing:

 

[jodysbike]

Have you seen this?
http://indieseries.com/

 

[Serial Midget]

I've got it!!! If I ever do one of those rides again, it will be on a 26" wheel bike w/ big, phatty knobbies on it and at least 5" of travel. This way, I can prove to these people that mtn. bikers are people, too...and likely better people at that.
:dancing:

Well at least you'll have an excuse for getting dropped...

Anyhow all the bad vibes I hear between mountain bikers and road bikers seems to be one sided. I've never heard a roadie talk smack about a mountain biker so it must be your paranoid imagination or something because the only difference I can see is how slow the mountain bikers are. Oh, and their crappy steel bikes with components that are sometimes 5 years old or more.

Anyhow if you want to do some hill grinding - give me a buzz, I ride a 15 year old steel frame and might just give you a run for your money...

 

[Serial Midget]

WAFFLES!!!! :dancing:

and chicken. Waffles and chicken.

 

[Skookum]

if i go i'm bringing my Bullit. :dancing:

 

[Snacks]

Anyhow all the bad vibes I hear between mountain bikers and road bikers seems to be one sided. I've never heard a roadie talk smack about a mountain biker so it must be your paranoid imagination or something because the only difference I can see is how slow the mountain bikers are.

Have you ever raced XC? It's a bunch of roadies with zero bike handling skills amped up on Goo and Power Shots Hahaha J/K SM.....I just wanna see you in the spandex Yummy!

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

Well at least you'll have an excuse for getting dropped...

Anyhow all the bad vibes I hear between mountain bikers and road bikers seems to be one sided. I've never heard a roadie talk smack about a mountain biker so it must be your paranoid imagination or something because the only difference I can see is how slow the mountain bikers are. Oh, and their crappy steel bikes with components that are sometimes 5 years old or more.

Anyhow if you want to do some hill grinding - give me a buzz, I ride a 15 year old steel frame and might just give you a run for your money...

Hahaha - sweet!
Actually, there's no true rift between the "classes". As with anything it boils down to the one-percenters. Every group has them.

I was just thinking earlier today on how diverse my riding styles are. I can put down a century on my road bike one day and the next day finds me hitting jumps and drops. Now I just need a style in between and I'm set.
Wait...what am I saying? I'm ALREADY set.

 

[Serial Midget]

Have you ever raced XC? It's a bunch of roadies with zero bike handling skills amped up on Goo and Power Shots Hahaha J/K SM.....I just wanna see you in the spandex Yummy!

No. Dirt scares the crap out of me and thats a in spandex. neaky:

 

[mtnmatt]

I love it when a guy with a set of Hookworms on his mountain bike blows by the skinney tired spandex boys on the hills. Big bikes rule!!!

 

[Serial Midget]

I love it when a guy with a set of Hookworms on his mountain bike blows by the skinney tired spandex boys on the hills. Big bikes rule!!!

I'd love it too if I ever saw it... I've heard stories but I've never actually seen it and I have participated in many, many events with guys on mountain bikes.

So perhaps its up to you to put the smack down and show me how to climb hills. ink:

 

[Skookum]

I'd love it too if I ever saw it... I've heard stories but I've never actually seen it and I have participated in many, many events with guys on mountain bikes.

So perhaps its up to you to put the smack down and show me how to climb hills. ink:

Anyone who enjoys climbing up Corral Pass more than descending Ranger Creek has got to have a few screws loose and is not to be trifled with on a hill climb. neaky:

i've been seeing waaaaay too much of Bainbridge every morning lately(ferry terminal), i've been working at Bangor Naval base, the Olympics were beautiful earlier in the week when there was snow. Reminds me Midge we gotta hit Dungeness/Gold Creek, it's a great trail.....

 

[mtnmatt]

A friend of mine rode STP a couple of years ago on a Specialized Enduro with Hookworms, and did it in one day. Although he's an animal of epic proportion. I prefer to stay off roads, a bad encounter with a Kenworth will do that.

 

[Skookum]

A friend of mine rode STP a couple of years ago on a Specialized Enduro with Hookworms, and did it in one day. Although he's an animal of epic proportion. I prefer to stay off roads, a bad encounter with a Kenworth will do that.

No matter how tough you think you are you simply can never win a fight against a Kenworth.....

 

[Serial Midget]

Reminds me Midge we gotta hit Dungeness/Gold Creek, it's a great trail.....

Yes - we gotta... I have 2 three day weekends a month and have really been enjoying the new bike, I think you'll be surprised at the improvement I've made.

I did the trails around Montesano today and did a few root drops and other stuff that I'd never been able to do before.

Fox Forx are really groovy that way.

...and I am thinking of doing the Hilly Chilly on my Giant XTC, with the fast freds it only weighs 22 lbs and I can be the one who blows past the old roadies on 25 LB steel bikes with double ring cranks. Oh - the bragging I could do. ink:

 

[mtnmatt]

I keep hearing about Corral Pass, I'd head west and give it a go - if I knew where it was!

 

[DBR X6 RIDER]

I keep hearing about Corral Pass, I'd head west and give it a go - if I knew where it was!

It out there - just before you get to Crystal on 410. LINKY

There was no snow up there about a month ago, but I have a feeling that may have changed over the last couple of weeks.

 

[Skookum]

Yes - we gotta... I have 2 three day weekends a month and have really been enjoying the new bike, I think you'll be surprised at the improvement I've made.

Sweet our paths will have to cross soon for sure. :dancing:

Fox Forx are really groovy that way.

Yes they are soooo very nice. it really makes a big difference having a frame that fits you correctly and a fork that's not a noodle.

I keep hearing about Corral Pass, I'd head west and give it a go - if I knew where it was!

Corral Pass is up forest road 7174 just down the road from Crystal on 410. From there you get on Dalles Ridge trail that takes you to Noble Nob which is a cool look out, then you can descend either 3 trails.... Deep Creek is a brake burning steep rager, it's a blast. Ranger Creek is a longish sweeping trail you never really have to pedal and it's just technical enough to keep you honest on the blind corners. Palisaides is a longer epic route that provides plenty of technical kick and even more view spots to chill and enjoy the day.

i can't wait, i try to do all three trails at least once each a year.

 

[PsychO!1]

Skkoks, Midge!!!!

I haven't ridden the goldcreek/dungeoness in years!!!! I would love to hit that one up again. Keep me posted on that one. Which direction do you ride it?? I've always done up dungeoness, down goldcreek.