[Montana rider]

First bike ride of '24 was a mixed media beach to pavement fat bike route from Monmouth towards Sandy Hook.

First we take Manhattan, then we take Berlin...

 

[Jm_]

 

[canadmos]

Absolute mint conditions today, on most of what I rode. Temps dropped back down after being crazy warm all week. Solid snow with a sprinkling of fresh snow on top.

I thought I had too high of air pressure when I left the car, but it was perfect. No crazy steep stuff today, but didn't spin the back wheel or push the front a single time. About 7.5psi in back and 5.5 up front.

 

[6thElement]

Absolute mint conditions today, on most of what I rode. Temps dropped back down after being crazy warm all week. Solid snow with a sprinkling of fresh snow on top.

I thought I had too high of air pressure when I left the car, but it was perfect. No crazy steep stuff today, but didn't spin the back wheel or push the front a single time. About 7.5psi in back and 5.5 up front.

Just how tubby are you tubby?

I'm normally 5psi out back, 3 psi up front.

 

[canadmos]

Just how tubby are you tubby?

I'm normally 5psi out back, 3 psi up front.

I'm like a freight train. Slow, heavy and lots of momentum.




And while that's true, the trails were like riding on a sidewalk today. Didn't really need much squish.

It's funny looking at your ride from today, comparing to mine. We did about the same distance, but you climbed literally twice as much. I doubt my pressures would get up those inclines...

 

[boostindoubles]

It was a super day to get out for a bicycle ride in the hills.

 

[dump]

The grey has returned. Ice has grip now though.

 

[canadmos]

The grey has returned. Ice has grip now though.

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Ah, the good 'ole unused shin buster.

 

[dump]

Ah, the good 'ole unused shin buster.

Sparkling

 

[dump]

Sun! And above the clouds this am.

 

[slyfink]

The grey has returned. Ice has grip now though.

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holy cow, they allow vanity plates in English in QC?! I'm floored...

 

[dump]

holy cow, they allow vanity plates in English in QC?! I'm floored...

they allow pretty much anything with the latin alphabet, no accents or punctuation. Numbers too. Most of what you see is in english. Only seen 1 or two not english.

 

[dump]

Behold

 

[slyfink]

this one is too funny given the current context!!!

 

[dump]

Winter returns

 

[canadmos]

Lots of new snow. What a struggle.

Hiked straight up to a single track dh, slid down and then b-lined to the car.

 

[slyfink]

new snow here too...

sometimes you ride the forest, sometimes it rides you...

 

[canadmos]

Twas pretty good today. But had to run super low air pressure, which made it a bit of a chore. These tires gripped awesome though.

These sram levels work, as long as there is no snow on them. Oddly, the one I didn't touch feels worse and has some sort of changing bite point, compared to the other that I swapped levers on (and didn't bother bleeding after).

 

[Jm_]

I rode with someone yesterday on the snow and I don't know what kind of brakes they had, but damn, howling with every single lever pull.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

 

[canadmos]

Short ride close to home. Did the pond/swamp section twice, helping to pack it down. Lowered air pressure for it, but regretted that later. I should have rode that stuff last and saved the air for the sidewalk like trails everywhere else..

A few watery spots. Will the ice hold?

Nope

Match sticks... all these trees fell during two storms a few years back

 

[Jozz]

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Short ride close to home. Did the pond/swamp section twice, helping to pack it down. Lowered air pressure for it, but regretted that later. I should have rode that stuff last and saved the air for the sidewalk like trails everywhere else..

A few watery spots. Will the ice hold?

Nope

Match sticks... all these trees fell during two storms a few years back

Ice did not hold on my ride.

 

[Jozz]

Monolith Garden in Kingman.

 

[Adventurous]

 

[Nick]

yea, Timmah!

 

[canadmos]

 

[Jm_]

Freaking swamp donkey always in my way.

Freshly rebuilt air-spring (again) to fix the suck-down problem.

 

[dump]

 

[johnbryanpeters]

17-18" diameter ash bole.

Frozen to ground, couldn't move it, even with a lever.

 

[6thElement]

Pissing down with rain and 40ish freedums.

 

[6thElement]

@stoney from today

 

[canadmos]

So much ice today, after that warm weather. Had to tip toe along a lot of spots, even with studs.

The ridge was snow free, though.

 

[eric strt6]

 

[Jm_]

Fresh pow, hot chocolate

brake works fine like this

 

[dump]

 

[canadmos]

 

[Jm_]

Crust?

 

[canadmos]

Crust?

Not enough to ride on. Temps are going above freezing all week, so it ain't looking good.

 

[dump]