When does the bike season start for you?
- Thread starter sanjuro
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For DH - around March.
BMX - never stops
BMX - never stops
Well, bike season never ends for me, not in my head anyway.
But honestly, it runs with daylight savings time for me.
I stay in shape by going to the gym and riding on weekends, but when the time changes I always ride a ton more.
But honestly, it runs with daylight savings time for me.
I stay in shape by going to the gym and riding on weekends, but when the time changes I always ride a ton more.
I start riding to work between Feb and March. A little less rain and not as cold in the morning. I will start hitting trails soon, but most are too muddy or still covered in snow. April is the full blown bike season, then Oregon races start Cinco de Mayo weekend!
Never really stops. Might have to go a week or two now and then without riding because of rain or snow but I wouldn't call it a stop.
J
JRB
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Mine never ends, but I do get to ride more with DST.
Mine starts when the snow melts. Last year it wasn't until May. Hoping a little earlier this year.
this year due to a warm winter and a trip to AZ, it didnt stop....I'd call it a slow down
it never used to stop for me; if there was snow locally, we could always drive the ~100 miles to the cape and ride Otis or Trail of Tears. those days are over for me now; it's hard to burn a whole day and leave the wife w/ the kids.
so i voted april, as march is usually too muddy for trail riding.
i used to love winter riding as long as the snow held off...
so i voted april, as march is usually too muddy for trail riding.
i used to love winter riding as long as the snow held off...
Lights & layers. The season didn't stop for me this year.
Mid-NC here......only stops for rain and the occasional ice storm in the winter. Summer hurricanes only provide more logrides to practice on. 
Does anyone else live where there is just too much snow to ride in the winter?
occasionally (see my post above re: Cape riding). it all depends on the amount of snow...sometimes it's not much, but sometimes you have a consistent ground cover which gets added to on a frequent basis. at least around my area.amydalayna said:
I guess I'm not willing to drive 100 miles to ride bikes in the winter.narlus said:
But I moved out this way for the snow, so I better enjoy playing in it!
I ride atleast once a week, year round.
narlus said:
amydalayna said:
What choo talkin' bout willis?
The I've only NOT ridden a bike two weekends this entire winter. (one because I thought I was dying, the other the snow was too good).
Pinenuts, auburn, sout yuba in washington, reno.................
I ride all year and pretty much always have, even when I lived in Connecticut and Boston. But no question, in the ten years I've been living in the bay area I've definitely gotten softer about riding in bad weather.
R
richcreek
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mine never ends, i go to ray;s indoor in the winter
pinenuts gets muddy (and i don't drive down to the carson area on my days off). auburn is too far. reno is for you and your crazy DJ bros. DJs are SCCCCCAAAAAARRRRRY.kidwoo said:
Ya, in summer when the tempurature often goes above 110 ....stinkyboy said:
:hot:
Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon in Summer 2005; "...There are too many individuals dying of heat here"
:hot: :hot:
..streak of nine consecutive 110-degree days.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/07/21/national/main710772.shtml
:looney:
it's about the same or shorter than a lot of people drive to ski.amydalayna said:
and the price is easier to take.
a live a mile and a half from a resort. snow is a much cheaper hobby for me than biking. but passes out here are a heck of a lot cheaper here then they are back in new england.narlus said:it's about the same or shorter than a lot of people drive to ski.
and the price is easier to take.
i keep asking you to show me where to go at pinenuts. geeeeez. i can never find any of the fun trails there that i've heard about.kidwoo said:
Never stops.
Well only one of us can do anything about that.amydalayna said:
There are trails ALL OVER peavine in reno. Plus there's white's creek (gets a little snow every once in a while), geiger for a little DH....amydalayna said:
Takes me about an hour to get to auburn.........I guess 50 is slower.
But my winter weekends are full of biking. If I couldn't do that I'd move somewhere like jackson where literally the only thing to do is snowsports. I ride just as often here as if I lived in the bay area. I guess I just want it more.:love:
you've lived out here longer. maybe you've just had enough of the snow. it's still novel to me to have that much snow at my disposal every weekend.kidwoo said:
but i'm ready for it to be gone now.
I think it is a commitment thing to ride in SLT. When I lived in New Orleans, the closest place was about 70 miles away (Hooper Road), and the best place was 2.5 hours away (Clear Springs).
Even in the Bay Area, I will be driving an hour to hit Napa, Rockville, or Mt Diablo. There are closer places though, and I would ride road during the week when I lived in NO.
Even in the Bay Area, I will be driving an hour to hit Napa, Rockville, or Mt Diablo. There are closer places though, and I would ride road during the week when I lived in NO.
I also have one more lame excuse on why I don't ride in the winter.
Friends. I have way more winter friends than summer friends. It's a billion times easier to find someone to go boarding with in March, then there is finding someone to go biking with.
Friends. I have way more winter friends than summer friends. It's a billion times easier to find someone to go boarding with in March, then there is finding someone to go biking with.
It doesn't end as I'll ride year around. However, I'm taking it a little easier this year to begin the year because last year I came back from Colorado in June and I was totally burned out. This year I'm not going to really pick it up until mid April.
i hope you're still wearing your half!sanjuro said:
and i thought we were going to ride together this saturday, yeah? haven't been on a bike since november. should be fun.
amydalayna said:
See I'm too much of a prick to have friends.........problem solved.
You're quite correct on the snow issue. I never even touched a bike the first 2-3 winters I lived here.