rckymtn22 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Just out of curiousity... What are you guys doing once weather turns cold and rainy ? Are you stopping your rides / training or are you using indoor trainers to be able to at least be on your bike ? When it gets cold and rainy here (winter), it is usually snowing so switch to skiing! The bike gets put away unless we have no snow. If it is a warmish winter there are people that ride year round.
JuniorSmoker Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 I figured out that some of you guys might have perfect conditions like Lotusguy...that's quite easy then...just go on riding... For the rest of us it's then switichg the sport or trying inside.
Guest rob Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 My coolest bike was my Schwinn stingray with sparkly white pleat and roll banana seat, high bars, and top tube mounted five speed stick shift. I wish I still had it..... I had that same bike! Fond memories of my childhood just came pouring in after reading your description!!! I loved my bike. Attaching a playing card to the rear so it hit the spokes and made me feel like Evil Kenevil going over those made up jumps! Ahhhh....
Phillycyclocross Posted October 16, 2011 Author Posted October 16, 2011 Just out of curiousity... What are you guys doing once weather turns cold and rainy ? Are you stopping your rides / training or are you using indoor trainers to be able to at least be on your bike ? The cold doesn't bother me so much. I'll ride all year round unless there is ice or lightening. I actually like riding in the rain.
Colt45 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Attaching a playing card to the rear so it hit the spokes and made me feel like Evil Kenevil going over those made up jumps! Ahhhh.... I sometimes used cards, but also used balloons. The balloons wouldn't last as long, but they made more noise P.S. my bike was purple
headstand Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 and top tube mounted five speed stick shift. I wish I still had it..... Had a similar set-up as a kid - hit a pot hole and took out the shifter with the jewels! Amazed I was ever able to father children.
Colt45 Posted October 16, 2011 Posted October 16, 2011 Had a similar set-up as a kid - hit a pot hole and took out the shifter with the jewels! I think that was an unavoidable right of passage with the fastback
ZinZan Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 I wouldn't even call myself a mountain biker. I have a a hard tail that has a flat for the past 6 months. But when i actually did cycled, i really enjoyed goin on the roads rather than on the trail. Had a couple of near misses on the trail that kind of freaked me out.
TheLaird Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 Hi Everyone, Just seen this great thread. I hope you don't mind me adding something to it? I hope you may find it interesting? I originally posted this over on the, Friends Of Oris Forum. This is the first time I have managed to cover 100 miles cycling and complete a century, after previously doing a number of 70 mile cycle trips in a day. On my 70 mile trips around the Scarborough and York area, there are only a handful of hills and I have covered the distance in good time. To cover the 35 miles there, it took me around three hours. Coming back took a bit longer! In Scotland, I cycled from The Barony to Morton Castle and then on to Durisdeer and then up to the signpost for, South Lanarkshire. Then back, more or less the same route. When I got almost back to the village of Ae, I had still only done just over half of the distance. So I then cycled about halfway back to Morton Castle. Even though I hadn't even covered 70 miles at this point, I have to admit that I was knackered! It's just one hill after another, after another!!! Also, some of the journey was off road, so even harder going over loose terrain. (As you can see from the photo; this was not the best bike to use. The bike is heavy, but performed surprisingly well for an inexpensive bike! I was sat on the grass at this point and was really thinking about jacking it all in! I was that tired, I actually nodded off for around half an hour! After a bite to eat and drink, I felt a lot better and seemed to get a second wind! When I arrived back at The Barony, I still hadn't covered the 100 miles, so carried on along the roads around that area. It's much flatter around there and I soon covered the final few miles and finally reached the magic 100! At one point during the journey, I think that the vibration of going over a cattle grid must have slightly jolted the cycle computer loose from its connection on the housing, because the next time I looked at it, it was no longer registering the distance I was covering! I would guess that it hadn't registered it for around half a mile to a mile? Pressing down gently on the computer made it snap back into place snugly in its housing. Then it registered fine again. It's a good job I noticed when I did, otherwise I would have been covering the miles, without it clocking them up! (So, all together, it was probably 101 miles I covered?) All together, it took me around thirteen hours to do the century. That day I was wearing mostly all orange, including the cycle cap, so I thought that the Seiko Orange Monster was most appropriate? I'm very glad that I have now finally managed a century and am glad that I didn't give up! I will have to get a decent road bike or perhaps a trekking bike or hybrid? Till next time... The Laird
Rehman Posted October 19, 2011 Posted October 19, 2011 I wouldn't even call myself a mountain biker. I have a a hard tail that has a flat for the past 6 months. But when i actually did cycled, i really enjoyed goin on the roads rather than on the trail. Had a couple of near misses on the trail that kind of freaked me out. Zin! You're back! How was Las Vegas? Get a road bike.
ZinZan Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 Zin! You're back! How was Las Vegas? Get a road bike. Hahahahaha, yeah mate. Still a bit jet lagged but vegas is vegas, there's no comparison. I was a skeptic at first but my god, they know how to put on a good show. And your right didnt get much sleep but not what you think it was purely work. Hahaha. I was moving around a lot. Went to St Paul, Minneapolis then San Francisco after that Sacramento. Spent most times in the airport n planes, that took a lot out of me.
Rehman Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I will have to get a decent road bike or perhaps a trekking bike or hybrid? The Laird Nice report; thanks for that. Same exhortation as to ZinZan: Go RB! I'm one of those who thinks hybrids don't do anything well enough, and mountain bikes offer a different kind of riding experience entirely. (And why do they call them "MTB"s? "Moun Tain Bikes"??) A 'cross bike is a good option if you're going to whack the occasional trail - they're like road bikes on steroids. I always found MTBs uncomfortable on long road rides, because you can't vary your posture as you can with the drop handlebars of road bikes. And they're lighter!
benjaminbbush Posted October 20, 2011 Posted October 20, 2011 I used to be and desperately want to be again. I did a San Fran to Washington DC charity ride over 63 days back in 2000 and rode a good bit in law school 2000-2003 and few years after that. However, I was never a racer-my body is built for comfort not for speed. However, I did hit 45 mph (72.5+/- kph) a couple of times. You quickly learn what it means to "feather the back brakes". Ran the Marine Corps Marathon in 2008. Now that I have a 5 month old, time is at a premium so it is hard to even find time or energy to smoke a RyJ Short Churchill (which I love by the way). I keep telling myself that when life eases up a bit, I will ride again. I probably should just suck it up and dust off the bike (over 6000miles on it) and sign up for a Triathlon to get back in the swing.
TheLaird Posted October 31, 2011 Posted October 31, 2011 Nice report; thanks for that. Same exhortation as to ZinZan: Go RB! I'm one of those who thinks hybrids don't do anything well enough, and mountain bikes offer a different kind of riding experience entirely. (And why do they call them "MTB"s? "Moun Tain Bikes"??) A 'cross bike is a good option if you're going to whack the occasional trail - they're like road bikes on steroids. I always found MTBs uncomfortable on long road rides, because you can't vary your posture as you can with the drop handlebars of road bikes. And they're lighter! Hi, Sorry for not replying sooner, but we have been away these last few days. Many, many thanks for your kind words. They are much appreciated. I have just bought a new bike and because I normally spend so much time off road and on old logging trails, in the end I had to choose a mountain bike. I have bought an Italian Lombardo mountain bike and I am very pleased with it. Only done around 250 miles on it so far. (In the forest and on the road.) Till next time... The Laird
Rehman Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 I have bought an Italian Lombardo mountain bike and I am very pleased with it. Only done around 250 miles on it so far. (In the forest and on the road.) Super! Here's wishing you happy trails and favourable tailwinds. And just to add something cigar-related - my go-to smoke after a long and satisfying bike ride, with constitution replenished, legs resting, lungs clear and blood detoxed: RASS. Hoo-yah!
Lotusguy Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 Just came back from an exhilarating MTB ride through the Santa Cruz Hills - singletrack all the way. There is just so much serenity in a night ride.
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