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e.pilot posted:In for riding this once riding together is a thing again. Where is that?
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# ? Jan 6, 2021 09:09 |
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# ? Jun 8, 2024 07:43 |
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Anza Borrego posted:Where is that? SoCal
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# ? Jan 6, 2021 09:26 |
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e.pilot posted:SoCal I’m in SD, can you be more specific?
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# ? Jan 6, 2021 09:47 |
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Anza Borrego posted:I’m in SD, can you be more specific? Mid SoCal
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# ? Jan 6, 2021 16:58 |
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Anza Borrego posted:I’m in SD, can you be more specific? https://pjammcycling.com/climb/73.Hwy%2039-Dawson%27s%20Saddle
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# ? Jan 6, 2021 17:07 |
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Tigren posted:Mid SoCal Awesome, thank you! That looks like a hell of a climb. That page does note that the closed road section is also closed to cyclists - is there enforcement?
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# ? Jan 6, 2021 17:20 |
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I have ridden right passed chp and forest service while hopping the gate without issues, but you never know. Encanto Park to Dawson Saddle is a solid 3+ hour climb, my PR is barely sub-3. Only water is from a waterfall at the halfway mark. Otherwise you can do Crystal Lake and get real food and drinks at the cafe. It has been closed to cars for 40 years but also rarely gets repaired so the asphalt has gone to poo poo in alot of places and it has constant rockslides that scatter junk over the road, or occasionally drop SUV sized boulders all over the road. Going up is fine, gotta be careful going down.
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# ? Jan 7, 2021 04:25 |
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That looks super rad, thanks! Climbing for 3 hours straight seems like my kind of Type 2 fun. I definitely need to work on building my climbing volume this year so I can try something like that.
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# ? Jan 7, 2021 06:20 |
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What tire choice would you use for that? Looks mostly asphalt but how long are those dirt and gravel sections?
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# ? Jan 7, 2021 13:11 |
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Other than that 4mi stretch of old but rideable asphalt it is all paved with very smooth and clean asphalt. Descending Crystal Lake proper there are parts where you average 50mph for minutes at a time. I ride with 32mm grand prix 5000s but have done it on 25mm tires as well. Heres a strava from one of the last times I did that out and back: https://www.strava.com/activities/3500112253 Going a bit further to Wrightwood to refuel at the gas station: https://www.strava.com/activities/3747942126 Starting and finishing from GMR makes it look like this: https://www.strava.com/activities/3610246759/overview And if you want to do Wrightwood from GMR, it looks like this: https://www.strava.com/activities/2491197898 Looking at the photos I posted I realize now that the landslide shot and the snow shot are literally taken in the exact same location. So you can see they do clean up the big landslides so that the road can be used for emergencies (forest fires).
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# ? Jan 7, 2021 21:11 |
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Took ol’ dick up Glendora Mountain Rd today.
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# ? Jan 8, 2021 03:22 |
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Here is a just finished the build picture of my “keep it cheap” build (trade prices help). Now to never ride it. Please ignore the mess we are redoing the electrics and it’s normally slightly less bad.
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# ? Jan 8, 2021 13:07 |
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DJ looks great.
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# ? Jan 8, 2021 23:23 |
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Here’s a few better shots, still in a lovely workspace.
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# ? Jan 9, 2021 11:42 |
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Looks so good. Makes me want to get back on mine (moved further from the jumps a couple of years ago and just haven’t been riding it). Guessing from the brake position and the parts that you’re in the UK, have you been able to ride it yet?
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# ? Jan 9, 2021 19:31 |
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OK so it's not a great picture of the bike (rented Otso Voytek) but I did find a pretty famous wall to lean it against. Roslyn's a nice place to ride. From this wall it's about less than a mile to a series of trails that are groomed for biking and skiing in the winter.
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# ? Jan 10, 2021 06:52 |
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lavaca posted:OK so it's not a great picture of the bike (rented Otso Voytek) but I did find a pretty famous wall to lean it against. Haha, that's awesome. I was a huge Northern Exposure fan back in the day.
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# ? Jan 10, 2021 08:06 |
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Bud Manstrong posted:Looks so good. Makes me want to get back on mine (moved further from the jumps a couple of years ago and just haven’t been riding it). Guessing from the brake position and the parts that you’re in the UK, have you been able to ride it yet? Yep, SW London, shop is just about in Surrey. I rode it round town earlier and I'll probably just alternate it with my BMX, although this in the cold is way less harsh. Apologies for spamming it, I am way more stoked on this than i thought I would be when I was buiding it.
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# ? Jan 10, 2021 12:23 |
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That's a 4.5" tire next to that paw print. I don't think that's a coyote
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# ? Jan 10, 2021 21:25 |
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EvilJoven posted:
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# ? Jan 12, 2021 14:46 |
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Cambio Corsa is epic.
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# ? Jan 14, 2021 00:09 |
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EvilJoven posted:That's a 4.5" tire next to that paw print. Possums are docile and sweet don't worry
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# ? Jan 14, 2021 00:14 |
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threw my 650b wheels back on with a new byway on the rear
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# ? Jan 22, 2021 08:31 |
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BraveUlysses posted:
I’d like to get some 650bs for my Renegade, how big are the tires? Any fit/rubbing issues?
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# ? Jan 23, 2021 01:23 |
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forever waiting on wheels but hair it is. extremely comfortable and already covered in mud
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# ? Jan 23, 2021 23:53 |
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had to wait a couple months for all the parts to come in but
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# ? Jan 24, 2021 00:30 |
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that's real pretty
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# ? Jan 24, 2021 01:26 |
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HAIL eSATA-n posted:
I didn't realize it was possible for a bike to look British. That green is something else.
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# ? Jan 24, 2021 01:27 |
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Finally got a stem that matches the seat post. Waste of money but it was really bugging me. Also got some Garmin Vector 3 pedals. My FTP... has lots of room for improvement. dema fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Jan 24, 2021 |
# ? Jan 24, 2021 03:33 |
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Anza Borrego posted:I’d like to get some 650bs for my Renegade, how big are the tires? Any fit/rubbing issues? plenty of room on my 2018 renegade for these 47mm tires
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# ? Jan 24, 2021 05:09 |
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Unsinkabear posted:I didn't realize it was possible for a bike to look British. That green is something else. https://bikepacking.com/news/readers-rig-toms-singular-peregrine/
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# ? Jan 24, 2021 08:30 |
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My space horse ViciousV fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Jan 25, 2021 |
# ? Jan 25, 2021 21:08 |
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that is a good looking bike
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# ? Jan 26, 2021 05:12 |
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My daily driver: (Obviously) home made, corflute fairing over a custom carbon fibre trike with front suspension. Has a TSDZ2 250W motor in the front which makes riding in start-stop city traffic much less poo poo. Whole thing weighs around 33kg, bit of a pain up hills but I can easily hold 50 kph on flat roads (even without the motor I can hold >45 kph due to the better aerodynamics of the fairing).
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# ? Jan 30, 2021 21:05 |
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Lol that’s incredible. Where are that this is street legal
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# ? Jan 30, 2021 21:47 |
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The Wiggly Wizard posted:Lol that’s incredible. Where are that this is street legal Well without the motor it's legal anywhere because it's three wheeled and pedal powered, which counts as a bicycle in any country that I know of. They're typically called velomobiles and you can buy them commercially, full carbon fibre and very nice but also super expensive. With the motor it's also fine as long as you comply with local e-bike regulations. I'm in New Zealand which is really weird from a regulatory point of view, e-bikes here are limited to 250W but there's no speed limit, so with a bike like this with better aerodynamics you can go a shitload faster with the same power compared to an upright bike. The first time I rode it to work I was pulled over by the cops, but they figured out it was legal and I had no issues. Since then I've ridden past tons of police cars and never been pulled over again so I can only assume that the first guy sent an email around saying it was ok or something (he took a few photos). Even ignoring that I can basically travel at the same speed as cars I feel a lot safer commuting in this thing than on my upright bike because it's so unusual EVERYBODY sees it, I get lots of honks and people recording me or waving etc. I also have LED strips down the sides and on the back so it's very visible at night.
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# ? Jan 30, 2021 21:53 |
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Blackhawk posted:I also have LED strips down the sides and on the back so it's very visible at night. Cyberpunk 250W
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# ? Jan 30, 2021 21:56 |
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That rules, full stop.
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# ? Jan 30, 2021 22:12 |
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amenenema posted:That rules, full stop.
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# ? Jan 31, 2021 01:33 |
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I was interested first time I scrolled through and saw your initial pic, now I'm hooked. Please post adventures on this.
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# ? Jan 31, 2021 01:48 |