D-13 Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 ahhhh it's finally that time of year. The snow starts to melt, the weather starts to turn nicer, the sun stays out later...and most of all bike enthusiasts making a final spring tune up...or racing to a bike shop to get that tune up haha like me. After getting my bike from the lovely tuneup dude (he took everything off... cleans and oiles everything and of course puts everything back together ...also I made him add another cauge to it... 3 gears now more speed!) I have to tell you i'm super stoked. So stoked that possibly in April when all the streets are cleaned up and the weather is nice I will be biking to work (25 mins by car with no traffic). My buddy at work bikes to work as often as he can and usually does over 10,000 clicks a year. Anyone else have any good plans? Anyone doing any trips? Any races? Any goals? Anyone planning to get in shape by biking? Tell us about your machine!
D-13 Posted March 25, 2006 Author Posted March 25, 2006 My steed...2004 Kona Shred http://side-b.blogzine.jp/kazz/images/shred04_2.jpg
barney_rebel Posted March 25, 2006 Posted March 25, 2006 D, get year ass over to TO and we'll go riding. This spring/summer I'm gonna run my hardest, and beat my best times. I promise.
D-13 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 It's that time of year again... I'll be partaking in biking to work again...once the path is clear of snow. I can't wait!
wingman Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Can't wait to go biking at the national park! as long as i don't see any bears... or cougars.lol
tangy Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 Well, I was doing good last fall but I have not ridden in a while. Check out this video, its off a mountain biker launching it off a ski jump! Sickest jump ever
apetersvt Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 At first glance, I though this thread was The Bikini thread. I got excited a little prematurely.
GhostGirl Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 QUOTE (tangdog @ Mar 22 2007, 12:22 PM) Well, I was doing good last fall but I have not ridden in a while. Check out this video, its off a mountain biker launching it off a ski jump! Sickest jump ever Whoa! I can't believe he stuck that landing.
D-13 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 QUOTE (tangdog @ Mar 22 2007, 11:22 AM) Well, I was doing good last fall but I have not ridden in a while. Check out this video, its off a mountain biker launching it off a ski jump! Sickest jump ever Oh man...I just got the shivers...that would be so fecking scary!
D-13 Posted March 22, 2007 Author Posted March 22, 2007 QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Mar 22 2007, 01:54 PM) QUOTE (tangdog @ Mar 22 2007, 12:22 PM) Well, I was doing good last fall but I have not ridden in a while. Check out this video, its off a mountain biker launching it off a ski jump! Sickest jump ever Whoa! I can't believe he stuck that landing. Looked like for a second that he was gonna go over his handle bars!!!!
tangy Posted March 22, 2007 Posted March 22, 2007 QUOTE (D-13 @ Mar 22 2007, 03:07 PM) QUOTE (GhostGirl @ Mar 22 2007, 01:54 PM) QUOTE (tangdog @ Mar 22 2007, 12:22 PM) Well, I was doing good last fall but I have not ridden in a while. Check out this video, its off a mountain biker launching it off a ski jump! Sickest jump ever Whoa! I can't believe he stuck that landing. Looked like for a second that he was gonna go over his handle bars!!!! No doudt, that dude is insane. I am itching to go for a ride, but really I am lame because you can ride here year round and in the winter there are no bugs or poison ivy to deal with.
D-13 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Posted April 24, 2007 The snow is finally cleared....spring is here....and biking has begun! First a good week of conditioning and then I can probably start biking to work I'm excited!
tangy Posted September 2, 2007 Posted September 2, 2007 Did a mellow 4 mile ride. About 1 down on some sweet single-trail and 3 up on old logging road, elevation change of only about 480 feet. We have had some bad weather from a killing freeze on Easter to exceptional drought all summer and the bears are everywhere trying to find food.
D-13 Posted September 5, 2007 Author Posted September 5, 2007 Biking in Toronto...is crazy fun! It's a game....it's all a game.... Trying to not hit cars...trying to not get the cars to hit you! trying to dodge cars and car doors! dodging crazy people.... dodgy!
tangy Posted September 8, 2007 Posted September 8, 2007 6 mile ride today, a few climbs and stream crossings but mostly really nice singletrack downhills, some with little berms. No mosquitos thanks to the drought!
Snowman Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 I've signed up for the Trondheim-Oslo ride next year. It is 54 European miles, or 540km if you like, or 540000 meters. I heard it is supposed to be the longest continous ride in the world(no stops here, just to make the neccessary duties...). The fastest bikers do the trip on 13-14 hours, they eat, drink and shit on/from the bike.
tangy Posted September 9, 2007 Posted September 9, 2007 QUOTE (Snowman @ Sep 9 2007, 11:27 AM) I've signed up for the Trondheim-Oslo ride next year. It is 54 European miles, or 540km if you like, or 540000 meters. I heard it is supposed to be the longest continous ride in the world(no stops here, just to make the neccessary duties...). The fastest bikers do the trip on 13-14 hours, they eat, drink and shit on/from the bike. Damn, that sounds hardcore, particualry the shitting part. It certainly would give some incentive to be at the front of the pack! . I guess that is a road ride? The most hardcore biking event here in the states must be Montezumas Revenge: "WHAT: AN ULTRA MOUNTAIN BIKING EVENT, 24 hours, over 200 miles, 10 times on the Continental Divide, over 35,000+ feet of elevation climb, with the lowest elevation down at 9,000', the highest elevation up at 14,270', under a full moon and it is yet to be completed." The 2007 race was canceled but will be back next year. http://www.montezumasrevenge.com/mz_cmonin.php
D-13 Posted September 9, 2007 Author Posted September 9, 2007 Wow snowman, sounds crazy! I've signed up for the Toronto Conquer Cancer bike event. You bike from Toronto to Niagara Falls...(200 km). nice easy ride. Physically...I'm gonna be alright...but the heat is what is going to kill me. thats next August.
tangy Posted September 30, 2007 Posted September 30, 2007 Another great ride today. Totaling around 7.5 miles. One of the better downhill singletracks I have ridden is this area, lots of serpentine berms down steeper sections. The trail was called Sidehill and a large part of it was carved into the side of the hill with a narrow singletrack next to a serious dropoff.
GeddyRulz Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 QUOTE The Biking thread!, Bummer. I opened this thread because I thought you said "bikini thread."
tangy Posted October 7, 2007 Posted October 7, 2007 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Oct 7 2007, 12:37 PM) QUOTE The Biking thread!, Bummer. I opened this thread because I thought you said "bikini thread." Thought you were in there, like swimwear? Another killer ride today. Time for cold beer and hammock lounging in the shade.....
tangy Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 Doing half of the Virginia Creeper on Saturday with my 9 year old son. You take a shuttle to the top of the VC which is an old railroad right of way. its 14 miles downhill with an approximate grade of 2% and then 3 miles of flatness. Hopefully the colors will be good.
-D-RocK- Posted October 16, 2007 Posted October 16, 2007 This is my bike, the "Green Bastard"........ http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13/cyrithX/IMGP2362.jpg
tangy Posted October 17, 2007 Posted October 17, 2007 QUOTE (-D-RocK- @ Oct 16 2007, 01:45 PM) This is my bike, the "Green Bastard"........ http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb13/cyrithX/IMGP2362.jpg Very nice. I will have to give my grey Giant Trance 4 a crafty nickname like the Grey Lungbuster. Do you ever ride in the snow?
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