Bike Log

[Goblin84]

one of my regular loops yesterday. 26 miles, 18.5mph avg. Was drizzling the whole time which made things interesting. Rode with a guy for a couple miles, on an old beater steel frame downshifters, no shirt, no helmet, just a headband. He was a real nice guy and kept a solid pace

 

[cbcbd]

Rode the mtb for the first time in a long time last night with my new light... awesome stuff, except that the chain kept "skipping" on my 5th and 6th cog... ugh.

 

[marcski]

What light did you get?

Did my normal 30 mile loop this morning before work. Not quite as hot as its been the last few days but it was humid out there....Good for losing that body weight.

Any of you been watching the Tour on Vs.? I didn't even watch the All-Star game last night..was dreaming about not being nervous riding in a peloton of over 100 riders.

 

[cbcbd]

What light did you get?

LIght & Motion Solo Logic Li-Ion

Pretty happy with it so far... has opened up a whole new window for riding

 

[cbcbd]

Went for another hour long night ride tonight in the woods... man, I'm really digging this light - I can ride anytime now!! Woo

 

[bruno]

62.5 yesterday. commute then a nice 40 miler out in concord carlisle, etc. great day!!! cool and little humidity!!!:beer::razz::flag::-o:roll:

 

[marcski]

Great weather this morning for my regular 30 mile pre-work morning loop. Upto 16.6 mph with lots of hills. My heart-rate monitor/altimeter came last night, so I'm psyched to get it going tonight for this weekend's rides...to finally get some accurate vertical footage for my rides.

 

[bvibert]

My heart-rate monitor/altimeter came last night, so I'm psyched to get it going tonight for this weekend's rides...to finally get some accurate vertical footage for my rides.

What did you get?

 

[marcski]

What did you get?

http://www.suuntowatches.com/Suunto-X3HR.pro

 

[cbcbd]

Went out on the mtb with a friend on Sat for around 5 hours to show him Trumbull's valley. Lots of good times and lots of riding all over... found some new rollers and other lines. nice

 

[bvibert]

I finally got back out on the MTB Sunday. I did some exploring in the Nepaug State Forest. It was my first time in there and I went in without any real clue as to where I was going. I rode for about 2 hours but never got too far away from the trail head since I was by myself and didn't want to get too lost. I found some pretty cool stuff, and some stuff that's above my ability right now, including a bunch of stunts and stuff that I don't have much interest in. I'll definitely be back there to do some more exploring.

Anyway, a little over 2 hours with a lot of stops trying to decide which way to go or how much longer to follow the unknown trail deeper into the unknown. Average BPM of 148 which I thought was pretty good considering all the stops, 2128 calories burned.

 

[Marc]

Went out mtbing on Saturday too... twice. Once at an undisclosed location with some awesome trails and pretty cool stunts. I don't have the balls for drops much more than 3 feet. I think I'd be more comfortable with some Rhino Lite's but I still fear breaking something. My FS is really geared towards XC riding.

Did hit up some very cool ramp and tree/balance stunts though. That stuff is starting to get addicting.

 

[cbcbd]

Did hit up some very cool ramp and tree/balance stunts though. That stuff is starting to get addicting.

Yeah, I'm digging more and more and trying to get into more log riding. I still suck and constantly freeze up or bail out prematurely... but it's fun stuff.

 

[Marc]

Yeah, I'm digging more and more and trying to get into more log riding. I still suck and constantly freeze up or bail out prematurely... but it's fun stuff.

It is, because it's such a mental thing I think. The first time I road one of the logs (about 30') all the way I was just focused on thinking "alright, this time I'm just going to ride it." You really can't think about falling.

I was much more successful after I lowered my seat by about 8" too




It's the same mentality for big drops too I guess... but they're reallly scary! :dunce:

 

[Marc]

Pricepoint is selling Sun Rhyno Lite's for $23/rim.




HMMMM.......

 

[bvibert]

I could see myself getting into some stunts like log rides. Most of what I found Sunday was wooden and dirt ramps/drops. Nothing real crazy looking, but way more than I felt comfortable doing on my hard tail. I'm sure my stock wheels are thanking my 230lb ass for skipping them too...

 

[Marc]

I could see myself getting into some stunts like log rides. Most of what I found Sunday was wooden and dirt ramps/drops. Nothing real crazy looking, but way more than I felt comfortable doing on my hard tail. I'm sure my stock wheels are thanking my 230lb ass for skipping them too...

Brian, I'd serious consider those Rhyno Lite rims. They're not a bad weight for a nearly DH-tough rim to boot.

 

[bvibert]

Brian, I'd serious consider those Rhyno Lite rims. They're not a bad weight for a nearly DH-tough rim to boot.

Hmmm... Very tempting indeed....

 

[cbcbd]

My FS is really geared towards XC riding.

I hear ya... although a friend of mine with a hardtail Specialized Rockhopper has followed me on every drop I've gone off - nastiest probably being a 4' onto flat landing. I'm amazed every time I check his rims and they look pretty true.

He is a pretty tiny guy, though - prob weighs near 140lb if that.

 

[bvibert]

I hear ya... although a friend of mine with a hardtail Specialized Rockhopper has followed me on every drop I've gone off - nastiest probably being a 4' onto flat landing. I'm amazed every time I check his rims and they look pretty true.

He is a pretty tiny guy, though - prob weighs near 140lb if that.

That's what I ride, but I'm no tiny guy, as stated above. The biggest air I've ever gotten is launching off of water bars at my local riding spot.