That's a nice trail you guys have down there. I noticed a sign in one of the photos saying "closed in wet weather." While this might be for concerns about safety, because of the many bridges, it is also a good policy for the trail surface itself. The limestone trails we have around the Chicago metro area are technically only closed after dark (although judging from some of the graffiti it does not appear to be well enforced) and always open year-around. Consequently bikers and particularly equestrians are out on them all Winter long, if they brave the cold and snow, and as a result they're badly beaten up by Spring with plenty of ruts and hoof marks.
On Dec 4, 6:52 pm, Angus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cliff, > > You are THE MAN! 100 miles, on a gravel trail, on a single speed. > > I only did the same trail out and back...on a geared bike... > > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/sets/72157607187614466/ > > It is great to hear about another Quickbeam rider in Texas! > > If you are ever near Tyler, let's go for a ride...I'll try and keep > up! > > Angus > > On Dec 4, 11:45 am, Elfardo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > An introduction is in order as I lurk more than join in the > > conversation here. My name is Clif Wright and I've had my Quickbeam > > for about three months now. It's a fabulous ride and the first bike > > I've owned in over twenty years that fits as it should. I live in > > Austin, Tx. (Any other Quickbeam riders in Austin?) > > > I've been working up to a century ride on the Quickbeam and got a wild > > hair last week when I found myself with a free day to ride. I'm > > probably a couple of months from optimal fitness for a quickbeam > > century but with cedar pollen on it's way to Austin I may be off the > > bike for a bit soon. (If you don't know about cedar season in Austin I > > can assure you that you don't want any part of it.) > > > Saturday morning I was up and off and headed to the Weatherford - > > Mineral Wells Trailway. > > >http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/lake_mineral_wells... > > > It's a 20 mile run one way and I was figuring on doing the trail two > > and a half times. Ideally I like to loop but I was thinking that I > > could use my truck as a support stop and not have to worry about > > carrying too much. > > > As for the redundancy of re-riding the trail a few times, I had no > > cars to deal with all day and the countryside was really beautiful so > > no problem there. It gave me the chance to brag about my off road, > > single (okay dingle) speed, solo century so that's cool too. > > > Weather was in the low 50's with some slight afternoon wind and rain > > that gave me a bit of grief and then blew on. I was quite comfy with > > my woolens on except for the last five miles which are all downhill > > and I completed after sunset. Brrr. Passed a handful of joggers and > > cyclists and a couple of families out for a weekend hike all day. > > Overall it was pretty deserted. Especially after around four in the > > afternoon. > > > The Quickbeam performed great, as expected. No shoulder / neck issues > > at all. I kept it in high gear about 70 percent of the time as the > > trail is railroad grade with no steep climbs. There are a few long, > > shallow uphills that I geared down on a couple of times. > > > I was putting my An-atomica saddle to the test and it felt pretty good > > until around 75 miles or so but that's more my lack of butt > > conditioning. The ride as a whole was fairly pain free until around 75 > > miles when various and sundry muscles and joints started to protest. > > Like I mentioned I was probably jumping the gun on my conditioning. > > > I didn't carry my camera with me but got a couple of (poor) shots > > before I departed. > > >http://flickr.com/photos/clifwright/3082020225/http://flickr.com/phot... > > > Later, > > Clif --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
