[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Antone Könst]

She's tethered in, I also find it inhibits her ability to affect steering by 
moving around too much. Lum, it's a choice for sure, she'd get injured if I 
did, most likely, so we all try our best to avoid that. 

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[lum gim fong]

Of course I don't want you all getting hurt either but you all have the ability 
to make that choice for yourself about riding. The dog doesn't.

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[lum gim fong]

What are you gonna do if you fall? How are you going to stop your dog from 
getting injured? Is there a risk worth the fun?

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Brad]

My dog rides in a tote bag in my basket. I tether her harness to the stem 
so she doesn't go flying if I stop short. She's very tolerant of long 
rides, I think because she hates being left behind.
Obligatory photo: 
 https://www.instagram.com/p/BUNvsR5gort/?taken-by=bread_palace 


Brad P.
Queens

On Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 12:09:13 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>
> Hey Brad - no, no food co-op for me...haven't actually seen another 
> Cheviot around, to my surprise.  I guess it's scary to lock up a riv in the 
> city, if I had my way I'd get mine sand-blasted and let it get a little 
> rusty to potentially deter thieves (and it looks beautiful, I think)
>
> CT Cyclist - I haven't tried any of these solutions thanks for the tips. 
>  I already junked my old outer ring, but since I may be due for a new 
> crankset (my cranks aren't even matching) I'm considering getting one with 
> a chain guard. 
>
> In other news, here's my little dog on my bike!  The big blue bag is *not 
> *perfect, as the sides fall down, but it's better than just the basket. 
>  She's usually OK for the first 10 minutes, then gets fussy for the next 
> 20, but we're working on it.  :) 
> The Surly 8 pack rack is super sold. 
>
>
> 
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 11:17:12 PM UTC-4, A CT Cyclist wrote:
>>
>> Wow, nice job. I never thought the five boroughs ride was a century but 
>> makes since when I look at the GPS map you posted. 
>> I had the same trouble with my chain dropping to the outside when I made 
>> my triple crank into a 1 x 9.  I'm running a 36 tooth chainring that I 
>> picked up at the LBS it's probably off a 10 speed compact. I looked into 
>> getting a narrow wide chainring but Race Face (the other maker) doesn't 
>> make a 36 tooth 110 bcd narrow wide and Wolf tooth is kind of pricey at 
>> $75. I tried the Sugino chainring guard that Riv sells but the chain would 
>> drop and get stuck between the chainring and guard. Wolf Tooth Components 
>> recommends using a 10 speed chain with the narrow wide chainring even if 
>> you have 9 speeds so I tried that. It helped for a while but the ultimate 
>> fix for me was using my outer chainring with the teeth filed off. It also 
>> looks nicer than the plain sugino chainring guard.
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 12:13:25 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>>>
>>> I did my first organized Century through the beautiful and not so 
>>> beautiful 5 boroughs yesterday on my trusty steed (or, ewe?), and enjoyed 
>>> it immensely.   
>>>
>>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6KOXijRK3VRRXNDeTNjc0U3eG8  
>>>
>>> I am a bike commuter, I don't get to do many rides, and typically the 
>>> most adventure I have on the Chev is taking trails home through Prospect 
>>> Park...nothing crazy.  But, I love biking so I figured 'what's 100 miles? 
>>> Sounds easy'... I didn't train or prepare in any way besides indulging in 
>>> more calories than usual the night before, and I bought a padded bib (thank 
>>> god).   In retrospect I'm glad I didn't spend a bunch of time doing long 
>>> rides in preparation for this (well, doing more long rides sounds good but 
>>> I'm glad I didn't 'train'), because my Chev kept me comfortable all the way 
>>> back to my front door over plenty of crappy roads, while the lycra guys 
>>> next to me were complaining about their arms.  I think I was somewhere in 
>>> the back of the front, only because I was the odd man out on my steel 
>>> frame, everyone else was on carbon and clipless taking breaks and then 
>>> catching up and passing me again as I steadily chugged along trying to keep 
>>> up!  I couldn't find the end so I just did the last 5 miles back to my 
>>> apartment.
>>>
>>> It was super great to do this around the Boroughs, especially as a 
>>> resident...it's a massive massive city and every part is beautiful.   Would 
>>> highly recommend to city commuters and visitors who are willing to run red 
>>> lights and weave through traffic...otherwise I think it would be even 
>>> slower than it was which could be frustrating.   
>>>
>>> *The screenshot of my map has one glaring mistake - that it took 16 
>>> hours!  We left Prospect Park at 6:30 and I finished at 3:20, so I'm 
>>> guessing I left 'Ride with GPS' on during the night before after checking 
>>> the route.  But at 9 hours it still probably seems very slow in comparison 
>>> to a non-urban century where you're free to ride for more than a few blocks 
>>> before stopping, I hope to do that soon. 
>>>
>>> BIKE:
>>> My set-up was very comfortable - I'm 6'1, 220, and like I said not 
>>> training or doing long rides often, it was still comfortable the whole time 
>>> thanks to the bike's set-up. 
>>> The 58cm Bosco's hand positions were useful at different times and my 
>>> Compass 

[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Davey Two Shoes]

That basket/bag combo worries me. My little guy tried to hop out front two 
days ago when I didnt have him tethered. I think the shock taught him a 
lesson and he wont be doing it again. We're still new to this lol.

On Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at 12:09:13 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>
> Hey Brad - no, no food co-op for me...haven't actually seen another 
> Cheviot around, to my surprise.  I guess it's scary to lock up a riv in the 
> city, if I had my way I'd get mine sand-blasted and let it get a little 
> rusty to potentially deter thieves (and it looks beautiful, I think)
>
> CT Cyclist - I haven't tried any of these solutions thanks for the tips. 
>  I already junked my old outer ring, but since I may be due for a new 
> crankset (my cranks aren't even matching) I'm considering getting one with 
> a chain guard. 
>
> In other news, here's my little dog on my bike!  The big blue bag is *not 
> *perfect, as the sides fall down, but it's better than just the basket. 
>  She's usually OK for the first 10 minutes, then gets fussy for the next 
> 20, but we're working on it.  :) 
> The Surly 8 pack rack is super sold. 
>
>
> 
>
>
> On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 11:17:12 PM UTC-4, A CT Cyclist wrote:
>>
>> Wow, nice job. I never thought the five boroughs ride was a century but 
>> makes since when I look at the GPS map you posted. 
>> I had the same trouble with my chain dropping to the outside when I made 
>> my triple crank into a 1 x 9.  I'm running a 36 tooth chainring that I 
>> picked up at the LBS it's probably off a 10 speed compact. I looked into 
>> getting a narrow wide chainring but Race Face (the other maker) doesn't 
>> make a 36 tooth 110 bcd narrow wide and Wolf tooth is kind of pricey at 
>> $75. I tried the Sugino chainring guard that Riv sells but the chain would 
>> drop and get stuck between the chainring and guard. Wolf Tooth Components 
>> recommends using a 10 speed chain with the narrow wide chainring even if 
>> you have 9 speeds so I tried that. It helped for a while but the ultimate 
>> fix for me was using my outer chainring with the teeth filed off. It also 
>> looks nicer than the plain sugino chainring guard.
>>
>> On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 12:13:25 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>>>
>>> I did my first organized Century through the beautiful and not so 
>>> beautiful 5 boroughs yesterday on my trusty steed (or, ewe?), and enjoyed 
>>> it immensely.   
>>>
>>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6KOXijRK3VRRXNDeTNjc0U3eG8  
>>>
>>> I am a bike commuter, I don't get to do many rides, and typically the 
>>> most adventure I have on the Chev is taking trails home through Prospect 
>>> Park...nothing crazy.  But, I love biking so I figured 'what's 100 miles? 
>>> Sounds easy'... I didn't train or prepare in any way besides indulging in 
>>> more calories than usual the night before, and I bought a padded bib (thank 
>>> god).   In retrospect I'm glad I didn't spend a bunch of time doing long 
>>> rides in preparation for this (well, doing more long rides sounds good but 
>>> I'm glad I didn't 'train'), because my Chev kept me comfortable all the way 
>>> back to my front door over plenty of crappy roads, while the lycra guys 
>>> next to me were complaining about their arms.  I think I was somewhere in 
>>> the back of the front, only because I was the odd man out on my steel 
>>> frame, everyone else was on carbon and clipless taking breaks and then 
>>> catching up and passing me again as I steadily chugged along trying to keep 
>>> up!  I couldn't find the end so I just did the last 5 miles back to my 
>>> apartment.
>>>
>>> It was super great to do this around the Boroughs, especially as a 
>>> resident...it's a massive massive city and every part is beautiful.   Would 
>>> highly recommend to city commuters and visitors who are willing to run red 
>>> lights and weave through traffic...otherwise I think it would be even 
>>> slower than it was which could be frustrating.   
>>>
>>> *The screenshot of my map has one glaring mistake - that it took 16 
>>> hours!  We left Prospect Park at 6:30 and I finished at 3:20, so I'm 
>>> guessing I left 'Ride with GPS' on during the night before after checking 
>>> the route.  But at 9 hours it still probably seems very slow in comparison 
>>> to a non-urban century where you're free to ride for more than a few blocks 
>>> before stopping, I hope to do that soon. 
>>>
>>> BIKE:
>>> My set-up was very comfortable - I'm 6'1, 220, and like I said not 
>>> training or doing long rides often, it was still comfortable the whole time 
>>> thanks to the bike's set-up. 
>>> The 58cm Bosco's hand positions were useful at different times and my 
>>> Compass tires kept the road noise at bay on the park paths that were 
>>> slowing the road bikes down.  I started first 30 miles at a very low PSI, 
>>> 

[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Antone Könst]

Hey Brad - no, no food co-op for me...haven't actually seen another Cheviot 
around, to my surprise.  I guess it's scary to lock up a riv in the city, 
if I had my way I'd get mine sand-blasted and let it get a little rusty to 
potentially deter thieves (and it looks beautiful, I think)

CT Cyclist - I haven't tried any of these solutions thanks for the tips.  I 
already junked my old outer ring, but since I may be due for a new crankset 
(my cranks aren't even matching) I'm considering getting one with a chain 
guard. 

In other news, here's my little dog on my bike!  The big blue bag is *not 
*perfect, 
as the sides fall down, but it's better than just the basket.  She's 
usually OK for the first 10 minutes, then gets fussy for the next 20, but 
we're working on it.  :) 
The Surly 8 pack rack is super sold. 




On Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at 11:17:12 PM UTC-4, A CT Cyclist wrote:
>
> Wow, nice job. I never thought the five boroughs ride was a century but 
> makes since when I look at the GPS map you posted. 
> I had the same trouble with my chain dropping to the outside when I made 
> my triple crank into a 1 x 9.  I'm running a 36 tooth chainring that I 
> picked up at the LBS it's probably off a 10 speed compact. I looked into 
> getting a narrow wide chainring but Race Face (the other maker) doesn't 
> make a 36 tooth 110 bcd narrow wide and Wolf tooth is kind of pricey at 
> $75. I tried the Sugino chainring guard that Riv sells but the chain would 
> drop and get stuck between the chainring and guard. Wolf Tooth Components 
> recommends using a 10 speed chain with the narrow wide chainring even if 
> you have 9 speeds so I tried that. It helped for a while but the ultimate 
> fix for me was using my outer chainring with the teeth filed off. It also 
> looks nicer than the plain sugino chainring guard.
>
> On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 12:13:25 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>>
>> I did my first organized Century through the beautiful and not so 
>> beautiful 5 boroughs yesterday on my trusty steed (or, ewe?), and enjoyed 
>> it immensely.   
>>
>> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6KOXijRK3VRRXNDeTNjc0U3eG8  
>>
>> I am a bike commuter, I don't get to do many rides, and typically the 
>> most adventure I have on the Chev is taking trails home through Prospect 
>> Park...nothing crazy.  But, I love biking so I figured 'what's 100 miles? 
>> Sounds easy'... I didn't train or prepare in any way besides indulging in 
>> more calories than usual the night before, and I bought a padded bib (thank 
>> god).   In retrospect I'm glad I didn't spend a bunch of time doing long 
>> rides in preparation for this (well, doing more long rides sounds good but 
>> I'm glad I didn't 'train'), because my Chev kept me comfortable all the way 
>> back to my front door over plenty of crappy roads, while the lycra guys 
>> next to me were complaining about their arms.  I think I was somewhere in 
>> the back of the front, only because I was the odd man out on my steel 
>> frame, everyone else was on carbon and clipless taking breaks and then 
>> catching up and passing me again as I steadily chugged along trying to keep 
>> up!  I couldn't find the end so I just did the last 5 miles back to my 
>> apartment.
>>
>> It was super great to do this around the Boroughs, especially as a 
>> resident...it's a massive massive city and every part is beautiful.   Would 
>> highly recommend to city commuters and visitors who are willing to run red 
>> lights and weave through traffic...otherwise I think it would be even 
>> slower than it was which could be frustrating.   
>>
>> *The screenshot of my map has one glaring mistake - that it took 16 
>> hours!  We left Prospect Park at 6:30 and I finished at 3:20, so I'm 
>> guessing I left 'Ride with GPS' on during the night before after checking 
>> the route.  But at 9 hours it still probably seems very slow in comparison 
>> to a non-urban century where you're free to ride for more than a few blocks 
>> before stopping, I hope to do that soon. 
>>
>> BIKE:
>> My set-up was very comfortable - I'm 6'1, 220, and like I said not 
>> training or doing long rides often, it was still comfortable the whole time 
>> thanks to the bike's set-up. 
>> The 58cm Bosco's hand positions were useful at different times and my 
>> Compass tires kept the road noise at bay on the park paths that were 
>> slowing the road bikes down.  I started first 30 miles at a very low PSI, 
>> around 25, by accident (it was early!) and pumped up to 60 later.  Was glad 
>> to have a dynamo front and back light set-up with all the traffic.  My Big 
>> Blue Sac in a Wald basket on a Surly 6 Pack held more coconut water and 
>> bananas than I needed, but had there not been checkpoints I would have been 
>> well prepared   :-) 
>> My Paul Racer's seemed to get less effective as the 

[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[A CT Cyclist]

Wow, nice job. I never thought the five boroughs ride was a century but 
makes since when I look at the GPS map you posted. 
I had the same trouble with my chain dropping to the outside when I made my 
triple crank into a 1 x 9.  I'm running a 36 tooth chainring that I picked 
up at the LBS it's probably off a 10 speed compact. I looked into getting a 
narrow wide chainring but Race Face (the other maker) doesn't make a 36 
tooth 110 bcd narrow wide and Wolf tooth is kind of pricey at $75. I tried 
the Sugino chainring guard that Riv sells but the chain would drop and get 
stuck between the chainring and guard. Wolf Tooth Components recommends 
using a 10 speed chain with the narrow wide chainring even if you have 9 
speeds so I tried that. It helped for a while but the ultimate fix for me 
was using my outer chainring with the teeth filed off. It also looks nicer 
than the plain sugino chainring guard.

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 12:13:25 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>
> I did my first organized Century through the beautiful and not so 
> beautiful 5 boroughs yesterday on my trusty steed (or, ewe?), and enjoyed 
> it immensely.   
>
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6KOXijRK3VRRXNDeTNjc0U3eG8  
>
> I am a bike commuter, I don't get to do many rides, and typically the most 
> adventure I have on the Chev is taking trails home through Prospect 
> Park...nothing crazy.  But, I love biking so I figured 'what's 100 miles? 
> Sounds easy'... I didn't train or prepare in any way besides indulging in 
> more calories than usual the night before, and I bought a padded bib (thank 
> god).   In retrospect I'm glad I didn't spend a bunch of time doing long 
> rides in preparation for this (well, doing more long rides sounds good but 
> I'm glad I didn't 'train'), because my Chev kept me comfortable all the way 
> back to my front door over plenty of crappy roads, while the lycra guys 
> next to me were complaining about their arms.  I think I was somewhere in 
> the back of the front, only because I was the odd man out on my steel 
> frame, everyone else was on carbon and clipless taking breaks and then 
> catching up and passing me again as I steadily chugged along trying to keep 
> up!  I couldn't find the end so I just did the last 5 miles back to my 
> apartment.
>
> It was super great to do this around the Boroughs, especially as a 
> resident...it's a massive massive city and every part is beautiful.   Would 
> highly recommend to city commuters and visitors who are willing to run red 
> lights and weave through traffic...otherwise I think it would be even 
> slower than it was which could be frustrating.   
>
> *The screenshot of my map has one glaring mistake - that it took 16 hours! 
>  We left Prospect Park at 6:30 and I finished at 3:20, so I'm guessing I 
> left 'Ride with GPS' on during the night before after checking the route. 
>  But at 9 hours it still probably seems very slow in comparison to a 
> non-urban century where you're free to ride for more than a few blocks 
> before stopping, I hope to do that soon. 
>
> BIKE:
> My set-up was very comfortable - I'm 6'1, 220, and like I said not 
> training or doing long rides often, it was still comfortable the whole time 
> thanks to the bike's set-up. 
> The 58cm Bosco's hand positions were useful at different times and my 
> Compass tires kept the road noise at bay on the park paths that were 
> slowing the road bikes down.  I started first 30 miles at a very low PSI, 
> around 25, by accident (it was early!) and pumped up to 60 later.  Was glad 
> to have a dynamo front and back light set-up with all the traffic.  My Big 
> Blue Sac in a Wald basket on a Surly 6 Pack held more coconut water and 
> bananas than I needed, but had there not been checkpoints I would have been 
> well prepared   :-) 
> My Paul Racer's seemed to get less effective as the ride went on - can 
> someone explain?  I hadn't adjusted them prior. 
> I'm running just one chainring up front and my chain fell off 3 times - 
> how do I avoid this? I haven't adjusted my rear d. since taking off the 
> larger chainring. 
>
> Anyhow, I certainly wouldn't have done this ride if I wasn't looking for 
> ways to get on my Cheviot for longer, which is partly how I justified the 
> Rivendell.  Now I'm just very sore. 
>

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Brad]

Hi Antone,

There's a guy who shops at the Bushwick Food Co-op who rides a Cheviot. Is 
that you?

Brad
Queens

On Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 11:21:18 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>
> Thanks for the responses! 
>
> Definitely want to check out this ride 'up north' - thanks for the link!   
>
> BTW I don't think many of the stats on the map screenshot I posted are 
> correct...I've never used a speedometer but 44mph seems really fast, even 
> down a hill, right? I don't really care about speed, but now I'm curious; 
> does one go that fast on a bike downhill?! Seems exciting! But also would 
> make all that bombing down hills with no hands as a kid seem a lot more 
> dangerous. 
>
> Also, the link in the post are more photos, mostly of bodies of water we 
> went over. 
>
>

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Brad]

Hi Antoine,

There's a guy who shops at the Bushwick Food Coop and rides a Cheviot. Is 
that you?

Brad
Queens

On Sunday, September 17, 2017 at 11:21:18 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>
> Thanks for the responses! 
>
> Definitely want to check out this ride 'up north' - thanks for the link!   
>
> BTW I don't think many of the stats on the map screenshot I posted are 
> correct...I've never used a speedometer but 44mph seems really fast, even 
> down a hill, right? I don't really care about speed, but now I'm curious; 
> does one go that fast on a bike downhill?! Seems exciting! But also would 
> make all that bombing down hills with no hands as a kid seem a lot more 
> dangerous. 
>
> Also, the link in the post are more photos, mostly of bodies of water we 
> went over. 
>
>

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Antone Könst]

Thanks for the responses! 

Definitely want to check out this ride 'up north' - thanks for the link!  

BTW I don't think many of the stats on the map screenshot I posted are 
correct...I've never used a speedometer but 44mph seems really fast, even down 
a hill, right? I don't really care about speed, but now I'm curious; does one 
go that fast on a bike downhill?! Seems exciting! But also would make all that 
bombing down hills with no hands as a kid seem a lot more dangerous. 

Also, the link in the post are more photos, mostly of bodies of water we went 
over. 

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Bob Ehrenbeck]

Well done!

I love my Clem, but I can't imagine doing a century on it.

And 44.8 mph?! 

Bob E

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Ryan Fleming]

But you finish. That's the main thing

I'm slow too...and this year even 50 miles is a stretch. We should try not 
to beat ourselves up ...but good on Antone 

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 1:33:54 AM UTC-5, lum gim fong wrote:
>
> Nice report!! Congrats!!
> No training! Thats how its supposed to be. Commutin' should count for 
> something!
> I dont like training either. Just riding for fun.
>
> How many days a week do you commute?
> How many miles each commute?
> Week?
>
> I mostly seem to be in back on centuries. The last guy to finish. The 
> later rest stops closing as I arrive.
> Everyone passes me. I am slow.
>
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

['Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Hi Steve, et al. Here is a ride that starts and ends about 3 minutes ride 
from the train station in Cold Spring. A good portion of this ride is on 
beautiful dirt roads, including Lane Gate, Indian Brook, Old Albany Post, 
Long Hill, Old Forge, parts of Wiccoppee, and East Mountain South (the up 
part in this direction.) I sometimes throw in the super steep Sunrise Hill 
climb, which puts the total elevation gain, according to Mapmyride, at just 
about 6,000 feet in just over 40 miles.

http://www.mapmyfitness.com/routes/view/1644490685

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 8:40:56 AM UTC-4, Steve Palincsar wrote:
>
> Although it's unlikely I'll be back in Beacon any time soon, I'd like to 
> know about your Cold Spring dirt road routes. 
>
>
> On 09/12/2017 08:01 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote: 
> > 
> > There is lots of great riding up the Hudson River a bit. Beacon is 
> > just over an hour from Grand Central on the train. The stop just 
> > before is Cold Spring, with easy access to miles and miles of great 
> > dirt roads. PM me if you'd like a route suggestion or two. 
>
> -- 
> Steve Palincsar 
> Alexandria, Virginia 
> USA 
>
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Re: [RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[Steve Palincsar]

Although it's unlikely I'll be back in Beacon any time soon, I'd like to 
know about your Cold Spring dirt road routes.



On 09/12/2017 08:01 AM, 'Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch wrote:


There is lots of great riding up the Hudson River a bit. Beacon is 
just over an hour from Grand Central on the train. The stop just 
before is Cold Spring, with easy access to miles and miles of great 
dirt roads. PM me if you'd like a route suggestion or two.


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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

['Mark in Beacon' via RBW Owners Bunch]

Awesome. One hundred miles is a lot to do without "training," but as you 
have shown, it's not impossible! And by making the mental shift from 
"training" to "just riding"  your attention stays completely on the ride at 
hand. My experience has been that if most of your riding is "training" for 
some event in the future, it can get a little tyrannical. 

In terms of the braking, one possibility is you picked up something on your 
rims that decreased effectiveness. Re: air pressure. Not sure what size 
Compass you are running, but even at 200 plus, 60 psi is probably way 
overkill if they are Switchbacks (48mm). If they were rideable at 25, I 
would say try another 10-15 in back and 5-10 in front. Too much pressure 
and you lose some of the major benefits of wide rubber.

There is lots of great riding up the Hudson River a bit. Beacon is just 
over an hour from Grand Central on the train. The stop just before is Cold 
Spring, with easy access to miles and miles of great dirt roads. PM me if 
you'd like a route suggestion or two.

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 12:13:25 AM UTC-4, Antone Könst wrote:
>
> I did my first organized Century through the beautiful and not so 
> beautiful 5 boroughs yesterday on my trusty steed (or, ewe?), and enjoyed 
> it immensely.   
>
> https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B6KOXijRK3VRRXNDeTNjc0U3eG8  
>
> I am a bike commuter, I don't get to do many rides, and typically the most 
> adventure I have on the Chev is taking trails home through Prospect 
> Park...nothing crazy.  But, I love biking so I figured 'what's 100 miles? 
> Sounds easy'... I didn't train or prepare in any way besides indulging in 
> more calories than usual the night before, and I bought a padded bib (thank 
> god).   In retrospect I'm glad I didn't spend a bunch of time doing long 
> rides in preparation for this (well, doing more long rides sounds good but 
> I'm glad I didn't 'train'), because my Chev kept me comfortable all the way 
> back to my front door over plenty of crappy roads, while the lycra guys 
> next to me were complaining about their arms.  I think I was somewhere in 
> the back of the front, only because I was the odd man out on my steel 
> frame, everyone else was on carbon and clipless taking breaks and then 
> catching up and passing me again as I steadily chugged along trying to keep 
> up!  I couldn't find the end so I just did the last 5 miles back to my 
> apartment.
>
> It was super great to do this around the Boroughs, especially as a 
> resident...it's a massive massive city and every part is beautiful.   Would 
> highly recommend to city commuters and visitors who are willing to run red 
> lights and weave through traffic...otherwise I think it would be even 
> slower than it was which could be frustrating.   
>
> *The screenshot of my map has one glaring mistake - that it took 16 hours! 
>  We left Prospect Park at 6:30 and I finished at 3:20, so I'm guessing I 
> left 'Ride with GPS' on during the night before after checking the route. 
>  But at 9 hours it still probably seems very slow in comparison to a 
> non-urban century where you're free to ride for more than a few blocks 
> before stopping, I hope to do that soon. 
>
> BIKE:
> My set-up was very comfortable - I'm 6'1, 220, and like I said not 
> training or doing long rides often, it was still comfortable the whole time 
> thanks to the bike's set-up. 
> The 58cm Bosco's hand positions were useful at different times and my 
> Compass tires kept the road noise at bay on the park paths that were 
> slowing the road bikes down.  I started first 30 miles at a very low PSI, 
> around 25, by accident (it was early!) and pumped up to 60 later.  Was glad 
> to have a dynamo front and back light set-up with all the traffic.  My Big 
> Blue Sac in a Wald basket on a Surly 6 Pack held more coconut water and 
> bananas than I needed, but had there not been checkpoints I would have been 
> well prepared   :-) 
> My Paul Racer's seemed to get less effective as the ride went on - can 
> someone explain?  I hadn't adjusted them prior. 
> I'm running just one chainring up front and my chain fell off 3 times - 
> how do I avoid this? I haven't adjusted my rear d. since taking off the 
> larger chainring. 
>
> Anyhow, I certainly wouldn't have done this ride if I wasn't looking for 
> ways to get on my Cheviot for longer, which is partly how I justified the 
> Rivendell.  Now I'm just very sore. 
>

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[RBW] Re: NYC Century on Cheviot

[John G.]

Congrats!

I drove up to the Botanical Gardens with my wife's family on Sunday, and 
saw a good number of Century riders. I spotted two Hillbornes, and I *think* I 
saw a Road custom. 

Looked like a blast. The crowds have kept me away, but every year, I regret 
not doing it. 

On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 3:31:48 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote:
>
> You need to put a chainguard where your big ring was to stop the chain 
> from jumping off.
>
> Nice job on the century. You say you don't ride far, but you must ride 
> every day to have pulled that off. Congrats!
>

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