Mt Tabor is an urban park... it has trees, playground, water reservoirs,
and a few peek-a-boo views of the surrounding terrain. It's worth the ride
up, but it's more of an after dinner to watch the sunset or on the way
to X we'll ride over Mt Tabor kind of place. That said, if you want a more
And don't forget Leif Ericsson!
cc
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 11:46 PM, Andy Smitty Schmidt 54ca...@gmail.comwrote:
Mt Tabor is an urban park... it has trees, playground, water reservoirs,
and a few peek-a-boo views of the surrounding terrain. It's worth the ride
up, but it's more of an after
Actually, this is true: a recent after-work ride involved a climb up Mt.
Tabor from the West, with a descent on the east side, and a jaunt along the
205 multi-use path with a nice ride along the Columbia River and the
Airport (where you'll get buzzed by jets!).
cc
On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 11:46
Benji was amazing with price and ferrous with his time.
That means he ironed things out while you spent time with him!
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Another one who votes with his dollars at Hiawatha Cyclery. Jim and Mark
are great. Willing to put up with my strange needs. Then again, they have
come up with some pretty strange and cool things themselves.
The Twin Cities does have a nice selection of bike shops that speak steel
bikes.
Boston Area is lucky. We have Harris Cyclery. You could not ask for better.
Good people, good stock, good shop.Jim D.Massachusetts
On Sunday, June 30, 2013 9:06:24 AM UTC-4, EricP wrote:
Another one who votes with his dollars at Hiawatha Cyclery. Jim and Mark
are great.
Looking for some feedback on setting up these brakes. I have a canti
LongLow and have installed the CR720. I've just fitted the front ones, but
the problem I have is that due to the length of the pads, the brakes aren't
able to release past the fork legs, meaning that I have to deflate the
On Sun, 2013-06-30 at 14:12 -0700, IanA wrote:
Looking for some feedback on setting up these brakes. I have a canti
LongLow and have installed the CR720. I've just fitted the front
ones, but the problem I have is that due to the length of the pads,
the brakes aren't able to release past the
My flight got out of Louisville an hour late, making my connection at Ohare
almost impossible. Concourse change and everything.
I ran for it and just made it!
Just realized I left my fresh Bicycle Quarterly in the seat back pocket on the
plane from Louisville! Ah!!!
Hi Folks:
My first foray into selling on this forum, but I've realized that the
Slickersack/Platrack combo is bigger than I really need, and also sits
pretty low on my big ol' 2TT AHH. So I need to sell it to fund the
purchase of a Sackville Bar Sack and accompanying Nitto BarSackRack.
Up
Well, Paul, the strap directly to the rails ploy seems to work, at least
for the small Junior. I don't care for how the dowel is right up against my
thighs (I have my saddles slammed all the way back) but it does work. I did
use another Junior on this bike some years ago, but using Cyclo loops.
I
This prompted me to take a look at the original invoice for my Atlantis in
2003. The serial number is NOT listed on the invoice but I respectfully
suggest that including it would be useful information. I recorded it on
the invoice myself but there's a higher level of credibility if it's
I'm kind of with patrick on this. When i was commuting I used a barley Bag
and the SQR system, which works great and is absolutely the fastest to get
the bag on or off the bike. Now that I'm retired that bag rides almost
empty most of the time and I'm not thrilled about the extra parts on the
I'm in 100%. I'll be around longer than just the weekend, so let me know
if you plan to arrive early or stay over we'll work out some the details.
dougP
On Thursday, June 27, 2013 7:42:53 AM UTC-7, Manuel Acosta wrote:
Bumping this least we forget this WILL happen.
Head count?
On
dont ya jus luv flyen.
michael
On Sunday, June 30, 2013 5:21:05 PM UTC-4, LouisvillePatrick wrote:
My flight got out of Louisville an hour late, making my connection at
Ohare almost impossible. Concourse change and everything.
I ran for it and just made it!
Just realized I left my
I have a '998 LongLow, and have dealt with this by using brakes that get
the post further away from the forks/chainstays. Have to say I'm very happy
with the basic Shimano cantis - super-adjustable, and strong braking. I was
very frustrated with other brakes that put the posts closer to the
Thanks for the write-up. I plan to mark my calendar for next year (never
too early to plan). That's a wonderful area for cycling.
Last year, a charity I'm involved in did a week long tour through that
area, and Sweetwater Springs was an optional route. We also used some
interesting hills
People who ride compact doubles chose those bikes. Sometimes just
riding by them on a steep hill in your comfortable triple is enough to
make them rethink whether their gearing is what they want. People
sometimes buy the bike for the fitness they wish they had, instead of
the fitness they actually
That looks less crazy busy than the one we did a couple of years ago. I
did, however, notice a couple of skateboarders in your photos. They looked
innocent enough, but you gotta watch out for them. And what a mix of
bikes! Good stuff. Hope they keep using new routes for this event, makes
Why are you so against using shorter pads? The longer pads are really best
on V brakes but not needed on good cantis. I use Paul's neo retros with
Avid shorty pads, works great. Also, what size tire are you running?
Beyond 40 mm not many road bikes are designed for cantis long pads.
Both
And yet, in the latest issue of Dirt Rag (a mountain bike focused
magazine), the mechanic column had a quote along the lines of the only
thing dumber than a triple on a mountain bike, is a triple on a road
bike. Seems like a lot of folks are thinking that way.
Now, for non-loaded touring, on the
Am to the point of thinking 38s (on a 700C wheel) are the narrowest I'll
go. Even my 26 wheel bike with 50mm tires seems narrow some days. Maybe
a fat bike is in my future.
Eric Platt
St. Paul, MN
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 6:23 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
And 40 is the new 32...
dougP
I saw that comment too, in what incidentally seemed to me to be pretty much
a waste of an issue. In any case, I found myself thinking of it again
yesterday while riding some steep stuff at about 9500' ASL. So thanks Eric
for reminding me to go dig out my old triple and look at replacing my
About the train: Cyclists need reservations for the bike on the Coast
Starlight now? When I have ridden it with my bike, I have arrived
early, boxed my bike and paid for it, and then given it to the baggage
people with no trouble. I've never made a reservation beforehand, just
arrived at the
Since I have started riding with Albas, I have noticed that people are
smiling and saying hello and waving to me as I go by.
People hardly ever did when I rode drops and staches.
It immediately started happening after switching to Albas. Maybe I have
just been running into the right people
I don't get it. There are lots of steep roads. They're fun to ride,
but for many riders, they're hard to ride. If you can ride them with a
double, compact or otherwise, more power to you. But if you need lower
gears to ride them, your choice is to skip those fun rides, or walk
them, or equip your
In practice, you just have to have your bike boxed and given to the
baggage people before the train arrives. They may say an hour or two,
and I usually allow plenty of time, but really it doesn't take long
and the longest time is taken by taping up the box.
Since I almost always ride to the train
Hugh:
You really are the man with the camera. Great photos. I can guess which
bikes belong to the Belgian couple. Trekking bars a full complement of
Ortleibs (in red or black, rarely yellow) are the giveaway.
For ...not really a loaded touring bike I'll guess the Hilsen did just
fine.
This is interesting. My own take on the bike-to-rider contest of mastery
is that I like to adapt myself to the bike's limitations and to the
circumstances -- terrain, wind, gear, load, etc. I'd rather learn to grunt
a 40 lb load up a mile-long hill than to create a gear system that will let
me
The joy of bike touring is the simplicity of bike-eat-sleep, with your
whole world right there in a few bags.
dougP
On Wednesday, June 26, 2013 10:48:43 AM UTC-7, hsmitham wrote:
Thanks Perry! The ride was great. Everyday my job was to pedal nothing
else to be concerned about. Pure joy.
Its great that theyre lifting others spirits but its more important that theyre
lifting yours! Best bars ever!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 30, 2013, at 9:04 PM, Michael john11.2...@gmail.com wrote:
Since I have started riding with Albas, I have noticed that people are
smiling and saying
Paul -- thanks for this additional information and perspective. No Vaude
system, I'm afraid -- aesthetic compulsions. I want as much as possible to
keep the lean and clean look, as well as avoid all unneeded weight -- as
light as the bike is with just the small seat wedge, it climbs
magnificently
Can't you just carry 3 20oz bottles in cages? I am not sure if that's
enough, I have never ridden in the desert.
On Jun 30, 2013 9:34 PM, Patrick Moore bertin...@gmail.com wrote:
Paul -- thanks for this additional information and perspective. No Vaude
system, I'm afraid -- aesthetic
It's horses for courses. There are many different reasons for riding, and
pushing a relatively big gear up a hill or, more generally, adapting your
riding to the arbitrary limitations
Of your machine is one of them--albeit, I daresay, an odd one/ But it is one
that appeals to me.
Patrick
I like a challenge; to paraphrase Sheldon Brown, If you wanted it to be
easy, why are you riding a bike?
However, I just geared up a
bikehttp://www.biketinker.com/2013/projects/four-clicks-on-a-7-speed-shifter/
to
ride with workmates, and I like it. My first try with the bar-end shifter
left
Wow. Thats a LOT of water. I've done 8 hour runs in the Canyon Lands at low
humidity and 100˚F as the high (starting off at 6am, returning at 2pm),
with 40 oz. of water, without being extra thirsty on arrival. This may seem
a silly question, but do you breathe through you mouth, nose, or a
Manny:
...the horrible time you had. BUT you kept the shutter clicking,
captured the essence of your adventure. Had you not posted anything word
leaked out about a trip so bad you wouldn't talk about it, THAT would be
cause for alarm!
Just seeing Chin's backpack was painful. He looks
Patrick:
I like to do my own stuff, and my Atlantis is built up fairly simply
(standard Rivendell stuff) so I can fix it on tour, if needed. In 10
years, it's only been worked on once, for a new headset. The shop was
recommended by a friend I'd gotten to know the guys before having any
Yes to all of your sentiment. I loved my job for a week of pedaling :-)
Hugh
Sunland, Ca
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 6:25 PM, dougP dougpn...@cox.net wrote:
The joy of bike touring is the simplicity of bike-eat-sleep, with your
whole world right there in a few bags.
dougP
On Wednesday,
Thanks Doug,
I learned a great deal not the least of take more days off, reduce miles
per day so you can soak it all in I.E. take more pictures,camp more, bring
less clothing as if you bring the right stuff you can wash dry quickly. I
enjoyed meeting different cyclotourists and especially
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