So....how does the Friday compare climbing? I prefer mine for climbing (except for the weight!), but find that other bikes descend better....
Same experience for you?
So....how does the Friday compare climbing? I prefer mine for climbing (except for the weight!), but find that other bikes descend better....
Same experience for you?
It climbs great! It is sold as a touring bike, so it already had low gears. I made them even lower by replacing the 30t small chainring with a 24t (16" low gear).
With the higher bars I don't descend as fast as I would on the road bike. I've only gone 44 mph downhill on this bike so far. I did the same descent on the road bike at 50 mph once, but I was pushing it because I had a camera on the handlebars recording video. :D
I just don't put people on ignore. I ignore threads, but there isn't a single person on TE that I want to completely ignore. :)
The group NorCal pace varies. Generally 16 - 18 on the flats and climb at your own pace. The last ride I did with them, I bonked hard and I was the last one. They were great waiting for me until we told them that I was pretty much done for the day. That'll teach me to go for a run and then ride without taking in enough calories. :p
Veronica
That's pretty close to a typical JoelS ride, so I might wait until I'm stronger and the last 20 pounds are gone before attempting any group rides. I'm not interested in holding anyone up. Many of these people have kids and are much busier on the weekends than I am, so I'll continue to ride solo.
For those who may wonder if I only ride solo and why, there's your answer. ;)
The BF Nor Cal gang used to have a very fun, very loosely-organized Slowpoke ride series, led by Bikingshearer & Bigbossman.
I went on a few of them and had a grand time. I was supposed to go on one the day after the crash that kept me off my bike for several months. :mad: I never did manage to go on another one after that. Over time the slowpoke rides faded away, no idea why.
Here's a thread with a bunch of photos from BF rides past -- not just the slowpoke rides, though they are well represented.
http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...tos?p=11945089
Many TE denizens appear in these photos.
Oh, and Bostic shows up from time to time too. ;)
Nice photos! I even saw a folding bike and a couple of recumbent trikes in there!
I saw spingineer in a bunch of those photos. I'm subscribed to his YouTube channel and I read his blog. Judging by his ride videos, I might be able to keep up with him on a climb. No guarantees though.
I've read a lot of posts from bikingshearer, Beaker, Lanceoldstrong, c0lnago, MarkoPolo, cccorlew, UmneyDurak, Ygduf, uspspro, VNA, and bigbossman. I'm not sure why I never saw Bostic's posts. Either that, or I saw one so long ago that I forgot about it. I've been a member of BF since July 2006, but most of those years I didn't even log in or read much, let alone post. It wasn't until last May when I started the climbing rides again and started losing weight that I became a regular reader and poster on BF.
A couple of years ago, possibly. Since then he's gotten quite fit and goes on pretty epic rides (he's a facebook friend and he posts a lot of his rides there). But he's another of the many excellent gentlement in the NorCal bunch, and great fun to be with. I seriously doubt he'd be pissed off about having to wait a bit -- heck, he's waited plenty of times for me. ;)Quote:
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For what it's worth, that was a big part of what raised my hackles at your earlier posts, the intimation that most men who post in cycling forums forums engage in "bragging and outright lying" (your words).
I'm really glad you recognize that the people -- men and women -- who post in the NorCal forum don't subscribe to that sort of foolishness (well, rarely ;)). It's a good place, with good people. I hope you get a chance to meet more of them.
If you ever get a chance to ride with any of the NorCal group, do it... They are a great group of cyclists and, thankfully for me, very patient. Particularly Ron (Spingineer) who is a fabulous riding partner! I look forward to getting enough time in the saddle to be able to do some riding with them sometime soon!Quote:
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Are you going, V?Quote:
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All this reminiscing has me thinking about it. Heck, someone has to bring up the rear and make everyone else look good! :D
But I won't be there Jobob ;)Quote:
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Well then, looks like I'll just have the turkey buzzards to keep me company. :p :D
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I think you misunderstood my earlier posts slightly. I said many men, not most men. Yes, I'm very grateful that the NorCal section isn't like some of the other subforums, or some other entirely different forums that are even worse, with grown men in their 50s and 60s acting like teenagers.Quote:
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I would love to ride with spingineer, especially since he left a comment on one of my mountain climbing ride videos mentioning how he would like to do some of the climbs I do in my videos. I replied telling him to let me know if he ever came up this way, and I would show him the best sufferfests we have to offer! :D
You should drive over to the bay area! Don't wait for them to go east... Totally with it!
I should have told spingineer that I was heading to San Francisco to do those climbs. Turns out he was off that day, so maybe he would've ridden them with me.
HA! So not true!!!! :pQuote:
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Probably not, Saturday is usually Thom's day with the trainer and my run day.
Veronica