The Official DMF Bicycle Thread

[Stella]

Stella took pictures? I'm shocked.

[gh0stie]

Took my helmet cam with me on a ride a back in March, I never got around to adding music to the video, but here it is anyway.

Starts slow, feel free to skip to 0.19


Flat Rock Ranch Ride Part 2

[fastwin]

Had a neat/fun expierence last week with a guy on a moped. I was heading home from work on my bike along this long stretch of road with a really nice bike lane, when this guy on a moped comes up next to me and wanted to race!!  

I kept up with him to 34mph but once we hit 35mph he started to pull away....damn gasoline powered engines!!!!

LOL, it was funny, he wasn't being serious, just have'n some fun! We were all smiles and he gave me a  !

 [moto]

You should have tucked in and done a little motor pacing!

[Monster Dave]

You should have tucked in and done a little motor pacing!

At that speed you can bet that I was as aero as I could get! My legs were tanked from a morning ride that day already so that was all that I could muster.

[fastwin]

No, I meant motor pace off the scooter. Draft him. You would have been home in no time!

[Monster Dave]

No, I meant motor pace off the scooter. Draft him. You would have been home in no time!

OH! I get it!! It was actually a lot of fun seeing the look on the guys face when he'd look at his speedometer and see how fast he was going and see me right there next to him!! 

[SacDuc]

Your bike is about to change:

http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2010-09/new-chainless-bike-uses-pulley-system-eliminating-grease-and-increasing-cool-factor

[DW]

Took my helmet cam with me on a ride a back in March, I never got around to adding music to the video, but here it is anyway.

Starts slow, feel free to skip to 0.19

I am pretty certain that is where I thrashed my rear derailler on July 4th 2005!  I was on a business trip to San Antonio and brought my bike along.  Only a few miles into the ride I caught a tree limb in the chain and tied my shiny new XTR into a pretzel.    Still upset about the way that ride turned out. 

[DW]

My last post got me thinking...  Where has your bike taken you?  Here's my list.  Many other places that I am sure I am missing.

Missouri:Landahl, Knob Noster SP (First MTB ride ever), MO state games in Columbia, several in town rides in Warrensburg, others
Nebraska: Indian Cave SP, Branched Oak Lake, Platte Rive SP (One of my favorites), others
Iowa: Did a race there, can't remember the name
Texas: Flat Rock Ranch, some rides in San Antonio
Colorado: Devil's Backbone, West of Fort Collins, Lyon
South Dakota: Custer SP
Indiana: 3 races there, also rode Brown County SP, Nebo Ridge
Kentucky: Waverly, Cherokee Park, Briar Hill, Fort Duffield, Otter Creek, Frankfort, Others
Singapore: Pulau Ubin, 3 Bike hashes (Look up "Singapore Bike Hash" on You tube), others

I'm sure I've missed a lot, but that covers most of my travels.

[psycledelic]

My last post got me thinking...  Where has your bike taken you? 

Georgia: Bear Creek - Ellijay, Bull Mtn. - Dahlonega
West Virginia: Big Bear Lake - Don't remember the town, just the roots, rocks, rocks, and rocks.
NC: Pisgah Nat. Forest - Entire trail system is great

Florida, SC, Tenn. - Triathlons

France - two weeks of the tour (shortened versions of the tour routes) - highlight: Alpe Du Huez

[Monster Dave]

Just for fun, if anyone's ever been curious:

[Fresh Pants]

Just for fun, if anyone's ever been curious:

too easy... must resist...


bike-curious?







- I keed, I keed

[Monster Dave]

So as of today I'm 10 days out from my next bike race. It's a big one - a 1 day 234 mile race.

Any last minute suggestions prior to race day? Any absolute "must have" items to have in the SAG truck?

Anyone have any experience with Race Caps by Hammer Nutrition?

[gh0stie]

So as of today I'm 10 days out from my next bike race. It's a big one - a 1 day 234 mile race.

Any last minute suggestions prior to race day? Any absolute "must have" items to have in the SAG truck?

Anyone have any experience with Race Caps by Hammer Nutrition?

Weird, I would say a some spare shorts

A few years ago, I did a multi-day bike tour. At the start of the second day, I was standing in line at 6am with a few thousand of my closest friends waiting for the official start. Since it was a long wait I decided to rest the legs by sitting on the top-tube.......as I did this, I felt the unmistaken sensation of a cold draft of air hitting my bare bottom that could only mean one thing; I'D RIPPED MY FREAKING SHORTS!!!!

I didn't pack a spare, so I had to make a mad dash to our gear truck, praying that it hadn't left yet (trucks take a different route as riders to reduce traffic, so I would have been SOL)

To make matters worse I didn't have any extra shorts, I had to wear the shorts from the previous day, which I'd spent 8hrs riding and wasn't too fresh. lol it was either that or ride in Lycra Chaps

[Randimus Maximus]

So as of today I'm 10 days out from my next bike race. It's a big one - a 1 day 234 mile race.

Any last minute suggestions prior to race day? Any absolute "must have" items to have in the SAG truck?

Anyone have any experience with Race Caps by Hammer Nutrition?

I'm assuming there will be aid stations along the route, correct?

We always run our own SAG in addition on major rides to avoid lines and have items that we like.  Like boiled potatoes covered in salt.   

As far as Race Caps, I've got no FHE with that product.  However, I would suggest trying the product before you blindly plan on using it during a major event such as this.  You certainly want to know what to expect, or know that the product will work for you.