2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos
- Thread starter Saratoga Dave
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Chargeride
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Full face eh
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Beautiful! The 2nd photo with the bike on the path by the water really made me want to be there.
JGcycle
Two-Wheeled Shaker
- Region
- Canada
- City
- Saint John
Yeah, old motorcycling habits are hard to break LOL.
dodgeman
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- USA
- City
- Macomb, Illinois
I rode 22 miles today, for those of you on the metric system I think that’s 456 kilometers but my math is a little fuzzy.
. The picture is on a flat river bottom area with a couple or nice house tucked up on top of the bluff with great views. The picture is from the same spot one is just zoomed in on one of the houses.
. The picture is on a flat river bottom area with a couple or nice house tucked up on top of the bluff with great views. The picture is from the same spot one is just zoomed in on one of the houses.
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
It is 35 kmI rode 22 miles today, for those of you on the metric system I think that’s 456 kilometers but my math is a little fuzzy.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
One big advantage to going metric: Your rides sound a lot longer and faster, and rider and bike weights sound a lot smaller.
;^}
;^}
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
When I was in Texas, I saw 900 miles to some city on a road-sign. It is unbelievable to me how big the U.S. is.
Once, mschwett made me aware the distance from San Francisco to Los Angeles was approximately the same as from Warsaw to Budapest
Now, you can understand why I feel more at home in the UK, which is actually smaller by area than Poland, only travelling there is slower than it is in Poland
But, Jeremy please do not lie. You do not measure U.S. distances in miles. It is hours
I say: 'It is 32 km to Specialized Warsaw'. An American would say "It is 6 hours to the next Giant LBS"
Chazmo
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- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
As a matter of fact… That is almost always true here.But, Jeremy please do not lie. You do not measure U.S. distances in miles. It is hours
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
Been to the U.S for 3 times, and to Canada once
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
True. I did a similar comparison myself. Poland is roughly the size of New Mexico but we are a 38 million nation plus two million of Ukrainian refugees.
Saratoga Dave
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Washington County, NY dairy farm area, lovely ride through some quiet rolling countryside. Temp touching 90 degrees for the first time this year, terrrific.
Chazmo
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- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
Yeah, but how many hours did you spend traveling?Been to the U.S for 3 times, and to Canada once
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Not always. When you have to pee or give birth, you want the minutes.But, Jeremy please do not lie. You do not measure U.S. distances in miles. It is hours
;^}
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
We occasionally have such temps in Poland in the summer, and we perceive them as "very hot".
Once, we played an open air concert at 32 C. My guitarist (the one with a bare torso) almost fainted from the heat.
Well, I was the driver only on one of the visits. It took me half the day to cross Houston TX on its diameter but we took that trip intentionally to kill the time between the morning and afternoon appointmentsYeah, but how many hours did you spend traveling?
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Chazmo
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- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
It’s particularly striking today because a) my dog is sick and has been throwing up all day, and b) it’s a shock to the system when it’s been cool until now. We have 15-20 days during the summer that are a bit unbearable here in central MA. I’m more of a cool/cold weather person anyway, but it is what it is.
Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
Just fancy how a moderate country Poland is when we say 24 C (75 F) is "pretty warm" and gravel cyclists are scared of 28 C (82 F) on a race...
Chargeride
Well-Known Member
And theres us all wondering if we had a rockz star in the forum.We occasionally have such temps in Poland in the summer, and we perceive them as "very hot".
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Once, we played an open air concert at 32 C. My guitarist (the one with a bare torso) almost fainted from the heat.
(There is a video where my drummer and me the bassist keep the show going while the guitarist covers his forehead with the arm).
Well, I was the driver only on one of the visits. It took me half the day to cross Houston TX on its diameter but we took that trip intentionally to kill the time between the morning and afternoon appointments
'yeah man, he was a great bassist, but it all went downhill when he got hooked on gravel'.
Chargeride
Well-Known Member
In Poland there is a special word for spoiling a joke by explaining it.It is 35 km
Its stefanpedantski, taken from the German phrase..'but it is true is it not'
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