Chazmo
fat-tire biker
- Region
- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
I think you guys have it much worse, @Jeremy McCreary . Coastal landslides are practically non-existent here on the east side. You guys get that on a yearly basis!
2025 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos
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Chazmo
fat-tire biker
- Region
- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
JGcycle
Two-Wheeled Shaker
- Region
- Canada
- City
- Saint John
I only have a tool kit in one bag, and a small hand pump and a cable lock in the other. The bags mostly get used to stow the layers of clothing that I peel off during a ride. So the rack generally doesn't carry all that much weight.
Chazmo
fat-tire biker
- Region
- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
I was joking because the picture made it look like you had the sculpture sitting on the rack.I only have a tool kit in one bag, and a small hand pump and a cable lock in the other. The bags mostly get used to stow the layers of clothing that I peel off during a ride. So the rack generally doesn't carry all that much weight.
Chargeride
Well-Known Member
Im just down the road from RedBull Hardline in Wales, Gee Atheron just returned this bike.
The scenery and roads around here are beautiful.
The scenery and roads around here are beautiful.
JGcycle
Two-Wheeled Shaker
- Region
- Canada
- City
- Saint John
A couple of tonnes of granite would be a bit much, wouldn't it?I was joking because the picture made it look like you had the sculpture sitting on the rack.
Chazmo
fat-tire biker
- Region
- USA
- City
- Central Massachusetts
RabH
Well-Known Member
Former 2 time downhill mountain bike champion, hence the bling bike!
Wow… Carbon tubes with Titanium connectors. Those are some super cool MTBs!!!
The speeds those guys do on those extremely rough downhill tracks is insane, I've done over 50mph on my e bike on smooth roads but doing that on rough tracks takes balls of steel...
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Read in a book on the neuroscience of decision making that your brain has a built-in yes-man and a perennial no-man to counter it. These are specific clusters of neurons in different parts of the subcortex.Former 2 time downhill mountain bike champion, hence the bling bike!
One cluster pitches all the reasons you should go ahead with X while the other catastrophizes over it. Other parts of your brain weigh the inputs and decide.
These downhill guys were apparently born with a severely underdeveloped no-man.
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Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
What a lovely ride and video! Pretty clear why gravel's so popular there.Paweł Jońca video of the Korboloza 3: Land of Nur group ride
It is almost without any words, so no issue for an English speaker to watch it, and it is short enough.
When Paweł rode closely to a herd of cows, he made one of the beasts scared, so he shouted: "SORRY!"
to which the shepherd merrily replied: "SHE'S NOT ANGRY WITH YOU!"
Wish I had a gravel network like that to ride, but too many physical barriers in my rugged SoCal terrain, and all the longer routes through it have been paved.
As for the startled cow, why on earth did that rider put himself right next to the herd when he could just as easily have been all the way across the road?? Cyclists are too vulnerable to allow themselves such lapses in common sense.
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Stefan Mikes
Gravel e-biker
- Region
- Europe
- City
- Mazovia, PL
He's an artist
We call such people "moving with their head in the clouds" Paweł is getting easily distracted when thinking of making a next video shot.
Mulezen
Well-Known Member
I've been off the bike for three weeks for medical reasons now easing. Sweetening the deal was an August morning of seventy degrees...21C. While recuperating I joined the REI co-op to utilize their eBike comprehensive tune. Not everyone has a Jacek. They took it apart and the only thing needing replacing was the chain. The testing alleviated some worry I had about the 625 Bosch battery. 14km on odometer battery charge to 100%. Alaskan's modifications on his Trek Allant detailed on EBR were aped by me to my continuing benefit.
A short ride to check out the shifting...the tech was 5' 5" (XL) and said he did his best.
A short ride to check out the shifting...the tech was 5' 5" (XL) and said he did his best.
Watana Bob
Well-Known Member
- Region
- USA
I discovered a long time ago that this part of my brain was also directly connected to my rectum and whenever it reared its ugly head I ended up with brown pants.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Now that I don't bounce so well, I generally prefer light-colored bikes for visibility. But have to admit, black with red accents is hard to beat.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Just watched the video of your beach date with Floris on YouTube — what an exhilarating ride! And just the man to bring us back footage.
How many times, when the sand-filled wind blew you to a halt, did you think, "Whose idea was this, anyway?!"
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A collection of random pics from the annual 2 week family hols over the water back in Kerry. Among the daily swims and family catch ups I managed to get a fair amount of cycling done, exploring farm lanes, mountain roads and the like. Without the magic assist button the hills were hard! One 25 miler with a couple thousand feet climbing nearly killed me- I required plenty of stops to admire the views, which in the Kingdom is never a chore. The triple chainring & granny gear was a life saver. Love this bike.
Weather this year as ever was mixed but the air temps were lovely & warm, almost humid, even reached 20c some days!! Great for the swimming motivation on the grey rainy mornings - if you think that's on the cooler side, one year the temp did not get above 15c for the two weeks and we barely saw the sun, the water that year was... bracing. This was a good year.
Weather this year as ever was mixed but the air temps were lovely & warm, almost humid, even reached 20c some days!! Great for the swimming motivation on the grey rainy mornings - if you think that's on the cooler side, one year the temp did not get above 15c for the two weeks and we barely saw the sun, the water that year was... bracing. This was a good year.
Jeremy McCreary
Bought it anyway
- Region
- USA
- City
- Carlsbad, CA
Gorgeous photos! Your rounded beach cobbles are a lot bigger than our fist-sized versions.
But you're gonna have to explain the 6th one up with the pinwheel of sticks on a white knob and wall. No clue.
But you're gonna have to explain the 6th one up with the pinwheel of sticks on a white knob and wall. No clue.
St Bridgid's cross. Find them all over Ireland. Used to hang above the kitchen doors. Woven out of straw or rushes every February. One of the old symbol's of Ireland along side the harp. This one was on a tomb in a graveyard. On the Dingle peninsula the burial tradition runs to large imposing tombs. This particular graveyard had a lot of Kennedys. I like seeing the family groupings in each area. Also a lot of UK and US graves, brought home for burial. This area, like all the west of Ireland saw huge emigration in the past.
St Bridgid's cross. Find them all over Ireland. Used to hang above the kitchen doors. Woven out of straw or rushes every February. One of the old symbol's of Ireland along side the harp. This one was on a tomb in a graveyard. On the Dingle peninsula the burial tradition runs to large imposing tombs. This particular graveyard had a lot of Kennedys. I like seeing the family groupings in each area. Also a lot of UK and US graves, brought home for burial. This area, like all the west of Ireland saw huge emigration in the past.
Chargeride
Well-Known Member
Im still waiting for the high storm tide version, that would be insane, the surge can come half way up the dunes.
