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[DaveMatthews]

Beautiful Colnago road bike with quite a paint job from last week's Wednesday morning road ride out of Encinitas:

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Ridden by a woman of roughly my age (77). High sentimental value, as her brother gave it to her before he passed away. She figures roughly 2005 vintage. Doesn't know if it's custom paint.

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Mine was only 1 of 2 ebikes out of roughly 30. I rode the flats in OFF and the hills with just enough assist to make it possible but not easy to keep up. She kept up just fine with no help at all.

As one regular on this no-drop ride told me, "Happy to have ebikes along. What we really like are people who keep up, however that comes about." The pace is "conversational" (Zone 2).

Love the inclusivity!

 

[stompandgo]

Beautiful Colnago road bike with quite a paint job from last week's Wednesday morning road ride out of Encinitas:

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Ridden by a woman of roughly my age (77). High sentimental value, as her brother gave it to her before he passed away. She figures roughly 2005 vintage. Doesn't know if it's custom paint.

My take is that it's a 2001 Master with the LX14 (not custom) paint job. The Chorus groupset is much newer than that. It has the four sided tubing and a straight fork. She is also riding Speedplay pedals This is the kind of bike that "the boss" gives to me to tune up or overhaul, as I really enjoy working on them.

Colnago was obsessed with fakes. If she wants, she can contact them in Italy with pictures and a serial number, and they can trace it back to the day that it was built, who built it, it's ownership, and any factory service history. They actually encourage owners to do this, as it will update their registry.

 

[6zfshdb]

Interesting mailboxes:

 

[Chargeride]

My take is that it's a 2001 Master with the LX14 (not custom) paint job. The Chorus groupset is much newer than that. It has the four sided tubing and a straight fork. She is also riding Speedplay pedals This is the kind of bike that "the boss" gives to me to tune up or overhaul, as I really enjoy working on them.

Colnago was obsessed with fakes. If she wants, she can contact them in Italy with pictures and a serial number, and they can trace it back to the day that it was built, who built it, it's ownership, and any factory service history. They actually encourage owners to do this, as it will update their registry.

Never heard of Colnago, though I suspect its pronounced acolonagio

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Downtown Carlsbad, CA:

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"Gas is expensive. Ride e-bike!"

 

[Chargeride]

Its actually the same relative price it was five years ago in the UK.

 

[snipechief]

"Gas is expensive. Ride e-bike!"

I agree. This is what we're dealing with in Nor-Cal.
When I see that sign, I smile listening to the Hum of the bikes motor.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Never heard of Colnago, though I suspect its pronounced acolonagio

 

[stompandgo]

Screw that guy. Eddy Merckx was the best ever.

His Colnagos had his name on them.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Never heard of Colnago, though I suspect its pronounced acolonagio

Colnago is one of the most expensive road bikes. Although... I rode to a big LBS in Warsaw earlier this day and could spot a Colnago there. The price was the equivalent of 3650 quids, which is something that buys you a decent e-bike but what is "chicken money" as for a premium road bike (Probably one of the entry level Colnagos).

 

[Stefan Mikes]

Its actually the same relative price it was five years ago in the UK.

The Government of Poland has reduced the VAT on the fuel from 23 down to 8%

 

[stompandgo]

Colnago is one of the most expensive road bikes. Although... I rode to a big LBS in Warsaw earlier this day and could spot a Colnago there. The price was the equivalent of 3650 quids, which is something that buys you a decent e-bike but what is "chicken money" as for a premium road bike (Probably one of the entry level Colnagos).

The Y1RS shown above is a custom assembled bike. You choose the frame size and color (some have upcharges). Then you choose the components. Pricing can vary by thousands of dollars depending on what you choose. You can absolutely get one for less than this.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

The Y1RS shown above is a custom assembled bike. You choose the frame size and color (some have upcharges). Then you choose the components. Pricing can vary by thousands of dollars depending on what you choose. You can absolutely get one for less than this.

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I've watched one of the cycling channels. The man bought himself a Y1RS and was very disappointed. You certainly guess why! He didn't need a purebred racing bike, he needed a Scott Addict

 

[Cycologist]

Spotted this on the way home from a ride today:

I think they pick up dog poop from your yard.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Spotted this on the way home from a ride today:

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I think they pick up dog poop from your yard.

The more I think about it, the more this business model makes sense — especially if they're geared up for bigger jobs like parks.

Endless and growing supply of dog poop, fewer and fewer people feeling obligated to pick up their own, dogs continuing to show no interest in picking it up themselves.

 

[Cycologist]

Saw these guys yesterday:

This is on some new trails that I found recently.

Interesting story: I take my dogs up to these trails occasionally to do a walk. It's pretty quiet and not many people are around since it's far out from civilization. It's "country" as we like to say here in the states. These trails snake through open areas, wooded areas and split off into all different directions. When I first started riding in there, I made sure I had my Garmin bike GPS programmed with a course to follow, so I wouldn't get lost.

This past winter, I was walking the dogs on a far end of one of these trails and came across a cross-country skier who was lost. He stopped me to ask for directions and said he couldn't find the way back to his starting point, where his car was parked. I gave him some basic directions and off he went, then I continued my walk with the dogs. On my return trip, I noticed he was making his way back to me. It was getting dark, the temperature was dropping and he was getting cold. At this point, he was exhausted and starting to panic a bit, so I offered to give him a ride and try to find where he parked his car. Unfortunately, I had the two dogs with me and the wife was driving our small SUV with a big dog bed in the back, so there was no way I could fit him in there with his skis. I asked him to wait in the parking lot while I drove home to drop the wife and dogs off then I'd come back to pick him up. I got his phone number so I could text him status updates, since I didn't want him to feel abandoned. There was literally nobody else around at the moment and he was alone.

When I made it back, he was still there and thankfully not frozen. I loaded up his skis and cranked up the passenger seat heater for him, then off we went to find his car. Turns out he was from Sweeden and came up to our area for work. He was a skier, so someone suggested he come up to these trails to ski. They apparently didn't mention how easy it is to get lost up here. We finally found his car, REALLY far away. It turns out he ended up about 20 miles from where he started. Pretty scary, especially in that cold weather with all the snow. I'm not sure what would have happened if I hadn't shown up to walk the dogs.

 

[DaveMatthews]

Saw these guys yesterday:

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This is on some new trails that I found recently.

Interesting story: I take my dogs up to these trails occasionally to do a walk. It's pretty quiet and not many people are around since it's far out from civilization. It's "country" as we like to say here in the states. These trails snake through open areas, wooded areas and split off into all different directions. When I first started riding in there, I made sure I had my Garmin bike GPS programmed with a course to follow, so I wouldn't get lost.

This past winter, I was walking the dogs on a far end of one of these trails and came across a cross-country skier who was lost. He stopped me to ask for directions and said he couldn't find the way back to his starting point, where his car was parked. I gave him some basic directions and off he went, then I continued my walk with the dogs. On my return trip, I noticed he was making his way back to me. It was getting dark, the temperature was dropping and he was getting cold. At this point, he was exhausted and starting to panic a bit, so I offered to give him a ride and try to find where he parked his car. Unfortunately, I had the two dogs with me and the wife was driving our small SUV with a big dog bed in the back, so there was no way I could fit him in there with his skis. I asked him to wait in the parking lot while I drove home to drop the wife and dogs off then I'd come back to pick him up. I got his phone number so I could text him status updates, since I didn't want him to feel abandoned. There was literally nobody else around at the moment and he was alone.

When I made it back, he was still there and thankfully not frozen. I loaded up his skis and cranked up the passenger seat heater for him, then off we went to find his car. Turns out he was from Sweeden and came up to our area for work. He was a skier, so someone suggested he come up to these trails to ski. They apparently didn't mention how easy it is to get lost up here. We finally found his car, REALLY far away. It turns out he ended up about 20 miles from where he started. Pretty scary, especially in that cold weather with all the snow. I'm not sure what would have happened if I hadn't shown up to walk the dogs.

Nicely done sir!