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  1. Saratoga Dave

    Creo 2 - Road Spec now finished

    Damn, that is a hell of a good looking rig! I do love my Creo, was able to get out today in very unusually warm weather for these parts.
  2. Saratoga Dave

    SHOW us YOUR PIX here .... Odd, WeiRd ,UnUSuAl or EyE CaTchIng things from your rides

    Gotta say I like that last place. Great curb appeal
  3. Saratoga Dave

    Creo rear thru axle spinning out

    Duly noted on the Loc-tite, Mike. I'll have that axle and the threaded part on the frame looked at.
  4. Saratoga Dave

    Creo rear thru axle spinning out

    Anyone seen this? Last fall I finished a ride and when I picked the bike up and put it on the car rack, the rear wheel came loose and lodged right up into the frame. The thru axle had spun right out of the threads and when I put the bike onto the rack try the axle fell right out. Never saw that...
  5. Saratoga Dave

    2024 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Finally, a decent day and an opportunity to use it. Got out for the first time in a month to a sunny 45 degrees and a very happy 30 miles. The next two days are more of the same, and then the cold and more snow come back again. It’s been either frigid, snow covered or both for four weeks around...
  6. Saratoga Dave

    NH ebike trail ban bill.

    “Ours go to eleven”
  7. Saratoga Dave

    NH ebike trail ban bill.

    My brother has a house right on the Northern Rail Trail near Enfield. Omer and Bob’s is a very popular Specialized dealer close by in Lebanon and there are a hell of a lot of ebikes on that trail, ridden by mostly middle aged types and old bastards like myself. I’ve ridden it many times and...
  8. Saratoga Dave

    2023 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    On a family visit trip down to Charlotte, NC… of course the Creo came with me. Took at very nice ride on a brand new section of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway trail that runs right down into South Carolina. Extremely attractive system, some very nice bridges along the creek here and there. Hope...
  9. Saratoga Dave

    Logs

    There’s that good looking Trance, or Stance, or whatever it is… really nice bike
  10. Saratoga Dave

    Logs

    Over at the Reddit Gravelcycling discussion they’ve been having a pretty good time posting pics of bikes with logs, for some reason. Why not drop a few here? I’m sure some of you PNW folks know what a tree looks like, fallen or otherwise.
  11. Saratoga Dave

    Thinking outside the pannier

    Man, you guys keep some immaculate fat bikes! Beauties, both of them.
  12. Saratoga Dave

    2023 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Cooler, more Fall like day today, around 50 farenheit, cloudy. Friend and I rode the Warren County Bikeway, a very popular paved trail in the Lake George area of NY. Poor color this year around here! By now things should be peaking and the whole mountain ridge along LG village is still green...
  13. Saratoga Dave

    specialized creo 2

    <<Is this a good thing or a bad thing>> Good thing! Don’t want a carbon bike, my current Creo (and virtually every other bike I’ve owned in the last thirty years or so) has been alloy, and I’m just used to it. Less cost is fine, too. Really, while I like this new version, I might have a hard...
  14. Saratoga Dave

    2023 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Just a few pictures from a superb riding day in Washington County, NY, just along the Vermont state line… probably my favorite area to ride. I had my Creo, Chris was on his acoustic Scott mountain bike, and we had a terrific day. Temps topped out at 78 degrees on October 2!
  15. Saratoga Dave

    specialized creo 2

    Very interesting re the alloy frame reference. That would definitely get my attention.
  16. Saratoga Dave

    Best eBike Rack for Tesla Model 3

    1UpUSA is just about always the answer to this one. Thule has some excellent stuff too, but I don’t know how you can beat the 1Up for overall quality, ease of use and design. Edit: Possibly issue with the back fender and that taillight. Someone here will be able to address that aspect of it...
  17. Saratoga Dave

    Today was supposed to be new Creo announcement day!

    Apparently the geometry has changed up a bit as well, along with more adventure oriented gearing, 11-50 and such on the cassette. They are really stepping back from the road centric thing and going all gravel. Certainly appeals to me, as I go from tarmac to dirt/gravel all the time.
  18. Saratoga Dave

    Today was supposed to be new Creo announcement day!

    OK, pretty compelling given even the base one is carbon and comes with etap shifting, along with the obvious motor stuff. Nice range of gears too, it’s funny how it has really transitioned to a gravel bike. My 2022 Creo SL E5 started life with the road configuration and quickly found itself with...
  19. Saratoga Dave

    2023 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    And re the electrical tape discussion, I always have a strip a couple of feet long stuck to the underside of my top tube. It’s proven helpful more times than I can remember.
  20. Saratoga Dave

    2023 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos

    Just keep clicking that shutter! I can’t imagine being able to ride in that scenery whenever I felt like it.
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