Saratoga Dave
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Not super steep, about 11%, but a hell of a good time. 700c x 50, bravo!
Those breakdown areas are so soft it’s impossible not to spin the tire. A little further up pretty much all of it is washed out and that center berm goes away, but it’s just a gas cranking through it. One of my favorite hills.
Those breakdown areas are so soft it’s impossible not to spin the tire. A little further up pretty much all of it is washed out and that center berm goes away, but it’s just a gas cranking through it. One of my favorite hills.
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RabH
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Looks like hell to me!
steve mercier
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Now that is not the bike for that terrain Dave but I admire your efforts. My scrotum hurts just looking at it. That is the kind of stuff my Maxxis 2.8" Dh front tire floats right over.
Saratoga Dave
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35 X 2 next year, sadly. Still love the hills, thank heaven for a good gravel ebike. I just can’t make myself ride past the entrance to this one, even on this lovely almost 90 degree day. It’s a sickness.
This would be a super good time on a Giant Trance or a Turbo Levo, though! Can’t quite work out how to sell that one to my better half.
This would be a super good time on a Giant Trance or a Turbo Levo, though! Can’t quite work out how to sell that one to my better half.
FlatSix911
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Stunning!
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RabH
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ElRojo
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Thank you!
This was a little bit worrisome. I turned to head home, with the wind and saw a smoke column. I couldn't figure out where it was and at one point feared it might be close to home. Then I got to where I could see. It is across the Okanogan River on the tribal lands. From what I'm hearing up in the sky, an air tanker has been called in.
To make matters worse, I had to ride by a freshly squished skunk.
Anyway, a 16 mile ride on a hot and windy afternoon.
To make matters worse, I had to ride by a freshly squished skunk.
Anyway, a 16 mile ride on a hot and windy afternoon.
Anna
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I always look forward to reading about your biking adventures. You will be missed!
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ChezCheese:)
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This beautiful morning, pleasant 24.5 mi rt from Poulsbo, WA to Brownsville marina...
Twin Valley
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I have seen ball caps attached to fence posts sometimes accumulating a quarter of section of posts but this was a first - at least 40 rocking horses attached to successive posts, must be a story there somewhere, today I had the old giant trance regular mtn bike out for its first ride since moving on to the e-bike world and it was a good ride - however, I hope the e-bike gets its electrical problem sorted out at the local bike hospital soon
Anna
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Sharp looking ride you have there!
Readytoride
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Awwww. That's so sweet. I do have some stories in the works. Just been too lazy, too distracted, with this heat to finish them. Your comment gives me motivation to finish them and share.I always look forward to reading about your biking adventures. You will be missed!
FlatSix911
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The light was excellent for a few photos on my sunset ride this evening.
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Exploring Lublin and Beyond (feat. Dick Jagger)
That's gonna be a totally photo-overloaded post, sorry!
I met a guy nicknamed Dick Jagger (36 now) as a drummer for the original Polish punk-rock band ZWŁOKI 8 years ago. Our friendship has been building slowly; meanwhile Piotr left his hometown of Wrocław (Breslau) for Lublin in East Poland for personal reasons. Jagger got very interested in my e-bike escapades (which I report on FB), and he expressed great eagerness to ride together. The day has come: I have been preparing for the trip to Lublin (that included taking the Trance and the Vado with my station-wagon and considering the weather conditions) for a week. At 10:00 on Saturday, I met Jagger in the Old Town of Lublin, where he lives in a beautiful loft in an ancient town-house.
Meet Jagger. Mr. Dick Jagger.
Lublin! The city that is never mentioned as a major tourist attraction of Poland. How wrongly! In the 15th-16th c. the Renaissance city was at the top of its importance and power. Here, King Casimir IV Jagiellon issued an edict giving freedom to Jews. Here, Poland and Lithuania created their Commonwealth in 1569, forming a European superpower state. Here, Prussia paid the Second Homage to the Kingdom of Poland in the same year. The city was saved from destruction in 1944 by a rapid action of the Soviet Army, preserving the city's beauty. Here, Soviet Union created the Communist Poland in 1944, too. The city that was in decline even 20 years ago is gorgeous now.
Many of you might have heard the name of "Lublin" because it was very important Jewish city before WWII. The author Isaac Bashevis Singer published his "The Magician of Lublin" novel in 1960, and that won him the Nobel Prize. A movie based on the novel (with the title song performed by Kate Bush) was released in 1979.
However, we rode down the Lubartowska St. to see the Lublin Land at our journey start. A friend has told me the same place was a grim, dirty and dangerous location just 20 years ago. Now, there are flowers everywhere.
At the border of Lublin and Łęczna counties. Jagger, as an early Millenial is in love with the modern technology so he caught on the idea of e-bike instantly. As a relatively young drummer, he is strong. He rode (on the average) half of the whole distance in the Off mode with the Eco mode for ascents, against headwind, and to ride faster.
Jagger and me in the park of Zawieprzyce, 22 km from the trip start. "Zawieprzyce" means "a place beyond the River Wieprz". The name of the river Wieprz means "Hog"
Our Eastern province (voivodship) of Lublin borders with Belarus and Ukraine. The Land of Lublin is mostly a farming country, although the chemical and aerospace industry can also be found there.
Polish farmland is only rarely fenced, so we could eat delicious redcurrant straight from the plant at road-side.
Jagger was an excellent ride companion, and he is a humorous person! Here, attempting to do the wheelie next to the redcurrant plantation
The Land of Lublin is rich with cereals (there's even famous "Lublin Flour"!)....
...hops, and tobacco. The soil is fertile there. A hops plantation can be seen in the picture. The "Lubelski", "Marynka", "Sybilla" etc. hops varieties contribute to the taste of Polish lager beers (nine hops varieties are grown in the Land of Lublin).
A family of storks was very interested with us (Any prosperous Polish village has to sport a stork nest).
We were able to find an excellent Polish restaurant "Oleńka" in the county-town of Łęczna. The soup called "chłodnik" or the "cold soup" was just delicious! I could describe the food served at Oleńka as "true Eastern Polish home-made countryside meals served with a city elegance". Oh my! That was really good!
A horse on the Hog (meadow).
-- "Your Trance is a lot of a bike!" -- mentioned Jagger upon first seeing the e-bike. It doesn't look as big in the picture here, does it. Here, we felt powerful after the lunch. Jagger put the POWER mode on and disappeared at the distance. He hit 51.5 km/h on the flat and also hit the speed limiter Oh no! I switched to the Turbo mode on my Vado, applied the cadence of 110 rpm and went into the hot pursuit. I hit the limiter at 47.4 km/h
The harvest has just begun. (Do you call the machine "a combine harvester" in English? If so, the Polish name for it is "kombajn").
The youngest airport in Europe: The Lublin Airport (LUZ) in Świdnik. I didn't know it existed before I saw it!
I was stunned with the beauty of Lublin...
Just remove the cars, road-signs and the antenna, and you are back in the Jewish Lublin...
Lublin! The city unknown to the tourist crowds!
The European Centre for Meetings and Culture. You can even find an excellent craft-beer pub there, Browar Zakładowy. And the vista point at the roof.
Jagger was testing climbing and handling capabilities of Trance E+ there. For your information, the Vado 5.0 could climb to the half of the incline there only.
Jagger was also testing the full-suspension in Ogród Saski (The Saxon Garden). It is not the Saxon Garden of Warsaw!
Krakowskie Przedmieście (The Cracow Suburb) in Lublin. It is not the Cracow Suburb of Warsaw!
Lublin is a university city. There is the Marie Curie University and the Catholic University of Lublin as well as several smaller private universities in the city. That makes the city young and fashionable.
Brama Krakowska (The Cracow Gate) of Lublin. It is not the Cracow Gate of Ojców, Lesser Poland!
The (Renaissance) Main Square of Lublin. You actually needed a 15 mm ultra-wide-angle lens there to cover the square in it's entirety. My lens wide-end was at 24 mm, unluckily.
The Magician of Lublin.
"Święty Spokój" (Peace of Mind), a bookstore and vinyl record store combined with a cafe. Just like in America.
The Lublin Castle.
45 miles in Lublin and beyond. The stats have been updated from the Vado's display.
Within Poland. It takes 2 hours drive from my place to Lublin over the excellent S17 freeway. It will be 1.5 h when the new Southern Warsaw Beltway has been finished.
That's gonna be a totally photo-overloaded post, sorry!
I met a guy nicknamed Dick Jagger (36 now) as a drummer for the original Polish punk-rock band ZWŁOKI 8 years ago. Our friendship has been building slowly; meanwhile Piotr left his hometown of Wrocław (Breslau) for Lublin in East Poland for personal reasons. Jagger got very interested in my e-bike escapades (which I report on FB), and he expressed great eagerness to ride together. The day has come: I have been preparing for the trip to Lublin (that included taking the Trance and the Vado with my station-wagon and considering the weather conditions) for a week. At 10:00 on Saturday, I met Jagger in the Old Town of Lublin, where he lives in a beautiful loft in an ancient town-house.
Meet Jagger. Mr. Dick Jagger.
Lublin! The city that is never mentioned as a major tourist attraction of Poland. How wrongly! In the 15th-16th c. the Renaissance city was at the top of its importance and power. Here, King Casimir IV Jagiellon issued an edict giving freedom to Jews. Here, Poland and Lithuania created their Commonwealth in 1569, forming a European superpower state. Here, Prussia paid the Second Homage to the Kingdom of Poland in the same year. The city was saved from destruction in 1944 by a rapid action of the Soviet Army, preserving the city's beauty. Here, Soviet Union created the Communist Poland in 1944, too. The city that was in decline even 20 years ago is gorgeous now.
Many of you might have heard the name of "Lublin" because it was very important Jewish city before WWII. The author Isaac Bashevis Singer published his "The Magician of Lublin" novel in 1960, and that won him the Nobel Prize. A movie based on the novel (with the title song performed by Kate Bush) was released in 1979.
However, we rode down the Lubartowska St. to see the Lublin Land at our journey start. A friend has told me the same place was a grim, dirty and dangerous location just 20 years ago. Now, there are flowers everywhere.
At the border of Lublin and Łęczna counties. Jagger, as an early Millenial is in love with the modern technology so he caught on the idea of e-bike instantly. As a relatively young drummer, he is strong. He rode (on the average) half of the whole distance in the Off mode with the Eco mode for ascents, against headwind, and to ride faster.
Jagger and me in the park of Zawieprzyce, 22 km from the trip start. "Zawieprzyce" means "a place beyond the River Wieprz". The name of the river Wieprz means "Hog"
Our Eastern province (voivodship) of Lublin borders with Belarus and Ukraine. The Land of Lublin is mostly a farming country, although the chemical and aerospace industry can also be found there.
Polish farmland is only rarely fenced, so we could eat delicious redcurrant straight from the plant at road-side.
Jagger was an excellent ride companion, and he is a humorous person! Here, attempting to do the wheelie next to the redcurrant plantation
The Land of Lublin is rich with cereals (there's even famous "Lublin Flour"!)....
...hops, and tobacco. The soil is fertile there. A hops plantation can be seen in the picture. The "Lubelski", "Marynka", "Sybilla" etc. hops varieties contribute to the taste of Polish lager beers (nine hops varieties are grown in the Land of Lublin).
A family of storks was very interested with us
(Any prosperous Polish village has to sport a stork nest).We were able to find an excellent Polish restaurant "Oleńka" in the county-town of Łęczna. The soup called "chłodnik" or the "cold soup" was just delicious! I could describe the food served at Oleńka as "true Eastern Polish home-made countryside meals served with a city elegance". Oh my! That was really good!
A horse on the Hog (meadow).
-- "Your Trance is a lot of a bike!" -- mentioned Jagger upon first seeing the e-bike. It doesn't look as big in the picture here, does it. Here, we felt powerful after the lunch. Jagger put the POWER mode on and disappeared at the distance. He hit 51.5 km/h on the flat and also hit the speed limiter
Oh no! I switched to the Turbo mode on my Vado, applied the cadence of 110 rpm and went into the hot pursuit. I hit the limiter at 47.4 km/h The harvest has just begun. (Do you call the machine "a combine harvester" in English? If so, the Polish name for it is "kombajn").
The youngest airport in Europe: The Lublin Airport (LUZ) in Świdnik. I didn't know it existed before I saw it!
I was stunned with the beauty of Lublin...
Just remove the cars, road-signs and the antenna, and you are back in the Jewish Lublin...
Lublin! The city unknown to the tourist crowds!
The European Centre for Meetings and Culture. You can even find an excellent craft-beer pub there, Browar Zakładowy. And the vista point at the roof.
Jagger was testing climbing and handling capabilities of Trance E+ there. For your information, the Vado 5.0 could climb to the half of the incline there only.
Jagger was also testing the full-suspension in Ogród Saski (The Saxon Garden). It is not the Saxon Garden of Warsaw!
Krakowskie Przedmieście (The Cracow Suburb) in Lublin. It is not the Cracow Suburb of Warsaw!
Lublin is a university city. There is the Marie Curie University and the Catholic University of Lublin as well as several smaller private universities in the city. That makes the city young and fashionable.
Brama Krakowska (The Cracow Gate) of Lublin. It is not the Cracow Gate of Ojców, Lesser Poland!
The (Renaissance) Main Square of Lublin. You actually needed a 15 mm ultra-wide-angle lens there to cover the square in it's entirety. My lens wide-end was at 24 mm, unluckily.
The Magician of Lublin.
"Święty Spokój" (Peace of Mind), a bookstore and vinyl record store combined with a cafe. Just like in America.
The Lublin Castle.
45 miles in Lublin and beyond. The stats have been updated from the Vado's display.
Within Poland. It takes 2 hours drive from my place to Lublin over the excellent S17 freeway. It will be 1.5 h when the new Southern Warsaw Beltway has been finished.
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