Jeremy McCreary
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The Portland @fooferdoggie keeps showing us is already in another dimension.
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fooferdoggie
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not sure; maybe it will have flames at night. They just brought it in; it was not there a couple of days ago.
Chargeride
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Endless summer, watched that with my mates after pirating it on Limewire.
We all wanted to become surf dudes.
We all wanted to become surf dudes.
My sister now in her sixties, leaves me for dust on her road bike. Totally dislikes e bikes, doesn't see the point, as she flies up the steepest hills with 26mm tyres and lowest gear of 34/32. She climbs mountains for her main hobby, is a mountain guide & bikes are just a sideline for her, which tends to rub salt in the wounds!
Chargeride
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Its much less obvious on road bikes, especially with the 15.5mph speed limit, offroad they are a complete game changer, only the most young elite manual cyclo cross riders could stay with a 60 yr old on an ebike, and they would be physically destroyed after a days mountain climbing.
Chazmo
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Good for her; that’s awesome!
But that’s disappointing if she’s anti-ebike. I have to admit that 10 years ago my reaction to electrified road bikes was “this is cheating.” But, wait until she gets older. If she wants to continue riding, I’ll bet her thoughts will change. I’m a full convert to the ebike experience. For me, it was the advent of e-fatties and especially relaxed mountain bike geometry that brought me over. But, I’d think any road biker would appreciate the assist as he/she starts getting discouraged by climbing and other discomfort.
(FYI, I got my fat ebike at 61 and hadn’t ridden my MTB in over 10 years. My life has been transformed!)
I doubt she'll change. In her walking/climbing group are friends in their 80s and likewise some of the roadies she rides with now in their 70s and doing huge miles!
Very true. Also MTB uses different muscles or rather more muscles; more core and arms to wrestle control of the bike. Unpowered it takes a lot of effort. Though one disadvantage of a burly full fat emtb is all that heavier weight that needs to be flung around.
But also with age, it's really about somebody exercising at a high level for many years, my sister has always been active and as well as mountain climbing and bikes she also swims in the sea all year round. She's always been that way. I'm basically lazy.
Jeremy McCreary
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Twins aside, every successive sibling is effectively born into a different family. So there could certainly be a nurture component to the differences between you and your sister. But I think a lot of genes have to come together just so to make someone with her level of athleticism.
I certainly didn't get anything close to that gene combo. But I'm grateful to have gotten at least the "loves to be out on a bicycle" gene.
Chargeride
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Still nothing from Prarie dog?
Jeremy McCreary
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Nope. I sent him a PM last week with no response. Really hope he's OK. Or at least that the distraction keeping him away is a good one.
RabH
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Our weather this week isn't looking very inviting at all, except for Wednesday but I have things to do in the morning so it will be an afternoon ride only! Today we had snow flurries all morning, with the afternoon supposed to be improving so I was keeping an eye on things and hoping I would catch a break! Eventually I decided to chance it and set off under leaden skies at 12.30pm, just minutes into my ride the snow flurries returned! The winds were still from the east but much lighter today, around 15mph which was very welcome! I decided to head east to have a tailwind on the way home, my turning point would be at Uphall and pretty much all the way there the flurries continued! From there I turned north towards Threemiletown and within a few minutes the flurries gave way to light continuous snow, I then turned west towards Beecraigs Country Park and the next thing I was cycling in a whiteout!
Immediately I changed my mind about heading up the big climb to the country park and opted to turn north at Kingscavil to take the main road into Linlithgow, I was hurtling down the huge descent with snow hitting me hard in the face and the next thing it completely stopped as I climbed out of the valley! What a relief that was, I wasn't going to bother taking photos but as I reached the top of the climb things really brightened up so I stopped for a couple of photos! I freewheeled down the descent at 43.6mph, conditions were very different over the hill way in the distance!
I arrived in Linlithgow soon after and it was busy as always but the weather was way nicer so a little traffic wasn't going to bother me, at the far side of the town I turned on to the back road towards Standburn and stopped as I passed over the Union canal for more photos!
I was now enjoying dry roads and much better conditions!
It was time to start up the climb through Standburn, only around 1 mile and then the road is like a rollercoaster rising and falling and twisting and turning! After the last climb I stopped for a snack and grabbed another couple of photos!
I then turned south down the big descent on the back road to Avonbridge, its a fast one but doesn't look like much in the photo!
The road runs alongside the River Avon down in the valley!
Its such a great road and mostly traffic free other than the odd tractor, some nice descents to enjoy also!
I arrived in Avonbridge and turned SW towards Limerigg, I was hoping to turn on to the back road to Slamannan part way along but the road was closed so I just continued towards Limerigg! A lot of climbing but I had a tailwind all the way, the final climb before arriving in Limerigg!
I then stopped at the Black Loch for some photos, it looked somebody was burning tyres in the distance with lots of black smoke blowing over the fields!
Just 9 miles to go now and I got home without any drama and enjoyed dry roads most of the way home after experiencing that crazy whiteout! I'm so glad I decided to chance it, I was a bit worried when the snow started to really hammer down but I dodged a bullet!
I also hope Art @Prairie Dog is ok, its always a worry when a regular poster disappears! We usually get lots of reports through the winter of his trail rides on that amazing Norco fatbike, I really hope you are ok buddy!
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Speaking of being lazy - only 50 miles Rab?
RabH
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Me and my bike are getting on a bit, I will be 67 and the bike will be 7 next month so we need to take it easy...Speaking of being lazy - only 50 miles Rab?
Will we continue to take it easy though? not a chance!
Chargeride
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Youve ridden every road mile that Scotland has, you need to cross the border and join us Sassenachs,
We have flat bits and sun.
We have flat bits and sun.
RabH
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I'm not falling for that one, sun in England?
Chazmo
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Fooferdoggie, what/where are we looking at? Some artistic outdoor heater? Cinderella’s carriage without wheels? I’m at a loss.
fooferdoggie
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artistic for sure don't know about the flame. I will see what happens. it is in a food court next to my shop.
Chazmo
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I think that’s some gas fixture I see at the top left. Maybe to throw some flame upward? And quite a lot of piping running through that. I’d keep my distance when it gets fired up.
fooferdoggie
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the piping looks more like an electrical conduit I think its just design. but I will keep an eye on it.I think that’s some gas fixture I see at the top left. Maybe to throw some flame upward? And quite a lot of piping running through that. I’d keep my distance when it gets fired up.
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