2026 - Our Rides in Words, Photos, Maps and Videos
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More pretty useless info I have stored up there!
Art Deco
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Ridiculous maybe, but I think you maintain your bike well. Others don't....
stompandgo
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Today I helped out a friend who promotes an offroad event called the Mix Tape in Southeastern MA. It is billed as having a mix of pavement, gravel, hard pack, and single track. It's a ride that has race segments with prizes for the winners. No commissaires, no timing equipment, just the honor system for the winners. It is 45 miles with 2,000 feet of climbing. I was one of four sweep riders that pulled all of the course markings while riding behind the slowest riders. We left after the start and caught the back in the first hour.
The start.
This was early in the ride, on easy terrain.
Our first and only repair assistance. This guy had a tubeless flat, plugged it, and his inflator ran out of juice.
This area was spare of large boulders like these. There were many, many sections full of them, along with 2" rocks that looked like a dry stream bed. I am not skilled in off road riding, so that was the biggest challenge of the day. I forded this stream by walking across the rocks.
This was the halfway point stop. I broke my mirror and had all sorts of trouble with my trunk bag falling off. The mechanic had a sleeve of zip ties, so I tied everything down, and it lasted to the finish.
I was not take to take more pictures because we spent hours riding at a slow pace. The riders eventually came close to the time cut, so one of the sweepers took them back to the start on a shortcut. We finished the last 15 miles on course to clear it of markers.
The Pinarello at the finish. The food truck had left so we were out of luck for nourishment. I decided to start with the range extender, in case that I had to use some Mid or High power, which I never did. The TQ HPR50 system uses the RE battery first until it is depleted, then it switches seamlessly over to the main battery. I rode in analog mode for about half of the time, and my self-tuned Eco (120W max, Assist 71%) for the rest. The RE is 160Wh, a little less than half of the main battery. I ended up depleting the RE, and had 65% left on the main battery at the finish. It looks like I could have done the whole thing on just the main, but you never know what kind of ride it is going to be. After we left the back of the group, we turned up the wick a bit. I would up pulling the other two for about 6 miles on the front on a pavement section, and hit the last uphill pavement section with what I had in the tank.
As far as rides go, it wasn't that hard in terms of fitness and endurance. Total time was about 6 hours. It was difficult for me because of my lack of experience on the absolutely unforgiving terrain. My upper body is pretty shot, much more than my legs. I'll get to repairing and cleaning the bike this week. The frame, wheels, drivetrain, fit, saddle, and tires all worked great. It is a really fun bike to ride on dirt and gravel roads in good condition. I can't wait to get back to the Outer Cape for more off-road riding.
The start.
This was early in the ride, on easy terrain.
Our first and only repair assistance. This guy had a tubeless flat, plugged it, and his inflator ran out of juice.
This area was spare of large boulders like these. There were many, many sections full of them, along with 2" rocks that looked like a dry stream bed. I am not skilled in off road riding, so that was the biggest challenge of the day. I forded this stream by walking across the rocks.
This was the halfway point stop. I broke my mirror and had all sorts of trouble with my trunk bag falling off. The mechanic had a sleeve of zip ties, so I tied everything down, and it lasted to the finish.
I was not take to take more pictures because we spent hours riding at a slow pace. The riders eventually came close to the time cut, so one of the sweepers took them back to the start on a shortcut. We finished the last 15 miles on course to clear it of markers.
The Pinarello at the finish. The food truck had left so we were out of luck for nourishment. I decided to start with the range extender, in case that I had to use some Mid or High power, which I never did. The TQ HPR50 system uses the RE battery first until it is depleted, then it switches seamlessly over to the main battery. I rode in analog mode for about half of the time, and my self-tuned Eco (120W max, Assist 71%) for the rest. The RE is 160Wh, a little less than half of the main battery. I ended up depleting the RE, and had 65% left on the main battery at the finish. It looks like I could have done the whole thing on just the main, but you never know what kind of ride it is going to be. After we left the back of the group, we turned up the wick a bit. I would up pulling the other two for about 6 miles on the front on a pavement section, and hit the last uphill pavement section with what I had in the tank.
As far as rides go, it wasn't that hard in terms of fitness and endurance. Total time was about 6 hours. It was difficult for me because of my lack of experience on the absolutely unforgiving terrain. My upper body is pretty shot, much more than my legs. I'll get to repairing and cleaning the bike this week. The frame, wheels, drivetrain, fit, saddle, and tires all worked great. It is a really fun bike to ride on dirt and gravel roads in good condition. I can't wait to get back to the Outer Cape for more off-road riding.
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