Our Rides in Words, Photos & Videos

[RabH]

I can ride but I prefer not to. I get what you mean about farm traffic though. We usually see a number of large combines rolling along the township/range roads during harvest time here as they shuttle their machines from section to section. Some of them are massive.
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I can't blame you, there's no enjoyment if the roads are clogged with traffic!

 

[kahn]

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Okay, Houdini, what's holding it up?

 

[Prairie Dog]

Okay, Houdini, what's holding it up?

I thought someone would have let the cat out of the bag by now. @reed scott, @RabH, and @Stefan Mikes likely know how this mystifying trick of the eye is performed.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

I thought someone would have let the cat out of the bag by now. @reed scott, @RabH, and @Stefan Mikes likely know how this mystifying trick of the eye is performed.
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No, I don't

 

[RabH]

I thought someone would have let the cat out of the bag by now. @reed scott, @RabH, and @Stefan Mikes likely know how this mystifying trick of the eye is performed.
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My guess is you have photoshopped the images!

 

[Prairie Dog]

Ok, one more hint then I'll kill the suspense.

 

[Prairie Dog]

My secret is only a click away!

http://www.click-stand.com/about-click-stand.html

 

[RabH]

Ok, one more hint then I'll kill the suspense.

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Chocked the rear tyre?

 

[RabH]

My secret is only a click away!

http://www.click-stand.com/about-click-stand.html

That's a new one on me!

 

[Prairie Dog]

That's a new one on me!

I thought for sure you fellas knew about the stand. @reed scott is quite familiar with them.

 

[reed scott]

I thought for sure you fellas knew about the stand. @reed scott is quite familiar with them.

Only because lovely Darlinsk introduced it.

 

[kahn]

My secret is only a click away!

http://www.click-stand.com/about-click-stand.html

I've looked and finally found weight. Does it weigh less than a kickstand which is what started this commotion?

Do you have mini or maxi?

edited to add: I see he is a WA manufacturer.

 

[reed scott]

I've looked and finally found weight. Does it weigh less than a kickstand which is what started this commotion?

Do you have mini or maxi?

edited to add: I see he is a WA manufacturer.

'I' have a 'maxi' and I estimate it weighs about 1/4 or less of what a regular kickstand weighs.

 

[Prairie Dog]

I've looked and finally found weight. Does it weigh less than a kickstand which is what started this commotion?

Do you have mini or maxi?

edited to add: I see he is a WA manufacturer.

They're pretty light and are made from aircraft aluminum. Mine is 28" in length and weighs a hefty 75g. I went with the mini for both of our Creos. The one stand that I have even fits my old Trek MTB as well as the Trance. Tom Nostrant, the owner, is super to deal with and it's great that he's in your home state.

That being said, I don't use it all the time but it comes in handy when there isn't anything available to prop up the bikes. The stands also include brake bands to keep the bikes from rolling/shifting from their static position.

 

[kahn]

They're pretty light and are made from aircraft aluminum. Mine is 28" in length and weighs a hefty 75g. I went with the mini for both of our Creos. The one stand that I have even fits my old Trek MTB as well as the Trance. Tom Nostrant, the owner, is super to deal with and it's great that he's in your home state.

That being said, I don't use it all the time but it comes in handy when there isn't anything available to prop up the bikes. The stands also include brake bands to keep the bikes from rolling/shifting from their static position.
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When I just saw your photos again, I recalled a device we use to have - A Flick Stand. It was a wheel stop. If I recall it was probably pretty darn cheap. I just googled:

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Outrageous pricing!!!!

 

[DiggyGun]

We did a 28 mile ride along an old railway line yesterday. Although basically a straight line, it did have a couple of tunnels which made it interesting.

You needed very good lights for these; the first one was dry inside, but the second one was very wet and the surface layer was very slimy which made the going very slippery.

The statistics make an interesting read.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

The statistics make an interesting read.

Is the elevation in feet?

 

[Deleted member 18083]

Heading into the fog…

Moreton Bay, Shorncliffe
Litle Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos)​

Someone stole the islands! The world's second largest sand island is right ahead: it should be in the photo. Gone!

I rode from 7:00 am until 2:00 pm (including three beverage breaks!) and never once glimpsed any of the huge sand islands that separate Moreton Bay from the Coral Sea. All was lost in the fog, but I'd have missed the fog too without an ebike!
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[Stefan Mikes]

Whichever way, the elevation for the two men in a boat and their attendant cormorant was zero: as was the visibility further out into the bay.

(That question was to our British friend DiggyGun)

 

[Art Deco]

ght

I'm speaking from personal experience going through tunnel.
I close one eye to adjust my pupil from bright to dark vision, takes 5 seconds or so then go through. Head straight to light at end of the tunnel.
Slippery surface that's another hazard. I guess this is all about how well you can balance the bike.

Besides tunnels, beware of covered bridges. I dropped a motorcycle going through one with raised tracks that I couldn't see coming from bright sunlight.