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

[steve mercier]

Found this weird bunker like thing on a trail. Any ideas? When I climbed on top of it. It appeared to have a large metal door on top. I found two of em.

How far apart were they from each other?

 

[SC00CHB00CH]

How far apart were they from each other?

I would say about 2 blocks , I found quite a few of them. They are located on a hilly area next to a lake. Bear Creel Trail in Asheville,NC.

 

[RandallS]

My local riding area has some new weed control...

No worries - Chance is on guard!

 

[newts]

This dude, doing a bit of weaving on the trail yesterday.

 

[steve mercier]

This dude, doing a bit of weaving on the trail yesterday.View attachment 138148

I will have to admit that I too have on occasion been a distracted cyclist with regards to my phone. I will try harder to curb this suicidal tendency in future. (-: I encounter hordes of distracted pedestrians out there too and favorites are the ones with earbuds in staring at their phones whilst spanning the width of the trails with dogs on leash.

 

[newts]

I will have to admit that I too have on occasion been a distracted cyclist with regards to my phone. I will try harder to curb this suicidal tendency in future. (-: I encounter hordes of distracted pedestrians out there too and favorites are the ones with earbuds in staring at their phones whilst spanning the width of the trails with dogs on leash.

I saw him weaving as we were about to pass and thought it odd since he had that big rear view mirror. I didn't see it was a selfie stick until I passed.

And yeh, I have done occasional Chad selfies while riding but only when the trail is clear. mostly for embarrassment and not for safety but it works out the same...

 

[Deacon Blues]

Did some trail riding close to my house a couple of days ago. Came across this:

 

[newts]

Situations like that happen to me more often than I would prefer. People always seem to freeze then make a hasty judgement call and panic whenever they’re confronted by a bike at a controlled intersection. They don’t seem to get the fact that cyclists also have to obey the same rules of the road and rights of way as they do. Many times, it’s usually a case when they think that by obliging, they believe that it’s a show of courtesy when in fact, they sometimes create more confusion for the person(s) on the bike.

they stop when they see something coming and then go when they see it's only a bike.

also bad road design with such a huge intersection.

 

[fooferdoggie]

ouch

 

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[fooferdoggie]

this is what the air quality is like 170 right now. it didn ot stop the golfers or me.

 

[DaveMatthews]

this is what the air quality is like 170 right now. it didn ot stop the golfers or me.
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Should be fairly cleaned up here tomorrow I hope.

 

[Prairie Dog]

I had an enjoyable time during a recent ride in Banff National Park. The start of this short video below has me coming off of a nice piece of single track called Stinky D, followed up with a scenic ride along Super G then I sneak my way by a couple of hikers and their dog on the narrow section called Sideshow and finish with a nice fast-flowing run near the end of The Toe back toward the main Hoodoo trail. The Banff Big Toe Loop is comprised of a number of different trails but I rode a similar variation of it including the challenging Top Notch. The good news is that most or all of these great singletracks are e-mtb friendly.

https://www.trailforks.com/route/banff-big-toe-loop/

 

[DaveMatthews]

I had an enjoyable time during a recent ride in Banff National Park. The start of this short video below has me coming off of a nice piece of single track called Stinky D, followed up with a scenic ride along Super G then I sneak my way by a couple of hikers and their dog on the narrow section called Sideshow and finish with a nice fast-flowing run near the end of The Toe back toward the main Hoodoo trail. The Banff Big Toe Loop is comprised of a number of different trails but I rode a similar variation of it including the challenging Top Notch. The good news is that most or all of these great singletracks are e-mtb friendly.

https://www.trailforks.com/route/banff-big-toe-loop/

That looked like 10 tons of fun. Loved that slightly wider flowy trail at the end!

 

[Prairie Dog]

That looked like 10 tons of fun. Loved that slightly wider flowy trail at the end!

Yeah, it was awesome. During the two days I was there, I never came across anyone else riding the trails nor any bears thankfully. It was eerily quiet. Late fall during midweek might be the ticket if you’re looking to get away from the maddening crowd. Plus, if your lucky like I was, the weather and trail conditions couldn’t be more ideal for this time of year.

Here is another example of how perfect my day was going on this section along the Banff Avenue Trail near the start of the ride. At a little over a minute into the footage you can hear the faint horn of a distant train. That made my day!

Speaking of which, I wasn’t expecting this 21% grade train wreck of a climb riddled with roots just further up the trail.

 

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[AlanDB]

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There is something kind of creepy about this.

 

[fooferdoggie]

There is something kind of creepy about this.

it had been there for a couple days so I had to go back and get a pic.

 

[Prairie Dog]

There is something kind of creepy about this.

Perhaps but with Halloween just around the corner, one might think it appropriate for the occassion. I pass this home on my daily training rides and the owners always seem to do a decent job of decorating. Quite a clever use of shrubbery. Their Xmas light display is something else.

 

[JedidiahStolzfus]

Here's an Amish farm with a shipping container home.

From what I can tell passing this place, someone is indeed living in there. There's solar panels on the top.