Biking '10

My name is Mudd · #1 01-03-2010, 03:51 PM

This year's thread...

So far, I've done all of 30 miles this year. Anyone else do a turned-out-to-be-crappy New Year's Day ride?

doctorjazz · #2 01-03-2010, 04:23 PM

Nope, I've stayed inside. I don't really find cold weather cycling to be all that appealing, so for the next few months I'll be documenting my roller miles in here.

Hoover · #3 01-03-2010, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by My name is Mudd

Anyone else do a turned-out-to-be-crappy New Year's Day ride?

New Year's Day turned out to be an unseasonably mild ~40°F, so we did a nice 38 mile ride. It was the next day that sucked: Fun group, very cooperative, but we started at 30° and by the tim we hit the 43 mile mark the temps had dropped almost 10 degrees.

bassteban · #4 01-03-2010, 05:13 PM

NYD saw me & my tribe driving home from Disneyland. I've ridden once this year; the bike is in the shop for the free-w/a-new-bike tuneup & should be done Monday or Tuesday. I had a computer installed so I'll keep fairly accurate mileage this year.

spade2you · #5 01-03-2010, 06:30 PM

Several feet of snow on the ground and negative temperatures. Hell no am I going outside!

So far I've done about 6 and a half hours indoors. This year.

My club is busy recruiting riders and just got a new clothing company, which is Biemme and probably sized a little differently than our LG kits from last year. The Bianchi 928 T-Cube is still just a frame. Not much happening with it at the moment.

anyonefortennis · #6 01-03-2010, 07:44 PM

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Several feet of snow on the ground and negative temperatures. Hell no am I going outside!

This. I have a hard time driving anywhere these days.

WookieeForLife · #7 01-03-2010, 08:42 PM

It's 8 degrees. No.

fokof · #8 01-03-2010, 09:14 PM

Been down for a month now ,no bike , bad back.

Standalone · #9 01-04-2010, 04:48 AM

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Been down for a month now ,no bike , bad back.

Same here. I crashed on black ice three weeks ago. The last 12 miles I did were commuting into work after x-rays of my elbow.

Got the call at work that it was broken... rode home...

Doc says no bike for a while.

Tommygunn · #10 01-04-2010, 07:00 AM

Sweet! Does anybody know of good bike trails in austin? I may be heading up there in march and I will prolly be bringing my bike along. Thx

L-A · #11 01-04-2010, 07:45 AM

I'd like to, but the snow says no.

Mark Reccord · #12 01-04-2010, 11:55 AM

I'm off the pedals until April. Winter riding's not really feasible around here due to the sheer amounts of snow we get. I've also got my bike stripped and the fork sent off to Marzocchi for a rebuild and custom tune.

I'm going to buy another bike this spring, most likely a 5.5"-6" travel trail/AM bike with slack-ish geo. Pedaling the freeride bike up things is getting old (or maybe it's just me...

). I'd love to buy an Intense Tracer VP but I just can't afford it.

MakiSupaStar · #13 01-04-2010, 12:22 PM

I have to say that I've surfed farther than I've biked for the new year so far.

My name is Mudd · #14 01-04-2010, 12:31 PM

Oops...my bad. I hadn't considered that a lot of y'all live in snow country, rather than 'sunny' Cali, where at this very moment it's so foggy that I can barely see the school across the street. No lie - we get tule fog here in the valley this time of year, and it will get so thick that you cannot see more than about 30 yards or so.

Standalone · #15 01-04-2010, 12:46 PM

As soon as my snow tires are in... I'm back out there. Broken elbow or no.

But I may well have time to heal.

I ordered Schwalbe Marathon Winters from everybicycletire.com on 12/14. 4-10 day shipping... no sign of them yet and no answer @ cust. svc.

jmccain · #16 01-04-2010, 12:51 PM

I've done all of 50 miles so far, but I hope to get another 50 miler in this afternoon. We have pretty good weather here in Texas if you dress reasonably, but it's difficult to get long rides in because of the short amount of daylight.

My name is Mudd · #17 01-04-2010, 01:06 PM

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Broken elbow or no.

Someplace around here, I have pics of me from YEARS ago on a team training ride with my left arm in a cast - I was hit by a car and broke my arm just below the elbow when I hit the street. My doctor at the time also rode, and he set the cast in a way that I could rode my brake hoods sorta comfortably...it wasn't perfect, but it did let me keep some form of fitness while the break healed.

bassteban · #18 01-04-2010, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Reccord

I'm going to buy another bike this spring, most likely a 5.5"-6" travel trail/AM bike with slack-ish geo. Pedaling the freeride bike up things is getting old (or maybe it's just me...

). I'd love to buy an Intense Tracer VP but I just can't afford it.

You might want to check out the Specialized Enduro- I grabbed an 09 a few weeks back & it is SWEET. I'd be riding right now but I'm actually cramming for a new(& rather demanding- for me)gig.

Edit: Yeah, I know- no pics no bike.

My wife is grabbing an external hard drive today & setting up our photo dealio. Soon- very soon...

anyonefortennis · #19 01-04-2010, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mark Reccord

I'm off the pedals until April. Winter riding's not really feasible around here due to the sheer amounts of snow we get. I've also got my bike stripped and the fork sent off to Marzocchi for a rebuild and custom tune.

I'm going to buy another bike this spring, most likely a 5.5"-6" travel trail/AM bike with slack-ish geo. Pedaling the freeride bike up things is getting old (or maybe it's just me...

). I'd love to buy an Intense Tracer VP but I just can't afford it.

If you are considering 29ers, check out the Fisher Rumblefish. Getting excellent reviews.

anyonefortennis · #20 01-04-2010, 06:33 PM

Getting some upgrades done this week.

SRAM X9 shifters and dérailleurs
SRAM PG-990 Cassette
Shimano SLX Cranks