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#741
Hot Rats said:
It is epic. Dogs are so cool. I am glad both of you were not hurt....even after crashing your guts out.:woot:
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It could have gone badly for either or both of us for sure. 200lb guy on a 40lb bike falling a solid 5 feet could do a lot of damage. I'm not sure how I didn't injure him, but I went nose heavy on the landing and my front wheel missed him, but the back wheel went over him, which bucked me even more forward and I went over the bars but managed to jump off the bike and land on my feet. Duke's gone now, but he lived to a ripe old age. A lot of the local MTBer have trail dogs and as far as I can tell, they're generally much better behaved off leash than the average dog.
 
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#742
Yango said:
Very, very cool bike! And the skull is great—where did you pick it up? I've been looking for a skull for my motorcycle...
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Thanks! It's been a couple of years but I believe I just entered silver skull on eBay search. This particular one is made of a resin which made it easy to drill through. I remember I had a hard time finding a realistic looking skull shape. Most of them seemed over the top with "evil expressions" if you will.
 
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#743
The Surly in the dusk of day stopped at a regular spot.

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chea-pass said:
Went for a spin on the Basso Gap today. I bought this bike new years ago from Gary V. Hobbs via GVHbikes.com. At the time, it was an affordable Italian frameset and Gary built it up with Shimano 105 components. Rides great on 25c Continentals. Wonderful bike.
I found a nice pair of road pedals at a thrift store, gonna put them on soon!
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That's a really beautiful bike man. :)
 
#746
Hot Rats said:
my prostate is in total retreat looking at that seat.
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I'm glad you mentioned it. It took me 3 rides to get use to it. The one that it replaced is like the new red one but covered in riveted leather so I figured the new one wouldn't be so bad. After the first ride I thought I'd ship it back to Amazon like some others did. I'm glad I didn't. It matches my color scheme!
 
#747
gjohnson441496 said:
I'm glad you mentioned it. It took me 3 rides to get use to it. The one that it replaced is like the new red one but covered in riveted leather so I figured the new one wouldn't be so bad. After the first ride I thought I'd ship it back to Amazon like some others did. I'm glad I didn't. It matches my color scheme!
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That's good news. Years ago I used to ride something similar, but those days are long gone. Looong Gooone.
 
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#750
Toptube said:
Can't mistake that rear triangle. Iconic!
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I liked the frame, I bid for it and collected. I thought it was a 2007 GT but now think it's closer to 2004. It had very little use, it was hung up in a garage for years. The Deore integrated brake and gear shift was a little strange at first but I'm used to it now. A bit unnerving first few times around, I haven't used that shift system before. I think it's a US made import. I've customised it for trail riding, thus the 20mm cone spacer and 45 degree stem, good upright position, makes a change.
 
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#756
Inky13 said:
We hardly got any. I'm not complaining.
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Well I'd say you've had more than your share in other winters in Buffalo. :D

The snow is almost gone around the house, though the pile on the lawn is still proably 5 feet high but there's still lots of it in the woods. We had rain yesterday, then it froze up overnight. Made for great conditions early this morning but it was beginning to soften in the open areas when I finished at 8:30. I'd say this week will be the end of snow riding. Then I have to rebuild my fork and rear shock, bleed my brakes, service my dropper and get the summer rubber on.

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#757
eastcoasteddie said:
How convenient...I was about to ask a cycling computer question, and I see I have come to the right place...

But my cycling history...the abridged version...
I have always loved bicycles...in the 80's it was BMX & Freestyle. In the early 90's I rode a hand-me-down Fuji that was too big for me. In the late 90's My girlfriend (now wife) and I bought mountain bikes - a pair of GT Rebound's - probably 1996? The last year of Chromoly Steel frames on these. Those bikes just got stolen in 2014...someone forgot to lock them up...:rollno::rollno:
Around 2013, though, we bought a pair of Giant Beach cruisers
Love these!
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Then in 2015 I bought a Giant Anyroad for myself...
Shimano 105 group-set, 11x2
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...and a Liv Invite for the wife. Shimano Tiagra group-set, 10x2
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After months of research, and almost buying a Ridley Fenix, I chose these because they were of a new (then) breed of road-bike with off-road tires. I liked the idea of mixing a road-bike with a dirt-trail bike.
As of 2019 - just 4 years later, every single bike manufacturer makes a bike of this style.
I haven't had the chance to ride it much last year, I hope this year will be different...
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I just upped my tire size from 700x32 to 700x40 on both of our gravel bikes. 40 is the largest the wife's bike will safely take, mine could probably go up to 42.
It's a shame that all the major sanctioned rides through DC and Arlington have been postponed to 2021...I was hoping to see if the 40's make a difference while riding on the car-lanes. It's amazing just how big all those cracks and craters in the asphalt really are...!!!
 

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