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Ride-A-Lot wrote: G.T. wrote: Ride-A-Lot wrote: GeeDubb wrote: Nice stuff, Mitch. Gary Well, the snow couldn't let a weekend go by as it has not done since Thanksgiving. So, it is snowing again. Here's a couple of shots of me. I never get in pictures. http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment1.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment2.jpg Looks like fun, cold, but fun. And, damn, what size wheels are those? 36ers or something? Greg 29". They look big because the frame is so small. Remember, I am only 5'5". It's a great snow bike, though. I'm even thinking about a pugsley if this keeps up. I ran the tires at about 25# which gave a pretty good amount of traction. Holy cow, that's a good question. Those wheels look absolutely ginormous. Especially the picture from behind. And I know those were 29", er 700c, I'm sure I've commented on it here in the past. Anyway, I'm about to head out on my 29er, the one with drop bars. And since I have a 27" wheeled bike on the way I was wondering why a 29er is called a 29er when there are 27er's that actually have larger diameter wheels? I'm surprised the marketeers didn't revive 27" and call it 31" or something, after all we all know that bigger is better. Greg -- "All my time I spent in heaven Revelries of dance and wine Waking to the sound of laughter Up I'd rise and kiss the sky" - The Mekons |
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On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 13:31:17 -0700, GeeDubb wrote:
"daddy" wrote in message news On Sun, 21 Jan 2007 10:03:52 -0700, GeeDubb wrote: "Ride-A-Lot" wrote in message ... I was determined to get on the bike again. It had been since Thanksgiving and while skiing is fun, I need my bike fix. So based upon some scouting, asking, and guess I made my way to Bear Creek Lake Park and was joined by Ed (another former Jersey guy). I checked out the trails before he arrived and unfortunately there were not ridable. http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5335.jpg That meant road and bike path. With singlespeeds ready to go, the 29" wheels hit the clear road until we climb up the damn. At least we had some dirt. http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5336.jpg Even though the bike paths were snow covered, they were sort of plowed. It actually added some challenge to a normally mundane ride. The one exception was coming off the south damn which was covered in wind blown drifts for about 1/4 mile. http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5337.jpg Our wheel move a lot faster than the rusty old wagon. Still, it's a perfect setting for this last bastion of great plains before the foothills. http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5339.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5340.jpg More snow covered fun. http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5342.jpg Closing off 15 miles with the standard bike against the log picture. http://www.schnauzers.ws/images/012007/IMG_5344.jpg Well, I'm ready to have my trails back now! Thanks to Ed for the company. I got all ready this morning, camelback filled and my phone rings....."Gary, it's pouring at my house", What? I look out and surenuff it's pouring at my house as well. Thirty minutes earlier the sun was peaking through. An hour later and it's still drizzling. Would still be a good day for a ss ride on the dg. Nice stuff, Mitch. Gary same here chief! And I'm wanting to take my SB on it's shakedown cruise.... grrr..... Sunny "Arid"zona eh??? God I love this frame/setup. What a rock'n bike. (Mitch, JD, others, thanks for steering me this way...) what travel are you going to run on the back? I've found that anything greater than the minimum pogos like crazy so I leave it at 3.5" so I can climb better. and how do you know you like it until you've actually ridden it hard? Gary(getting brighter out, may have to ride) trying the mid-range first. (4.5"). I'm at 175lbs. (for a data point). |
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and how do you know you like it until you've actually ridden it hard? OK!!! Just the demo ride at this point! I'm no GeeDubb or JD! :-) |
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daddy wrote:
and how do you know you like it until you've actually ridden it hard? OK!!! Just the demo ride at this point! I'm no GeeDubb or JD! :-) Pffftttt! No problem. I eat those guys for lunch. /How do you make the skeptical emoticon?/ |
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OK!!! Just the demo ride at this point! I'm no GeeDubb or JD! :-) Pffftttt! No problem. I eat those guys for lunch. /How do you make the skeptical emoticon?/ Exactly!!! :-) |
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what travel are you going to run on the back? I've found that anything
greater than the minimum pogos like crazy so I leave it at 3.5" so I can climb better. Gary, is your's "pushed"? what rear shock do you have? Mine is an 05 Fox Talas RC Float.... -Gregg (finally the rain has stopped here in Gilbert). |
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Gary(getting brighter out, may have to ride) Just spoke to my MIL. She said they had snow in Ahwahtukee this morning! Wild sh*t! Snow in the Valley of the Sun.... Last time I saw that was in the 80's, early 90's. (can't remember the exact year). |
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G.T. wrote: cc wrote: Ride-A-Lot wrote: G.T. wrote: Ride-A-Lot wrote: GeeDubb wrote: Nice stuff, Mitch. Gary Well, the snow couldn't let a weekend go by as it has not done since Thanksgiving. So, it is snowing again. Here's a couple of shots of me. I never get in pictures. http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment1.jpg http://www.schnauzers.ws/attachment2.jpg Looks like fun, cold, but fun. And, damn, what size wheels are those? 36ers or something? Greg 29". They look big because the frame is so small. Remember, I am only 5'5". It's a great snow bike, though. I'm even thinking about a pugsley if this keeps up. I ran the tires at about 25# which gave a pretty good amount of traction. Holy cow, that's a good question. Those wheels look absolutely ginormous. Especially the picture from behind. And I know those were 29", er 700c, I'm sure I've commented on it here in the past. Anyway, I'm about to head out on my 29er, the one with drop bars. And since I have a 27" wheeled bike on the way I was wondering why a 29er is called a 29er when there are 27er's that actually have larger diameter wheels? I'm surprised the marketeers didn't revive 27" and call it 31" or something, after all we all know that bigger is better. Greg I'm starting the 27er revolution. They have magical properties when set up as a fixed gear... JD |
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"daddy" wrote in message
news and how do you know you like it until you've actually ridden it hard? OK!!! Just the demo ride at this point! I'm no GeeDubb or JD! :-) Man is that an overstatement. I'm not in the same league as JD when it comes to bike handling/control/knowledge, I just ride up smooth stuff better than most. Make it slightly technical and I can't ride up.....or down well. The reason I asked the ? was that I demoed the bike, loved it and then found that it's not a good climbing bike especially at 4.5" travel and the head angle isn't great for tight twisty stuff (but this could be me!). I also got a large frame which may have been a mistake since I have short legs but I didn't like the cramped, feeling like I'm already going OTB, feeling. Gary |
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"daddy" wrote in message news what travel are you going to run on the back? I've found that anything greater than the minimum pogos like crazy so I leave it at 3.5" so I can climb better. Gary, is your's "pushed"? what rear shock do you have? Mine is an 05 Fox Talas RC Float.... -Gregg (finally the rain has stopped here in Gilbert). I just had the 01 Fox Float RCLC Pushed and I wouldn't recommend it unless you need the shock rebuilt anyway. Friends that have SP shocks (5th elements) told me that Push did not add this technology to my shock and I'd have to agree since I get way more bob than I did before and now I can't even lock out the shock since Push removed the LO feature. I sent an email to Push but never got a response so guess it's time for a call to see exactly what the $180 covered. Yep the rain quit.....and turned to snow! Gary |
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