Topic: The Cycling Thread

[Guy]

Fack...want a Fat Bike now

Yes you do..

Had a great, 2 hres ride today. Luckily a snowmobile tracked the entire trail I was planning to do. It rides so well and smooth on a snowmobile track. Traction is incredible on those things. For snow riding take a bike that can accept 5" tires. Mine are 4.6" and are doing the job but for snow, the wider, the better!

Looks great Guy  Yes, I should...

Guy i'm jealous!!!   We're STILL waiting for the ground to freeze.  It's sloppy goo right now.
 

do it Snowy!

You're welcomed to come ride MSA with me anytime! 

[huota]

Had a great, 2 hres ride today. Luckily a snowmobile tracked the entire trail I was planning to do. It rides so well and smooth on a snowmobile track. Traction is incredible on those things. For snow riding take a bike that can accept 5" tires. Mine are 4.6" and are doing the job but for snow, the wider, the better!

Awesome, I envy you 

[huota]

Looks great Guy  Yes, I should...

Is that you Snowy: http://youtu.be/EygF8Cu4hj4

Why wait when you can buy one right now, today 

[Snowman]

Looks great Guy  Yes, I should...

Is that you Snowy: http://youtu.be/EygF8Cu4hj4

Why wait when you can buy one right now, today 

Not enough crashing to be me 

[blotter]

Fack...want a Fat Bike now

Yes you do..

Had a great, 2 hres ride today. Luckily a snowmobile tracked the entire trail I was planning to do. It rides so well and smooth on a snowmobile track. Traction is incredible on those things. For snow riding take a bike that can accept 5" tires. Mine are 4.6" and are doing the job but for snow, the wider, the better!

Looks great Guy  Yes, I should...

Guy i'm jealous!!!   We're STILL waiting for the ground to freeze.  It's sloppy goo right now.
 

do it Snowy!

You're welcomed to come ride MSA with me anytime! 

we're certainly due!  It's been 7 years since we've visited MSA.
maybe not this summer but certainly hoping the next.

[blotter]

one for the roadies

Specialized wind tunnel tests disk brakes vs rim brakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=UUcrBtxD8xy2cxeXM7f-xihA&v=HXQuSnKkS-I

[Snowman]

Interesting, I e thought a cross wind would have more of an impact on the disc brakes. 8 seconds over 40k Basically stop peddling for a fart at my level.

[Guy]

Interesting, I e thought a cross wind would have more of an impact on the disc brakes. 8 seconds over 40k Basically stop peddling for a fart at my level.

Old article for sure but funny: Shave the legs and gain 5 sec. over 40K???  Far less expensive than investing in a new bike.. 

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/rinard/aero/aerodynamics.htm

[blotter]

for Snowy:

be on the lookout for Di2 "upgrades"

http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/12/05/secret-shimano-di2-button-will-soon-control-your-cycling-computer-maybe-shocks-too/

[goodsonr]

Guy .. for the fat bike ... could you see yourself using this as a daily winter-commuter .. or is it overkill .. and you would only want to use this bike for recreation.

tks

ron

[Snowman]

for Snowy:

be on the lookout for Di2 "upgrades"

http://www.bikerumor.com/2014/12/05/secret-shimano-di2-button-will-soon-control-your-cycling-computer-maybe-shocks-too/

For sure, the guys at my shop told me that this is just the beginning and there is more technology coming with wireless and programmable shifters. We be flashing in no time 

[Guy]

Guy .. for the fat bike ... could you see yourself using this as a daily winter-commuter .. or is it overkill .. and you would only want to use this bike for recreation.

tks

ron

Probably overkill, it's pretty heavy for it's price. A Hybrid or touring bike is certainly better for commuting.

[Bubba]

one for the roadies

Specialized wind tunnel tests disk brakes vs rim brakes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&list=UUcrBtxD8xy2cxeXM7f-xihA&v=HXQuSnKkS-I

I want my own wind tunnel.   

[blotter]

Guy .. for the fat bike ... could you see yourself using this as a daily winter-commuter .. or is it overkill .. and you would only want to use this bike for recreation.

tks

ron

Probably overkill, it's pretty heavy for it's price. A Hybrid or touring bike is certainly better for commuting.

agreed.  plus the massive tires, while great in the snow, are more about moving slowy (compared to summer riding)     I look at putting something like the following tires on a hybrid / commuting or even beater mountain bike:  http://45nrth.com/products/tires/gravdal

[blotter]

I'll have to watch this at home because it's 20 minutes.
looks interesting.

these British guys took a CityBike and climbed Mt. Ventoux in Europe.
This mini doc is about them coming to North America, taking a CityBike from NYC and going to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire and riding it up the mountain.

The Mt Washington auto road is 12.2km long with an average grade of 12%

I watch a few minutes and it looks really interesting!

I think Quad would dig this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfneUUh_1ko

[goodsonr]

Guy .. for the fat bike ... could you see yourself using this as a daily winter-commuter .. or is it overkill .. and you would only want to use this bike for recreation.

tks

ron

Probably overkill, it's pretty heavy for it's price. A Hybrid or touring bike is certainly better for commuting.

agreed.  plus the massive tires, while great in the snow, are more about moving slowy (compared to summer riding)     I look at putting something like the following tires on a hybrid / commuting or even beater mountain bike:  http://45nrth.com/products/tires/gravdal

yeah .. I was just wondering.  Like I said in an earlier post .. my new commute bike is a marin muirwoods 29er (which is really a hybrid slanted towards the mountain bike style) with fattish 2.2 studded tires.  The skinny tires studded are OK on hardpack snow or smooth ice, but are not that good on rutted ice or unconsolidated sand/snow combo.

But, the fat-bike use in Edmonton has exploded in the last few years and I've started to see people using them on the streets (and not just the trails), so I was curious.

tks

ron

[Triple Bob]

Holy!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8uCeyUl_9U

[rrocket]

^^Cool video.  Things can happen fast!

[Snowman]

Holy!

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8uCeyUl_9U

Holy is right. That might have stung a bit 

[quadzilla]

I'll have to watch this at home because it's 20 minutes.
looks interesting.

these British guys took a CityBike and climbed Mt. Ventoux in Europe.
This mini doc is about them coming to North America, taking a CityBike from NYC and going to Mt. Washington in New Hampshire and riding it up the mountain.

The Mt Washington auto road is 12.2km long with an average grade of 12%

I watch a few minutes and it looks really interesting!

I think Quad would dig this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfneUUh_1ko

We watched this last night and enjoyed it. Impressed that they got permission to ride on that road and park services even held back cars as long as they could. Its hard enough doing a climb like that on a regular bike but the lack of super low gearing on a city bike is crazy.  Also check out his other video about riding up Mt Ventoux. Great find