Wake up to some talk and Frank's on the fire pit in the morgen and go for a nice bike ride in the afternoon. Maybe a few brewskis in the afternoon to numb the pain of more :trump: talk.. sounds dreamy!
Wake up to some talk and Frank's on the fire pit in the morgen and go for a nice bike ride in the afternoon. Maybe a few brewskis in the afternoon to numb the pain of more :trump: talk.. sounds dreamy!
Actually, my family is way less than you'd expect.
Now, the people my parents camp with, different story.
Yeah I am not surprised! They made you after all... super cool d00d.
I got my cannondale hybrid bike out for a cruise yesterday, most of the roads in my area have painted bike paths in the residential area and the bike path was fairly dry and grippy. I didn't push my luck to try and break any land speed records since i am such a n00b and it's pretty cold out. It's a fun hobby, can't wait for summer!
Wifey got me a set of RevGrips for Xmas. I've been dealing with some awful arm pump at the park and on longer rides, so this should help. There's some adjustment and tunability built in... I'll be interested to see how they feel.
fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 3:58 pm
Upgrade bikes.
Wifey got me a set of RevGrips for Xmas. I've been dealing with some awful arm pump at the park and on longer rides, so this should help. There's some adjustment and tunability built in... I'll be interested to see how they feel.
Maybe try out those spank bars. They make flat MTB ones with that vibrocore stuff.
Or try a fatter lower pressure front tire like a 2.6?
fledonfoot wrote: ↑Tue Dec 31, 2019 3:58 pm
Upgrade bikes.
Wifey got me a set of RevGrips for Xmas. I've been dealing with some awful arm pump at the park and on longer rides, so this should help. There's some adjustment and tunability built in... I'll be interested to see how they feel.
Maybe try out those spank bars. They make flat MTB ones with that vibrocore stuff.
Or try a fatter lower pressure front tire like a 2.6?
2.8 for lyfe!
Also those grips look
I’m interested in your thoughts on them.
I have a boner for an Evil The Calling right now. Thanks to Fled, for sending me a link to the new Evil gravel bike.
27.5", 130mm travel frame. Supposedly hilarious fun to ride. Slack front end for the lolz with a 150mm Lyrik fork on the new ones Man, that's about perfect. I liked just about all aspects of the Pivot Mach 5.5 (27.5" wheels, 140mm frame, 160mm Fox36) and all reviews I can find suggest this is lighter and even more poppy/lofty, closer to a 5010 but more capable and pedals better than either the 5010 or the Mach 5.5.
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:57 pm
I have a boner for an Evil The Calling right now. Thanks to Fled, for sending me a link to the new Evil gravel bike.
27.5", 130mm travel frame. Supposedly hilarious fun to ride. Slack front end for the lolz with a 150mm Lyrik fork on the new ones Man, that's about perfect. I liked just about all aspects of the Pivot Mach 5.5 (27.5" wheels, 140mm frame, 160mm Fox36) and all reviews I can find suggest this is lighter and even more poppy/lofty, closer to a 5010 but more capable and pedals better than either the 5010 or the Mach 5.5.
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:57 pm
I have a boner for an Evil The Calling right now. Thanks to Fled, for sending me a link to the new Evil gravel bike.
27.5", 130mm travel frame. Supposedly hilarious fun to ride. Slack front end for the lolz with a 150mm Lyrik fork on the new ones Man, that's about perfect. I liked just about all aspects of the Pivot Mach 5.5 (27.5" wheels, 140mm frame, 160mm Fox36) and all reviews I can find suggest this is lighter and even more poppy/lofty, closer to a 5010 but more capable and pedals better than either the 5010 or the Mach 5.5.
Here's an odd thing I noticed when poking around in Google maps today... "Stan" of Stan's tubeless stuff is based 1 mile down the road from the I looked at this morning. This guy:
Johnny_P wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:57 pm
I have a boner for an Evil The Calling right now. Thanks to Fled, for sending me a link to the new Evil gravel bike.
27.5", 130mm travel frame. Supposedly hilarious fun to ride. Slack front end for the lolz with a 150mm Lyrik fork on the new ones Man, that's about perfect. I liked just about all aspects of the Pivot Mach 5.5 (27.5" wheels, 140mm frame, 160mm Fox36) and all reviews I can find suggest this is lighter and even more poppy/lofty, closer to a 5010 but more capable and pedals better than either the 5010 or the Mach 5.5.
Tiny camper tho. State parks are like $20/night.
Dog in tiny camper or nah?
Yeah, I want to do more long trips, though. Maine is still on my hot list. Local overnights are a little , plus I've seen a lot of the local stuff, too. We'll do a couple this year, have a trip planned to Ohio, and I may end up getting creative with the Tennessee trip. We'll see.
What'll be really nice is having our own space for the family camping trips/meeting up with my parents when they're out camping.
Dog in tiny camper is kinda annoying, but there's room. I need to find a dog bed that we can fit so she's kampfy.
Ah, yeah Maine was pretty nice. Would have been great to spend some more time there. We spent a few nights on the coast but didn't venture inland.
Ah, yeah Maine was pretty nice. Would have been great to spend some more time there. We spent a few nights on the coast but didn't venture inland.
I still want to do a big grand tour of Maine. Up the coast to Lubec, head inland and loop through the north maine woods, stop at a couple spots, and finish it off with a climb up Mt. Washington.
Would legitimately take a week and a half to enjoy it, though.
That would be awesome. Most of the worthwhile states would require a two week or so trip to really see a good chunk.