Hybrid Bicycles - Where Did Your Hybrid Take You Today?

25 miles. Out Beaver Dam Road and back via Research Road to Ridge Road through Buddy Attick and Greenbelt Parks.

I did not see another vehicle on Beaver Dam Road. 13 miles from DC.
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Further on down the road.
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I cut through Buddy Attick Park on the way back.
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A little climbing on Research Road and here in Greenbelt Park.
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Closed road in Greenbelt Park.
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When you said you were going to limit yourself to short trips to the store Etc...( I knew you could not do it ! ) LOL, Nice ride though, but you better be careful. Richard : )

First ride of the season. 5 miles around the neighborhood. Just a short shakedown ride after I had cleaned the drive train and adjusted the brakes and gear. Everything but the bike computer is working well.

When you said you were going to limit yourself to short trips to the store Etc...( I knew you could not do it ! ) LOL, Nice ride though, but you better be careful. Richard : )

Thanks. Doctor was surprised when I told him that I had, indeed only run short errands. He gave permission to ride now though. This was my first ride of any distance. Luckily I had limited time to spend. If I had all day, I would have gone farther. I was hurting by the time I got home... Glad I didn't try a longer ride. Fought a strong head wind in the final miles.

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Of course you bunny hopped that, and continued on.

The doc said I couldn't risk falling, so I took it cyclocross style. ;)

Washington DC
Library of Congress
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College Park to get my 'free tune up included with purchase'.
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College Park to get my 'free tune up included with purchase'....

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More of my usual around Kyoto including my favourite bike shop.
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Bicycles don't need periscopes...
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I did some riding around rural N. Florida.
Rusty old highway bridge.
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Another attempt at a dirt road. It mostly went okay, but hit a patch of soft sand near the end and had to walk the bike for 1/4 mile. :o
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I spend most of my time riding around in the Urban Core, so it always seems strange to ride in the country. I unexpectedly got chased by 8 dogs at various times. The last one was a mean pit bull who looked like he chewed through his leash to escape.

I did some riding around rural N. Florida.
Rusty old highway bridge....

Thanks for the great pics.

Yesterday I rode to the Chocolate Festival in Fairfax, VA.

Yesterday I rode to the Chocolate Festival in Fairfax, VA.
mmmmmmmm, choooocoooolaaaate.

25 miles. Out Beaver Dam Road and back via Research Road to Ridge Road through Buddy Attick and Greenbelt Parks.

I did not see another vehicle on Beaver Dam Road. 13 miles from DC.

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Further on down the road.
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Looks like you still have a little snow left... so do we.

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There is something called skis you might be interested in. That snow was gone a month ago. It rained all day today which wasn't fun.

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Most to all of our snow was gone 2 weeks ago and then we got 7 inches in one night a week ago. This is about what it's been reduced to so i've been able to get out on the bike the last 2 days :)

There is something called skis you might be interested in. That snow was gone a month ago. It rained all day today which wasn't fun.

We usually get a decent amount but this was the most snowfall we have had since 1974... visited this site again yesterday to have a winter picnic and cookout and we hauled everything in and out by bike.

Guessed I had about 70 pounds of gear on the bike yesterday... :)

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We usually get a decent amount but this was the most snowfall we have had since 1974... visited this site again yesterday to have a winter picnic and cookout and we hauled everything in and out by bike. ...
Great photo. Any BBQ shots?

196018196019We´ve done some commuting the last weeks, but the weekends has been obstructed by snow. But finally a weekend with decent greyish early spring weather! Light drizzle, mild winds and car free countryside roads around my hometown, suitable for a hybrid mission!

Twenty-mile round trip to Fermilab smack in the face of a 18 mph headwind that kicked my butt on the leg out, but had the luxury of a nice tail wind on the return leg. Had a few roadies pass me on the way out in the headwind with their low aero profile. A bit of a disadvantage in the more upright position on the hybrid. Great workout!

... Had a few roadies pass me on the way out in the headwind with their low aero profile. ...
You should have used them to your advantage by tucking in behind them and drafting.

Today I rode out to watch "De Ronde van Vlaanderen" in real life.
I rode to the top of "De Bosberg" using the forestpaths to climb up and thus avoiding al the traffic jams.

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My bike, securely locked while I was enjoying the race, the beer and the fun atmosphere:

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On the trip back I was passed by a scooter going a steady 28 mph ... I started slipstreaming them and managed to stay at their tale for about 3 miles ... they even looked around and were pleasantly surprised ... I may have been aided into slipstreaming them by the fact that the girl on the back was very lovely :D

Worked on my Moulden today adding a few more chain rings and some 8 speed bar ends... the bike really is a hybrid in the most technical sense of the word as the parts have come from everywhere.

Beautiful day here in Canuckistan and just came back from a short ride as I wanted to make sure things were dialed in and think I will head out for my daily 20 pretty soon and enjoy what is left of the the day before things start freezing up tonight.

It was a pretty nice weekend here in The Land Beyond O'Hare. I am trying to get ready to ride a century the first Sunday in June. The ten week training schedule I have said to ride 20 miles yesterday and rest today. I did 27 yesterday and because the weather was so nice 15 today (I can rest tomorrow!). First time outside this year and that was nice, too nice to use today as a rest day. The rides were pretty mundane trips north and then south on the bike trail near me. As usual for spring the horse hooves are cutting the limestone far north section of the trail into a very reasonable facsimile of cobblestones. Where it isn't cut up the trail is soft which is why the horses do a number on it this time of year. It's all part of the ride though and did not spoil yesterday's outing. Today's ride south found no problems with the trail. Just a little south of my home I did ride into a wall of warm air, a very sharp warm front that was in the process of slipping south of us and letting in the thunderstorms that are banging outside as I type this now. These are out and back rides so on the return I ran into the same wall, a cold front this time, about a mile south of where it had been earlier. I'm sure I have hit them before, just never as sharply defined as today's front was. About a mile before I reached the southern turnaround I came upon a deer standing no more than 4 feet off the trail. I came to a clearing in the scrub brush that lined the trail on my right and suddenly there was a deer. Only it was not moving, not a muscle. So, I thought it must just be a yard ornament and I looked it over carefully as I rolled closer and closer. Wow! what a well made yard sculpture, it even looks like it has fur! Then it twitched!! Suddenly I realized that it could be unpleasant indeed if that deer decided to dart in front of me at that point. But that is all it did, it twitched once and then become stock still again. That deer must have had nerves of steel to stand so still, so close, as I rolled by obviously watching it very intently. I rode about a mile further, turned around, and when I passed that spot the second time there was no sign of that yard ornament.

It's good to be on the road again,

Ken

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It was warmer than it looked... :)

....It was warmer than it looked... :)
Beautiful looking day. :thumb:

It's cherry blossom time in DC, so I did my yearly cherry blossom ride.
Hit the major blossom viewing areas - Tidal Basin, Hains Point, Capitol Hill, National Arboretum, Takoma Park, Sligo Creek, Forest Glen and Kenwood (the last one is the best)

Got a flat tire in the last mile, so I walked back. Will fix the tire later this week.

Cherry blossom pictures please.

Cherry blossom pictures please.
I took this yesterday coming back home and it is one of my favourite weeping Cherry Blossoms. It's not in the most ideal garden, but I think it's spectacular in it's own right.
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I went to Hains Point today but a lot of the blossoms are gone after a big rain storm Monday night.

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I was off work today so I decided to do a test run for commuting. I know going to work on your day off is crazy. Somehow I turned a 9 mi round trip into 19 mi. I bonked way too far from home. I guess low carbs and cycling don't mix. I will get the balance with some practice.

I went to Hains Point today but a lot of the blossoms are gone after a big rain storm Monday night....

Great shots. Yes sadly rain and wind shortens the season.

I put some spring shots on Foo if anyone would like to take a look.

I Foo some shots in spring to day. "Joking" Show everything, love it.

I spent five hours today polishing a handlebar stem and headset. Bugger I should have been riding. Its autumn here now. :)

I Foo some shots in spring to day. "Joking" Show everything, love it.

I spent five hours today polishing a handlebar stem and headset. Bugger I should have been riding. Its autumn here now. :)
WHAT!! Just some Mr Sheen, and get out riding.

edit...hold on, was this with your "vintage" project bike?

Great pics as always. Now if you had ridden your hybrid there instead of walking, you could have posted them here! :D

WHAT!! Just some Mr Sheen, and get out riding.

edit...hold on, was this with your "vintage" project bike?


Yes its my vintage and so far so good. I have a vision I think will work out good.
I bought some nuts and bolts a chain and bar tape and cables tonight on ebay so I'm hooked now.:)

Cherry blossom pictures please.
OK
From April 3 ride to see the cherry blossoms.
Georgetown, Tidal Basin, Smithsonian Castle, The Capitol, National Shrine, Kenwood, C&O (Georgetown)

Today's ride was from Falls Church to the Kite Festival at the Washington Monument, and more cherry blossoms.

Oh wow. Thanks! Nobody told me about the kite festival. :(

I rode out to the old dam today to give the Kaitai a good workout..... It's a 20 mile round trip, and the weather was great, and I'm luvin this bike.

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Oh wow. Thanks! Nobody told me about the kite festival. :(
It was originally scheduled for two weeks ago...the day is snowed. Postponed at the last minute and rescheduled.
If the government shutdown had happened, it would have been canceled altogether.
I could see some of the big kites from the other side of the river
Looked like there were several hundred kites in the air at any given time.
The multi-color one with two tails in the picture was about 12 feet across. I watched them launch it and after 10 minutes it had climbed really high.

I finally got around to installing super-low climbing gears on my Sirrus, so I figured I needed to test it properly:D

First it took me up to this hilarious sign in the middle of a climb:

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Next it took me past a roadie:p:D

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Then it took me up a hill I've never climbed before with a maximum grade of 17%

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Specialized Sirrus near top of Ridgeview Drive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29998767@N07/5608103749/) by kittyz202 (http://www.flickr.com/people/29998767@N07/), on Flickr

Then it took me up and down a few more hills and past one of my favorite signs:

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Specialized Sirrus next to Folsom's 'Bicycle Friendly Community' sign (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29998767@N07/5608103375/) by kittyz202 (http://www.flickr.com/people/29998767@N07/), on Flickr

Then it took me up and down a few more hills and up the final sufferfest of a climb on this ride:

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Specialized Sirrus at top of Beatty Drive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29998767@N07/5608687824/) by kittyz202 (http://www.flickr.com/people/29998767@N07/), on Flickr
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Specialized Sirrus next to Beatty street sign (http://www.flickr.com/photos/29998767@N07/5608103541/) by kittyz202 (http://www.flickr.com/people/29998767@N07/), on Flickr

Great pics as always. Now if you had ridden your hybrid there instead of walking, you could have posted them here! :D
You are right, that's why I posted them in foo. I was so jealous of the people riding the course.

Yes its my vintage and so far so good. I have a vision I think will work out good.
I bought some nuts and bolts a chain and bar tape and cables tonight on ebay so I'm hooked now.:)
Funtastic. It's a great feeling when the package arrives from ebay or "Ireland"

Today's ride was from Falls Church to the Kite Festival at the Washington Monument, and more cherry blossoms.
Absolutely wonderful. Going by what I see on bikeforms, the US has many beautiful cities.

The hybridized mtb now has a hybridized drive train... and really glows in the dark.

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The hybridized mtb now has a hybridized drive train... and really glows in the dark.

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Did you also put reflective tape on the side of the crank arms? That way the cars behind you get some flashes from them. ;) :thumb:

cfr - I have a Superflash rear light, a blinkie in my helmet , have two very bright forward lights, and ride in superhero yellow with reflective stripes.

:)

And my shoes have 360 degrees of reflectivity too.