Hybrid Bicycles - Where Did Your Hybrid Take You Today?

Beautiful bike!

Went for a ride to check on the progress of the Midland Trail MUP, here in Colorado Springs, CO. Going from America the Beautiful Park, (down town) over almost to the border with Manitou Springs. It's been a very slow progression over YEARS but it's on it's way to getting complete. Hopefully it will be finished by the end of October but I'm thinking more live end of Nov. Here's a few photo's of some of the new sections, just finished or close too.
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6 bridges have been added as it crosses Fountain Creek, several times from end to end.:thumb:

I took a bike ride with my friend, totaling 33 miles. This *may* be my longest ride ever (they are usually 29-31mi long). I went from street riding to the Cherry Creek trail, to REI downtown (where there's a Starbucks and I got a drink), to the South Platte River trail for 2.5mi one direction, then I turned back to get back on the Cherry Creek trail, to get to Anthony's pizza downtown (got a slice of pizza... Best pizza I've ever had), back to the Cherry Creek trail, to the Highline canal trail, to the street, to my house. Very nice ride. Hope that wasn't too confusing for you guys. I'm uploading a video that I took on the South Platte river trail from earlier, so stay tuned!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BIyjg7zbPc

Rode from the start of the interurban trail in Kent to Seattle and back, about a 74 mile round trip. I was going for a century but a flat tire and bad weather called it short. Got to see the 1st 787 painted up for airline delivery, that was pretty cool.

Did a bit of park riding today, enjoying the beautiful day.

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@AlphaDogg - you should consider one of those GoPro Hero cams. You could get a nice helm kit for it too. I've been thinking about it myself.

Did a bit of park riding today, enjoying the beautiful day.

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AlphaDogg - you should consider one of those GoPro Hero cams. You could get a nice helm kit for it too. I've been thinking about it myself.

I've been thinking about it, but honestly, as a broke high school student, I don't have the money for one of those.

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Today, my hybrid and I did our first half-century. Was very nice. Went from the Cherry Creek trail to the Platte River trail to the Bear Creek trail and back. No coffee or pizza today :(.

25.06 miles with the Mrs. on the tandem, it's Trek T-900 and although some call it a "MTB style", we think it's more of a Hybrid style. A really nice day, just riding paths and bike lanes to different parts of the city of Colorado Springs.

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Did 30 miles on the Katy Trail today.

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Did 30 miles on the Katy Trail today...
Great pics, thankyou for sharing your ride with us. Your bike looks nicely set-up for long rides.

Grecs80, great pics! is that a New 0? I just got one myself. Awesome bike!

Hey b1g bleu, thanks! It's actually the Canadian Roam 1. Looks similar to the US Roam 0. Grats on the new bike, enjoy! They're addictive for sure!


Roam 1 Canada: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-CA/bikes/model/roam.1/9785/49384/
Roam 1 US: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/roam.1/9024/48881/
Roam 0 US: http://www.giant-bicycles.com/en-us/bikes/model/roam.0/9024/48880/

Great pics, thankyou for sharing your ride with us. Your bike looks nicely set-up for long rides.

Thank! This was the first ride with the GC3 grips. I'm still getting used to the looks of them, but it is nice have options for hand position. I didn't get any hand numbness like I usually do on longer rides.

Reporting from the city with roads and NO CARS!
We did just little over 18 miles ( 2 loops around the island ), weather was cold and windy with some rain at the begining. Temps from 37 to 50 :) Overall ride was a really nice, with breath taking views and great company.

On the end, while coming back from northern Michigan, we were lost, well... lost with our GPS :) I'm attatching YouTube movie...Bike rack was full of our bikes... Now I can say It aloud: I RECOMMEND YAKIMA DOUBLEDOWN4 BICYCLE RACK ;-)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y8rWkvm28M

http://www.mackinacisland.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinac_Island,_Michigan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackinaw_Bridge

Wow, that looks like a beautiful place to ride, Lopek! Great pics!

Gallery of my rides with the new bike: http://molsonwarrior.imgur.com/

Quick loop at day break. Beautiful Fall Morning here in the heartland:

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Reporting from the city with roads and NO CARS!
We did just little over 18 miles ( 2 loops around the island ), weather was cold and windy with some rain at the begining. Temps from 37 to 50 :) Overall ride was a really nice, with breath taking views and great company.

Great pics of Mackinac. We were just there a couple of weeks ago also. It was amazing to see the everyday use of bikes as the main mode of transportation for many of the inhabitants. On Mackinac it is either horses, of which yjere are 600, or bikes, of which there seems to be a countless number. Seems like everyone uses the big Wald front carriers. What I did not see was one mid to high end bike. They were all at the lower end of the spectrum and the bike of choice on the islands seems to be the beach cruiser with the big prerequisite Wald basket. An interesting fact is that Mackinac has the only State Highway (M-185) in the US where cars are not allowed


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Kind of in the middle of nowhere near my house. Won't be too long before they start building neighborhoods out here so taking in the scenery while I still can :)

The wife and I put 25 miles on our Trek T-900 Hybird Tandem, the day after our first "SNOW" storm of the season!:eek: Luckly it didn't stick to the roads and the fresh coating of snow on Pikes Peak was really pretty. Just a nice but chilly day for ride!:thumb:

What I did not see was one mid to high end bike. They were all at the lower end...[QUOTE]

Funny...we noticed same thing. We saw just 2 high end mountain bikes - cannondale and specialized, and our $400 hybrids were like Mercedes comparing to the rest of the bikes ;-) Also, it was very interesting to see how people got the skills to transport big items such as tables and big baggage on a regular bikes. In my opinion, its the best weekend destination in Michigan. You can also go there during winter time to have fun on snowmobiles... they have an ice road connecting the island with the mainland.

22 miles through the country side. Caught a half way decent sunset. I love my Magic shine headlamp ( 900 lumens ) and my Planet Bike Turbo Flash Tail light. They enable me to night ride in relative safety. It is allot of fun and you can go out and catch good sunset pics with out having to hurry home....or get run over.


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23 miles of errand runs, all over the city, paid the renters insurance bill, stopped at the LBS to find out the delivery date for wifes, new 2011 KHS Vitamin B hybrid, coming in next Tuesday! :)

Today. One of my ordinairy runs. The colours of autumn, clear blue sky and a chill in the air. One can almost smell the snow. 223157223158

Activity: Cycling (2010 Giant Escape 2)

Date: 16/10/2011 12:32

Distance: 26.08 mi

TotalTime: 02:12:22

Average Speed: 11.82 mph

Calories: 1939 kcal

Start time: 12:32:35

End time: 15:22:04

Best(3000 yd): 17.52 mph

Max Speed: 26.65 mph

Max Pace: 02:15 min/mi

Average Pace: 05:04 min/mi

Total climb: 2946 ft

Total descend: 2940 ft

Location: New York City

Astoria Queens > Triboro Bridge > Wards Island Bridge > Central Park Loop 2+ times > 59th Street Bridge > Long Island City > Astoria Queens

That's a helluva climb!

I did 35mi on the Cherry Creek trail -> 16th Street Mall (legal to ride in the mall-bus lanes on Sundays) -> North Platte river trail and back.

My riding buddy almost got hit by a bus, because he wasn't paying attention. Then, on our way to our favorite pizza place (Anthony's Pizza), a guy who was on that bus said "I was on that bus that almost hit you. You know it's illegal to ride on the mall, right? Watch out for cops, because it's a $100 ticket." I said "No. You do know that it is legal to ride on the mall on Sundays, right?" Then he said something to the effect of "Well, it's not legal to be hit by a bus on Sundays, is it?" On my way home, I saw a snake in the middle of the trail. I took some pictures of it. I waited with my bike in front of it until it got into the grass on the side, so it wouldn't be run over by any cyclists.

I will upload pictures from today's ride soon.

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I forgot about snow, momentarily. We get heavy snowfall in the winter (and early spring, because Colorado's crazy like that), which will put a damper on my riding. I am NOT looking forward to it :( :mad:.

I used to love snow, but ever since I got into cycling, I've been dreading snow.

Rode down to the MLK Memorial dedication. Big crowd, so I couldn't see much.

Pictures from earlier:

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Nice! I've been noticing snakes on one of the trails I ride as well. I almost ran one over but I was able to stop in time and maneuver around it. I stopped to get a look and he was gone into the bush.

Oh, and Alpha, I ended up getting a GoPro Hero 960!

Here's a couple vids. I haven't been able to go anywhere interesting yet as the fall weather has arrived and with a vengeance. It's been rain and high winds for the past four days! Ugh. Anyway, I did record a bit to test it out.


Bike Mount: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKKTviH4dzs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKKTviH4dzs

Head Strap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTfAonfrzCA


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.....Head Strap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTfAonfrzCA

We needed a mono (wheelie) during that ride. Good stuuf, I enjoyed them.

haha, I'll start practicing that mono wheelie right away! ;)

Thanks for the comment! I realize there wasn't anything exciting going on in the vids, more so just to test out a couple different mounts, plus the camera. The weather is still crappy so I haven't been riding much. The first nice day we get, I'll hit some trails and bring the camera!

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Morning ride thru Glenbrook golf course.
( I don't like snakes )

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Morning ride thru Glenbrook golf course.
( I don't like snakes )

Reminds me of this. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEnKLhi83J8)

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Ride and lunch.

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I sat at a bench that I used to take breaks at all the time (but now I don't need to because I have bui,t up my cardiovascular endurance). Took a bunch of pictures and used photomerge in photoshop to string them together.

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Did 11 miles today on my specialised crosstrail (I'm only 3 weeks into my riding after a 23 year gap!), mixed terrain with some main road, country lane, bumpy old rail track path, field paths.. Lots of horrid hills that I still managed to get up thanks to spinning advice in here.

Was a great ride, although gets up the stairs right now is tiring!

To the grocery store this morning.... tomorrow 20 miles to work

26 miles to two different LBS's, some road some trail, LUNCH, then home on a awesome late fall day is So. Colorado! This weekend was awesome, except for the blustery winds, but event they weren't too bad for riding! The leaves are falling from the trees, fall is waining, sadly, winter is coming. :(

... Took a bunch of pictures and used photomerge in photoshop to string them together.

Great looking pic. You're a clever chap.

Great looking pic. You're a clever chap.

Thanks!!

Yesterday I took my hybrid to a triathlon training ride. We did about 40 miles, which was the longest ride I ever did.
I was a bit frowned upon by most as they all rode roadracebikes but that frowning stopped mid-ride since I was still there.
Why did I not take my racebike? Because my racebike is an actual TT bike and it's not comfortable like my hybrid is.
On top of that none of these guys have actual TT bikes yet since the club is brand new. I would feel a bit sorry for them.

Nice landscape picture, alpha :)

Cool vids man , it must have really sucked riding in that wind !!! I bet that trail is much better in the summer.You gotta take it easy with scaring those old ladies man !!! LOL

went on a ride from federal way to tacoma and back, 54 miles. Great ride except for the fact I didn't dress nearly warm enough.
the tacoma dome
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pretty nice, although short, MUP by the water
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not sure why but I like this picture
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pain in the butt riding up this hill, but once on the top I found a friend
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stopped for a picture or two then had to warn off traffic as he ran across a pretty busy road.
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Rochester Hills, MI to Richmond, MI - round trip 52 miles, and half of it in dark. It was pretty cold - around 45F and windy. I supposed to go for a 100-150 miles ride in PA, including Allegheny Trial this weekend, but all my riding partners bailed out...way to cold for them...
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Having a little coffee break by the lake at the Kyoto International Conference Centre. (the place the Kyoto Protocol was / wasn't signed)

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Today, 8 miles to work, and later on to get my hair cut and then back home. Yesterday, work, John's New Classic shoes (didn't buy anything, discovered that Danskos don't have a size to fit me and my calves are still too wide for standard width boots), Pop's Resale Shop (got a pair of black Vans sneakers for $12), Goodwill (looking for Halloween costume components, no purchases), Subway (footlong turkey sub), and finally home. I need to start taking pictures along my rides.

...I need to start taking pictures along my rides.

Please do.

In the spirit of adding photos - here's one from my ride over to the hair salon yesterday:

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Normally I'd say 'only in Kentucky', but it's a Virginia plate.....