Hybrid Bicycles - Where Did Your Hybrid Take You Today?

In the spirit of adding photos - here's one from my ride over to the hair salon yesterday:
...Normally I'd say 'only in Kentucky', but it's a Virginia plate.....

Oh, lordy lordy.

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Houston Ship Channel

225230Happy Halloween

Early AM Ride through the local farm land.

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225649225650Ft.DeSoto , St.Pete , FL.

...Ft.DeSoto , St.Pete , FL.

Looks like a lovely place.

Took it for a ride with my friend and got caught in the rain.

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Took my iPhone out of the mount and put it in the saddlebag to keep it out of the rain. The mount really turns into a water collector.
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Here is my helmet after getting wet:
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Thats beautiful. I'd love to be on the east coast in the fall. I keep trying to post pictures that I take with my cell phone but I keep getting that the file is too large :(

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...dam tourists...

Today my hybrid took me on a 100 kilometer training ride with the guys from my triathlon team.
It was my first 100k ride ever ... so I am quite proud of myself.
I would probably never have ridden that far by myself, but in a group and at a relatively slow pace is a whole other matter.
We averaged about 27.5 km/h ... and we even had a 50 year old woman with us! :D
At about the same time I passed the 100k mark, my bike also passed the 4000k mark ... so my bike too was pretty happy today.

Recycling Center run. Very satisfying.

Went on a 6 mile trip to meet with my cycling group. Then I headed out to the reservoir and went around it. Haven't been on a bike in over a week, so the constant climbs were torture. All in all, it was a good 30mi r/t ride. On my way to the reservoir, I took a turn too wide and too fast. Went into the dirt on the side of the trail and lost control. I was going about 20mph and I just took a dive. When I got up, I was fine. My cycling legwarmers protected my legs from scratches and my helmet got scratched from the fall. I don't think my head hit the ground very hard, because the scratches are pretty fine. My front derailleur shifted WAY out of alignment with the chainrings, so I got out my 5mm allen wrench and fixed it. Got a goathead puncture on my rear tire from going in the dirt, but I had a tube and it was all good :D. Good ride.

Took it for a ride with my friend and got caught in the rain...

Looks like there are some lovely autumn colours there.

I dropped into Heian Shrine today...

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Walkill Valley Rail Trail 11/12 - Gardiner, NY

I rode my Trek Dual Sport 8.4 the SART Yesrerday Morning to Huntington Beach from Angel's Stadium and back again.
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And if that wasn't enough, i later rode at night from Cerritos to Longbeach Harbor with another group.
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Today i went to El Dorado Park in Longbeach, CA. That is Jose, my buddy riding his Trek MTB.
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My sophomore year in college, a bunch of us ruined bikes by hauling ass down those stairs at 3 AM. On my left arm I still have a scar from falling right at the bottom. You have to take a hard left or right to miss that railing at the bottom and go down more stairs. I took too hard of a left and slid pretty hard.

A buddy of mine taco'd his front wheel when he ran straight into that ledge. He didn't know to make a hard turn.

My sophomore year in college, a bunch of us ruined bikes by hauling ass down those stairs at 3 AM. On my left arm I still have a scar from falling right at the bottom. You have to take a hard left or right to miss that railing at the bottom and go down more stairs. I took too hard of a left and slid pretty hard.

A buddy of mine taco'd his front wheel when he ran straight into that ledge. He didn't know to make a hard turn.

Great to hear some nostalgia around these places in Denver. Not great to hear the injuries you and your friends sustained riding down them. Were you drunk that night? When I go down these stairs on my bike, I run my tires in the ruts on the sides of the stairs (for rain runoff?) and walk with it down the stairs. The concrete that those ruts are made out of create very low friction, so when I hold the front brake while walking the bike, the bike slides down the ruts. I have to run down the stairs to catch up to it. I did ride down the stairs on the right because I didn't want to take the ramp. It made my chain jump from the middle chainring to the small ring.

By the way, were you directed here from the bicycle mechanics thread regarding my crash?

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By the way, were you directed here from the bicycle mechanics thread regarding my crash?

What crash? What's the go?

Great to hear some nostalgia around these places in Denver. Not great to hear the injuries you and your friends sustained riding down them. Were you drunk that night? When I go down these stairs on my bike, I run my tires in the ruts on the sides of the stairs (for rain runoff?) and walk with it down the stairs. The concrete that those ruts are made out of create very low friction, so when I hold the front brake while walking the bike, the bike slides down the ruts. I have to run down the stairs to catch up to it. I did ride down the stairs on the right because I didn't want to take the ramp. It made my chain jump from the middle chainring to the small ring.

By the way, were you directed here from the bicycle mechanics thread regarding my crash?
Not drunk, just stupid. We were bored one night and were downtown with our bicycles. What could possibly go wrong? Despite the injuries and broken bicycles, it was quite fun. None of us had bicycles built to handle it. No one got too hurt. Just scrapes and bruises.

And no, I didn't get directed here from the mechanics forum. I lurk these forums... all of them. Occasionally I speak up.

P.S., I was a sophomore in college in 2007. So, don't you get to thinking I'm old or anything.

Rode my Converted Hybrid Wal-mart special around town for 23 total round trip. I am currently on 151miles. That means I have earned $151 towords my new Hybrid! Trying to stay under $600. Heres a few pic. of my journey.227244227242227241227240227239

What crash? What's the go?

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php/781583-Crashed-yesterday.-What-should-I-check

Today i took my Trek DS 8.4 to teh Fullerton Loop in California. It's a mixture of Street, Single Track, Trails, Downhills. and Cool views. There isn't anything my Dual Sport can't do!
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Wow, glad you are ok. It had the potential to be much worse a result.

Wow, glad you are ok. It had the potential to be much worse a result.

My shoulder is feeling much better about a week after the crash.

Where did my hybrid take me today? Work. Commuted by bike for the first time in about a month.

Daybreak:
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Where did my hybrid take me today? Work. Commuted by bike for the first time in about a month.

Feels nice, doesn't it?

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I wish I could say my hybrid is taking me there, but I am travelling to Israel on Tuesday. I think it would be appropriate to post pictures from Israel here, when I return on December 29. Won't be taking a computer with me :(

In the morning it felt great. Slight tailwind, 40 degrees, dress just right for it. Riding home was significantly warmer, but the wind was a lot stronger, about 20 mph in my face.

Cold but beautiful day today here in Kyoto
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I rode our Northern expressway today. Its 50km to Gawler and back, the whole track is a good run with no obstructions along the way.
There's nicer spots along the path but this is the only high spot for a pic.
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Wait ... you are allowed to ride your bike on expressways without a designated cycling lane next to them?
You lucky ... that stuff is completely illegal around here.
I would love to use your expressway as a TT training :D

I rode our Northern expressway today. Its 50km to Gawler and back, the whole track is a good run with no obstructions along the way.
There's nicer spots along the path but this is the only high spot for a pic.

Whooosh!!!

Wait ... you are allowed to ride your bike on expressways without a designated cycling lane next to them?
You lucky ... that stuff is completely illegal around here.
I would love to use your expressway as a TT training :D

BTW, we haven't seen your's lately

Silly the path is a designated bike path we have these path's crossing all over Adelaide and suburbia in all directions. This one is around 25km north of the city and I try to avoid it on windy days being very open to the elements.
People use them for training every day and eventually this one will be extended another 25km to the coast.
My favorite is the river torrens path 35km long from the hills surrounding Adelaide to the coast its constant turns up and down though parklands, very enjoyable.
As for the expressway for cars it was only opened one year ago and I rode it before cars we allowed, with a tail wind it was crazy fast up to 60kph but very slow coming back.

Recently laid off from my job of 4 years, I have decided to do some exploring.

Astoria (11105) to Queens Village (11427), and back.

Someone driving a small scooter with a passenger on the back made a left into an oncoming lane who had a green light.

Thankfully the closest oncoming car was just far enough away to allow the scooter to sweep around to his left side and continue riding against traffic.

If the timing of this encounter was 3 seconds or so different for the car or the scooter I would have seen both of the helmet-less scooter riders get blasted.

10 miles of this 26 mile round trip are along a stretch known as the Brooklyns-Queens Greenway.

The stretch I rode connected Kissena Park, 88th St Park, Cunningham Park, and Alley Pond Park.

GPS Results

Cycling

Date: 22/11/2011 11:23

Distance: 26.35 mi

TotalTime: 02:12:26

Average Speed: 11.94 mph

Calories: 1959 kcal

Start time: 11:23:42

End time: 13:54:51

Best(3000 yd): 15.83 mph

Max Speed: 25.26 mph

Max Pace: 02:22 min/mi

Average Pace: 05:01 min/mi

Total climb: 1791 ft

Total descend: 1759 ft

Location: New York City

This is part of my ride which I do 2 or 3 times a week. This is a bike path that goes across a damn, I stopped to take this pic since is was a beautiful day after the rains came through the previous day. This area is about 1/2 hour North of Los Angeles, CA. The total ride is about 20 miles.

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Someone driving a small scooter with a passenger on the back made a left into an oncoming lane who had a green light.

Thankfully the closest oncoming car was just far enough away to allow the scooter to sweep around to his left side and continue riding against traffic...Location: New York City

Your rides are quite an adventure

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Lovely scene

I took my Trek DS to Santiago Canyon...man...that trail is REALLY humbling. Only 6 miles but mostly climbs!!! TOok me 2 hours. I guess i need to be a better climber! The surface was rocky with lots of pebbles...the skinny 700x38's handled most of it...but for this trail, you definitely need WIDER tires. All in all, it was a good time..even tough i was dieing doing all those climbs!

I wish I could say my hybrid is taking me there, but I am travelling to Israel on Tuesday. I think it would be appropriate to post pictures from Israel here, when I return on December 29. Won't be taking a computer with me :(

I am posting this from Israel. There are tons of bikes on the מדרשה (pronounced midrashah). The students here use them for transportation between buildings. I brought my iPhone with me here and I just learned that they are highly coveted and quite often stolen (because they often sell for 2-5 times how much they do in the US). I'll post pictures when I return to Denver in late December.

More Of the Fullerton Loop today!
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Great pics zerogravity!

228178228177Took My family on a quick mud ridding adventure had a good time.

Your rides are quite an adventure

indeed, a bit scary at times though.

I will try to include pics for my next post in this thread....

I am posting this from Israel. ...I'll post pictures when I return to Denver in late December.

Stay safe and catch you in December.

...Took My family on a quick mud ridding adventure had a good time.

Wonderful to see. I love riding with my family.


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You are most certainly getting your money's worth.

Took My family on a quick mud ridding adventure had a good time.

Mud blasting in winter is great fun until it's time to clean the bike. Worth it though.

it was short but fun