Hybrid Bicycles - Where Did Your Hybrid Take You Today?

A little change of pace. Here's some pics from my more urban ride this morning in New Orleans, LA. 23 miles total.



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Home of the New Orleans Saints.

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New statue unveiled just yesterday.

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Home of the New Orleans Hornets.

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A good view of the Crescent City Connection from the levee.

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St Louis Cathedral in Jackson Square in the French Quarter.

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Bourbon St the morning after. Gross. I didn't ride down or over it. Too much glass.

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This has more local meaning. Local individual pie company burned to the ground a few days ago. I just stopped by to see what was left. They do plan on rebuilding.

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Art Museum in City Park.

My hybrid took me on a 15 mile ride in the drizzle this morning. The usual MUP trip, but with a twist. First time in my life with clipless pedals/shoes.

I didn't fall down, and that was the main objective! :thumb:

Thanks for the tour Joelpatrick that was interesting viewing.

That Cannondale Quick looks like a good time....especially if you throw a camera into the mix.

I'm gonna have to try that ride out around NO since I go by there every few weeks!

Thanks for the comments guys. I'm new to cycling but really enjoying the Quick. No complaints so far as I approach 200 miles within a month of owning it. Yea, NO is a fun ride. I prefer early morning before too many people/vehicles are around.

23 miles with the wife on our, normal, path/street ride over to a nice little park in Manitou Springs, CO. Got Hot at 11 AM., like someone just threw a switch at 11, Nice ride! :)

My fiancee and I rode from Rockford to Sand Lake today (just shy of 26 miles). On the way north, we stopped for an older couple who appeared to be having bike issues. The lady's bike had front brake issues and they didn't have any tools. So since I had tools, I stopped and helped them get it adjusted so that she could continue riding. Later on, I also got to scope out the non-paved trail north of Sand Lake that will be part of my first century ride, and it was in much better shape than the non-paved trails I have been training on.

All in all, it was a good ride. That was my fiancee's longest ride yet, and she's pretty tired right now. Cycling shorts really made a big difference for her, though, because she was a lot more comfortable on her bike. It was my first ride with cycling shorts too, and I really liked them as well. After that nearly 50 mile ride I did on Thursday, it was clear that normal athletic shorts weren't going to work.

a nice easy ride with my wife on the cape cod canal. we got her a new felt verza path this saturday.

I participated in The Fard Ride in Amherst Massachusetts Friday-Sunday.

On campus accommodations, food throughout, free Harpoon Brewery beer throughout, rides of differing lengths on all 3 days. Too much awesome stuff to detail on the forum.

http://astoriahd.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-farm-ride-7-28-2012-amherst.html

Here's one pic I posted to my blogs facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=505009689513609&l=301b920b60


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Full report, picture album ,adn HD video series on the blog.

Saturday was the main event so to speak, and I rode 52 miles before an enormous torrential downpour made me call it quits at a rest stop where many were already awaiting SAG.

45 mile trek to new haven. First time doing this route, it was very nice.

A little change of pace. Here's some pics from my more urban ride this morning in New Orleans, LA. 23 miles total.

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Home of the New Orleans Saints.

Got to tour this while it was still under construction during a field trip to NO with my architecture class, Spring 1999. It was pretty awesome.



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A good view of the Crescent City Connection from the levee.

I believe I stood in this same spot on that trip, as well. I was a know-nothing 19 year old kid at the time and got taken for 20 bucks by some crazy street dude trying to clean my sneakers. :notamused:




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I'm sure I was on that street, too. Can't really remember for sure. :lol:

I participated in The Fard Ride in Amherst Massachusetts Friday-Sunday.

On campus accommodations, food throughout, free Harpoon Brewery beer throughout, rides of differing lengths on all 3 days. Too much awesome stuff to detail on the forum.

http://astoriahd.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-farm-ride-7-28-2012-amherst.html

Here's one pic I posted to my blogs facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=505009689513609&l=301b920b60


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkCLlrx_NeA&feature=plcp

Full report, picture album ,adn HD video series on the blog.

Saturday was the main event so to speak, and I rode 52 miles before an enormous torrential downpour made me call it quits at a rest stop where many were already awaiting SAG.

I love the old iron bridges. Did ou peddle here from the same place in the city?

Igo, there was bike and body transport from NYC to Massachusetts.

Bicycle Shows U.S., the company that hosts this ride, tends to include transport for their rides.

@PatrickGSR94 - Funny you mention losing the $20 as I had a "pan handler" approach me right after taking this picture. He asked the notorious, "I bet $5 I can tell you exactly where you got your shoes?" to which I just said "heard it" and rode off. In case you aren't familiair, he would of said, "You got your shoes on the levee in New Orleans, LA" or any variation depending on where you are. Was funny the first time I heard it years ago but I'm now just annoyed at their lack or originality and constantly being asked for money. Oh well, I've gotten pretty good at brushing them off.

@PatrickGSR94 - Funny you mention losing the $20 as I had a "pan handler" approach me right after taking this picture. He asked the notorious, "I bet $5 I can tell you exactly where you got your shoes?" to which I just said "heard it" and rode off. In case you aren't familiair, he would of said, "You got your shoes on the levee in New Orleans, LA" or any variation depending on where you are. Was funny the first time I heard it years ago but I'm now just annoyed at their lack or originality and constantly being asked for money. Oh well, I've gotten pretty good at brushing them off.

lol yeah that may have been part of that act. I was a n00b tourist at the time. :p

‎6 Bridges in under 27 miles. Triboro Bridge, Pulaski Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge. Panoramic pics taken from the top of all. Link below to 31 pictures (includes bicycle vending machine).

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.505850889429489.93647468.402284049786174&type=1&l=8215b22e6e

I'm leery of posting my pictures directly to this forum as their terms of use include owning media posted to the boards.

I'll post some video tomorrow when the uploads finish.

Went for a short 8+ mile ride at the Salt River mup in South Phoenix on my 90's Raliegh Dash, it was a nice ride, gonna try and do that ride or longer rides on my 7.3 each day:thumb:
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‎6 Bridges in under 27 miles. Triboro Bridge, Pulaski Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, and the Queensboro Bridge. Panoramic pics taken from the top of all. Link below to 31 pictures (includes bicycle vending machine).

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.505850889429489.93647468.402284049786174&type=1&l=8215b22e6e

I'm leery of posting my pictures directly to this forum as their terms of use include owning media posted to the boards.

I'll post some video tomorrow when the uploads finish.

Full blog entry for this ride: http://astoriahd.blogspot.com/2012/08/7-31-2012-three-boroughs-six-bridges.html
Looking forward to doing this again on a sunnier day and possibly use the GoPro in timelapse instead of video; as well as bring my Fuji camera so.... 3 cameras, 2 panoramic, 1 fish eyed lens.

Nice Pics Joelpatrick! Used to go to NO's quite a bit on business and I cant agree with you more about Bourbon Street. I tell folks the reason so many people are drunk an bourbon st is because only a drunk or sober fool would walk down it! Great to see the contrast with some of the gems in town. So many people judge NO's by the gross parts of the French Qtr. Thanks!! Le cyclisme heureux!

Merci beaucoup.

Nice Pics Joelpatrick! Used to go to NO's quite a bit on business and I cant agree with you more about Bourbon Street. I tell folks the reason so many people are drunk an bourbon st is because only a drunk or sober fool would walk down it! Great to see the contrast with some of the gems in town. So many people judge NO's by the gross parts of the French Qtr. Thanks!! Le cyclisme heureux!

Merci beaucoup.

Thanks! Definitely agree about Bourbon St. However, I have ridden down it an hour or so after they spray it down. It is a surprisingly smooth street when it isn't cluttered with garbage. HA! Maybe I'll add snap some pics tomorrow as I plan on going on a 20+ mile ride in the morning.

how exactly do they clean that mess up anyhow?

how exactly do they clean that mess up anyhow?

It's a combination of a few things I think.

There's usually a truck that has a large pressure washing machine w/ tanks on a trailer and some guys just walk behind it spraying down the street down. The bar keeps also usually spray down the sidewalk in front of their establishments. I have also seen the little street scrubber trucks come out for the final clean up I guess. Then, of course, there's the manual picking up of trash for the bigger stuff. I think that is also sometimes done by the bar keeps. This has to be done nearly every day. Especially on the weekends but more so around carnival season.

My fiancee and I went on a 21 mile ride today. I introduced her to unpaved trails today (roughly 5 miles worth). She did really well and actually liked getting off from the paved trails. Save for the fact that it was windy, it was a beautiful day for a ride.

Here are a few pictures that I took along the way:

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I'm spending a couple months in the D.C. area, and today my hybrid took me to the capitol building, the washington monument, and a few other places.
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26 miles with the wife for my birthday lunch at a small old time local market, nice day, great company, excellent ride! :)

My hybrid took me to a winery today. My wife and her friend went, too...but they weren't up to the 1,000' climb...at least not outside of an air-conditioned vehicle.

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I'm spending a couple months in the D.C. area, and today my hybrid took me to the capitol building, the washington monument, and a few other places.

Cool, did you ship your bike from WA to DC, or check it on a plane or what?

Cool, did you ship your bike from WA to DC, or check it on a plane or what?

I boxed it up and shipped it with me. It was kind of a pain to find a box large enough and I ended up having to modify it to work but the bike came through just fine. Next time though i'll be bringing a 26" mtn bike with me as it should be easier to pack up.
Almost forgot, my favorite picture of the day:
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I rode 46 miles up to the Throgs Neck Bridge with my friend Juan recently.

Panoramic pics here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.508153712532540.93648025.402284049786174&type=3

River Mountain Trail - Lake Mead National Recreation Area - Las Vegas

Make sure you watch these at highest resolution. They have some really fun parts in them.


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Nice videos Igo I appreciate the time and effort you've put into these videos. If you keep it up then I don't need to know whats on television anymore. :lol:
I have looked at this area on google earth before but now I see it in better perspective.

Igo, thanks for sharing.

Videos cannot convey the beauty of this trail. And it is never crowded and you can stay out there all day if you like.

23 miles with the wife, now that she got released from the workmen's comp doctor for a fall she took on "spilled oil" at work. She works for a car dealership, and even though we don't own a car, their still trying to kill her, SIGH! :( BTW, the ride was good, a bit hot and smokey, were getting a LOT of smoke from all the wildfires out west of Colorado at the moment!

River Mountain Trail - Lake Mead National Recreation Area - Las Vegas

Make sure you watch these at highest resolution. They have some really fun parts in them....


Awesome job, Igo!

I have neglected the forum lately, so this was the first time I'm seeing these vids.

Really great stuff. I'm considering coming to Nevada for cycling in the Fall/Winter.

I might want to reach out to you when/if I begin planning it.

Today I had my first fall in over 20 months (November before last....).

I had left my GoPro home when I went to Brooklyn yesterday as I wanted to take a break from filming, so no I didn't get footage of the fall.

I made a blog entry about it, a very short one so.... please for give the copy/paste....

"Friday, August 17, 2012 Bensonhurst to Astoria, my first fall in 20 months (15 miles)
First fall in 20 months. Purely a cosmetic injury. No bruised bones or connective tissue. I was able to tuck my extremities in before impact. No video today as I wanted a break from filming, I almost wish I had the fall on film though!

This happened in a bike lane along Prospect Park in Brooklyn. I was loosely holding my handlebars when I ran over some small but steep bumps in the pavement causing my front wheel to wobble violently, and before I could recover control I was falling on my left side. Some nice people stopped and asked if I was ok, which I was. So I took a bow and rode to Tony's Bike shop in Astoria to have my bike checked before returning home to wash up and dress my wound.

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In talking to a fellow cyclist (named Ming) leaving Prospect Park, he said, "If your not willing to take a hit sometimes, you shouldn't be riding.". Very true, Ming, very true."

http://astoriahd.blogspot.com/2012/08/bensonhurst-to-astoria-my-first-fall-in.html

Well if you become a hard core roadie you won't have to shave that part of your legs for a couple years.

I found a great new road today. 9 miles, 1,800 feet of climbing, and fully paved but not open to cars yet.

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OhhNooo! :)

I found a great new road today. 9 miles, 1,800 feet of climbing, and fully paved but not open to cars yet.

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I know the great feeling when a rare opportunity like that comes along. :thumb:

I found a great new road today. 9 miles, 1,800 feet of climbing, and fully paved but not open to cars yet.

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Where is this?

Went out for my 2nd longer (55 miles) ride on my new bike, kind of a shake down trip.

Beautiful day in SE Michigan.

And part of the path I took was - SURPRISE - a road that was closed to cars. I had no idea. I wasn't the only one out, I even saw a folding bike, a few recumbent bikes, and... this was the best part - two unicycles.

Mostly my pictures are off the road, and on the trails.
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OhhNooo! :)

It burns! :bike2:

I hope I'm good for another 20 months at least.

It burns! :bike2:

I hope I'm good for another 20 months at least.

I nearly came a cropper riding my MTB today. There were to many tracks for me to find the exit where I wanted to return to my car via the main roads so took a short cut down a hill to save approx 2 hours backtracking.
Anyway when it got steep enough for the rear wheel to lose traction braking and if I touched the front brake I would have gone cartwheeling over the bars I knew I was in trouble, but lucky I didn't go rolling down the hill into a tree.
After letting down the tire pressures that were for the road ride back to base I had some fun on some down hills that made my day.

They weren't kidding, it was all misery. I was raining sweat.
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I'm to lazy to join these for a panorama shot, its a similar effect clicking through them. There from the highest point from my ride today.


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Big Bear Lake!

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Went out for a ride today and got caught in a downpour. Of course, a little over a week a go I removed my fenders because I decided they weren't necessary. I was pretty miserable, so it was only a 15 mile ride today. I rode 36 yesterday.

Work for a town park system so after locking up the park I rode 7.1miles on the greenway at 11pm after work. Not much but better then nothing.

My wife and I were, "Sweep Riders" for one of the "US Pro Cycling Championships", FUN Rides, put on by the local, "Ride For Kids" organization, it was SLOW but still FUN and a lot of these little kids, "have better riding manners", than some riders in our local club!!
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I nearly came a cropper riding my MTB today. There were to many tracks for me to find the exit where I wanted to return to my car via the main roads so took a short cut down a hill to save approx 2 hours backtracking.
Anyway when it got steep enough for the rear wheel to lose traction braking and if I touched the front brake I would have gone cartwheeling over the bars I knew I was in trouble, but lucky I didn't go rolling down the hill into a tree.
After letting down the tire pressures that were for the road ride back to base I had some fun on some down hills that made my day.

They weren't kidding, it was all misery. I was raining sweat.
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Sounds like you had a blast, glad you came out unscathed.

I met up with a reader of my blog, Bob on Monday.

He was eager to take his recumbent bike on the 6 Bridges, 3 Boroughs Ride I concocted.

Photographic evidence:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.514852421862669.93650170.402284049786174&type=1&l=adb02b579f

Blog entry with GoPro Youtubery and same pics + blathering.

http://astoriahd.blogspot.com/2012/08/8-20-2012-6-bridges-3-boroughs-with-bob.html

I plan to start offering guided scenic bike tours of NYC, for tourists and photographers. I'm fairly certain some tourists will want a safe guided tour from a native with no getting lost, or checking maps, plus HD footage of their experience. 40$ maybe $50 a rider for 2 hours, all media rights are mine....

Oh and btw.....

Hotel in Amsterdam booked in the fall! Totally going to tour the city by bike! :D

Followed by 3 weeks in Germany with my uncle who rides road bikes!

Me and my little GoPro are going places!