Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg) - Today's Ride Around Bonelli / Puddingstone Park...Female Tank Top weather?

02/25....23.6 miles around Bonelli Park/ Puddingstone...I did a couple of figure 8's so that I'd set myself up to climb the hill next to the 57 fwy a couple of times. Nice hilly ride! I haven't been out that way for a long time, since the price of gas sky rocketed. I used to do this ride 2 or 3 times a week a few years back.

I don't know any of these people but they were out there!:D


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfqISf2uU9Q



This guy on a fixie
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This guy
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These dudes!
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These gals!
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This dude!
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and this dude!
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Love the gardening gloves! Good to see people getting out there with whatever they've got.

Love the gardening gloves! Good to see people getting out there with whatever they've got.

Boyd Reynolds!:roflmao2:.....yup, this guy was doing pretty good too! Most riders ride down this hill, he's one of the few that I've seen ride up!:thumb:...No fancy bike, no fancy gloves!:D

Nice video, lovin the music. Brings back memories of high school days. Man if you had a Boston or Peter Frampton cassette in your car you had it made with the chicks! Wait, what's a cassette?

Nice video, lovin the music. Brings back memories of high school days. Man if you had a Boston or Peter Frampton cassette in your car you had it made with the chicks! Wait, what's a cassette?

MY Froshman year I had Frampton Comes Alive on 8 track tape!:eek:..............Getting old!:D

Great song choice! and a brakeless fixie... WOW

Great song choice! and a brakeless fixie... WOW

NO brakes, they stop using the pedals. On the downhill, he could only go as fast as he could pedal. He flew up the short climbs though!:D

Bonnelli scares me after the Turkey Ti from '09 - 58F in the water and I didn't have a wetsuit. Looks a little nicer in these pics.

You have to stop taunting us with your weather...:twitchy: Today my glasses were covered in ice after a run to the grocery store. Thanks for showing me what spring looks like.

You have to stop taunting us with your weather...:twitchy: Today my glasses were covered in ice after a run to the grocery store. Thanks for showing me what spring looks like.

Hey! I do it for you guys!:D

Nice video, lovin the music. Brings back memories of high school days. Man if you had a Boston or Peter Frampton cassette in your car you had it made with the chicks! Wait, what's a cassette?

Cough <8 track> cough...

Hey great thread. Been goin' out there for a few years now for the TriEvents races and I love biking around Bonelli.

I've actually been racing my fixie in this year's Bonelli Park Championship Tri Series and have been having a blast! (I'm obviously not competitive, but it is a freakin' good time. And I do the run barefoot too for that matter...).

Anyway, I'm new to the forum so just wanted to say thanks for all the interesting info!

Dan

ps - here's one, but if you want to see pics from last week's int'l distance race, I put 'em up on my little blog - www.AlternativeAthlete.com (http://www.alternativeathlete.com).

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm3eLgrlpvs/S_YvNiPgBsI/AAAAAAAAAjE/owYlOVfLEXQ/s1600/IMG_5801b.jpg

Hey great thread. Been goin' out there for a few years now for the TriEvents races and I love biking around Bonelli.

I've actually been racing my fixie in this year's Bonelli Park Championship Tri Series and have been having a blast! (I'm obviously not competitive, but it is a freakin' good time. And I do the run barefoot too for that matter...).

Anyway, I'm new to the forum so just wanted to say thanks for all the interesting info!

Dan

ps - here's one, but if you want to see pics from last week's int'l distance race, I put 'em up on my little blog - www.AlternativeAthlete.com (http://www.alternativeathlete.com).

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm3eLgrlpvs/S_YvNiPgBsI/AAAAAAAAAjE/owYlOVfLEXQ/s1600/IMG_5801b.jpg



Cool, like the TP picture!:roflmao2:

Is it me or is your saddle height very low? Doesn't look like much of an extension.:eek:

Just for the record, it's always female tank top weather!!!

Cool, like the TP picture!:roflmao2:

Is it me or is your saddle height very low? Doesn't look like much of an extension.:eek:

Hahaha Thanks! Yeah, I had to bring that roll of TP with me on the Solvang Century a few years ago... ;)

Aesthetically speaking, I agree that the saddle height is a tad low. I tend to like lower top tubes myself, but this is an oldie, so the high top tube kinda fits the look I guess. Plus, its a 63cm frame (an '87 Peugeot Avoriaz I converted from a 10-speed to fixie). My girlfriend bought it for me off craigslist after I was hit by a motorist last year and my bike was totalled (hard to quibble about size when I have a GF cool enough to encourage my addiction!;) Fit-wise when I'm in the saddle though, I love it. I'm a tad over 6'1" and as it is, I get a full extension when the pedal is all the way down (and I could easily raise the seat so that my feet wouldn't even touch the ground...).

My carbon road bike is a 58cm (2001 Trek 5200 w/ 2008 DA - old, but hey, if it ain't broke, right?) and I have a lot more seat tube showing on it. Here's a comparison pic of the Peugeot and Trek side-by-side:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm3eLgrlpvs/S_cOukjp4pI/AAAAAAAAAmw/GtINDN8_Iec/s1600/trek_n_peugeot_1b.jpg

Cool, like the TP picture!:roflmao2:

Is it me or is your saddle height very low? Doesn't look like much of an extension.:eek:

Hahaha Thanks! Yeah, I had to bring that roll of TP with me on the Solvang Century a few years ago...

Aesthetically speaking, I agree that the saddle height is a tad low. I tend to like lower top tubes myself, but this is an oldie, so the high top tube kinda fits the look I guess. Plus, its a 63cm frame (an '87 Peugeot Avoriaz I converted from a 10-speed to fixie). My girlfriend bought it for me off craigslist after I was hit by a motorist last year and my bike was totalled (hard to quibble about size when I have a GF cool enough to encourage my addiction!) ;)

Fit-wise when I'm in the saddle though, I love it. I'm a tad over 6'1" and as it is, I get a full extension when the pedal is all the way down (and I could easily raise the seat so that my feet wouldn't even touch the ground...).

My carbon road bike is a 58cm (2001 Trek 5200 w/ 2008 DA - old, but hey, if it ain't broke, right?) and I have a lot more seat tube showing on it. Here's a comparison pic of the Peugeot and Trek side-by-side:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Jm3eLgrlpvs/S_cOukjp4pI/AAAAAAAAAmw/GtINDN8_Iec/s1600/trek_n_peugeot_1b.jpg

Wow, I'd almost have to go with thePeugot, looks great!:D

All my music was on 8 Track and I had a Craig Power Play. They did make a cheap underdash cassette player, from Radioshack, but it sucked soundwise.
MY Froshman year I had Frampton Comes Alive on 8 track tape!:eek:..............Getting old!:D

Craig stereos, haha, I 'member them!:D

MY dad bought an underdash stereo from Radioshack that played 8 track and cassette! Ahh the high life!:p

NO brakes, they stop using the pedals. On the downhill, he could only go as fast as he could pedal. He flew up the short climbs though!:D

no brains is a whole lot more accurate.