Forrest Earns His Big C - (Another Damn Twenty Thread.)
08-01-10, 08:06 PM
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Forrest Earns His Big C - (Another Damn Twenty Thread.)
Forrest is not your average Twenty... he has 18 speeds as of yesterday and he's a Phillip's.
Was supposed to go on a 100 km ride today... but you know what they say about the best laid plans...
I need a shower, an ice cold beer, and a big assed steak and will post a ride report a little later... if I am still conscious.
A few quick shots... and remember... Canuckistan uses metric.
This was the last stretch on the way home which is a few km from my house and this was my view.
Home... guess I rode more than 100 miles.
Was supposed to go on a 100 km ride today... but you know what they say about the best laid plans...
I need a shower, an ice cold beer, and a big assed steak and will post a ride report a little later... if I am still conscious.
A few quick shots... and remember... Canuckistan uses metric.
This was the last stretch on the way home which is a few km from my house and this was my view.
Home... guess I rode more than 100 miles.
08-01-10, 10:40 PM
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The beer was dark and bitter... the waiter did a double take when I asked for steak... and lasagna.
We'll have to dedicate this to stevegor... another avid Twenty rider.
So I showed up to where I thought the ride was supposed to start and only found out later the group was half a block over and behind some buildings so I did not see them.
Duh.
Had ridden 18 km to the start point and decided to head out on my own and about 25km out caught up to a guy who was moving along at a decent pace and we got to chatting and taking some turns pulling and let me tell you, drafting a 300 pound guy when you are on a folder is a joyful experience.
drafting my skinny butt... not so much.
As the route took us right by his house I stopped for a quick bit and met his wife and daughter, his grand kids were not about, and he had the coolest Bordeaux dog named Grace that was all love and drool...
He gave me a quick tour of his home which by most standards would be a mansion... he could not get over how the little bike could go so damn fast and I did have to drop my pace a little but he's a 62 year old grandfather.
We exchanged numbers and as I ride past his place on my bi-weekly commute told him we should hook up for some more riding and he wants to see these Arvon cycles of ours.
And then I was off again and decided to criss cross the back roads to bump up my mileage... it is a lot of long ups and long downs with no extreme grades save for a few spots and found I had no trouble keeping my speed at 30kmh on the flats, cruised up the hills pretty easily, and only dropped down to 10 kmh on the longest and steepest climb.
Rode to the Heritage village and was a km out when the rear got whippy and that only means one thing... if the cars don't get you one way they will get you another.
Picked up two pieces of radial tyre wire... and walked that km as I did not want to be fixing a flat in the blazing sun next to the highway.
The 4th annual Tour De Perogy stops here in September... (shameless plug).
This was at 85 km and after I mending things had another bite to eat and turned around to go home... despite having to ride into the wind I still managed to keep things between 25 - 30 kmh and when I hit the city limits picked up the pace and stayed in the low 30's.
I had stopped for some ice cream about 20 km out and think that and the chocolate was kicking in...
Hit the city and realized that if I went home I'd miss my mileage goal so decided to detour around and drop down into the valley which was very cooling on such a hot day and figured I needed to test that granny so climbed out of the valley on one of the steepest climbs I know and then after riding a few more km dropped back in which meant another climb out.
12-15% here but it is only a km... I was at 155kmand went up this in the middle ring as I was feeling freakishly good.
Booked it to the west for another few km until I knew I'd hit home with 160 km on the odometer and with a nice little tailwind made really good time... and stopped with 164km and a few metres on the odometer.
Amazingly... I still feel great and almost considered making things a double metric.
We'll have to dedicate this to stevegor... another avid Twenty rider.
So I showed up to where I thought the ride was supposed to start and only found out later the group was half a block over and behind some buildings so I did not see them.
Duh.
Had ridden 18 km to the start point and decided to head out on my own and about 25km out caught up to a guy who was moving along at a decent pace and we got to chatting and taking some turns pulling and let me tell you, drafting a 300 pound guy when you are on a folder is a joyful experience.
drafting my skinny butt... not so much.
As the route took us right by his house I stopped for a quick bit and met his wife and daughter, his grand kids were not about, and he had the coolest Bordeaux dog named Grace that was all love and drool...
He gave me a quick tour of his home which by most standards would be a mansion... he could not get over how the little bike could go so damn fast and I did have to drop my pace a little but he's a 62 year old grandfather.
We exchanged numbers and as I ride past his place on my bi-weekly commute told him we should hook up for some more riding and he wants to see these Arvon cycles of ours.
And then I was off again and decided to criss cross the back roads to bump up my mileage... it is a lot of long ups and long downs with no extreme grades save for a few spots and found I had no trouble keeping my speed at 30kmh on the flats, cruised up the hills pretty easily, and only dropped down to 10 kmh on the longest and steepest climb.
Rode to the Heritage village and was a km out when the rear got whippy and that only means one thing... if the cars don't get you one way they will get you another.
Picked up two pieces of radial tyre wire... and walked that km as I did not want to be fixing a flat in the blazing sun next to the highway.
The 4th annual Tour De Perogy stops here in September... (shameless plug).
This was at 85 km and after I mending things had another bite to eat and turned around to go home... despite having to ride into the wind I still managed to keep things between 25 - 30 kmh and when I hit the city limits picked up the pace and stayed in the low 30's.
I had stopped for some ice cream about 20 km out and think that and the chocolate was kicking in...
Hit the city and realized that if I went home I'd miss my mileage goal so decided to detour around and drop down into the valley which was very cooling on such a hot day and figured I needed to test that granny so climbed out of the valley on one of the steepest climbs I know and then after riding a few more km dropped back in which meant another climb out.
12-15% here but it is only a km... I was at 155kmand went up this in the middle ring as I was feeling freakishly good.
Booked it to the west for another few km until I knew I'd hit home with 160 km on the odometer and with a nice little tailwind made really good time... and stopped with 164km and a few metres on the odometer.
Amazingly... I still feel great and almost considered making things a double metric.
08-01-10, 10:54 PM
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I love riding out east of the city and it is a very popular area for cyclists... the rollings hills offer some challenge and the roads are smooth and the scenery is lovely.
This hill is a little tough as it is a long descent of 5-6km followed by a pretty decent climb or a quicker descent followed by a longer ascent of 5-6km depending on which direction you are going, and on the return it is followed by another steep climb.
You get to ride along the National Park boundary and will often see bison, deer, and moose here.
The start of one of the ride outs from the river valley... this is steep and then gets steep enough to rate switchbacks... it's steep enough that coming down you can hit 75-80 kmh
Switchbacks... guess that is better than straight up.
The view from the top is always worth it...
This hill is a little tough as it is a long descent of 5-6km followed by a pretty decent climb or a quicker descent followed by a longer ascent of 5-6km depending on which direction you are going, and on the return it is followed by another steep climb.
You get to ride along the National Park boundary and will often see bison, deer, and moose here.
The start of one of the ride outs from the river valley... this is steep and then gets steep enough to rate switchbacks... it's steep enough that coming down you can hit 75-80 kmh
Switchbacks... guess that is better than straight up.
The view from the top is always worth it...
08-01-10, 10:57 PM
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And some serious looking guy on a bike...
08-02-10, 01:04 AM
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I would like to build a 451 equipped race version with much taller gearing and the lightest parts possible... and no fenders.
08-03-10, 01:53 AM
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Great report and pics 'ol timer.
I too was surprised at how fresh I felt after my long R20 ride,
They are that easy to ride these R20s when sorted out properly.
I've just got to come over there and go for a tour with you SixtyFiver...... have to rob a bank first.
PS: Thanks for honouring me with the ride.
I too was surprised at how fresh I felt after my long R20 ride,
They are that easy to ride these R20s when sorted out properly.
I've just got to come over there and go for a tour with you SixtyFiver...... have to rob a bank first.
PS: Thanks for honouring me with the ride.
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Wonderful report, sixty-fiver--reminds me of Jur's chronicles.
