the 2011 Century-a-month challenge
12-24-11 | 10:01 AM
#601
aka Tom Reingold
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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silvercreek, I hope the cleanliness of that bike doesn't indicate that you barely ride it. 
How far have you taken it?
If you can't do a century, do 50 miles. Or 30. Or whatever you like! Merry Christmas.
How far have you taken it?If you can't do a century, do 50 miles. Or 30. Or whatever you like! Merry Christmas.
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New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
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Tom Reingold, tom@noglider.com
New York City and High Falls, NY
Blogs: The Experienced Cyclist; noglider's ride blog
“When man invented the bicycle he reached the peak of his attainments.” — Elizabeth West, US author
Please email me rather than PM'ing me. Thanks.
12-24-11 | 11:01 AM
#602
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From: New York, NY
Bikes: Black Mountain Cycles Road and canti MX, Cannondale CAAD12, Bob Jackson Vigorelli
Great photos all around gentlemen.
Rudi, two questions: when you start so early, do you take coffee with you on your bars? Also do you/have you mounted a camera on your bars and ever run video?
Count me in for 2012, if you're going to keep doing this.
Rudi, two questions: when you start so early, do you take coffee with you on your bars? Also do you/have you mounted a camera on your bars and ever run video?
Count me in for 2012, if you're going to keep doing this.
12-24-11 | 11:46 AM
#603
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Nice work, Rudi! This has been an impressive and culturally enlightening thread. 
I'll see what I can do for the 2012 edition.
- Scott
I'll see what I can do for the 2012 edition.
- Scott
12-24-11 | 05:22 PM
#604
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From: Oklahoma
I've got this thing for cleaning and polishing. I may not get to ride the Paramount because of health issues. It's only been around the block so far. It's in need of a tune-up.
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12-24-11 | 08:24 PM
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From: Tixkokob, Yucatán, México
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Anybody else go 12 for 12? Not me, though I do have 11 going into this next week, four of them in November.
01-02-12 | 12:20 PM
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Happy New Year, everyone!
01-10-12 | 11:33 PM
#608
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Great post! I really enjoyed your pics, and it's nice to see someone local.
BTW, those high voltage power lines veering off to the left were the location of the climatic scene of the movie "Se7en", with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. Yikes!
Oh man, I don't think I've ever fully made the connection! When I first watched it, I thought, "Hmm. That looks like it could be near here", but I didn't think of that place. That is both cool and quite creepy.
Was this taken at the 'airplane hanger' church on Highline Rd?
Yard art - AV style. Everyone here is an aviation buff, it seems.
I love that yard. Every time I drive by it, it makes me smile.
BTW, those high voltage power lines veering off to the left were the location of the climatic scene of the movie "Se7en", with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman. Yikes!
Yard art - AV style. Everyone here is an aviation buff, it seems.
01-15-12 | 08:40 AM
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From: Pacific Northwest
Bikes: 1975 Eisentraut Ltd, 1995 Trek 7000 MTB, 2007 Masi Vincere, 1974 Masi GC, 1981 Specialized Allez, 1984 Specialized Sequoia
BTW, I'v started creating 200km routes as RUSA Permanents here in the AV. I am also coordinating a 200k Brevet here on April 14th. rat fink, if you are local maybe you should think about joining in? Here's a link to my Permanent route:
"Antelope Valley Movie Land" You can follow the link to a link with my RideWithGPS route.
More to come very soon!
Jim
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01-15-12 | 09:20 AM
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We did 71 miles yesterday, and did the last thirty in a snow storm.
This will be a great riding year.
We have a great group of guys assembled and can't wait for the gravel season.
It's good to have a goal or two, and our group goal includes lots of fun and adventure on gravel roads in the Midwest.
Big mileage totals will be the norm for us this year.
We'll be doing the Almonzo and any other distance event that will take us.
https://www.almanzo.com/
This will be a great riding year.
We have a great group of guys assembled and can't wait for the gravel season.
It's good to have a goal or two, and our group goal includes lots of fun and adventure on gravel roads in the Midwest.
Big mileage totals will be the norm for us this year.
We'll be doing the Almonzo and any other distance event that will take us.
https://www.almanzo.com/
01-16-12 | 07:51 AM
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I got together with six other forum members and rode yesterday... about 25 miles, I think. It was [bleep]ing cold.
01-17-12 | 02:09 AM
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That picture was taken out in front of the onion packing/distribution plant along side the Willow Springs/Tehachapi Rd, about 5 miles (?) up the road from the intersection at Rosamond Rd. I'm not familiar with the airplane hanger church on Highline?
BTW, I'v started creating 200km routes as RUSA Permanents here in the AV. I am also coordinating a 200k Brevet here on April 14th. rat fink, if you are local maybe you should think about joining in? Here's a link to my Permanent route:
"Antelope Valley Movie Land" You can follow the link to a link with my RideWithGPS route.
More to come very soon!
Jim
BTW, I'v started creating 200km routes as RUSA Permanents here in the AV. I am also coordinating a 200k Brevet here on April 14th. rat fink, if you are local maybe you should think about joining in? Here's a link to my Permanent route:
"Antelope Valley Movie Land" You can follow the link to a link with my RideWithGPS route.
More to come very soon!
Jim
I love your movie sites tour ride idea. I've seen a few of them by car, but it would be even more rewarding to see them all by bike. That really gets my inner history buff going! I will mark my calendar. I will contact you for more information via the link on RUSA. Thanks for the invite!
-Joe
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