Photo of the Day - or Week - or Whatever
07-31-20 | 01:29 PM
#3602
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,255
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From: Along the Rivers of Pittsburgh
Bikes: 2011 Novara Forza Hybrid, 2005 Trek 820, 1989 Cannondale SR500 Black Lightning, 1975 Mundo Cycles Caloi Racer
From last Saturday's jaunt around Pittsburgh's river trails...
08-04-20 | 07:56 PM
#3605
Senior Member
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 644
Likes: 241
From: Tokyo, Japan
Bikes: Elephant Bikes National Forest Explorer, Bike Friday Pocket Rocket
Haijimadaishi, a Buddhist temple in Akishima (Tokyo) that I cycled past on my way home on a 163 km ride on Sunday.
The colour of the sky and of the roof tiles match in a strange way while the golden accents are in contrast to the blue hues that dominate the image. I thought it was a very unusual combination of colours overall.
08-09-20 | 02:15 PM
#3608
Junior Member
Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 123
Likes: 39
From: Grand Junction, Colorado
Bikes: 2000 Bianchi Veloce, 2016 REI Mazama hybrid, 2023 Tern D7i folding bike
I had to ride out to fix a geocache; it was in a sign that somebody ran into. The cache disappeared.
About six miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado. No, my bike didn't wreck the sign. Two different bikes..... The old cache location:
20200807 111328 by Steve Carter, on Flickr
and the new:
20200809 095716 by Steve Carter, on Flickr
About six miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado. No, my bike didn't wreck the sign. Two different bikes..... The old cache location:
20200807 111328 by Steve Carter, on Flickr
and the new:
20200809 095716 by Steve Carter, on Flickr
08-10-20 | 08:33 AM
#3609
Senior Member
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 1,932
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From: Hollister, CA (not the surf town)
Bikes: 2019 Specialized Roubaix Comp Di2, 2009 Roubaix, early 90's Giant Iguana
People around here call these Naked Ladies, but also referred to as Surprise Lillies, or Mystery Lillies. The foliage dies off early in the season and then late summer, the flowers come up. Common sight along rural roads.
08-10-20 | 10:09 AM
#3610
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,255
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From: Along the Rivers of Pittsburgh
Bikes: 2011 Novara Forza Hybrid, 2005 Trek 820, 1989 Cannondale SR500 Black Lightning, 1975 Mundo Cycles Caloi Racer
Railroad bridge crossing the Allegheny River near downtown Pittsburgh.
7:05 AM this morning. Pretty soon my early morning rides are going to start before the sun rises.
08-10-20 | 11:02 AM
#3611
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Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 15,427
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From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
After Saturday’s rains, the temperature was mild, the air was clear, the breezes fresh. Glad I live in a place close to a big city, that usually seems so far away.
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Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
Vintage, modern, e-road. It is a big cycling universe.
08-10-20 | 03:09 PM
#3612
Senior Member
Joined: Dec 2004
Posts: 15,427
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From: Seattle area
Bikes: Bikes??? Thought this was social media?!?
Continuing the open spaces theme.
Oh yeah. Veloflex Arenberg and Vlaanderen (?) seem less prone to cuts than others I ride.
I seem to be getting some gravel on most every ride, so the cut protection is appreciated.
Oh yeah. Veloflex Arenberg and Vlaanderen (?) seem less prone to cuts than others I ride.
I seem to be getting some gravel on most every ride, so the cut protection is appreciated.
Last edited by Wildwood; 08-11-20 at 01:11 AM.
08-11-20 | 05:13 PM
#3613
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Joined: Jan 2010
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Here in Philadelphia and surrounding areas the spotted lantern fly infestation is out of control. I stomped dozens today. As I was about to unlock my bike outside the office I noticed this on my tire. Just before I put on my helmet I saw one inside.
08-11-20 | 09:14 PM
#3614
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 644
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From: Tokyo, Japan
Bikes: Elephant Bikes National Forest Explorer, Bike Friday Pocket Rocket
Fading daylight at Lake Miyagase, a reservoir in the mountains that supplies the cities of Yokohama and Kawasaki with tap water. I passed here on Mountain Day (a public holiday) after a ride with friends on what has been one of the hottest days of the year so far. After this shot I still had 1/3 of my 165 km ride to get home.
08-17-20 | 09:23 AM
#3621
Senior Member
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,255
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From: Along the Rivers of Pittsburgh
Bikes: 2011 Novara Forza Hybrid, 2005 Trek 820, 1989 Cannondale SR500 Black Lightning, 1975 Mundo Cycles Caloi Racer
Two from Sunday morning's ride.
6:59 AM - Sunrise on the Allegheny River from the 16th Street Bridge:
The GAP trail as it crosses the Hot Metal Bridge over the Monongahela River. BITD, rail cars carried molten iron across this bridge from blast furnaces on one side of the river to be converted into steel on the other side. The bridge was built in 1900.
6:59 AM - Sunrise on the Allegheny River from the 16th Street Bridge:
The GAP trail as it crosses the Hot Metal Bridge over the Monongahela River. BITD, rail cars carried molten iron across this bridge from blast furnaces on one side of the river to be converted into steel on the other side. The bridge was built in 1900.
08-19-20 | 11:40 AM
#3622
astro
Joined: Mar 2006
Posts: 360
Likes: 52
From: Pennington, NJ
Bikes: Raleigh Sports, '72, Bianchi Volpe, '97 (no more, it died), Greenspeed GTVS6, '05, Trek 520, '13
Yesterday's ride in the Sourlands (central, NJ). My guess is this tree was snapped off by Tropical Storm Isaias which had come through two weeks before.
