6 wks in warm climate and NO riding!!! Man, that hurts!:D

Yep. I was going through withdrawal. I got to take my first ride since before my trip on Saturday. It was a 25mi trip, and it was good.

I forgot to post this picture from Israel. It's the most interesting bike. Looks to be a custom bike with a 26" wheel in back and a 20" in front.I think whosever bike it is custom welded it.

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I had a appointment in the city that allowed me to scoot up to Sterling to see some dudes in stage two of the Tour Down Under. If there's coverage in your parts of the world its worth watching, the Adelaide hills are a mecca for scenic riding and this time of year roads are packed with bikes. The first stage was a bit of a dud this year even though they rode the 10km's I used to ride to work and 25km's along the northern expressway actually on the road and not the bike path that I've pictured on here before, it was a blasting 40 degree head wind or 105 F for 148km's. It all makes me want to get back to riding in the hills again that I've not done for a while.

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Nice pictures!

Had a very pleasant 18 mile ride on the fixed gear last night. Mid-40s, light winds, very comfy in sweater & unlined windbreaker.

Graffiti equals street cred, right?
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A "one & done" at a local bar
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Mid-20th century middle school. For some reason, I like this architectural style for schools (maybe cuz it's the era when I grew up)
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great pics for the tour bike race.

As I posted in my other thread, here's my "knock about with the family" 18.x lb 7.5FX. With just a switch of the tires, this bike seems to be able to do it all. I have cyclocross tires for gravel/dirt/winter, 35's for the bike path and 25's for when I want to go a little faster.

http://www.bikeforums.net/attachment...0&d=1326751521

Nice bike,the weight of the bike is only 18 lbs?

Here's a link to the thread. He swapped on several hundred dollars worth of hardware he had laying around.

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...-I-was-shocked.

Oh wow,that's about a good 10 lbs of weight in saving,thanks.

I think the 7.5FX weighs around 23.5lbs. stock. I just got the exact same bike as pictured (minus the upgrades.)

{had to edit my info** Stage 5 mclaren vale to old wilunga 151km. Stage 6 sunday 51km race around city I'll be there :thumb:

Live streaming is on the net Google Santos Tour Down Under.

I got new sunglasses. LOVE THEM. They are the Scattante Mestre in white. I thought they were damn good for only $30. Here's pictures of them with each set of lenses.

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Edited my post above. ^^ sweet.nice glasses.

Thanks mate.

Great pic Doohickie! What size on that smoking hot Raleigh - 64,65 cm?

Hey Doohickie a CV Raleigh could get mighty lonely on the hybrid forum so it'll need some company, best of the commonwealth.

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Some action from the Tour Down Under.

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Orange jersy, Simon Gerrans outright winner for the second time riding for Green edge racing.
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jbchybririder; you should flaunt them pics in road section...they are newspaper material!!!

I tried to find a suitable section there but couldn't its just to serious and no entertainment, here and the CV section are the only place I post. Its good viewing though. :o

63 I think. Maybe 64.

Sweet.

New helmet cam. It's an 808 #11 duct taped to my helmet. I am happy with the quality of the video. I also got a solar charger with a 1350mah lithium ion cell so I can record for an extended period of time.

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Test video:

Nice one it does have good quality, seems to adjust well from low light in the garage to outside and color is good. I guess we can look forward to lots of ride vid's. :thumb:

Thanks! It was a lot less expensive than a GoPro, at $45 including the solar charger. I will do two or three ride videos per week until school lets out for the summer in June, when I will do 5-7 ride videos per week.