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Old 01-06-13, 05:21 AM
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Lovely little ride in the north mountains today. Just a little snow...no dramas.
Getting to the top was a bugger after the Christmas / New Year cheer, but the descent was oh so sweet.

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If you forget water, there may be other options.


Watch the LZ.


May be a bit slippy.


On! On!
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Old 01-06-13, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by scrublover
If you forget water, there may be other options.
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Buckhorn & Capt Jack was some good fun today after lotsa recent snow rides.
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Old 01-07-13, 10:10 AM
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Fun in the snow!
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I went downhilling for the first time today. Sketchy. I also experienced my first snow ride today as well.
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Originally Posted by fuzzbox
I went downhilling for the first time today. Sketchy. I also experienced my first snow ride today as well.
DHing in the snow, eh?


We did our weekly Thursday niteride down in roberthurst/mrgrunt's neighborhood last night.

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Old 01-11-13, 02:59 PM
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Took the new hardtail for a ride this morning. Man it was cooold. Loving the simplicity of a hardtail 1x10 though. I think this bike is going to see a lot of use.

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Yami, nice HT...and how cold is to cold? My morning ride today was a balmy 8 degrees.

Lubes, thats crazy...I met up with a college buddy at Ridgeline Thursday morning, pics below. My work schedule has been sporadic, but one of these days/evening we need to link up for a ride!

Pre-ride warm up brandy shots...


Mid-ride vitamins...
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Originally Posted by mrgrunt99
Pre-ride warm up brandy shots...


Mid-ride vitamins...
I see our riding style's will match up quite well.
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Old 01-13-13, 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by lubes17319
I see our riding style's will match up quite well.
Hardtails and hard liquor hahaha!
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Old 01-19-13, 08:44 AM
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Hardtail + largest tires I've got to cram into the frame/fork = ersatz fatbike.


Thinking to stick a fatbike fork/wheel on the front - shorter fork but taller tire will about equal the front end height of the 160mm fork when sagged.

Timer was showing me no love yesterday.


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Old 01-20-13, 09:06 PM
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Finally took the camera on a ride today. Haven't been on our local DNR land since the logging started a few months ago.



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Went for a night ride last night. Stopped for some water and to give the pup a break and when i shined my light up into the hills there was about 5-6 pairs of eyes glaring back at me. Creepy...
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Old 01-25-13, 12:29 AM
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12F while out today.







Was even colder a couple hours earlier, when I took the dog out for her run. Then spent the rest of the afternoon on the current project - insulating my very chilly garage.
It'll stay warmer/be easier to get warmed up to comfot when working out there, and will reduce the rest of the houses energy costs as a bonus. I'm about halfway done. Slow going - pulling down the existing/older inner bits then putting in the insulation bits, and paneling over is time consuming. 3/4 hardwood ply on the walls - so I can attach things as needed, and 1/4 moisture resistant luan board on the ceiling.

Then, when all that is done, I can get the whole thing more organized/put together, so I can have room to get my tablesaw up and running for a few other things.
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What things looked like when first out of bed this afternoon, pre-coffee.


Post. Limited time between waking up and having to get back to work tonight, so...


Runnin' with the devil.


Totally looks smaller than 65# with this effect shot.

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Old 02-03-13, 12:07 PM
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Rode today. I'm WAY out of shape and trying to get back into cycling. The hills around my neighborhood are murder on me.
Did combination trail and road.
Distance: 3.12 Miles
Moving Time: 22' 51"
Stopped 1' 25"
Total Time 24'16"
Max Speed 30.8 (GPS Error, no way I got that fast today)
Moving Average 8.2 Mph
Overall Average 7.7 Mph
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Old 02-03-13, 02:44 PM
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Single-speed Surlys ride snowy singletrack on a sunny Saturday, sweet!

Looks like an ad for J.Paks
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Old 02-04-13, 01:01 AM
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yesterday, we decided to hop on a ferry and go to Samal Island.
We finished the 30+km ride (map only shows the ride within the island), in about 2 hours, with a stopover at the Azalea Peak.

it was a fun and easy ride.


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Yesterday.

Fish eye lens effect doesn't carry through as well when there isn't much in frame.


I'm digging playing with the miniaturization effect though!






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Originally Posted by scrublover
Really does look like a 'model-scape.'
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Originally Posted by dexmax
yesterday, we decided to hop on a ferry and go to Samal Island.
We finished the 30+km ride (map only shows the ride within the island), in about 2 hours, with a stopover at the Azalea Peak.

it was a fun and easy ride.

I like the looks of this place for winter riding!
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Late afternoon today.








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So nobody is riding, eh?

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If my snow was that thin, I might. Our two feet has settled into a foot but it's still very much there. Keep the pics coming, I need the inspiration whilst trainer-bound.
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Originally Posted by dminor
If my snow was that thin, I might. Our two feet has settled into a foot but it's still very much there. Keep the pics coming, I need the inspiration whilst trainer-bound.

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