Empty road ahead photos
04-25-12, 02:55 PM
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This is the 2012 Tour de Palm Springs. Windy as heck. One of many dust storms looming ahead...
04-25-12, 04:39 PM
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Mount Laguna Bike Classic last Saturday...
04-30-12, 10:00 AM
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05-01-12, 07:03 AM
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The road to Lordsburg, NM...had just left Stafford, AZ and decided to bypass a section of the Southern Tier route due to local comments about no shoulder roads and very high mine related truck traffic.
05-01-12, 09:29 PM
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On the Santa Fe Century, Heartbreak Hill. Yeah, it's nasty!
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Arches National Park, Moab. A fantastic road to ride!
Mt Baker Washington, ski or bike, it's up to you if you're up to it!
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Arches National Park, Moab. A fantastic road to ride!
Mt Baker Washington, ski or bike, it's up to you if you're up to it!
05-01-12, 11:42 PM
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Last Monday's ride...
and from-to:
and from-to:
05-02-12, 12:17 AM
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From our 2-day ride to the coast and back a couple weekends ago.
Logsden Road
Yaquina Bay Road
And the return trip next day
Summit Road
Logsden Road
Yaquina Bay Road
And the return trip next day
Summit Road
05-02-12, 02:56 AM
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Great photos everyone! 
Shifty - how steep is that nasty pinch on Heartbreak Hill? Would be heartbreaking given it is in full sight on the approach and shows the angle!
Loving the photos from Japan. Not a place that immediately spring to mind as a riding destination, but those roads look great.
Shifty - how steep is that nasty pinch on Heartbreak Hill? Would be heartbreaking given it is in full sight on the approach and shows the angle!
Loving the photos from Japan. Not a place that immediately spring to mind as a riding destination, but those roads look great.
05-02-12, 08:09 AM
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Great photos everyone!
Shifty - how steep is that nasty pinch on Heartbreak Hill? Would be heartbreaking given it is in full sight on the approach and shows the angle!
Loving the photos from Japan. Not a place that immediately spring to mind as a riding destination, but those roads look great.
Shifty - how steep is that nasty pinch on Heartbreak Hill? Would be heartbreaking given it is in full sight on the approach and shows the angle!
Loving the photos from Japan. Not a place that immediately spring to mind as a riding destination, but those roads look great.
05-02-12, 01:19 PM
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I'm loving the picture with the giant snow walls near the road.
Here's one I took on the way up to Col de la Croix de Fer, looking back towards Lac de Grand Maison.
And this is heading into the Chartreuse mountains just north of Grenoble.
Here's one I took on the way up to Col de la Croix de Fer, looking back towards Lac de Grand Maison.
And this is heading into the Chartreuse mountains just north of Grenoble.
05-02-12, 06:48 PM
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Bit far to come from Australia Shifty, but it does look good!
@giantcfr1 - where in Japan is this? Much good riding in the area?
Nice Speedwobbles - first pic is just before the left turn to the Col du Glandon? I spent a month in the French Alps last August - September (some photos earlier in this topic and additional photos and ride write up in my blog linked below).
Some impressive riding around Grenoble Guess you are also riding in the equally beautiful but lesser known Vercors just to the west of Grenoble? Climbs are not as big as those to the east, but the Michelin rated three star roads cut into the cliffs are amazing!
@giantcfr1 - where in Japan is this? Much good riding in the area?
Nice Speedwobbles - first pic is just before the left turn to the Col du Glandon? I spent a month in the French Alps last August - September (some photos earlier in this topic and additional photos and ride write up in my blog linked below).
Some impressive riding around Grenoble
Guess you are also riding in the equally beautiful but lesser known Vercors just to the west of Grenoble? Climbs are not as big as those to the east, but the Michelin rated three star roads cut into the cliffs are amazing!
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05-02-12, 07:45 PM
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sorry, that lone car sort of violates the rules.
05-03-12, 08:36 AM
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wow that is just sick (in a good way) I'm in NJ and I will never see such a road...
I would be super nervous in fact.. I ride usually with only one spare tire on my rides... I guess cuz I feel like I will always be near enough something or somewhere to get help...
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I would be super nervous in fact.. I ride usually with only one spare tire on my rides... I guess cuz I feel like I will always be near enough something or somewhere to get help...
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05-03-12, 11:27 AM
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05-03-12, 11:35 AM
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Nice Speedwobbles - first pic is just before the left turn to the Col du Glandon? I spent a month in the French Alps last August - September (some photos earlier in this topic and additional photos and ride write up in my blog linked below).
Some impressive riding around Grenoble Guess you are also riding in the equally beautiful but lesser known Vercors just to the west of Grenoble? Climbs are not as big as those to the east, but the Michelin rated three star roads cut into the cliffs are amazing!
Some impressive riding around Grenoble
Guess you are also riding in the equally beautiful but lesser known Vercors just to the west of Grenoble? Climbs are not as big as those to the east, but the Michelin rated three star roads cut into the cliffs are amazing!
05-03-12, 11:48 AM
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Didn't know that's what it was called. Cool. Any chance those vids are online? Would like to check it out. This was the end of March and the lack of snow was more or less statewide this year.
05-03-12, 12:00 PM
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The video of Tour of the Moon was shot by the expert crew from Denver 9 News, they did an excellent job of covering the races. BTW, I still have my ToM cycling hat that was sold at the stage finish, I wear it proudly now and then, no one knows WTF it is! ;-)