snow!
#1
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switching to guns
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From: kings county, nyc
Bikes: allez fuji tracku nishiki TT GT KHS arrow Miner 29'er CIOCC Corsair and now a f*cking awesome waterford skeet velo
So I was out festivizing, and it started snowing. It just didn't look like there would be any, otherwise I would've called somebody. It's just a few inches deep out there right now over a couple layers of crust, but its starting to accumulate in some places so be careful. Not much compared to what many of you further west have to endure.
Thanks to technology I was able to document my tipsy ride back home.
(I know the colors are off due to the lighting and the camera etc. etc. but I'm too lazy to correct it - I am not riding on a blanket of frozen piss)
At first it looked pretty, but the wind was whipping it into my eyes something fierce. I had to don the sunglasses.

carving a fresh path on the manhattan bridge.This is first time I've gone on just the platforms, feet out of the clips for the entire ride
Look at the snow exploding against the mighty GT fork! a couple action pictures:


and when I got home, snow was crammed into every cravasse of my entire being.

Rode slow, took it easy, didn't crash, got home safe. and I got to play in the snow like a kid again!
Thanks to technology I was able to document my tipsy ride back home.(I know the colors are off due to the lighting and the camera etc. etc. but I'm too lazy to correct it - I am not riding on a blanket of frozen piss)
At first it looked pretty, but the wind was whipping it into my eyes something fierce. I had to don the sunglasses.

carving a fresh path on the manhattan bridge.This is first time I've gone on just the platforms, feet out of the clips for the entire ride
Look at the snow exploding against the mighty GT fork! a couple action pictures:


and when I got home, snow was crammed into every cravasse of my entire being.

Rode slow, took it easy, didn't crash, got home safe. and I got to play in the snow like a kid again!
#5
don't pedal backwards...
Joined: Jul 2005
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From: Minneapolis
Bikes: Surly Long Haul Trucker set up for commuting and loaded touring, old Sekine road frame converted to fixed-gear, various beaters and weird bikes, waiting on the frame for my Surly Big Dummy build
I really like riding in 1/2 inch of undisturbed snow. It makes everything really quiet and keeps road spray from flying.
Skinny, hard tires are the best for snow, but as soon as there's any smooth ice underneath it, you're probably going to have a spooky time without studs.
Skinny, hard tires are the best for snow, but as soon as there's any smooth ice underneath it, you're probably going to have a spooky time without studs.
#9
Not Badass, it's Tim.
Joined: Mar 2005
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From: NYC
Bikes: NJS Peloton, 2002 fuji track, 2002 fuji league (MIA), 2005 bianchi pista, Chopper from NoName Customs.
Just took my dog out and it was up to her neck. A little too deep to do any riding in for me today.
#14
MADE IN TAIWAN
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From: SF
Bikes: Tarmac, Humble, Makino, Schwinn
yeah, no biking today for me... I spen t all of yesterday takin apart the bikes and cleaning them top to bottom so I'm not about to go out in that craziness and get crap all over them.
#15
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From: Bklyn
Last night riding home from the bar was cool, a pain in the ass, but fun because of the unlimited skiddability of the streets. For that reason I didn't even want to go inside, just wanted to skid endlessly all night...of course a ski mask would have been nice.
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Originally Posted by bostontrevor
You make me real sad for not living on the east side these days.
My wife, still in Boston, was giving me the play-by-play this evening on the storm.
My wife, still in Boston, was giving me the play-by-play this evening on the storm.
Sunday morning......
https://www.bikeforums.net/winter-cycling/173386-white-out.html
#21
live free or die trying
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From: where i lay my head is home.
Bikes: bianchi pista workhorse, cannondale r1000, mountain bike fixed conversion
man. i miss snow now. moved from boise, where it snows now and then, to portland where...it rains.
i just want one more day to play in the snow. ah, well...c'est la vie.
i just want one more day to play in the snow. ah, well...c'est la vie.
#23
likes avocadoes
Joined: Nov 2004
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From: oakland, ca
Bikes: heh, like that info would fit here...
I was almost stuck in jersey for another night. Took a truck ride, two trains, three airports and two airlines, but I made it out of that hell-hole of a winter wonderland alive.
#24
You snowlovers should come and ride with us sometimes!


https://snabelslash.com/bo/one-less-c...ate=2005-12-29


https://snabelslash.com/bo/one-less-c...ate=2005-12-29





