Your horses are bigger than mine.

Y'all come down :)


The one's in your photo look like they are built for speed. Yep, always gotta stop.

These were some big'uns, and they weren't shy either. Most horses are nervous around bicycles but even with the loud i9 hubs these guys walked right up to the fence as soon as they saw me coming. They definitely weren't afraid and seemed to like apple pie flavored Lara bars.

This was a photo fail...

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4c22980efa.jpg


-Tim-

I don't know Tim, with all these glamorous pictures, I'm afraid you might be a catfish...:lol:

Honestly though, if I'm ever in your neck of the woods with my bike I may just have to have you show me around:thumb:

looks like there are some really nice roads and trials down there!

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...49ec311a83.jpg
Love the weather this time of year in Chicago. Warm enough to ride comfortably but too chilly still for big crowds clogging the lakefront. Just me, a few dog walkers and some people fishing. Perfect way to unwind at the end of a busy friday!

Obligatory roadside couch pic
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...850f326bb3.jpg

Not exactly Arenberg, but I did ride my bike on some cobbles for Roubaix weekend.

https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...9f90b2d23d.jpg

^^ thats a cool photo.


Today a couple dozen like minded cyclists and I did a North Georgia mixed surface ride.

Mud pits, fresh one inch aggregate on 15% grades, concrete barriers, stream crossings, abandoned forest service roads, a sustained mountain climb at mile 69 - 110 miles total and 11,000 ft climbing. This was the most climbing I've done in one day by a good margin.

Georgia wine country
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c7c9ee424d.jpg

The descent off Burnt Mountain. I hit 51+ MPH.
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...01f2e70ce2.jpg

Didn't help at all.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...bac22695d6.jpg

One of the more bucolic moments...
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c35d38c2ce.jpg

Stretching the legs late in the ride on a relatively tame section of doubletrack on the perimeter of the Rich Mountain Wilderness.
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f7f72d7647.jpg


-Tim-

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b43757fc42.jpg
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...7649a55331.jpg
Nothin' special... Just my day off from work to ride around. Summer is here and bugs are back.

I haven't been around in a while - but I take pics on almost all my commutes and/or weekend rides.
Here's a bunch of shots from morning/afternoon commuting from the last few weeks

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c77400d0bb.jpg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...bb229843d5.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...873ae6bb9e.jpg
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...93bcb298e9.jpg

You sir have a beautiful commute! You also obviously have an eye for photo composition. Nice!

Beginning of I-90 trail in Issaquah, WA (heads to Seattle, but didn't go there)

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...203f824a3f.jpg

cool photo

North Georgia Bikepacking
 

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...c71e170e1e.jpg


Moon at sunrise on the summit of Coosa Bald.

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b1204fcc8f.jpg


https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...41dd79681a.jpg

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2a4138e893.jpg

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...25847dbb5d.jpg

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...f793dc798c.jpg



-Tim-

There's something very satisfying about photos of beautiful bikes in a stream :) Must have been nice !

You can all go home now. Tim wins.

A full writeup is at Where the Bikes Don't Go


-Tim-

This cat lives by the horse stables along one of my routes and comes over to hang out for a bit when I roll up.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...2624da0de5.jpg

Good old fashioned sufferfest group ride today.

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a62b82a19b.jpg

https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...98c8dcccc9.jpg

Today got some rain on the way going to pick up a chainring, and alas, on the way back was this nice :)

https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...6ca7a2c74d.jpg

Whats the size of that rear cassete, are you using MTB derailleurs or the ultegra ones can handle that cassete?

https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...eea798e6f.jpeg

MS message board
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...30d87efeb.jpeg

Riding with MS
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ee4d6cac6.jpeg

Unpacking my baby
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...67d91d79d.jpeg

Start at the high school
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...33e1c2c4e.jpeg

Waiting for start in the dark
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8b8e8acbf.jpeg

Checking out the starting location
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ea96efe4b.jpeg

The pre-ride expo
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...0d8832d3a.jpeg

In the park during day two
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...e0e0343ec.jpeg

Texas
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...166b8ec80.jpeg

A sweet Wabi in the bike corral
From the Bike MS BP 150 this weekend

It is an 11-42 XT cassette. A 1.85 mm spacer was used behind the cassette for fitment on road wheels.

The derailleur is an Ultegra RX-805 GS. The B screw was reversed so it clears the biggest sprocket but no other modifications were done and no Wolftooth was used.

Rings are Absolute Black 46-30 oval. Low gear is about 19.5 inches.

It uses an entire 116 link chain and shifts great.

At least two others in the gravel forum are using this setup.


-Tim-

a few from Barrio Logan GP last weekend:



https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...be9c9f7ca6.jpg

I'm third from the right of the SDBC riders (red, white, black)

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4751fc6cfd.jpg

Not doing the best job of staying low right here... maybe I was tired!

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1433c702c0.jpg

finishing a pull early in the break, watching this guy get cheered on by his girlfriend. how sweet :).


https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...bb73efc939.jpg

Should have grabbed third, maybe even second, but that would have required a different approach in those final corners and a lot more effort! Also go Trevor

Full race report here if you're interested.