The Biking Thread

[cory]

Good stuff.

 

[pigwot]

I ride to the farmers market on Sunday, and some errands around town.
But I really have not done any distance since the cross country trip in 2007... embarrassing!
We ought to organize a GTG/Bike Trip...

 

[cory]

Good idea.

Yeah, errands and appointments around town are great cuz you kill 2 birds with one stone- stretch the legs/ get some wind in your face, and cross things off the to-do list.

 

[bonner1040]

I put mud guard on there, but she couldnt lay down then, and it freaked me out having her standing up the whole time.

 

[cory]

How far do you two go? What's her name?

 

[kevin bingham]

Cool trailer!

 

[PCTREE]

Cool bike too, I really want disks on my hack bike..

Mind you I haven't ridden on the road yet this year, stay in the woods

 

[woodworkingboy]

Still have yet to ride on disc brakes. What is so good about them?

 

[bonner1040]

Sophie. Im working up to taking her to work, 4 or 5 mile.

Disc vs cantilever brakes seems to be a hot argument. They stop hard, I can tell you that.

 

[PCTREE]

disks have great grab and are always consistent wet, snowy or muddy, whatever. On one of my favorite MTB downhills I used to have to stop and rest my hands that would cramp up from all the braking, now I have disks I can 1 finger brake all the way down.....

 

[woodworkingboy]

Sounds good.

 

[DMc]

That looks great, Nick! Get one of your welder friends to make a light weight upper frame and enclose the whole thing with hardware mesh. Hinge it so it opens and closes like a clam shell. That way Sophie would be able to sit up and enjoy the ride more and you would not have to worry about her getting hurt. Oh, you will also need to put a fender on your bike or Sophie is going to bite your skiny ass off the first time you ride over a puddle.

 

[cory]

disks have great grab and are always consistent wet, snowy or muddy, whatever. On one of my favorite MTB downhills I used to have to stop and rest my hands that would cramp up from all the braking, now I have disks I can 1 finger brake all the way down.....

That is interesting. So, even though they have less leverage/more torque working against them as compared to cantilever brakes grabbing the tire rim, they stop better cuz they have more power? How do they generate the power, mechanical advantage?

 

[PCTREE]

Hydraulics my friend hydraulics....

 

[woodworkingboy]

Paul, are disc brakes quiet?

 

[bonner1040]

Disks squeal from time to time, but can be adjusted to avoid it.

Paul, your brakes are hydraulic? Thats some top end shit! Mine are just cable pull disc. They have little mini break pads just like a car! I want hydraulic ones, if for no other reason that they are like ibrake5 when you only have ibrake4s lol.

 

[cory]

Hydraulics my friend hydraulics....

Cool, thanks.

What kinda bike do ya have?


I have a Cannondale "F 400", its an aluminum mountain bike that I ride 99% on paved roads. I like to just get on a helmet and go, no special shoes, shorts or anything else, just go.

 

[No_Bivy]

Hydraulics my friend hydraulics....

With out a doubt.......can't even remember v brakes.

Big hit dudes here ride with larger disc in front...can't remember size

 

[woodworkingboy]

Cory, what kind of tires are you using on your bike? For paved roads, street tires make much more sense than off road ones. Lots of tire brands on the market. I like Continental for street, a German brand. Very durable, I find. Track riding is cool too, if there happens to be one in your area that you can use. Likely a track bike is required. Sew up tires for track.

 

[No_Bivy]

Cory, what kind of tires are you using on your bike? For paved roads, street tires make much more sense than off road ones. Lots of tire brands on the market. I like Continental for street, a German brand. Very durable I find.

Not sure if they still make them but.... Then" big apple" are awesome slicks for road. Wide for uber Cush

 

[Husabud]

This is Cush! Just got this for my Birthday, and all I can say is wow.

This would have been nice too!

 

[woodworkingboy]

Interesting set up, Bud, kick A. Those tires must be adding some weight/rolling resistance, but looks like a fun ride. Awesome birthday reward! Some day if you want to experiment with it, try converting to single speed, it looks like a good candidate for it. Like the second pic too...

 

[cory]

Wild looking bike, good in snow and sand I bet.

My tires are knobby given that its a mtn bike but gonna put something smoother on it soon.

 

[PCTREE]

Bud that bike is awesome

Heres mine, Seven Duolux. Sweet trail bike, I picked it up used for a steel. Think they are $8k new

 

[DMc]

Paul wins! LOL. Man, you guys have some nice bikes.