Since buying a Nissan Micra, a lot of little lifestyle choices had to be made. One of which was a folding bike.
I just need to spin some miles to break it in!
Nice! Happy Birthday! Looks like a great match to that frame color. The bar tape is sweet! So glad that Brooks hasn’t cheapened their quality!
I am continuing to be patient with my B17 honey standard and black narrow saddles. I am long past wanting to get off after 10 miles, but I haven’t made it to ‘ride all day’. More like 30 miles, wish I was home, start standing on the pedals 5 minutes out of every 15. Miles are the answer. Light rain, but seems like every day this spring.
I really should have fully broken in the standard saddle before I got the narrow. One thing at a time, maybe? I got the narrow because it closely matched the dimensions of my 40 year old Ideale 80, which I am now afraid to mount for fear of theft. Irreplaceable.
Nice! I have the 2018 version with the Future Shock (post #491). Still not sure if I like the shock absorption for the bars... Also, I downsized from 28mm to 25mm tires. How wide are your tires?
2013 Specialized Roubaix.
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Nice! I have the 2018 version with the Future Shock (post #491). Still not sure if I like the shock absorption for the bars... Also, I downsized from 28mm to 25mm tires. How wide are your tires?
The Motobecane is looking fantastic! Jealous of good riding weather! I am just doing shopping and errands by bike now, with some real winter weather currently featured in the Pacific NW.
My eldest son just bought a custom commuter bike built on a Soma Wolverine frame, so he is trying to tempt me away from my faithful Trek 930 utility bike and onto his college commuter, a Breezer Greenway Elite.
Should I do it? So modern, so aluminum, and the very idea seems disloyal. I haven’t even dropped the seat yet, let alone taken it on a grocery run. But the garage is overflowing, and something needs to go...
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Rode in the Tour de Fronds on Saturday. I didn’t plan on doing essentially zero training, but that is how it worked out. I was completely whipped after the metric century to Eden Valley and back, with almost a kilometer of climb/descent. Sun and lots of forest shade in the mid 70 degree F range.
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My trusty Fuji Tour is my main training bike, with nice robust tires for the forest roads and potholes.
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Still breaking in that Brooks saddle, though. Yes, it is set at my most comfortable angle. Your mileage will definitely vary.
Made it to the top! (OK, the hardasses of all genders went much higher and further.) Mostly downhill for the return. Roadside poison oak everywhere. Careful where you step or sit!
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I highly recommend the Tour de Fronds to anyone in western Oregon or Northern California.
Wow... just scrolled through and saw a Joe Breeze bike? One of my past bucket lists (along with a Salsa).
Nice! I have the 2018 version with the Future Shock (post #491). Still not sure if I like the shock absorption for the bars... Also, I downsized from 28mm to 25mm tires. How wide are your tires?
I had two bad falls within a year and I've been riding for 40 yrs. So when my almost 60 yoa, 250lbs,Nothing fancy for me, a Specialized Sirrus Comp Carbon with Mavic Ksyrium wheel upgrade. Just coming back from a collarbone break and my confidence is not returning, to be honest I am plain scared and not enjoying riding any more. I suppose I will just have to give it time.View attachment 1110208
As a Portlander, I've been trying to place that trestle. Banks-Vernonia trail?Not as flexible as I once was... gave a mid-tail cargo ebike a try and loved it.
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