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One of the ride organizers offered that Old Wolf Creek road is the old valley road. It was replaced in the 1960s because it was too narrow, being squeezed between the mountain and the river, for modern road standards. So my friend and I got to ride on an even more rural road for most of the trip! And here I thought it was just a little stub road for access to some farms!
Being stupid and overcome by the views, I forgot to take pictures.
P.S. bike thread is best thread. Hugs!
I rode into someone who was walking on a path while being blinded by another cyclist's light a while back. To be fair, the guy was walking on an unlit shared path at night while it was raining, wearing nothing but black. But it still bothers me to this day. It's caused me to be a lot more cautious when I ride at night. I normally have my light facing up so I can see the path and any pedestrians up ahead, but I quickly push it down when I see people so they won't be blinded. And I rarely use my light's brightest setting.
I feel the same way about running. I wear all bright colours when I run at night and I normally keep a flashing light on my arm. Visibility is crucial.
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Use something like this and point it about 5-6 feet ahead of you. You shouldn't be blinding anyone.
5-6 feet isn't gonna cut it in a properly dark area if you want to ride at a pace above a slow jog. It is important to use a light that doesn't dazzle off-axis though, you need a good focused beam, aimed at the ground. I sometimes see jerkwads with "tactical" torches fitted to their handlebars, and those things have both: a wide flood beam, and very intense LEDs which make them bloody blinding, even in the daytime.
Especially the second part htere is a big problem for a lot of people.
I'm pretty into it, though down the road I'll definitely grab a more comfortable seat at least
I hate the ones mounted on helmets because unlike the ones fitted on handlebars, they beam right on to your face. Just horrible. Also why would anyone want that extra weight on their head, I just don't get it.
I did however midjudge how much effect the recent rain had on my shortcut through the woods on the way home from work. My bike isn't really suited for mud so it was a bit all over the place but I stayed upright albeit having to carry the bike round some very boggy areas a couple times. My shoes are quite muddy.
Another lovely commute though complete with a stop for a quick pint at a lovely country pub :biggrin:
I'm currently planning to ride to and from work everyday for a week after my exams have finished. 250 miles in five days won't hurt that much right?
Well true that but nobody needs 1500 lumens on their helmet
250 in 5 days will kick your butt for sure but in a good way
Getting my bicycle out of storage in the next week.
2016 Mountains of Misery safely done!
(No, I didn't ride it -- I was one of the SAG cars for the double metric option. 200 km / 125 mi, 13800 ft / 4206 m of climbing, three cat 2 climbs and one cat 1 climb to the finish. And yet I only had to drive one rider back to the starting line due to a withdrawl! 75 double metric riders and 345 century riders rode for between 5ish and 12 hours. There are some tough, tough riders out there!)
http://www.mountainsofmisery.com/
Of course now my dilemma is, do I bother with anything else for my current bike, or just donate it to my brother's girlfriend and buy a new one in Singapore.
"Sandra has a good solid anti-murderer vibe. My skin felt very secure and sufficiently attached to my body when I met her. Also my organs." HAIL SATAN
That looks pretty great.
I wish suncream weren't so sticky though, dust and bugs galore.
Related: the world is just so lovely when you've just put a new chain on your bicycle. After months of imperceptible wear every ride, I'm always slightly shocked at those first butter-smooth shifts.
(KMC X SL 4lyfe. Cheap and good!)
PSN: Robo_Wizard1
It's basically a cycling MMO that you do on a trainer. I decided to pick up a trainer since here in FL it rains (like thunder and lightning) every afternoon almost when I get out of work, which makes it hard to bike as much as I would like.
I should get my trainer in a couple weeks and I will let you know how the game thing is! :hydra:
I just started it as well, and am enjoying it. It is a bit primitive, but way better than staring at a wall. And there's leveling. And sweet unlockables.
Oh yeah... I read that at some point but got lost in my excitement I guess.
I made it to the top of Watopia Mountain last night for the first time. Didn't do the optional Radio Tower climb, though. It is hard if you do it with a smart trainer. You feel every % of the grade for, in my case, 38min.
https://www.facebook.com/BostonBikeParty/
Well that was a tiring after work ride
PSN: Robo_Wizard1
Also it let me find out that someone has labeled the section of Mass Ave near my office the "Ring of Death", which is both accurate and fun to say.
In other news: Aviva Women's Tour starts tomorrow! It's never wise to bet against Marianne Vos, but I'm cheering for Lizzie Armitstead.
PSN: Robo_Wizard1
Zwift also integrates with it, but I don't know how I feel about that. It feels like cheating to have my fake cycling tracked alongside my real cycling.
My seat is also held together with electrical tape at this point so I should get a new one of those too. Any tips for new seat buying?
PSN: Robo_Wizard1