| Author | Message | |||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Junior Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 64 Registered: 4-2003 |
Peter,that means your brother and law and my aunt live only seconds away from each other,I have hiked the North Shore mountains and rented from Deep Cove Kayak...Have you ever been to Honey's in deep cove? The best muffins ever! | |||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2749 Registered: 12-2000 |
Yes, Patrick, I am familiar with Cove Bikes (my brother-in-law lives a few streets away from the store). They're very well made (they certainly have an excellent proving-ground right in their backyard... the North Shore mountains...  ) | |||
| Vincent (Vincent348)
Member Username: Vincent348 Post Number: 254 Registered: 4-2003 |
I have a fuji road bike that I used to run in triathlons when I had more time to train. hopefully it will get out of the garage pretty soon here. Also had a mountain bike, but gave it up after a third degree shoulder separation. Ouch!! | |||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 921 Registered: 9-2001 |
I just got back from the Art Car Parade in Houston, TX. Saw Alan Leach's "worlds fastest art car" his Ferrari 308 GTB. Sweet ride & fun for all was had, what an event. Anyway after the show I was being a dumbass & was riding with no hands down Alan Parkway at a high rate of speed. I don't need you guys what happened next. OUCH!!! Yes, I'm in MUCHO pain right now. Let that be a lesson for me. Man, I can be such a dingus. | |||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Junior Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 62 Registered: 4-2003 |
here's the bike:  | |||
| Patrick Denonville (Arizonaguy)
Junior Member Username: Arizonaguy Post Number: 61 Registered: 4-2003 |
I mountain bike now,I have a Trek. I will be getting a Cove Bike "HandJob from Cove Bike in Deep Cove in North Vancouver-the mountain bike capital of the world. Peter,are you familiar from Cove bike?they are just down the hill from my aunt's. | |||
| BretM (Bretm)
Advanced Member Username: Bretm Post Number: 3401 Registered: 2-2001 |
On my ride today I thought I was gonna die, I had pictures of my heart exploding through my chest out in the middle of the woods in CT going through my head. I got one hour of sleep last night cause I had a final in the morning and was all congested when riding, not cool. One thing I got to admit, CT has some kickass trails compared to NJ. | |||
| Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall Post Number: 423 Registered: 1-2003 |
I use the bike to go to and from work a lot (about 25 miles). They're the Spinergy Rev-X-Roks MTB wheels. I bought them more out of looks than function, but I did want something kind of light and these seem to do the trick. I've crashed into rochs and concrete barriers and they've held up without any damage. The only thing I don't like is sometimes they catch the crosswinds. 8000 miles a year is pretty impressive. I only do 75-100 miles a week. Cars still scare the hell out of me. When I first started riding I always stayed on the shoulder. After a mirror brushed me I decided it was best to stick to the center of the lane. People no longer try to slip past, they must change lanes to pass, so there's always a few feet of space. Sometimes they're nice enough to wave and say something.... I recommend for everyone to take up the lane, and never ride on the shoulder (unless there's a bike lane). | |||
| Dr. J C928 (Attitude928)
New member Username: Attitude928 Post Number: 31 Registered: 11-2002 |
Sorry to hear of the death of a fellow bike rider....With regards to a recumbent versus road bike, the recumbent spares the neck, back and genital & ulnar nerve distributions. It is a truck up the hills, but fast as a bullet on the flats and faster than a speeding bullet on the downhill (better aerodynamics than an upright). Add a full fairing and these bikes will go over 80mph on a long (~5 miles) flat surface... I also ride a dual suspension mountain bike & titanium road bike, but if I could only have one......Give me my Park closed to cars on a weekday afternoon, plenty of water and my Low Racer. | |||
| '75 308 GT4 (Peter)
Advanced Member Username: Peter Post Number: 2747 Registered: 12-2000 |
I used to bike BEFORE I got the Ferrari. Since then, they just hang on hooks in the garage and gather dust... The pics of them aren't on my hard-drive, so here they are in another thread... One day I'll get back into biking. I designed a long-travel (5" F&R) mountain bike frame and forks and will build it myself. | |||
| James P. Smith (Tigermilk)
Junior Member Username: Tigermilk Post Number: 132 Registered: 7-2001 |
First off, Rob I heard about that accident. The bus driver didn't even stop. The cyclist gave it his best - didn't pass away until what, a week or so later? And to think he was supposed to get married next month. Real tragic. For me, I put about 8000 miles on my bike last year. Started racing here in Texas. Currently putting together a better racing bike and am waiting on just a couple more parts - rear derailleur and ergo shifters. My current bike and this one are both built around Campagnolo parts - have to keep it Italian. Summer goal is to break an hour at the Texas State TT championships in late August. Nothing like generating plenty of body heat during the hottest part of the year. Terrible scheduling. Haven't seen Spinergys on a mountain bike before. Do you carry enough speed for them to be of use? William, have you hit the Memorial Park trails for off road? There's also Jack Brooks park down in the Texas City area. | |||
| William Huber (Solipsist)
Member Username: Solipsist Post Number: 914 Registered: 9-2001 |
I own a Santa Cruz Heckler 24sp XT. The "MTB thing" is great in north Texas, plenty of great trails. Since I moved to Houston, there's not much to ride down here as for off road. In fact, I just got back from riding an urban cruise of downtown Houston with a local bike shop. | |||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
Member Username: Rrm Post Number: 320 Registered: 5-2002 |
I'm sorry to hear about the death Rob. I infrequently ride on the roads its not too bad here in VT.(except in the fall!) but I feel safer in the woods. I just have to watch out for the bears and other critters. | |||
| Rob Lay (Rob328gts)
Board Administrator Username: Rob328gts Post Number: 4806 Registered: 12-2000 |
I have a Trek 5500. I raced USCF and triathlons for several years. The past two years I've taken off to concentrate on this little tiny website and my car racing. I hope to get back in it. We just had one of our cyclists get hit in the head by a passing school bus and he died Tuesday. Every year I biked someone I rode with died or was seriously hurt. Most drivers don't know the rules of the road with a bike. A bike has every right as a car and you have to treat it as such. Instead they drive by you "close" to "teach you a lesson". | |||
| Robert McNair (Rrm)
Member Username: Rrm Post Number: 317 Registered: 5-2002 |
I've got a trek mt.track 850 21 speed mountain bike with a rigid frame. I've had it since 96 when I got it new. I used to do a lot of downhill riding when it was offered at the ski mtn. near me. I would do 10-15 runs a week. They don't offer gondola service anymore so I occasionaly go trail riding on logging roads in the forest. | |||
| Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall Post Number: 407 Registered: 1-2003 |
Dr.J That's an awesome looking bike. I've heard the recumbant bikes are better on the back and neck. If I only stayed on road I would definitely go that route. | |||
| Dr. J C928 (Attitude928)
New member Username: Attitude928 Post Number: 29 Registered: 11-2002 |
I terrorize Prospect Park, Brooklyn on my Optima Baron Low Racer. It's the fastest production bike available in the Northern Hemisphere
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| Horsefly (Arlie)
Intermediate Member Username: Arlie Post Number: 1108 Registered: 5-2002 |
I bought a Mongoose MGX D-40 from Wal Mart a few years ago and ride it every once in a while. As discount store bikes go, it was a little more expensive at $218. But it has a dual front fork suspension like a motorcycle and 21 speeds. When I bought it, I specifically asked for one UNassembled in the box so I could put it together myself, therefore no sloppy shifting or weak brakes. Wal-Mart must have lost money on the deal because they don't sell it anymore. It still looks like a better bike that the ones they sell today. | |||
| Randall (Randall)
Member Username: Randall Post Number: 405 Registered: 1-2003 |
I just finished repairing my bicycle and get to go riding again today. I had a broken rear derailleur, damaged chain and broken shifting cable. I was just wondering if anyone else here bikes much? Here's what my toy looks like, only to a year to assemble from discount parts on Ebay.  |
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