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northbend 

I was supposed to meet up with some friends yesterday to ride up the Mt Baker highway to Artist Point but I aborted that mission when I reached Bellingham due to low clouds and rain.
Looking west, the weather was beginning to clear so I moved on to my secondary target: San Juan Island.
As you can see, it was pretty nice out there. It's good to be flexible..
Cattle Point by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Sweet beach at Deadman Bay by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

You always end up at some point here by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Glad I made this choice by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

curbtender

I cringed a bit when a news article posted a picture that was from the same vantage you took on one of your rides. Stay safe brother.

obrentharris 

Thanks James!
So far we're doing okay.
Brent

droppedandlost 

I'm going to be there all next week.

JaccoW

Spent a few days touring the Netherlands 3 weeks ago with a friend of mine. It was kind of a weird route but fun nonetheless as we started out on our way to Texel, one of the Wadden Sea islands, but missed the connecting train at Amsterdam so we had to change our plans a little bit. So we rode South for a few days on the East side of the country from Zwolle to Nijmegen and trying to get to Maastricht until the wind changed to the South and the heat increased. So we hopped on a train to the North and went from Leeuwarden to Lauwersoog to take the ferry to Schiermonnikoog, another one of the islands and cycled to Groningen the day after.

Pics!


Lunch in the East somewhere


Evening views along a river


Water supply during the day 1L + 0.6L of insulated water is really nice to have


My friend's setup


And mine


Riding the island

Drillium Dude 

I like it - giving me some ideas...

DD

camjr

Not many opportunities for nice pics when I'm rolling out at 4:45am for a quick ride before work to get the blood and body moving. No moon, one coyote, and a new closed road/construction zone that wasn't there yesterday. Still a nice little 12 mile ride in the dark.

JJScaliger

I rode 29 miles after work today. This ride was a nice confidence builder because it is one of normal routes for my geared bikes but I was able to clear all the hills on my single speed. 1700' elevation gain. Stupid kamikaze bee stung my leg a mile from home. Weather was gorgeous, 75 low humidity and sunny.

nlerner

Went shopping this morning.

JJScaliger

Another quick 30 miler after work. The summer heat and humidity are starting to go away.


Bates at the horseshoe dam

drought

Scituate Reservoir off the causeway

abshipp 

Short little spin tonight before sunset.



This brass dust cover is one of my favorite parts on this bike. Can't wait for it to get some patina:

zukahn1 

I took a short rainy day ride around Fairplay about 10 miles total on my just fully completed Clunker build a Schwinn GSX 1998.

northbend 

Bruce called the other day and talked me into doing an overnighter with him to Lake Easton on the other side of Snoqualmie Pass.

Waiting for my friend at Rattlesnake Lake, all packed up and ready to go
Waiting at Rattlesnake Lake by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

On the way up to the Pass
Heading up the Iron Horse Trail by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Our Camp at Lake Easton
Our Camp at Lake Easton State park by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Local Hooligans
Easton Locals by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

We stopped for a picture before heading back this morning
With Bruce at Lake Easton by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Nearing Hyak
Hyak in sight by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

Two tunnels on this short tour. A short one..
Little Tunnel by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

And the 2 mile long tunnel under Snoqualmie pass
Emerging from the Snoqualmie Tunnel by Matthew Pendergast, on Flickr

…and it is over just like that.

I had given up on doing any overnight tours this year because of Covid.
I’m glad Bruce got me going again..

abshipp 

Tough 70 miles today. 3500 feet of rollers on a 52/39 x 11/28.

I don't think any of the inclines were more than 1/2 mile long.




Union soldier memorial in Brodhead WI:

thinktubes 

Lake Bluff (again). Wanted to head into western Lake County, but didn't time. Very pleasant temps, dropped from 95 yesterday, to 80. Cool Canadian (thanks!) air makes it feel like autumn. 55 miles and no Jerry Ortega.

The lake was a beautiful shade of dark blue.



The northern wind was kicking up some pretty good waves - surf's up! Too choppy for small craft.



Took a small detour to the Walden - Bluff's Edge Bridge. The road leading to the bridge is closed to cars.



The span crosses a ravine filled with tall cedars. The smell is fantastic!



The deck of the bridge has several benches and is a nice place to take a break.



Girders under the bridge (hard to get a good angle).

malcala622

No riding today but a huge headache.

Today I took my Tommasini to a bike shop so I can get the headset adjusted. It would lock in place when in straight forward position.

Mechanic tells me it'll be ready in 1 hour. OK cool ill walk the city with my wife, have lunch, spend some time outside for some fresh air. 3 hours pass and still no call from shop that it's finished.

We head back to see if its done and we're told it hasn't been started yet. After telling them I had no problem leaving it for a few days im bothered by the way it was handled. A phone call would've been nice but i head home.

1 hour later I get a call from shop saying I need to replace the SR headset. I ask if it was disassembled and mechanic says NO. How can you tell me I need a new headset without opening it and supposedly the races are extremely pitted.

I decided to pick up my bike before closing. What a strange coincidence the shop owner was able to fix it on the spot. Turns out the mechanic tried the old " you need a new (insert part name) because its broken...even though I didn't check it" scam.

Owner said he had a talk with the mechanic.

scratchpaddy

I finally finished my latest build, starting with a '97 De Bernardi frame and sticking to a very '90's aesthetic. I took it for a 32-mile ride along the river and canals this morning. It's very nimble, light, and obnoxious. I love it.

Drillium Dude 

Definitely got the 90s vibe going here! Don't know about the obnoxious tag, though; how about "bright"?

Great photography! This pic belongs in this thread, too: Show me artsy photos of your bike

DD

jimmuller 

It wasn't necessarily a scam, maybe just a lazy, overworked, or inexperienced mechanic. When a headset starts locking in the straight ahead position it is usually because the races, particularly on the bottom which takes all the load, have become pitted. Unlike other bearings, the headset bearings do not continually move around the races. Most of the time they move back forth over one place, which is more or less straight ahead. One "fix" is to rotate one of the races slightly w.r.t. the other so that the dimples on one don't line up with the dimples on the other. This fixes the problem but is really just a temporary fix. The true fix is indeed a new headset. The "talk" which the shop owner promised may have been more to show him the trick with the bearings and to impress on him the importance of being considerate to the customers, especially when the customer and bike don't call out for the ultimate fix at that time.

jimmuller 

My sweetie and I took our tandem out for the first time in many months, about two miles around the neighborhood. Just as the covid thing hit we had taken a spill in which Sharon was injured slightly, and what with her recovery and the uncertainty of how to stay healthy neither of us has ridden at all since then. My bike commuting stopped because I'm working from home. So today's excursion on a very windy day is a step forward. Yay!

malcala622

Id chalk it up to all 4 (lazy, lazy, lazy and lazy). Nothing seemed honest what yhe mechanic was doing and telling me.
At the end it was the top nut was too tight. It hasnt locked in place since then. Since completing the build I've only ridden the bike a handful of times and the races were almost new.

If after a few rides it locks again ill know to replace.

JJScaliger

Good to hear Jim!

JJScaliger

40 miles today 2500' elevation gain on Bates. Sunny, low humidity and windy!


Clayville Mill Pond



Coventry/Foster RI


On a steep climb I saw this hawk feather on the road. I had to stop for it.


I put it in my jersey pocket to give to my kids, but of course it was gone when I checked for it on the way home.

thinktubes 

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