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Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-21-17, 09:11 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Tonight was my last ride for awhile, as they say...

Tonight was my last ride for awhile, as they say winter is coming back to the Twin Cities later this week. So I took the Raysport Light Roadster out for some more break-in/shakedown miles. I've...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
02-19-17, 05:50 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

The Raysport Light Roadster Lives!

Took my winter project bike out for a shakedown today. About 28 miles all told; twice around my local circuit. All of the disparate parts are getting acquainted and starting to work smoothly...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-29-17, 09:03 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

The Whole Enchilada

Rode around Hastings, MN again today with my friend Ian. About 20 miles out to Schaar's Bluff and back, by the map. It was a beautiful sunny day, and we had both been cooped-up all week.
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-27-17, 09:00 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Yes! :thumb: Gotta love studded tires. I rode my...

Yes! :thumb: Gotta love studded tires. I rode my 14-mile neighborhood loop tonight, making a racket on dry pavement, but handling the snow and ice just fine. I had to jump on the bike right after...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-27-17, 07:11 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Rode a few miles around the lakes last night - a...

Rode a few miles around the lakes last night - a shakedown ride on my freshly built winter bike. This was also my first time using a studded tire (on the front; aggressive knobby on the back), and I...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-24-17, 08:57 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Did the quintessential Minnesota winter ride on...

Did the quintessential Minnesota winter ride on Sunday morning; rode my Peugeot U08 "Velo de Ville" 22 miles on icy trails to meet non-riding family members at "da Moose (club)" for breakfast.
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-16-17, 08:16 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Yes, 26" wheels. I saw these tires on another...

Yes, 26" wheels. I saw these tires on another bike and just had to try them. They give pretty good traction on the ice and snow on paved trails, but they're not too effective offroad in the snow. The...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-15-17, 09:13 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Early Experiments in Winter Riding

I've decided to give this a try in 2017. I've got this old Peugeot Orient Express single speed that was just lounging around the shop doing nothing, in that annoying way the French have......
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
01-01-17, 09:10 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

I don't think it ever got above freezing here...

I don't think it ever got above freezing here today, and we cancelled the Midtown Greenway ride. But I rode my Velo de Ville 18 miles on the Mississippi River Trail out of Kaposia Park. It was a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-31-16, 02:38 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

I finished building my latest Velo de Ville in...

I finished building my latest Velo de Ville in time for one last ride in 2016. The venerable Peugeot U08 got the Takeout basket and Loading Dock rack from my dear, departed Scott; and the nice light...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-28-16, 07:14 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

What a beautiful shot! :thumb: So I take it...

What a beautiful shot! :thumb: So I take it Boston did not have a White Christmas this year? (All the better for riding!)
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-23-16, 08:07 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Well done! :thumb: Great photo too. Do they put...

Well done! :thumb: Great photo too. Do they put salt on the roads where you live?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-17-16, 09:54 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Excellent! Just what I needed to hear (read)....

Excellent! Just what I needed to hear (read). I've been debating whether to get out on my Pug Orient Express, as I'm running those same tires on it. I've got some Boshield T9 I can spray on the frame...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-03-16, 08:46 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Isn't that just the best? Hot cocoa or maybe even...

Isn't that just the best? Hot cocoa or maybe even a mocha will perk you right up for the home stretch. Kinda tempts me to reconsider winter riding...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-03-16, 05:58 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Thanks, Jim. Lesson learned, however; I knew...

Thanks, Jim. Lesson learned, however; I knew before installing that wheel I should loosen up all the spokes, put it in my truing stand, and do it up right. But with real winter weather closing in, I...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-03-16, 05:23 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Today I rode my first project bike of the season...

Today I rode my first project bike of the season on what may be my last ride of the year, if the forecast holds. It was 31°F when we set off this morning, and the temperature climbed to a balmy 34°...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
12-01-16, 08:50 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Tonight was the first time I have ever ridden a...

Tonight was the first time I have ever ridden a bicycle to look at Christmas lights. I rode my neighborhood loop, so 14 miles, in 34°F - near freezing conditions. The balaclava helped a lot, as did...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-24-16, 08:39 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Excellent photos! You live in a beautiful place....

Excellent photos! You live in a beautiful place. Do they salt the roads during winter in Scotland?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-20-16, 07:41 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Wonder how C-cat did on his solo century today...

Wonder how C-cat did on his solo century today...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-17-16, 12:42 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Thanks for the fuel consumption explanation, Jim....

Thanks for the fuel consumption explanation, Jim. I guess I knew some of that, but as berner said, you put it into a nice tight package that is easily remembered. As a rule, all of my trail rides on...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-17-16, 09:25 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Drag, Illustrated

I shared this over on the English 3-Speed thread, but I think it would be appropriate here as well. As many of you know, I don't like to measure my rides by anything but the fun I have along the way,...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-15-16, 09:01 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Wow, `cat, that's ambitious! :thumb: I've...

Wow, `cat, that's ambitious! :thumb: I've thought of doing something similar, but I've decided I'm not ready yet. I have enough aches and pains already, without going looking for them. I ride for...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-14-16, 10:10 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Rode 20 miles with my friend Hudson308 on...

Rode 20 miles with my friend Hudson308 on Saturday - we intended to ride in Elm Creek Park, but it was closed for a "Special Deer Hunt". So we went to Coon Rapids Dam and rode that trail instead. I...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-07-16, 06:39 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

What a beauty! :thumb: And a great photograph...

What a beauty! :thumb: And a great photograph too.

An MB1 or, if I'm really lucky an MB-Zip, are 2 of my "Grail" bikes. That was the golden era of rigid mountain bikes, in my opinion. We've had a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
11-06-16, 07:54 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

42 miles today along the Mississippi River out of...

42 miles today along the Mississippi River out of Hastings, MN. That's Minnesota... in November!? Temperatures in the 60's and people were carrying on as though it were the middle of July.

I was...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-22-16, 06:20 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Still chasing the Fall colors, I rode my Raleigh...

Still chasing the Fall colors, I rode my Raleigh DL1 Roadster today; two laps of my local sixteen mile loop, for a total of thirty-two miles. A couple of sections are dirt/gravel, and the old Raleigh...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-19-16, 07:41 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

14 mile commute on my Fuji 3-Speed roadster...

14 mile commute on my Fuji 3-Speed roadster conversion, and then another 16 on my Velo de Ville after work. I brought the camera along for the latter:
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-17-16, 09:20 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Thanks, Jim. It looks like the Boston area is...

Thanks, Jim. It looks like the Boston area is peaking right now as well. It must be beautiful there, especially near the ocean.

The sun did not cooperate for our Fall Colors Ride yesterday. It...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-15-16, 07:44 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

32 miles today, preparing for tomorrow's fall...

32 miles today, preparing for tomorrow's fall colors ride. Fuji 3-Speed Roadster Conversion is ready for some light touring and photography now. It took awhile to find the right set-up, but...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-12-16, 07:47 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

^^^+1

^^^+1
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-09-16, 07:33 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

42 miles on the Sakatah / Singing Hills Trail...

42 miles on the Sakatah / Singing Hills Trail today. I rode my Fuji 3-speed city bike conversion, because it is the perfect bike for a rail trail like this, and I wanted to test out the new V.O....
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-03-16, 11:11 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

I rode my usual (10 mile R/T) commute this...

I rode my usual (10 mile R/T) commute this morning, but it was Sunday's ride that was really memorable. I don't know how many miles I covered, but I shot over 60 photographs in the fog around the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-24-16, 06:16 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Twenty miles or so today, on my "grab-n-go,...

Twenty miles or so today, on my "grab-n-go, lockup bike" that is becoming too nice to lockup anywhere. You ever have this problem? You pick up a bike for very little cash, and intend to use it for...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-20-16, 08:13 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Oh, c'mon now. I love my wife - that's not what I...

Oh, c'mon now. I love my wife - that's not what I hear at all!

She's more like the adults in a Peanuts cartoon: "Wah wah waaaah waah, wah waaaah wa waaah...." :D
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-05-16, 04:34 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Hardwood Creek Trail

Only 20 miles today on the Hardwood Creek Trail out of Hugo, MN. But they were Quality miles on my Raleigh DL-1. I still can't believe a bike that heavy can ride so well.

Here it is at the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-04-16, 10:06 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Speaking of well-ridden classics, this Raleigh is...

Speaking of well-ridden classics, this Raleigh is quintessential. Is that a toe-strap I see holding your bundle of necessaries under the saddle?
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-03-16, 08:09 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

I rode about 35 miles with my friend Ian today....

I rode about 35 miles with my friend Ian today. We went from Cottage Grove, MN to Hudson, WI and back. Lots of hilly roads down along the St. Croix River. He was on his beautiful and well-ridden...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
09-02-16, 01:28 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Forty-some miles today, down along the...

Forty-some miles today, down along the Mississippi, testing out my new touring configuration:

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w384/g_charpentier/090216-1_zps2z9ccjln.png...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-22-16, 07:55 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Thank you, sir! It was a very enjoyable day,...

Thank you, sir! It was a very enjoyable day, marred only by leg cramps while I was downloading my photos.

I rode a 12-mile loop tonight on the newest addition to my little stable. I never thought...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-21-16, 08:36 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

I put on roughly 50 miles today. Out on the Bruce...

I put on roughly 50 miles today. Out on the Bruce Vento Trail, to the end of the Gateway Trail and back, with a lot of extra poking around my old hometown of North Saint Paul, MN. It was a brilliant...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-19-16, 12:50 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

I'm sorry, but that sentence really needs a...

I'm sorry, but that sentence really needs a picture to illustrate what you mean. My imagination is painting some really strange scenarios right now... :eek:
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-13-16, 08:25 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Yeah, you have a point there. I think the basket...

Yeah, you have a point there. I think the basket is the reason I always wear one of my Marines t-shirts when I ride this one. But it's lightweight bamboo, to match the fenders, and it's so darned...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-13-16, 08:09 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

No, I built it myself over the winter. I can't...

No, I built it myself over the winter. I can't ride in drops because of back injuries from motorcycle roadracing, so I buy C&V "bike boom" 10/12 speeds and put them through a process I call...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-13-16, 07:54 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Cannon Valley Trail - SE MN

I chose my "Roadsterized" 1981 Fuji Royale for today's adventure. We rode the Cannon Valley Trail, full length/round trip, about 44 miles including my "poking around" exploring Welch and Cannon...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-08-16, 01:30 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Yes it is. And it's for sale.

Yes it is. And it's for sale.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-08-16, 01:17 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

This one could have come out of Grandma's attic,...

This one could have come out of Grandma's attic, if it weren't for that newer model van in the background.

http://i1073.photobucket.com/albums/w384/g_charpentier/080716-12%20retro_zpsfvxylkn9.png...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-08-16, 08:06 AM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

First Ride on the Root River Trail - SE Minnesota

Five hours of driving for three hours of riding/poking around/snapping photos. Put in thirty some miles on one of Minnesota's premier cycling destinations. Sky was overcast all morning, so the photos...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-05-16, 03:06 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Oops, sorry - I took them out of the p-bucket and...

Oops, sorry - I took them out of the p-bucket and replaced them with better quality shots. :rolleyes:
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-04-16, 07:53 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Yes I did. I took The King out for his weekly...

Yes I did. I took The King out for his weekly exercise. Name changed from "The Roadster" to "His Majesty, King of Bikes", or simply "The King". Why? Well, just look at him!
...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-31-16, 05:04 PM
Replies: 27,127
Views: 3,120,065
Posted By DQRider

Went back to the Hastings Trail again today, this...

Went back to the Hastings Trail again today, this time with my friend Ian, and his old red Dunelt. The skies were cloudy for much of the ride, but it never even threatened to rain. It was a nice,...
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