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Forum: Southern California
03-10-24, 05:38 PM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

I have good medical insurance. The crash was my...

I have good medical insurance. The crash was my fault trying to descend like a Grand Tour pro.
Forum: Southern California
03-10-24, 09:53 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Off the bike after a bad crash left me having...

Off the bike after a bad crash left me having seizures. Lost my driver's licence too. Being treated with drugs and when neurologist clears me with the DMV screw the car, I'm back on the bike. (As to...
Forum: Southern California
08-26-23, 07:14 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

I heard about that. Domestic violence BS was...

I heard about that. Domestic violence BS was involved.
Forum: Southern California
08-26-23, 07:12 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Santa Ana.

Took the Metrolink up to ride the Santa Ana River Trail with a friend. I usually get off at Anaheim Artic, which is adjacent to the trail. This time I got off in Santa Ana to meet up and rode about a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-30-23, 08:47 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 26,310
Posted By igorgroks

I'm on that path at least twice a week. Those...

I'm on that path at least twice a week. Those skydivers are not an easy subject for a recent hobby, working around the limits of cell cameras for videography. Part of the problem is that security...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-29-23, 06:37 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 26,310
Posted By igorgroks

Trail dumps you onto Pacific St. The buildings in...

Trail dumps you onto Pacific St. The buildings in the background including the faux lighthouse is the O'side harbor restaurant row. High rise was once the only highrise in the area. Gentrification...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-29-23, 06:31 PM
Replies: 178
Views: 26,310
Posted By igorgroks

One of these days. Even hard on a road bike. The...

One of these days. Even hard on a road bike. The real challenge is coming up to speed at the bottom where there is a blind corner as the trail passes under a railroad track. I can see bikes...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-29-23, 07:40 AM
Replies: 178
Views: 26,310
Posted By igorgroks

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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Forum: Northern California
04-02-23, 06:41 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,238
Posted By igorgroks

CA 1 From Leggett to Ft Bragg.

Planning a trip border to border and would like to get off 101 to the coast at Leggett. Checking on Google Earth this road looks sketchy AF. Anybody want to talk me out of it, or an alternate? I've...
Forum: Northern California
04-02-23, 05:39 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,425
Posted By igorgroks

You can take your bike on the Amtrak train from...

You can take your bike on the Amtrak train from Oakland to Crescent City.
Forum: Southern California
12-22-22, 06:32 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Solstice Ride.

When I was commuting to Orange County by Metrolink/bike I did two solstice half century rides all the way home. In summer because of max daylight after work, and winter due to getting off early for...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
10-09-22, 03:34 PM
Replies: 3,858
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 667,079
Posted By igorgroks

If all of your riding is on roads or hard dirt...

If all of your riding is on roads or hard dirt trails don't let them sell you a front shock. It is unnecessary added weight and complexity unless you are planning on hardcore off roading, in which...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
08-23-22, 06:04 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,651
Posted By igorgroks

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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I took this photo at a distance out of respect for the victim. In the...
Forum: Southern California
08-21-22, 07:07 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Kensington is one of my favorite 'hoods.

Kensington is one of my favorite 'hoods.
Forum: Southern California
08-19-22, 11:44 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Metrolink Ride to LA

I lived in the San Fernando Valley from '95-'03 and decided to ride up for a ride down memory lane. Really slow due to oogling and picture taking. Turned into a good mental adjustment ride.

Ride...
Forum: Southern California
08-03-22, 04:39 PM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Recovery

Monday's metric century on a fixed gear along SGRT was in preparation for a full century, but I have decided to add a freewheel for that. Gonna have to do some mods to the bike. I would have to add a...
Forum: Southern California
08-03-22, 04:32 PM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Nothing blocking this trail. I did see a closure...

Nothing blocking this trail. I did see a closure on SGRT in Bellflower a couple of weeks ago. That will be going on for months. I talked to one of the construction workers. They're burying a...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
08-02-22, 07:42 AM
Replies: 3,858
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 667,079
Posted By igorgroks

Rode a metric century on a fixed gear bike-no...

Rode a metric century on a fixed gear bike-no free wheel, though I was wishing for one toward the end. Mostly flat Santa Ana River Trail is just about sixty two miles end to end and back. I actually...
Forum: Southern California
08-02-22, 07:26 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Metric Century on a Fixie.

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End of the line. Too much hill.
Due to circumstances beyond my control...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-26-22, 02:18 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,651
Posted By igorgroks

I do believe you are a troll

I do believe you are a troll
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-26-22, 10:12 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,651
Posted By igorgroks

My situation is either commuting to work, or...

My situation is either commuting to work, or riding for fitness. I like to get where I am going as fast as I can go. I am competing against myself, and so far I'm winning. I do not want to have no...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-22-22, 08:41 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

7/1- 17.0mi 7/3- 39.5mi 7-4- 37.0mi. 7-7-...

7/1- 17.0mi
7/3- 39.5mi
7-4- 37.0mi.
7-7- 27.5mi
7-10- 20.0mi
7-13- 22.5mi
7-15- 66.0mi
7-18- 16.0mi
7-20- 17.5mi
7-21- 25.0mi
Forum: Southern California
07-22-22, 01:12 PM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

I had a conversation with a PR flak with LA MTA...

I had a conversation with a PR flak with LA MTA over some dustup I had with bikes on transit. She looked me in the face and said she rode too. I asked her how often and how many miles a week and she...
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-19-22, 01:30 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,096
Posted By igorgroks

Joggers (yes I know it "runners" but I also like...

Joggers (yes I know it "runners" but I also like the tweak the Trekkers by calling them Trekkies.) often run in the bike lanes because there is a common myth that asphalt is softer than concrete, and...
Forum: Southern California
07-18-22, 08:52 AM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Las Olas in SC is da bomb. One of my favorites...

Las Olas in SC is da bomb. One of my favorites southbound.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-17-22, 07:54 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

I regularly ride a fixed gear on a flattish...

I regularly ride a fixed gear on a flattish riverside trail. My speed varies quite a bit and there are a couple of segments where I sometimes do TT's all out. Both are about a mile long. Strava tells...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-17-22, 07:39 AM
Replies: 5,345
Views: 845,707
Posted By igorgroks

On a Happier Note.

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Warner Ave, Huntington Beach CA. Pacific Ocean about a mile in the...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
07-17-22, 07:31 AM
Replies: 5,345
Views: 845,707
Posted By igorgroks

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

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San Gabriel River, Pico Rivera CA, just south of L.A....
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-17-22, 07:24 AM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,651
Posted By igorgroks

Looking at photos of that "great" Dutch bike...

Looking at photos of that "great" Dutch bike infrastructure it would seem it is intended to slow bikes down so much helmets are less necessary. I like going faster than possible when you are mixed...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-17-22, 07:14 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

Don't know if he is a troll, but miles do matter....

Don't know if he is a troll, but miles do matter. If you do a hundred miles at fifteen mph you will have done it in less time than if you had at twelve, but would have been burning calories at a...
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
07-17-22, 07:05 AM
Replies: 191
Views: 30,494
Posted By igorgroks

Santa Fe Springs CA.

Industrial area on the south side of L.A.
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Bloomfield just north of...
Forum: Electric Bikes
07-16-22, 11:53 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 2,096
Posted By igorgroks

In California all bikes are by law vehicles....

In California all bikes are by law vehicles. E-bikes have motors. QED.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-16-22, 11:49 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 2,669
Posted By igorgroks

I pump to 5 psi over the rated max because bike...

I pump to 5 psi over the rated max because bike tires seem to lose pressure over time and I will finish the day at max pressure, and not have to pump for several days. When I do pump, about once a...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
07-16-22, 11:29 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,046
Posted By igorgroks

I will chime in that what truly alarms me, even...

I will chime in that what truly alarms me, even more than intoxicated drivers is that fact that law enforcement focuses on drunk drivers and zero on distracted/texting drivers. I see these all the...
Forum: Southern California
07-16-22, 11:02 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,402
Posted By igorgroks

That's the Metrolink, not the Amtrak. Last time I...

That's the Metrolink, not the Amtrak. Last time I took Amtrak they put the bike in the baggage car.
Forum: Southern California
07-16-22, 12:02 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 823
Posted By igorgroks

They had a gate closed and marked trail closed...

They had a gate closed and marked trail closed about a mile north of the actual construction. Someone before me had forced it open so why not? I went through and rode right up to where the...
Forum: Southern California
07-16-22, 07:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 823
Posted By igorgroks

That wasn't an option. That side was not bike...

That wasn't an option. That side was not bike trail at that spot, and the trenching is going under the channel perpendicular to it.
Forum: Southern California
07-15-22, 10:07 PM
Replies: 2,886
Views: 365,589
Posted By igorgroks

Accidentally did a metric century on a fixie.

First of all, I should have checked this forum before taking the Metrolink up to LA. Got off at Norwalk/SantaFe Springs to check out a route to the SGRT I have been scouting by satellite. I took...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-15-22, 09:32 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

7/1- 17.21mi 7/3- 39.40mi 7-4- 37.00mi. ...

7/1- 17.21mi
7/3- 39.40mi
7-4- 37.00mi.
7-7- 27.70mi
7-10- 20.06mi
7-13- 22.48mi
7-15- planned 40, circumstances pushed it to 66.

230 mi
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-14-22, 10:37 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

Been away since 7/4

7/1- 17.21mi
7/3- 39.40mi
7-4- 37.00mi.
7-7- 27.70mi
7-10- 20.06mi
7-13- 22.48mi

164 mi

Heading to SART tomorrow for 40.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-04-22, 01:34 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

Pogerse.

7/1- 17.21mi
7/3- 39.40mi
7-4- 37.00mi.

93.6 total.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-04-22, 07:21 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

Nailed a squirrel two days ago. Saw a scurry by...

Nailed a squirrel two days ago. Saw a scurry by the side of the path then a pronounced thump at my rear wheel. Looked behind to see it run into the bushes across the path. Would have stopped to...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-03-22, 01:53 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

Pogerse Rpt.

7/1- 17.21mi*
7/3- 39.40mi

*official distance. Started recording a mile or two late.

56.6 total.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-01-22, 09:45 PM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

Dunno. I found a flat spot.

Dunno. I found a flat spot.
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
07-01-22, 09:20 AM
Replies: 143
Views: 4,941
Posted By igorgroks

100 by the 15th. Right now only have a fixed gear...

100 by the 15th. Right now only have a fixed gear bike-long story. Planning a century on the SART with it by the end of the year....
Forum: Singlespeed & Fixed Gear
06-27-22, 08:29 PM
Replies: 191
Views: 30,494
Posted By igorgroks

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulle...

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikeforums.net-vbulletin/2000x901/20220526_095605_3299b22f45580d18529754d539469e4339a60b66.jpg
Fully fixed. Rarely ridden on streets. Right now it is my only bike and...
Forum: Advocacy & Safety
06-25-22, 03:44 PM
Replies: 3,929
Views: 479,651
Posted By igorgroks

Very recently my view on the subject has shifted...

Very recently my view on the subject has shifted slightly. First of all one thing that has not changed is my view that much anti-helmet sentiment is a form of science denialism.

It's physics.
...
Forum: Clydesdales/Athenas (200+ lb / 91+ kg)
06-21-22, 08:21 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 4,355
Posted By igorgroks

Started without a goal. Only back on the bike a...

Started without a goal. Only back on the bike a couple of months since bad crash last year. 214 so far.
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-21-22, 07:56 AM
Replies: 5,345
Views: 845,707
Posted By igorgroks

Saturday I watched a few teams depart, then...

Saturday I watched a few teams depart, then "crashed" the ride to where I was parked at the Santa Fe Avenue end of the SLR trail. Tried to grab a pull on two of the teams that passed me. Managed to...
Forum: Fifty Plus (50+)
06-21-22, 07:49 AM
Replies: 3,858
Sticky 65-85+ Thread
Views: 667,079
Posted By igorgroks

I rode with clipless pedals for years. It isn't...

I rode with clipless pedals for years. It isn't just about positioning you feet on the pedals, though that is important. They allow you, with a little practice, to use your legs to spin the crank...
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