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Road Cycling “It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them. Thus you remember them as they actually are, while in a motor car only a high hill impresses you, and you have no such accurate remembrance of country you have driven through as you gain by riding a bicycle.” -- Ernest Hemingway

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Old 09-15-14, 05:40 PM
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^^^^^ Very nice! Gorgeous view of the land, sea and air, you caught it all.
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Old 09-15-14, 05:44 PM
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Old 09-15-14, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by zonatandem
Looks like fun. I'd want to be wearing a Stetson helmet and be singing Rawhide.
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Old 09-16-14, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by zonatandem
badlands np in south dakota?
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Old 09-16-14, 04:03 PM
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Ridgecrest in Marin County, California.
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Old 09-16-14, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by RobertL
^^^^^ Very nice! Gorgeous view of the land, sea and air, you caught it all.
Thanks Robert. That was taken near the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a 1 way street. This isn't a very good picture but I like the 18% grade road sign. It's super fun to ride.

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Old 09-17-14, 02:13 AM
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Ridgecrest in Marin County, California.
so gorgeous. did it in april of this year with the greenery and flowers out. can't wait to ride it again.
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Old 09-17-14, 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by ooga-booga
so gorgeous. did it in april of this year with the greenery and flowers out. can't wait to ride it again.
The flowers were awesome this year because of the drought. The grasses weren't nearly as high as they normally are. Hopefully we'll get more rain this year but it was definitely the silver lining to the lack of rain. I can't believe I didn't take any pictures then. I was too busy riding.
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Old 09-17-14, 09:48 AM
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^one of the most beautiful roads i've ever been on.
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Old 09-17-14, 11:22 AM
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Amazing pics! I love living in the city, but wow to ride roads like this would be a nice treat!
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Old 09-17-14, 08:32 PM
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Amazing pics! I love living in the city, but wow to ride roads like this would be a nice treat!
Oh these were in the city, in Toronto! You just have to find those isolated roads.
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Old 09-17-14, 09:54 PM
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Coast road between Ballyvaughn and Doolin, Ireland
Taken on my recent Irish bike tour:

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Old 09-17-14, 10:00 PM
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Dania beach MUP, at speed.
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Old 09-17-14, 10:09 PM
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Dania beach MUP, at speed.
What's going on with your shifter or brake cable? It looks a little loose.
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Old 09-17-14, 10:10 PM
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[QUOTE=seanpatrick76;17140334]Taken on my recent Irish bike tour:

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Looks like a great trip! Was there much climbing on that tour?
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Old 09-17-14, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by wallrat
What's going on with your shifter or brake cable? It looks a little loose.
Yeah. My rear brake cable was about a 1/4 inch short and kept dragging the pads on the rim so i disabled out. That pic was taken Monday, today i gave Bessie New cables, a tune up, and a wash.
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Old 09-17-14, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by wallrat
Love this ^ photo.

Originally Posted by zonatandem
I thought these were "empty road ahead" photos?


Monday's ride along the lake just before the sun set.

Race Against The Sun
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Old 09-17-14, 10:34 PM
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Originally Posted by wallrat
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Taken on my recent Irish bike tour:
Looks like a great trip! Was there much climbing on that tour?
Oh my GOD yes - at least compared to Ontario. Riding up the Cliffs of Moher for instance just about did me in permanently - WOW. Great payoff though.
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Old 09-18-14, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JameB
Oh these were in the city, in Toronto! You just have to find those isolated roads.
Is that a road? It looked like a path to me. Looked like bike width lanes, not car width lanes.
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Old 09-18-14, 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by mrodgers
Is that a road? It looked like a path to me. Looked like bike width lanes, not car width lanes.
Trail, should have said trail.
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Old 09-18-14, 03:57 PM
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Yeah baby Marin Headlands! Just watch out for all the tourists at the bottom
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Originally Posted by wallrat
Thanks Robert. That was taken near the Golden Gate Bridge. It's a 1 way street. This isn't a very good picture but I like the 18% grade road sign. It's super fun to ride.

I rode that last month. The 18% grade freaked me out to the point where I ended up putting my feet down, fred-flintstone-style to slow down. The again, I'd just had a double-wheel blow-out the day before during a high-altitude descent where I braked too much and didn't lower my tire pressure.. I was a bit ***-shy for that 18% bit. BEAUTIFUL area to ride, though!
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Where is that @OldsCOOL? The view looks familiar, but I can't place it.
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