Where did you ride your Hybrid today?
Likes For Cdubs:
#27
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: 25 miles northwest of Boston
Posts: 29,658
Bikes: Bottecchia Sprint, GT Timberline 29r, Marin Muirwoods 29er, Trek FX Alpha 7.0
Liked 3,685 Times
in
2,385 Posts
these aren't cheap but mine gets a lot of use. I would redesign the trunk & already cut out the fold out panniers. weird the company doesn't make a nice sized trunk with usable side pockets. maybe a competitor will make something similar? or maybe not due to patent issues?
this is the small trunk which is too small for me
the plastic adapter which is not easy to source
this is the larger trunk I prefer
EDIT: oh yikes, never mind, I already shared all that, duh ;-(
Last edited by rumrunn6; 05-04-23 at 11:55 AM.
Likes For rumrunn6:
#28
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
Went to Ridgeland, MS this weekend to take part in the Natchez Trace Century Ride on Saturday. There were over 1000 riders registered, with 8, 25, 50, 62 and 100 mile routes to choose from. I completed a Metric Century on my Sirrus 3.0. Great weekend!
Start of the ride was in Old Trace Park
misty drizzle and overcast skies for much of the ride, which helped keep the temperature down.
My Sirrus 3.0 posed at the next to last rest stop.
A significant portion of the route was on the Natchez Trace itself. Very scenic, even with the overcast.
A significant portion of the route was on the Natchez Trace itself. Very scenic, even with the overcast.
Start of the ride was in Old Trace Park
misty drizzle and overcast skies for much of the ride, which helped keep the temperature down.
My Sirrus 3.0 posed at the next to last rest stop.
A significant portion of the route was on the Natchez Trace itself. Very scenic, even with the overcast.
A significant portion of the route was on the Natchez Trace itself. Very scenic, even with the overcast.
#29
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Northern Shenandoah Valley
Posts: 4,176
Bikes: More bikes than riders
Liked 801 Times
in
591 Posts
My hybrid and I made eight trips this weekend picking up Chick-fil-A hotboxes full of sandwiches and carrying them back to our church for concessions benefitting the youth group. This is the annual Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and there's a Fireman's Parade on Friday evening and the Grand Feature Parade on Saturday. Because of the parade route, the moo-mobile can get as close as about six blocks from our church (which is downtown, on the parade route), so we need to travel to fetch the sandwiches. This trailer and Trek 750 did the hauling work for me this year (I use a different one of my bikes each year to spread the fun around).
I converted a Thule Chariot into this flatbed utility trailer and it works great for carrying two hotboxes at a time (100 sandwiches). I estimate each full box to weigh about 40 pounds, so it's quite a load on the trailer (but it's got leaf spring suspension and rides really nicely). I have some eye-hooks on all four corners to strap loads down and it's very handy for carting stuff over some distance. We usually park the car way out and bike in to downtown also, so I carry our camp chairs and water and such on the trailer on our way in...do the Chick-fil-A hauling during the day...and then carry our stuff back out after the event is over. It makes for a pretty good day as far as exercise goes!
#30
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
[MENTION=455851]hokiefyd[/MENTION] that trailer is a pretty cool setup!
Likes For zookster:
#31
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
Rode my Giant Seek 1 in the Birmingham Bicycle Club Ride of Silence this evening.
#32
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
Last Thursday I rode the Eureka Trail, which runs between Athens and Englewood, TN. A nice hard pack gravel trail with entertaining markers every 10th of a mile. Very nice trail head on the Athens end.
Athens Trail Head
Nice smooth hard pack gravel trail.
There are a few creek crossings on the trail.
Trail marker at the Englewood end of the trail.
Old RR Mile Marker
The Athens trailhead once was a "wye" used to turn trains around.
Restrooms and a bike repair station at the Athens Trail Head.
Athens Trail Head
Nice smooth hard pack gravel trail.
There are a few creek crossings on the trail.
Trail marker at the Englewood end of the trail.
Old RR Mile Marker
The Athens trailhead once was a "wye" used to turn trains around.
Restrooms and a bike repair station at the Athens Trail Head.
Likes For zookster:
#33
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
Last weekend I was camping at Gee Creek Campground in Hiwassee-Ocoee River State in TN. On Friday I took my Sirrus 3.0 on a ride in and around the campground and nearby Forest Service Rd in the Cherokee National Forest.
#36
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
I rode the Eureka Trail in Athens, TN again on Sunday on my 2020 Sirrus 3.0. Really nice trail, with ample parking and restrooms at the Athens Trailhead.
Eureka Trail
Englewood Trailhead
The trail is currently 5.6 miles long, running between Athens, TN and Englewood, TN.
One of two trestles on the trail.
Second trestle.
Plenty of wildflowers along the trail.
Beware of the alligators on the trail!
The first road crossing after you leave the Athens trailhead has these mulch mats on either side.
Eureka Trail
Englewood Trailhead
The trail is currently 5.6 miles long, running between Athens, TN and Englewood, TN.
One of two trestles on the trail.
Second trestle.
Plenty of wildflowers along the trail.
Beware of the alligators on the trail!
The first road crossing after you leave the Athens trailhead has these mulch mats on either side.
#37
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
17 miles on my 2020 Sirrus 3.0 with Redemptive Cycles on the weekly Trample ride. This week we made the annual trek to East Lake Park.
Likes For zookster:
#38
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2023
Location: Raleigh, NC
Posts: 88
Bikes: 2022 Kona Dr. Dew, 2022 Specialized Vado
Liked 113 Times
in
43 Posts
Rode my Crosstrail on the American Tobacco Trail today, and my lovely bride joined me on her Como. No pictures, can't post any yet anyway. Regardless, this was the longest ride to date on the Crosstrail (which I only recently picked up), and I thoroughly fell in love with the bike. Light, supremely comfortable, lively, but I need to try some different grips. Once it cools off a bit, doing the entire trail in both directions (44miles total) should make a for a nice ride!
Likes For JustaJoe:
#41
Full Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2022
Location: Dixiana, AL
Posts: 273
Bikes: 1993 Diamond Back Sorrento, 1965 Schwinn Racer 3-speed, 1987 Schwinn High Sierra, 1990 Specialized Sirrus, 2020 Specialized Sirrus 3.0, 2013 Giant Seek 1
Liked 906 Times
in
220 Posts
took my Sirrus 3.0 for a spin at Black Creek Park this morning, ended up riding 2 laps of the Rails to Trails for a total of 34 miles.
The kudzu is over-running this part of the trail.
And the old trestle over Carson Rd at the eastern end of the trail.
Looking back up the trail from the opposite (western) end at Newfound Creek.
There were 2 of these baby blue tailed skinks on this rock. Each one was about 1.5 - 2 inches long.
The kudzu is over-running this part of the trail.
And the old trestle over Carson Rd at the eastern end of the trail.
Looking back up the trail from the opposite (western) end at Newfound Creek.
There were 2 of these baby blue tailed skinks on this rock. Each one was about 1.5 - 2 inches long.
Likes For zookster:
#42
Junior Member
Went for a quick cycle before work to our famous West Gate Bridge on a very mild winter's day...
#43
Deraill this!
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: CMH is close
Posts: 819
Bikes: 18 Cdale Quick 1, 16 Cdale Synapse 105, 88 Cdale M500, and a few others
Liked 659 Times
in
348 Posts
As usual, I spent time on the OTET between Westerville and Centerburg. Here are some pics from the new bridge in Sunbury. It’s a great addition to the trail and reduces time on surface streets.
#45
Junior Member
Headed out for a quick cycle before work (last week) to grab a Banh Mi along the Maribyrnong River in Melbourne's west.
Maribyrnong River
Maribyrnong River
#46
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2022
Location: USA - Southwest PA
Posts: 3,915
Bikes: Cannondale - Gary Fisher - Giant - Litespeed - Schwinn Paramount - Schwinn (lugged steel) - Trek OCLV
Liked 2,748 Times
in
1,468 Posts
zookster (especially) - lots of neat rides with great pics
keep em coming !
keep em coming !
Likes For t2p:
#47
Junior Member
Headed out to one of my childhood haunts in Victoria's Wimmera region, about 257km NW of Melbourne. When I was a kid I used to ride along the river with a BMX or mountain bike, before 'gravel' riding was a thing - but this is surely the very definition of gravel cycling - riding along a gravel road - even if it was on an old hybrid (Giant Escape). I'm not sure if I enjoy riding my bike more now or when I was a kid. The landscape is as flat as a tack - so you can just eat up the miles (but in my case it was only about 30kms). The landscape is a bit of a double-edged sword - because it's so flat, it's easy to ride - but it also felt like I didn't go anywhere!
#48
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2022
Location: USA - Southwest PA
Posts: 3,915
Bikes: Cannondale - Gary Fisher - Giant - Litespeed - Schwinn Paramount - Schwinn (lugged steel) - Trek OCLV
Liked 2,748 Times
in
1,468 Posts
great late Friday ride
#49
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2022
Location: USA - Southwest PA
Posts: 3,915
Bikes: Cannondale - Gary Fisher - Giant - Litespeed - Schwinn Paramount - Schwinn (lugged steel) - Trek OCLV
Liked 2,748 Times
in
1,468 Posts
great weekend and Labor Day rides
Last edited by t2p; 09-05-23 at 07:47 PM.
Likes For t2p:
#50
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Northern Shenandoah Valley
Posts: 4,176
Bikes: More bikes than riders
Liked 801 Times
in
591 Posts