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10-26-15, 10:29 AM
#7951
smelling the roses
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82.5 km on the 87 Prelude. Hot and muggy and overcast, keeping me out later than I should have been. Working up to a century a month after the new year. Winter months only.
10-26-15, 10:45 AM
#7952
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the finish is very nice, looks better in person. This was not a custom, its the All purpose 700c version and I purchased the frame, fork, and custom rack from original owner on fleabay. They make a 650b version as well. This one is a 60cm and fits like a glove.
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Ebisu Frame Dimensions
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Ebisu Frame Dimensions
I can attest to that. Your Ebisu looks stunning in person.
10-26-15, 09:19 PM
#7953
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10-26-15, 10:13 PM
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Not an easy life, but, I think, far more interesting than most. Travelled across North America, north almost to the Artic Circle, south into Mexico, then, after some 'interesting years', landed in the research group at Raytheon at the advent of 'solid state', then crystals and lasers. He biked a lot, finally moving to derailleurs in the later 60's, with an Atala, then a Frejus. Ran a tandem for a blind woman for quite a few years. Tinkered in the beginnings of the SCCA, until some sort of 'event', of which I have no recollection. Famously, he and another left George Weaver's Maserati somewhere in the wilds of NH or Vermont when the brakes on the truck failed. George was jumping up and down, told them they should have driven the Maserati to town. (This was a single seat, open-wheel car...) From that he moved on to another childhood love, sailing. We spent many Summer weeks wandering somewhere between NYC and Maine. Enjoyed every minute of it, I'm pretty certain.Thank you for your comments.
10-26-15, 10:33 PM
#7955
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10-27-15, 03:38 PM
#7956
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Tim's Schwinn Voyageur 650 B by djk762, on Flickr
Tim's Schwinn Voyageur 650 B by djk762, on Flickr
Tim's Schwinn Voyageur 650 B by djk762, on Flickr
Tim's Schwinn Voyageur 650 B by https://www.flickr.com/photos/djk762/]djk762[/url, on Flickr
Tim's Schwinn Voyageur 650 B by djk762, on Flickr
Tim's Schwinn Voyageur 650 B by djk762, on Flickr
10-27-15, 05:18 PM
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Great Photos @djkashuba
10-27-15, 05:24 PM
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The World is My Pumpkin
Please let me know what you think of the Google Earth image. Is it a welcome addition or is it just a distraction?
Brent
Please let me know what you think of the Google Earth image. Is it a welcome addition or is it just a distraction?
Brent
10-27-15, 05:37 PM
#7959
smelling the roses
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10-27-15, 06:10 PM
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10-27-15, 06:18 PM
#7961
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And shows you really get around! I'll have to try that on the metric century loop I ride around here. @obrentharris, have you got a link that explains how to do this?
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● 1971 Grandis SL ● 1972 Lambert Grand Prix frankenbike ● 1972 Raleigh Super Course fixie ● 1973 Nishiki Semi-Pro ● 1979 Motobecane Grand Jubile ●1980 Apollo "Legnano" ● 1984 Peugeot Vagabond ● 1985 Shogun Prairie Breaker ● 1986 Merckx Super Corsa ● 1987 Schwinn Tempo ● 1988 Schwinn Voyageur ● 1989 Bottechia Team ADR replica ● 1990 Cannondale ST600 ● 1993 Technium RT600 ● 1996 Kona Lava Dome ●
10-27-15, 06:52 PM
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@obrentharris, have you got a link that explains how to do this?
Brent
10-29-15, 11:37 PM
#7963
Bike Butcher of Portland
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Was all but done with my normal 21 mile lunch ride (had 3/4 mile left). As I turned onto our road my Vitus jumped sideways and I was hit with pain in my left leg. Looked back to see a pit bull getting ready to come at me a second time. I yelled and it ran back to its yard (this is a rural area). I looked down and saw a lot of blood and the pain was getting more intense. After getting off the bike I realized I could see the tendon on the front of my leg. He also got the back of my calf. This ain't good, I thought. Our mail lady saw me limping and turned around to come help. I thought I might be going into shock , definitely wasn't feeling good, and sat down. After 10 minutes I felt a little better and was able to ride back to my car, change and wait for my wife to take me back to the hospital. The doctor's office sent us there since there was torn flesh.
The hospital is required to report all dog bites to the police. A deputy showed up and took a report. The dog will be classified as a dangerous dog. I guess two sherriff's cars were at the owners house. I'll get the police report and send it to my health carrier. What got me is the owner admitted to me her dog doesn't like cyclist. The what he** was it doing out in the unfenced yard.
Unfortunately the hospital says they don't do stitches on the deep bites anymore due to risk of infection. That means a lot longer healing and more time off the bike.
The hospital is required to report all dog bites to the police. A deputy showed up and took a report. The dog will be classified as a dangerous dog. I guess two sherriff's cars were at the owners house. I'll get the police report and send it to my health carrier. What got me is the owner admitted to me her dog doesn't like cyclist. The what he** was it doing out in the unfenced yard.
Unfortunately the hospital says they don't do stitches on the deep bites anymore due to risk of infection. That means a lot longer healing and more time off the bike.
It's rare to have a dog chase after you without any barking. That dog is a menace. Perhaps a threat of a lawsuit will change the owner's ways...
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10-30-15, 02:03 PM
#7964
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I had a rare weekday off today, took the old Trek out. Pretty nice day here in CT, a bit windy, but not cold at all.
10-31-15, 08:25 AM
#7965
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Morning ride pic.
10-31-15, 02:35 PM
#7966
What??? Only 2 wheels?
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I had thought our tandem needed lots of attention but I managed to get some work done on it this week so we took it out again today, 40.35 miles. A cool but brilliant New England day.
The sugar maples in our neighborhood have turned brilliant orange. Some pre-ride pics over our house.
Not so bright but still nice, a stop at Lexington Green, with Buckman Tavern in the background.
And of course some post-ride libation.
The sugar maples in our neighborhood have turned brilliant orange. Some pre-ride pics over our house.
Not so bright but still nice, a stop at Lexington Green, with Buckman Tavern in the background.
And of course some post-ride libation.
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10-31-15, 02:51 PM
#7967
multimodal commuter
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I rode my Basso 67 hilly miles up the hills alongside the Delaware River, accompanied by a college friend of my brother's and the nephew of another college friend of my brother's. Hey, second hand bikes and second hand friends, it's all good, right?
We were pretty fast, or so it seemed to me. Average speed 15.0 mph.
No photos, but there was one moment, when the sunlight first hit the surface of the Delaware River, illuminating the water vapor riding from the surface and condensing as it rose, with a lovely fiery effect. Wish I'd got a photo of that!
We were pretty fast, or so it seemed to me. Average speed 15.0 mph.
No photos, but there was one moment, when the sunlight first hit the surface of the Delaware River, illuminating the water vapor riding from the surface and condensing as it rose, with a lovely fiery effect. Wish I'd got a photo of that!
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10-31-15, 03:27 PM
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What??? Only 2 wheels?
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It sounds delightful.
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10-31-15, 03:35 PM
#7969
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I know. But what are we about, here, anyway? When I go out on the bike, I'm out for a ride. It's not a photography expedition. The best things I see, I can't catch them on pixels. I don't have a camera in hand all the time. My hands are on the hoods, or the bar, and I'm looking around, seeing what in seeing (several deer today, and an iPad, not to mention everything else). That's what riding is all about, no?
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10-31-15, 03:42 PM
#7970
What??? Only 2 wheels?
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Cheers, everyone! Happy end of October, which we seem to have survived. Best of everything to everyone in November!
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10-31-15, 05:27 PM
#7971
Hump, what hump?
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30 very hilly miles today in upstate SC, with my oldest son. Colors are about to peak there, and are much richer than what we're seeing in the midlands. Man, am I out of shape!
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10-31-15, 05:48 PM
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I rode 30 minutes on one of the recumbents in my gym. Glad I didnt ride an actual bike as I had debated doing, because it started POURING about 15 minutes into my 'ride'. Wouldnt have been pretty..
10-31-15, 07:19 PM
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35 miles in cool cloudy weather after overnight rain. I took the Roberts due to the fenders, was uneventful and somewhat lonely compared to a couple weeks ago (few bikers). The only excitement was a front flat on a downhill before a traffic light, but it all worked out.
Just in time with my October Minnehaha falls picture
Big engines on a rusty bridge crossing the Mississippi..
Just in time with my October Minnehaha falls picture
Big engines on a rusty bridge crossing the Mississippi..
11-01-15, 03:34 AM
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I had thought our tandem needed lots of attention but I managed to get some work done on it this week so we took it out again today, 40.35 miles. A cool but brilliant New England day.
The sugar maples in our neighborhood have turned brilliant orange. Some pre-ride pics over our house.
And of course some post-ride libation.
The sugar maples in our neighborhood have turned brilliant orange. Some pre-ride pics over our house.
And of course some post-ride libation.
