Where'd You Ride Today? (New & Improved)
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Point Reyes Station, California
Posts: 4,715
Bikes: Indeed!
Mentioned: 92 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1504 Post(s)
Liked 3,443 Times
in
1,127 Posts
@Straightblock I love that Serotta!
Brent
Brent
Senior Member
Yeah, that Serotta is hot!
Well it’s always time to think about your Eroica bike, but now it’s getting close to time to really think about it. I just bought a couple of IRD 13-32 freewheels so tried one out on the Paletti today. I’m pleased to say it plays nicely with the Super Record crank and RD. Nice sunshine today but brutal cold gale force winds kept the ride short and limited to tackling a few hills around UVA Grounds.
Next to McCormick Observatory looking east at Carter’s Mountain
Well it’s always time to think about your Eroica bike, but now it’s getting close to time to really think about it. I just bought a couple of IRD 13-32 freewheels so tried one out on the Paletti today. I’m pleased to say it plays nicely with the Super Record crank and RD. Nice sunshine today but brutal cold gale force winds kept the ride short and limited to tackling a few hills around UVA Grounds.
Next to McCormick Observatory looking east at Carter’s Mountain
__________________
N = '96 Colnago C40, '04 Wilier Alpe D'Huez, '10 Colnago EPS, '85 Merckx Pro, '89 Merckx Century, '86 Tommasini Professional, '04 Teschner Aero FX Pro, '05 Alan Carbon Cross, '86 De Rosa Professional, '82 Colnago Super, '95 Gios Compact Pro, '95 Carrera Zeus, '84 Basso Gap, ‘89 Cinelli Supercorsa, ‘83 Bianchi Specialissima, ‘VO Randonneur, Ritchey Breakaway Steel, '84 Paletti Super Prestige, Heron Randonneur
N = '96 Colnago C40, '04 Wilier Alpe D'Huez, '10 Colnago EPS, '85 Merckx Pro, '89 Merckx Century, '86 Tommasini Professional, '04 Teschner Aero FX Pro, '05 Alan Carbon Cross, '86 De Rosa Professional, '82 Colnago Super, '95 Gios Compact Pro, '95 Carrera Zeus, '84 Basso Gap, ‘89 Cinelli Supercorsa, ‘83 Bianchi Specialissima, ‘VO Randonneur, Ritchey Breakaway Steel, '84 Paletti Super Prestige, Heron Randonneur
Likes For Spaghetti Legs:
aka: Dr. Cannondale
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 7,852
Mentioned: 234 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2151 Post(s)
Liked 3,380 Times
in
1,198 Posts
That’s the Victoria’s Secret Serotta model,right?
__________________
Hard at work in the Secret Underground Laboratory...
Hard at work in the Secret Underground Laboratory...
Likes For rccardr:
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Monte Rio CA
Posts: 1,129
Bikes: Motobecane Le Champion, Raleigh International, Bertin, Raleigh DL-1 1980, Colnago Super,Follis, Bianchi Competizione, Brompton M6L, Black Mountain Monstercros
Mentioned: 48 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 125 Post(s)
Liked 839 Times
in
151 Posts
Likes For djkashuba:
Fast Old Guy
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Central California
Posts: 682
Mentioned: 20 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 145 Post(s)
Liked 669 Times
in
177 Posts
It's actually the $15 thrift store catch of the day model! It shows plenty of abuse including a significant dent in the down tube, but it's a pretty good 10 foot bike. I think my wife's single bike days are over, too, so I may reclaim the pink SPDs from her bike to dress it up a little more.
Since this is the "Where'd You Ride Today" thread, here's another recent pic:
Since this is the "Where'd You Ride Today" thread, here's another recent pic:
Likes For Straightblock:
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Saratoga, CA
Posts: 823
Bikes: 1981 Bianchi Specialissim, 1976 Colnago Super. 1971 Bob Jackson. 2012 Kestrel 4000. 2012 Willier. 2016 Fuji Cross 1.1
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 273 Post(s)
Liked 919 Times
in
380 Posts
Did the longest ride on my rebuilt Bianchi. I still have 1 problem to figure out, hopefully the work after the ride I did will get rid of the squeak that shows up after 20 miles.
30 mostly flat miles to Stanford and back. This picture is next to the Stanford golf course.
30 mostly flat miles to Stanford and back. This picture is next to the Stanford golf course.
Likes For SwimmerMike:
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Point Reyes Station, California
Posts: 4,715
Bikes: Indeed!
Mentioned: 92 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1504 Post(s)
Liked 3,443 Times
in
1,127 Posts
40 miles of quality goofing around. I explored a less well-known corner of the Point Reyes National Seashore today.
There are a handful of steep dirt roads that drop down from the spine of the Point Reyes Peninsula to the shores of Tomales Bay, a long narrow bay formed by the San Andreas Fault, responsible for the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. These little roads are gated to keep cars out but no signage to indicate that they are off limits to cyclists and hikers. I spent the day exploring these roads and didn't see a single person on any of them.
All of the roads end at the edge of the bay; one at a marine laboratory, a couple at the sites of old homesteads, and a couple at some pretty little beaches.
I got to spend some quality time with the resident bovines since my route included about a half mile of cross country cow paths.
The Douglas Irises are out in large numbers.
Brent
There are a handful of steep dirt roads that drop down from the spine of the Point Reyes Peninsula to the shores of Tomales Bay, a long narrow bay formed by the San Andreas Fault, responsible for the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake. These little roads are gated to keep cars out but no signage to indicate that they are off limits to cyclists and hikers. I spent the day exploring these roads and didn't see a single person on any of them.
All of the roads end at the edge of the bay; one at a marine laboratory, a couple at the sites of old homesteads, and a couple at some pretty little beaches.
I got to spend some quality time with the resident bovines since my route included about a half mile of cross country cow paths.
The Douglas Irises are out in large numbers.
Brent
Likes For obrentharris:
Banned.
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: PAZ
Posts: 12,394
Mentioned: 255 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2588 Post(s)
Liked 4,823 Times
in
1,709 Posts
Been laid low since Thursday after getting my Moderna #2. Although my left shoulder still aches (what do they put in that shot?!), I felt good enough today to put another 60+ miles on my repaired saddle. Got a bit of climbing in during the last 20 miles, too.
Heroes Regional Park fishing hole and library in Glendale, just off the Grand Canal Trail:
Davidson at the top of the 7th Street climb to Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort:
Yeah, it's as steep as it looks! The climb up to Different Pointe of View restaurant:
Those hills in the middle distance mark the end of today's ride:
Downtown Phoenix see from the parking lot of Different Pointe of View:
Winding my way back down from the summit at the Pointe Resort:
Opened in 1982, the Resort, tucked away on Lookout Mountain, is still in fantastic shape:
Almost home...
DD
Heroes Regional Park fishing hole and library in Glendale, just off the Grand Canal Trail:
Davidson at the top of the 7th Street climb to Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort:
Yeah, it's as steep as it looks! The climb up to Different Pointe of View restaurant:
Those hills in the middle distance mark the end of today's ride:
Downtown Phoenix see from the parking lot of Different Pointe of View:
Winding my way back down from the summit at the Pointe Resort:
Opened in 1982, the Resort, tucked away on Lookout Mountain, is still in fantastic shape:
Almost home...
DD
Likes For Drillium Dude:
john903
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Sequim,WA
Posts: 55
Bikes: Curtlo, CHE cos'e,
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 27 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 36 Times
in
15 Posts
I didn't ride today but Thank You for the inspiration. I especially liked the pictures of Point Reyes. I lived in San Francisco in the early 80's. Those pictures sure bring back some great memories of my younger self out exploring.
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Fairplay Co
Posts: 9,582
Bikes: Current 79 Nishiki Custum Sport, Jeunet 620, notable previous bikes P.K. Ripper loop tail, Kawahara Laser Lite, Paramount Track full chrome, Raliegh Internatioanl, Motobecan Super Mirage. 59 Crown royak 3 speed
Mentioned: 26 Post(s)
Tagged: 1 Thread(s)
Quoted: 786 Post(s)
Liked 1,706 Times
in
620 Posts
Nice weather today mid 40's and sunny took the Mesa GSX on easy Sunday ride on some of the back roads and bike trail which are mostly free of snow and ice.
Likes For zukahn1:
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Evanston, IL
Posts: 5,860
Bikes: many
Mentioned: 61 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1434 Post(s)
Liked 1,363 Times
in
747 Posts
Made it out to the Velodrome in Northbrook. Unfortunately, the gate was locked. That's okay. I wasn't riding a track bike, not even a fixie. The bad news is that I turned away from the bike for a moment to avoid the glare of the sun on my phone. Mother Nature took the opportunity to blow a puff of wind just string enough to tip the bike over, right on the Cyclone GT derailleur. I'm not sure the pulley cage will ever be the same. I won't have a chance to check it out for at least a week as we'll be out of town.
Likes For smontanaro:
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Saratoga, CA
Posts: 823
Bikes: 1981 Bianchi Specialissim, 1976 Colnago Super. 1971 Bob Jackson. 2012 Kestrel 4000. 2012 Willier. 2016 Fuji Cross 1.1
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 273 Post(s)
Liked 919 Times
in
380 Posts
I rode up to Woodside to ride with a C&V group. There were about 10-12 of us. Then rode home. Total was 68 miles, the longest ride so far on the new Bianchi. There were a lot of really cool bikes on the ride.
Likes For SwimmerMike:
Banned.
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: PAZ
Posts: 12,394
Mentioned: 255 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2588 Post(s)
Liked 4,823 Times
in
1,709 Posts
DD
Banned.
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: PAZ
Posts: 12,394
Mentioned: 255 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2588 Post(s)
Liked 4,823 Times
in
1,709 Posts
A few pics from today's wanderings.
State Farm Stadium; home of the Cardinals:
Angry bird:
Lower Grand Canal Trail:
"Stoner Bridge" near Arroyo Middle School:
Moon Valley High School; home of the Rockets:
Same bike, different day - saddle repair is still holding up:
DD
State Farm Stadium; home of the Cardinals:
Angry bird:
Lower Grand Canal Trail:
"Stoner Bridge" near Arroyo Middle School:
Moon Valley High School; home of the Rockets:
Same bike, different day - saddle repair is still holding up:
DD
Likes For Drillium Dude:
Banned.
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Snohomish, WA.
Posts: 2,997
Mentioned: 33 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 469 Post(s)
Liked 2,441 Times
in
646 Posts
We took a short trip to Eastern Washington this weekend, and brought our bikes along. Only managed to get out before the sun went down yesterday. The wind was terrible. Mid forties felt like mid thirties.
Regardless, it was nice to ride with Thomas.
Regardless, it was nice to ride with Thomas.
Last edited by Roger M; 02-20-22 at 10:47 PM.
Likes For Roger M:
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Berkeley, CA
Posts: 7,445
Bikes: '72 Cilo Pacer, '72 Gitane Gran Tourisme, '72 Peugeot PX10, '73 Speedwell Ti, '74 Peugeot UE-8, '75 Peugeot PR-10L, '80 Colnago Super, '85 De Rosa Pro, '86 Look Equipe 753, '86 Look KG86, '89 Parkpre Team, '90 Parkpre Team MTB, '90 Merlin
Mentioned: 87 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 826 Post(s)
Liked 2,048 Times
in
545 Posts
Last night I installed a Red Clover triplizer with a 32t small ring on my Colnago, along with a new BB, long cage for the Super Record RD, and a couple more chain links. This morning I headed out for nice, 25-mile, chilly & hilly loop. It was great having the extra gears on the steeper sections of the ride, though it takes a bit more finesse to shift across all three rings up front.
Likes For gaucho777:
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2020
Location: Saratoga, CA
Posts: 823
Bikes: 1981 Bianchi Specialissim, 1976 Colnago Super. 1971 Bob Jackson. 2012 Kestrel 4000. 2012 Willier. 2016 Fuji Cross 1.1
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 273 Post(s)
Liked 919 Times
in
380 Posts
Did you solve the squeaking problem you discovered on the last ride? When I noted you'd also oiled the derailleur pulleys in addition to all the other fixes, I figured you'd got all the bases covered. I solved a mysterious squeaking on my last ride of my '73 Colnago Super, which turned out to be lack of lubrication at the rear derailleur pulleys. First - and so far only - time I've experienced that issue; go figure.
DD
DD
Likes For SwimmerMike:
The Wheezing Geezer
Join Date: Oct 2021
Location: Española, NM
Posts: 997
Bikes: 1976 Fredo Speciale, Jamis Citizen 1, Ellis-Briggs FAVORI, Rivendell Clem Smith Jr.
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 395 Post(s)
Liked 857 Times
in
422 Posts
Rio Grande from NM502
Likes For Fredo76:
Junior Member
Glendora Mountain Road on this Carrera. It was glorious, albeit a bit chilly. Met a very nice person riding a late 70’s Bruce Gordon. Beautiful lug work.
Likes For Steel1:
Full Member
Outside! For the first time since early December. We've been out of town, the one or two times temps have been above 45 degrees, so I've been in the basement on the trainer/Zwift.
Today, in Maryland, we had temps near 70 degrees.
I got home after 5:30 PM, and after changing, pulling my bike off the trainer and upstairs, I had about 15 minutes of passable daylight.
I was anxious to try out my new Redshift Shockstop stem! I got in just under 4 miles before prudence had me back in the garage.
My wife looked at me like I was nuts, I might just be, but it was a glorious 15 minutes. I bunny-hopped the railroad tracks at the bottom of a 30 mph descent, and the stem was great, no issues.
A real test on the C&O Canal will have to wait, temps will be plunging back into the 20's by the weekend.
Come on Springtime and Daylight savings!
Today, in Maryland, we had temps near 70 degrees.
I got home after 5:30 PM, and after changing, pulling my bike off the trainer and upstairs, I had about 15 minutes of passable daylight.
I was anxious to try out my new Redshift Shockstop stem! I got in just under 4 miles before prudence had me back in the garage.
My wife looked at me like I was nuts, I might just be, but it was a glorious 15 minutes. I bunny-hopped the railroad tracks at the bottom of a 30 mph descent, and the stem was great, no issues.
A real test on the C&O Canal will have to wait, temps will be plunging back into the 20's by the weekend.
Come on Springtime and Daylight savings!
Likes For Warbird21:
Total Scrounge
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 900
Bikes: 71 International 72 Super Course 83 Gap
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 327 Post(s)
Liked 924 Times
in
310 Posts
I had shuttled a group of youngsters to the skating rink at Oaks Amusement Park (one of the oldest in the country) and had a couple of hours to burn in drizzly, forty degree weather, so I did a 10 mile loop on the Willamette River mup. That sucker was empty! I had some time to spare, so I poodled around the empty midway when I got back and tried to take cool pictures.
Chipper’s Choppers was really popular with my daughter when she was little.
They were doing lots of winter maintenance with trees, and I came across this. Someone made a nice chainsaw throne, but the stump was completely empty! Not sure what the plan is; fill it with concrete?
Chipper’s Choppers was really popular with my daughter when she was little.
They were doing lots of winter maintenance with trees, and I came across this. Someone made a nice chainsaw throne, but the stump was completely empty! Not sure what the plan is; fill it with concrete?
Likes For JacobLee:
bironi
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 269
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 95 Post(s)
Liked 264 Times
in
111 Posts
That is a cool skating rink.
I like the wavy floor on one end.
I like the wavy floor on one end.
bironi
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 269
Mentioned: 5 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 95 Post(s)
Liked 264 Times
in
111 Posts
Who is that on the water bottle?
Total Scrounge
Join Date: Nov 2019
Location: Portland, Oregon
Posts: 900
Bikes: 71 International 72 Super Course 83 Gap
Mentioned: 15 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 327 Post(s)
Liked 924 Times
in
310 Posts
Yeah, the woop de do’s look like fun. Never tried skates, not trying them now! The whole floor is built on barrels so that it can float inside the building if the river floods. I guess it has happened once or twice.
Bottle is from Stan’s Monrovia Bikes, so it’s either Stan, or meant as a symbol of any one of us in a moment of victory.
Bottle is from Stan’s Monrovia Bikes, so it’s either Stan, or meant as a symbol of any one of us in a moment of victory.
Likes For JacobLee:
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: SF Bay Area, East bay
Posts: 8,682
Bikes: Miyata 618 GT, Marinoni, Kestral 200 2002 Trek 5200, KHS Flite, Koga Miyata, Schwinn Spitfire 5, Mondia Special, Univega Alpina, Miyata team Ti, Santa Cruz Highball
Mentioned: 52 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1590 Post(s)
Liked 2,492 Times
in
1,190 Posts
Likes For curbtender: