Behind Bars (Photo Thread)
04-18-16, 03:21 PM
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DQRider, that's a really nice shade of green you got there. 
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Finally took the big bike out for a spin, weather was perfect! Off to the powerlines to start things off. I once ran into a small herd of cows & bulls down this way.
I like finding these horned seed pods, I think they're neat.
Then hit up my other dirt path. Yeah, the steerer needs cutting, I know
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And here's a bonus, my bike tipping over as i took the pic. That plant had pretty springy branches I guess.
All the critters were out, I saw 2 quails, a ground squirrel, about 7 cottontails, and a teeny baby centipede. Was such an awesome ride.
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Finally took the big bike out for a spin, weather was perfect! Off to the powerlines to start things off. I once ran into a small herd of cows & bulls down this way.
I like finding these horned seed pods, I think they're neat.
Then hit up my other dirt path. Yeah, the steerer needs cutting, I know
.And here's a bonus, my bike tipping over as i took the pic. That plant had pretty springy branches I guess.
All the critters were out, I saw 2 quails, a ground squirrel, about 7 cottontails, and a teeny baby centipede. Was such an awesome ride.
And it does sort of pop in photographs, right?
I really like your off-road pics. My mountain bike days were in the 1980s, at Mammoth and Big Bear, when John Tomac was tearing it up in the races out there. These days, due to motorcycle injuries, I don't ride singletrack or sand anymore. Gravel roads are about as radical as it gets for me now.
04-21-16, 05:42 PM
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Had to go to page 2 to find this thread, and that's a crime
Took the long way home yesterday
Took the long way home yesterday
04-27-16, 11:56 AM
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I call this one: "...Recalculating"
To see all my Flood pics from the last week or so, see the Houston Flood thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/texas/1058...dmageddon.html
To see all my Flood pics from the last week or so, see the Houston Flood thread: https://www.bikeforums.net/texas/1058...dmageddon.html
04-30-16, 05:22 PM
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That is some beautiful country you ride through. Many times, in the midst of our brutal winters here, I have dreamed of living in an Airstream trailer, next to a gravel road somewhere out there. I suspect the reality of that situation would be less pleasant than I imagine...
Here is my contribution for today. The trail through Crosby Farm, across the Mississippi from Fort Snelling:
Here is my contribution for today. The trail through Crosby Farm, across the Mississippi from Fort Snelling:
05-01-16, 07:25 PM
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Rode the French Bike today, across the new Lafayette Bridge, and then under many bridges in Lowertown Saint Paul.
05-01-16, 07:35 PM
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A pic from a metric century through bayou country last weekend.
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05-04-16, 08:44 PM
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From the Bruce Vento Wildlife Sanctuary on the east side of Saint Paul:
05-05-16, 04:41 PM
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Well, thanks. It certainly took some getting used to, but the rest of the bike was so good that I bought it in the only color offered that year (2015).
And it does sort of pop in photographs, right?
I really like your off-road pics. My mountain bike days were in the 1980s, at Mammoth and Big Bear, when John Tomac was tearing it up in the races out there. These days, due to motorcycle injuries, I don't ride singletrack or sand anymore. Gravel roads are about as radical as it gets for me now.
And it does sort of pop in photographs, right?
I really like your off-road pics. My mountain bike days were in the 1980s, at Mammoth and Big Bear, when John Tomac was tearing it up in the races out there. These days, due to motorcycle injuries, I don't ride singletrack or sand anymore. Gravel roads are about as radical as it gets for me now.
. I mostly just ride the desert around the neighborhood, don't hit the singletrack/state park here too often. I really need to get out there more. My big bike days started around '11 I guess. No crazy jumps or anything like that though, I'm not brave enough . Even on my little bmx, I mostly just try flatland stuff.
05-06-16, 05:34 PM
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The red hot '86 Trek 760 Pro Series overlooking beautiful lake Charlevoix.
05-07-16, 07:04 PM
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05-07-16, 07:05 PM
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Thermal Belt near Spindale, North Carolina.
Most of it is gravel and runs through the forest. This part is near the town.
I must admit that "Thermal Belt" sound like one of those weight loss devices they sell on late night infomercials.
Most of it is gravel and runs through the forest. This part is near the town.
I must admit that "Thermal Belt" sound like one of those weight loss devices they sell on late night infomercials.
05-07-16, 07:26 PM
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stuff y'all. The camera makes this look all flat, but to the right is a little downslope and you can see a deepish arroyo/wash.
Critter count for today: 2 quails and 2 wee ground squirrels.
05-07-16, 09:00 PM
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Finally got a camera. Still working through the exposure and settings. Nice ride this morning to cruise around carrying the camera. Now just need a way to carry it on me rather than stopping and getting it out of the rack bag every time.
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Can't find the original, but the Instagram of Gran Fondo in Grand Rapids last year:
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05-08-16, 05:31 AM
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Keep 'em coming folks. I don't always comment on the pics, but I enjoy every one of them. My favorite thread. For some reason or another these pics transport me emotionally to where the rider is.
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