The All Things Cycling Thread

[Velo Vol]

Sucks to read this because most people here are pretty courteous.

Don't know that I could go off the road at 30 mph and not crash, even at the best of places.

How far are you from the BRP?

 

[orangeluvr]

Stay off the highway. :crazy:

 

[tri_vol]

Don't know that I could go off the road at 30 mph and not crash, even at the best of places.

How far are you from the BRP?

less than 3 miles. It's basically across the street from my subdivision. I can see it from my backyard.

 

[tri_vol]

Stay off the highway. :crazy:

It's the Parkway not the highway. Speed limit of 45 mph and no commercial vehicles allowed. It's a national scenic road. Problem is it cuts across the south side of town and people use it as a shortcut in the mornings and evenings.

 

[tri_vol]

Motorist pleads guilty to DUI, killing cyclist in Roanoke - Roanoke - Mobile

Then there was this today. Absolutely terrible.

 

[VOLatile]

Stay off the highway. :crazy:

No?



I'll be off the bike for a while. Fudged up the ol' knee playing Frisbee. I was on pace for 300mi this week with 150mi weekend planned. Can't even walk.

 

[YankeeVol]

I'm just hoping my bike gets here by the weekend.

 

[VOLatile]

I'm just hoping my bike gets here by the weekend.

Playing the waiting game sucks.

 

[Velo Vol]

less than 3 miles. It's basically across the street from my subdivision. I can see it from my backyard.

Of this I am jealous. I've ridden a few times on the BRP and it's great. Sadly, it's been a few years since I've been over there. I should do so again. Nothing like it on this side of the mountains.

 

[Velo Vol]

Playing the waiting game sucks.

I ordered mine when it was a fad model or something. It took three months to arrive.

 

[YankeeVol]

I ordered mine when it was a fad model or something. It took three months to arrive.

It's been shipped. Just waiting for REI to call me that it's in.

 

[VOLatile]

I ordered mine when it was a fad model or something. It took three months to arrive.

I've had to wait up to 2 months for customers, but I'm looking at 8 months for my next frame.

 

[tri_vol]

Of this I am jealous. I've ridden a few times on the BRP and it's great. Sadly, it's been a few years since I've been over there. I should do so again. Nothing like it on this side of the mountains.

It is great. My friend just rode the entire thing.

Don't you have the skyline parkway or something like that over in Townsend?

 

[YankeeVol]

Found a great place to ride today. The half marathon I ran was a run/bike/ski trail. Just gotta get the bike

 

[Velo Vol]

It is great. My friend just rode the entire thing.

Don't you have the skyline parkway or something like that over in Townsend?

There's the Foothills Parkway, but it's presently only 16 miles long. Perhaps in the years to come it will be extended, but I'm not holding my breath.

Foothills Parkway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[VOLatile]

Rode 60mi last night, 20mi this morning. Knee feels good, hip not so much because of the weight shift to relieve pain from my left leg while walking.

 

[Aavoxx]

Thoughts on Endomondo?

 

[VOLatile]

Thoughts on Endomondo?

Eh... When I used it it really killed the battery on my phone. I ran Strava for 4 hours and still had 36% battery left and that included a lot of web surfing and GPS.

 

[YankeeVol]

My bike has arrived!!!

 

[Velo Vol]

Perhaps I'm just not used to seeing bicycle lanes, but this seems like a weird road design.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILpDx9MZ6Tg [/youtube]

 

[YankeeVol]

That's a stupid road design

 

[VOLatile]

Horrible.

44mi of gnats tonight. They're especially bad this year.

 

[Velo Vol]

I haven't endured too many insects so far this year.

Usually, when I do, they're clustered in limited areas. Not mile after mile of them.

 

[VOLatile]

I haven't endured too many insects so far this year.

Usually, when I do, they're clustered in limited areas. Not mile after mile of them.

That's usually how it is here, too, but I hit swarm after swarm of them and sometimes it was continuous.

Hoping to get out for 100 tomorrow.

 

[Velo Vol]

Mostly encounter insects: (1) in open fields, or (2) along the river.

Generally don't have long stretches of either here.