I had a great time riding the Bike Masters Fall Century. My camera went Ka-put half way through the ride, but I did get a few shots before it died.
Sunday, September 16
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11 comments:
Those are some good pics. Looks like everyone had a GREAT time!
Thanks.
I know I had a great time.
I wish I could have kept going with you guys. I certainly enjoyed the part from the shop to the Bellevue bridge.
great pics, too.
I thought you would have some pics on that first Loess hill climb while you were spinning your singlespeed with the front group? If you only need one gear, you should be able to ride with one hand and take pics with the other.
Great job, Bob! I may have been able to spin a ss on the ride but I would have been waaaayyyyy back for sure.
I would have, alas my camera died before crossing the river into Iowa.
Nah... I was full tilt on the way up that hill. I abused more than a couple wheels to get to the top with that group.
The hardest part of the ride was the last 20. A group of 4 of us rode out to Elk City after finishing the main part of the ride, just so we could get a full 100 miles in. I was definitely running out of steam by then. I was just lucky Adrian gave me a ride home from Old Chicago or I would have had another 7 miles on the bike to get home.
Oh... and I don't think you would have had any problem keeping up on a SS. You and Tim were both riding very strong. I don't think a SS would have slowed you down much, if any. It's just the downhills and flats with a tailwind that put you behind.
Try it out some time. Just put your bike in 42x16 and do a long ride and compare your time/average speed with what you do on that route using the gears. I doubt you'll see too much difference.
Plus, SS allows you to shed some weight without having to remove your gall blader. ;-)
That was a great ride! Rox, Donna, Larry & myself also wanted to get the full 100... so we cut off from the group in the old mill area and rode north on 108th. We took Old Maple east then through neighborhoods to the top of the keystone and rode south back home. We had to ride a mile or so past our house to make it a full hundy. But it was worth it! Thanks to everyone that helped out and everyone that rode!
Bob, my very first steel road bike is hanging up in the garage. Hasnt been ridden in 3 years. Frankly, the well used shimano sora stuff scares me after being spoiled on higher end shifting lately. I know its got fender mounts... and a singleator could solve the sketchy shifting... keep pushing the inspiration Bob!
SS is not always the fastest way to get from A to B, but it's a great way to get a bit more excercise going from A to B.
Get that bike down and put it's drivetrain on a diet. You just need some stack bolts (so you can take off the 2 extra chainrings), a singleator, and some spacers for the freehub. Then just take apart an old cassette and use the gear of your choice. I'm using 42x16 but 42x15 is a better choice in a group where you can draft.
It will give you a good bike to train with in the winter and keep the expensive bike from getting any winter "yuck" on it. If you can fit fenders, you can probably fit some 35c Studded snow tires and be able to train outside year round. Just make sure you put an easier gear on with those studded snow tires. Riding when it's snowing is an amazing experience.
hey, I just rode a steel bike with Sora components and fenders to work. In the rain ...
Thanks to everyone who hosted, participated, or otherwise made this ride possible. Maybe next time I can keep up with Bob (with my 20sp of course.)
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