check out the new toy I bought last week

http://www.konaworld.com/shopping_ca...1&parentid=182


regards

 

May the broken bones begin!!!!!

Nice bike, Kona makes some high class machinery. We don't see many of them in these parts. I especially like the fork.

Now you've got me itching for a new mt. bike. The mt. bikes I have are very old technology. I bought my son a Trek 4300 a couple of years ago and finally got around to riding it. It's amazing how far they've come in 15 years. I have an old Proflex, and a hardtail Cannondale, both of which are crap compared to his Trek.

I just bought and built two new road bikes, so I would quess I'll have to move in with you if I even mention a mt. bike.

Here RR, check them out:

http://photobucket.com/albums/e19/serotta/?sc=1&multi=2

 

nice bikes!

I picked up the Kona at a local pawn shop. In Canada, it retailed for 1400.00cdn. I picked it up for 500.00cdn plus my 20 yr. old Miyata street bike and my old beater piece'o'crap mountain bike. I consider it a great price, as there isn't even a scratch on it and I'll bet it had less than five miles ridden. I also wanted to get rid of the other bikes to clear up some room in the shop.
As I tend to ride 60 or 70 kms in the bush when I'm at the cabin, I'm sure I'll get my moneys worth out of it.


Now I just need to get my motorcycle back together after the crash last year and all will be right with the world...


regards

 

You got a great deal on that bike. Somebody didn't know what they had.

The Marzocchi Pro, the hydralics, RaceFace crank, and Shimano mixed group components are worth more than that all by themselves.
Plus the Aluminum frame eliminates a Mt. Bike weak point: RUST


60 or 70 klicks in the bush is pretty ambitious, hope you don't do it alone.

 

spread out over 2-3 days, it's not too bad. I mostly ride old logging roads and an old railway bed that runs for miles and miles in both directions at high altitude through the mountains near the cabin. In the fall, I strap the .410 or 16 gauge on and bag a few grouse on my rides.

and yes, I do mostly ride alone. It's not often that other people get the same off time that I do...

regards

 

Doesn't matter how careful you are, the riding alone could catch up to you. I ride alone on the road, but there are always motorists driving by. Out in the woods, it's just you and nature, not many of natures creatures can dial 911. About 15 years ago, three of us were riding trails. A buddy fell and broke his collarbone. It took us 2 hours to get him out to the truck, and the pain of his movement was about too much for me and the other guy to listen too. He was being careful, just slipped on some wet leaves.

Despite my wimpy warnings, it really does sound like fun,

Take care RR

 

I'm a casual rider. I've ridden a 1993 Specialized Hardrock for the last 12 years. I switch between knobbies and slicks. The bike was completely worn out. I took it to a bike shop and they laughed. Said it would cost more to fix than it was worth, it was only $300 new. They showed me hybrids and such. The prices were quickly escalating from $400 to $1100.

I decided to get my old bike repaired. Went with a large road crank and road cassette, replaced basically everything.

The frame, fork, handlebars, seat post and front rim are original.
Everything else new, out the door for $274, including labor.
Looking to get another 12 years out of it.

It has the 26" rims on it and I've ridden two Centuries.
The first century was due to goading from my buddys.
The second century was just stupidity.

 

Nice bike!

I am riding a 03' Haro Escape 8.3, with an upgraded fork to a Marzocchi Pro ETA (bike rack and low overhead accident,crunch), Shimano XTR thoughout, and Crank Brothers Mallet Magnesium's.. It rides like butter for a hard tail. Been through some wicked tumbles and with a big guy like me riding just has taken a lot of abuse. I wouldn't ever traid it in.

I have really been thinking of a road bike as I am more asphalt than anything these days. I really want a Calnago, but I will probably just put street tires on my mountain bike.

 

Raoul, I have some "city" rims I use occasionally on my Mt. Bikes. They have 26 inch diameter 1"width tires pumped to 100 psi. I would never be able to finish a century on it. I have done more centuries than I can count on my road bike, but it takes a real man to do one on a mt. bike regardless of the equipment. My hat's off to you!

Hey Thrill Racing, how about this:

http://www.cbike.com/colnago_presidente.htm

 

MY PLAN:

STEP ONE.
Do another Century


STEP TWO.
Run for Governor of California.

 

Here's my bike, a Penny-Farthing

 

From what Arnie tells me STEP TWO will be much easier.

 

it looks like this is turning into a "show us your rides" thread.

Okay then everyone

show us your peddle power rides


Serotta
When I'm out in the bush, whether walking or riding, I'm very aware of how alone and vulnerable I am. I carry survival gear and either my cell phone or a 2-way of some sort. That being said, it's still fairly risky and is always in the back of my mind. It would be kind of a boring life, though, if we always played it safe and took no risks...


"century"??
is that a 100 mile ride or race? If so, my knees would fall off if I rode half that distance at one time...

regards

 

RR Never thought for a minute that you wouldn't have solo mt. biking under control as best as possible, but there is always the unforseen, that's why they call them accidents.

Yes, a century is a 100 miler. I've done them both as tours and as races. For several years, I enjoyed middle distance cycling events (65 to 200 miles per day). I've been lucky enough to do at least one 100+ miler per year, and sometimes 10 or 15 per year for a stretch of 22 years. About 5 years ago I scaled back, and no longer do those distances. 55 or 60 now is a big mileage day for me and I very rarely exceed 150 miles per week.
I've done the Blue Ridge Parkway (too many times to count), Skyline Drive, and the Natchez Trace. I rode 602 miles across North Carolina in 4 days, doing 200 miles the last day( it was all downhill once past Raleigh).

I've probably got 8 or 10 bikes in the garage now including a tandem. I've got 5 that I ride regularly. I've got frames made of all the major "food" groups, titanium, scandium, aluminum, carbon fiber, and steel. I've always wanted a racing trike, and a boneshaker (Penny Farthing). Both are hard to come by, and relatively expensive for something I wouldn't ride much if at all.
I like to give the impression that I'm in control around here, but the purse strings are held by the 5'6" dynamo the kids call Mom. She's placed a moritorium on bikes for the moment.
As you can see I get carried away with bike talk. I've tried so many sports as I was growing up, and into early adulthood. Injuries and boredom eventually pushed me to cycling in 1980. I've been addicted to it every since.

 

Dude, that makes my knees hurt just reading about it.

Do you have much hilly country in your area? If I remember my Louis Lamour correctly, the Natchez Trace has some up and down, but, I'm not for sure. Here in the Rockies, We have passes anywhere from 1000-1700 metres and around the cabin, where I do most of my back country riding, it's about 1100 metres. Even in town (300m) there is always some sort of grade, so, flat level riding doesn't happen too often...

regards