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Picture of your Bike...[BICYCLES ONLY PLEASE]
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Picture of your Bike...[BICYCLES ONLY PLEASE]
My bikes are already posted, yours however are not.
My bikes are already posted, yours however are not.
Something old, something new (to me at least). '02 kona lava dome seeing some action in the San Juans this weekend, and my recently acquired '81 univega sportour getting some love.
How's that old Japanese steel ride?
It's kinda racy for you most assuredly for me.
Its sweet, the gears and brake levers were swapped out more recently so it feels kinda newer than it is in spite of those down low friction shifters. Good ride, definitely a racer though I'm not a speeder. Still getting used to drop bars. A little freaky down Seattle hills, real nice going up compared to the 40 lbs, 7 and 8 speed publics I've spent so much time on. I'm trying to figure out how to fit fenders on it presently.
Once you get the hang of drop bars you'll never go back! There are just to many hand positions available.
There are both metal and plastic fenders for your bike I'd stick with plastic and removable. You don't need this to be your all weather bike you need something just in case it rains.
My "rails to trails" bike.
Street bike. I've changed the seat out for a Fizik and upgraded to Ultegra Di2 Electronic shifting.
Silly amounts of fun. Grabbed this old Schwinn for a song this afternoon. It needed a little love and some new cables but otherwise in very nice shape. The old three speed hub is neat. It's going to get done up something else in the paint job soon..
Licensed and everything.
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Grabbed this old Schwinn for a song this afternoon. It needed a little love and some new cables but otherwise in very nice shape. The old three speed hub is neat. It's going to get done up something else in the paint job soon..
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I'd love to have a cruiser like this.
Do you ride the GAP trail? More specifically the newer part near Costco?
I was actually just coming in here to ask some of these knowledgeable folks about the legality of stop signs on bike trails and whether they can actually be enforced by giving a ticket.
I don't ride down that way too often anymore because of the stop signs and the blatant disregard for pedestrians and bikers by the drivers. I've actually stopped at the stop signs and the cars still just do what they want and act like no one else travels any other way. I can't even count how many times i've nearly been hit by a driver who simply didn't look to the right, because he/she was making a right hand turn.
Ohh, i've only been on the Montour trail a few times. I tend to stay around the Downtown area with the Jail Trail and Three Rivers Heritage trails and I ride along the North Shore and the point and cross the bridges a lot.
I did see a sign yesterday for the Tour the Montour on the 21st of this month. I'll probably do the 44 unless I go with friends who don't ride much, then we'll probably do the 22 at a slow pace.
Yeah, they were ticketing bikers even when cars weren't coming anywhere. They were recording people riding down there and counting how many people stopped at the stop signs then pulled the ones over who didn't stop and asked them why they didn't stop, etc.
I found it hilarious when someone was making a left hand turn across a double yellow line to go in one of the entrances and the biker didn't stop at the stop sign and HE'S the one who got into trouble.. not the person driving the car. Pretty sure that's a legitimate traffic violation.
It's really frustrating. I know it's for the safety of the bikers, but enforcing the traffic laws as well would be even more safe.
Sorry for the long post, I am a nerd and think it's cool that you live near me, haha
I think they stopped ticketing and just started warning after people questioned the legality of it. They are just issuing warnings until they investigate it.
It doesn't give you points against your license.
redwarrior and I started biking this Spring on a pair of Cannondale Quick 4's
We upgraded a few weeks ago to these and have really enjoyed them
We put over 280 miles on them in August
Cannondale SuperSix 5 105
Cannondale Synapse
We upgraded a few weeks ago to these and have really enjoyed them
We put over 280 miles on them in August
Cannondale SuperSix 5 105
Cannondale Synapse