Recent content by StanInTheVan

I'm not here to talk about the people who don't say hi back (well I guess I did). I am here wondering if anyone else noticed the guy in full bib overalls carrying a crow bar? What do you do with a crow bar in ALLAIRE?

Can you imagine a 240 mile bike ride as a kid?

Anywhere from 5 to 25 people show. Both are fun in different ways. We are on unless Mike_243 posts otherwise by 4 pm the day of.

Crazy is as crazy does. I'll be there.

Well, I don't think the dome will help tonight. The sky opened up. Maybe next time.

The weather does look sketchy. Let's hope the dome works.

Assuming Mike still needs recovery time, I'll be going for a non-sanctioned beginner type ride tomorrow (7/17) at 6:00 PM. Pace will be easy. All welcome. No drop. I have only lost a person one time and I think he forgave me.

See you then.

So those were your tracks I tried to follow in? I had ten miles of mud on me from 5 miles of riding,

I should say that my "better" bike is in the range of beginner bikes for others. The budget was low, but the reward was very high.

I'm here to answer that question, not ask it. My answer is YES. I started MTB with a Walmart bike with a turned-around fork (the fork was damaged so I turned it backwards to clear the frame and I thought I could "get by"). The JORBA guys at Allaire told me to never ride that bike again...

Thanks Jamie and Chrissy.

Hi Jason. Good to meet you and ride with you yesterday.

Chris is just a genuinely nice person. He is always positive with beginners (and not-so-beginners) and can ride as fast or as slow as he needs to. Chris and I worked a few trail maintenances together and he works as hard as he rides. Chris said I could make it over that root and I did. See you soon!

Mid-Atlantic AAA (I think they cover all of NJ, but might not) will pick up your bike on the road if you are a member. You get the same coverage as you get with a car. I think 3 miles of towing is the standard, but up to 100 miles for the Plus members. I have not used this perk, but I see it on...