BIYF - 2021/2022 - No Frills

HiFiGuy

Well-Known Member
1/15/22
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Piston Honda

Well-Known Member
01/14/2022
1h 25m


Wave of three’s!!

The ride was set for me to go visit a George Washington spot. About 9 miles in i hear my rear tire letting out air, it was evident what the culprit was. After 10 minutes on the side of the road fixing it, we are on our way. My buddy Dom drops the news that he has to get back home sooner than i thought so we pivot and head back towards his house. The tube was all good until im at the light of Rt130 and Windsor road. I stop to give it a little juice knowing im about a mile and half from home when the valve rips off. So now i have no back up tube. I throw the bike over my shoulder and walk home. Gets better... Take my gloves off when i get home and realize the silver bracelet my grandfather gave me off his wrist when he was passing is no longer on my wrist. Tonight is supposed to snow so no back tracking but now I’m on a mission. Keep on keeping on!!

The irony of this.. When i got the first flat, i thought, things happen in three’s. Whether I believe that or not... nah!!

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The big homie’s first ride of the year. Glad i did it with him!!
I hope you find the bracelet ☹️

Maybe you took if off before your ride?
 

Tim

aka sptimmy43
1/15/22

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I’m back after a trip to Vermont earlier this week and a hectic end to the week. It’s been hard for me to catch a groove lately. I really hope to get something going as BIYF has been a pretty big chunk of my annual saddle time the last couple years. I feel like I have been thoroughly lackluster so far this time around.
 

bigW

Well-Known Member
Saturday 1/15

Youch! Cold and windy.

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No sooner did we start riding ( direct into the north wind ) then my rear derailleur stopped shifting.

Perhaps something was just frozen, more likely a shift lever fail. Multi-tool to the rescue. Did the rest of the ride in 52x16 thankfully pretty flat course.

Ramen Nagomi saved the day and we thawed out
 

The Kalmyk

Well-Known Member
01/15/2022
1h 17m



I went out at 630am to look for this bracelet. I just back tracked from my house to the spot i started walking yesterday. No dice. Tomorrow i will drive out to the spot i fixed my first flat. Like Special Ed said... This is a mission not a small time thing

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The apartment cut to the train tracks.


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Smoking out of a silicone pipe😂... No thanks all around!
 

The Kalmyk

Well-Known Member
Saturday 1/15

Youch! Cold and windy.

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No sooner did we start riding ( direct into the north wind ) then my rear derailleur stopped shifting.

Perhaps something was just frozen, more likely a shift lever fail. Multi-tool to the rescue. Did the rest of the ride in 52x16 thankfully pretty flat course.

Ramen Nagomi saved the day and we thawed out


Nice... north wind fo sho today! I decide which direction im going so im in the wind for the better part of the first half of my ride. #spuriousnegativesplit
 

bigW

Well-Known Member
Nice... north wind fo sho today! I decide which direction im going so im in the wind for the better part of the first half of my ride. #spuriousnegativesplit

Wise planning. It worked out well for me today. Front load the effort and get the engine going right away maybe a bit of a push coming to the homestretch. Winter BIYF riding this weekend for sure.
 

pygmypony

Well-Known Member
jan 15 ride

it was a brisk 49 degrees when i rolled out the garage!

having a bday party for my mom’s 80th tomorrow. her name’s marcia so i did photo mark up art. i was so damn proud of my self. my kids were underwhelmed

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Tim

aka sptimmy43
1/16/22

It was 6º when I woke up so I stalled just a bit for it to warm up. More activities with the kiddo today so couldn’t stall too long. It had “warmed up” to the double digits when I rolled out of the garage. I was thinking today would have been the day to hit up 6 Mile for a lap of frozen goodness but, as previously mentioned, activities with the kiddo put me on the clock so I stayed local.

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