Hartshorne Conditions?

Norm said:
While it has nothing to do with Hartshorne, I'm aiming for CR at 7:30 or so for a reasonable spin. That's if you want to travel slightly less far this morning. Of course we'll also be out Saturday morning.
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It is temting as I'm screaming past meadowlands but I'm harthorne comitted at this point with my 26" iboc. Re: sat, I want to ride but have to leave by 9:30 so feel weird doing the ride and not tm. I could help a short while esp if some people start early.
 
soundz said:
It is temting as I'm screaming past meadowlands but I'm harthorne comitted at this point with my 26" iboc. Re: sat, I want to ride but have to leave by 9:30 so feel weird doing the ride and not tm. I could help a short while esp if some people start early.
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Don't feel weird, but reading message board posts while driving is bad (so I'm told)! Ultimately just coming out to meet people and be part of the scene is a positive to the community. I also have to leave early Saturday so no big deal.
 
I'm subbed to this tread so I get email notifications 🙂. But yes I'm driving and typing 😛.
 
It went more like this

al, u in this morning?
Er, I got 2 deflated tubeless on my 575
ok I'm gonna go get my ass kicked by norm hope I don't die
 
I didn't die, but my body couldn't take much more after 1.5hrs of body rattling on a 10+yr old ridgid small wheeled bike. Norm was doing a lot of this:

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The only action shot I could get of him was on his way out from the porta-potty:

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Norm's bike:

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I need to go back there to redeem myself. Chimney Rock not Harthorne.
 
soundz said:
It went more like this
al, u in this morning?
Er, I got 2 deflated tubeless on my 575
ok I'm gonna go get my ass kicked by norm hope I don't die
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Pretty much. I also remember this part:

Sounds:"Oh well, I can ride Chimney Rock instead"
Me: "That's great, you have the perfect bike for CR"
Sounds:"Actually I've got my 20 year old fully rigid mongoose with me"
Me: "I see...."

Hey Norm, you stole him but now you have to feed him.

Oh, and Sounds, it seems to me there are a couple of hills in hartshorne that could use a little redemption!

Lastly, it turns out not only are my yeti's tyres flat, so is the rear shock 🙄

Picture taken before I managed to let the last little bit of air out of the tyres...
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al415 said:
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Did you purposely choose the older model? I like the straight lines of the older model but I heard the newer design rides a bit "better". I was looking into the 575 (was kind of torn between the newer and older model) before deciding it was probably a better idea to spend 3/4 less money on a used stumpjumper as my 1st bike.

And yes, Hartshorne is not exactly a walk in the park, but at least I feel comfortable riding it on my 20yr old mongoose .. well, at least i think .. i haven't tried it yet 😀
 
Yes I chose the earlier model... because the price was right 😀 I've never ridden that bicycle as it happens. Tomorrow I'll be trading it for something old and steel with a guy from Philadelphia. I don't know why I thought I could change!

Was today your first ride on the IBOC?
 
al415 said:
Yes I chose the earlier model... because the price was right 😀 I've never ridden that bicycle as it happens. Tomorrow I'll be trading it for something old and steel with a guy from Philadelphia. I don't know why I thought I could change!

Was today your first ride on the IBOC?
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lol .. you should give it another chance!

there was a bridgestone for sale for $40 near lehigh valley, but i'm pretty sure it was just an mb-6

i've been riding the IBOC everywhere .. smooth that is .. 6MR, sometimes LM, all the Long Island trails .. i actually enjoy riding it more than the stumpjumper on the smooth stuff .. feels like the bike is a part of the ground
 
gonna go redeem the hills at harthrone .. fri 12/4, 7am wheels down! buttermilk lot
 
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I want to get some miles in tomorrow... Though 0630 feels mighty early, particularly as I just opened my 2nd brooklyn stout. I'll do my best Jimmy!
 
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