oobaa47
Well-Known Member
What on earth is that giant lump on your chest?!?! It looks like your heart is protruding through your sternum.....
"Official" BIYF 2016-2017 thread
- Thread starter Red Mosquito
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Matt_
I Get Jokes
Was able to ride it back so I think the bars were the only casualty. Will be giving it a once over today.
Broken rib sticking through
Just kidding, my shirt bunched up
southern division.
2/9
2:25:23
https://www.strava.com/activities/860822502
2/10
2:27:46
https://www.strava.com/activities/861945104
that is 60ish miles of riding with a total of 600' climbing. Pine barrens training.
The wind has been pretty stiff, and riding the SS in an urban environment is a challenge.
Managed to pinch flat hopping up a curb. idiot.
these things grow so fast down here, they just hack them down. this is on the north side of the building too.
2/9
2:25:23
https://www.strava.com/activities/860822502
2/10
2:27:46
https://www.strava.com/activities/861945104
that is 60ish miles of riding with a total of 600' climbing. Pine barrens training.
The wind has been pretty stiff, and riding the SS in an urban environment is a challenge.
Managed to pinch flat hopping up a curb. idiot.
these things grow so fast down here, they just hack them down. this is on the north side of the building too.
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Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Yeah you're good!
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Ice falls are no fun, you're just suddenly on the ground trying to figure out how you got there.
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Almost got yourself a moon over my hammy.
Mountain Bike Mike
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2/11 - Batso Birfday Ride - Phenominal Conditions at 7am
orange loop 1:31:06
blue loop 44:53
Got back to the car, saw a txt from the wife, my youngest has a stomach bug... ugh... my middle kid just finished with a two day bout with his stomach bug. I haven't been feeling 100% but I'm refusing to let it get the best of me. Mandell pulls up and tells me he's meeting another for two three laps. WTF - I'd blow my brains out if I rode that much of this place. I passed on that torture ride.
I called the wife and she reassured me everything was under control. I jumped on the bike and did the Blue loop.
Halfway through the loop, I ran in to a train of 5 guys.. one of which was mtbnj resident @1speed . I jumped in line and we ripped it back to the lot.
Solid ride today
orange loop 1:31:06
blue loop 44:53
Got back to the car, saw a txt from the wife, my youngest has a stomach bug... ugh... my middle kid just finished with a two day bout with his stomach bug. I haven't been feeling 100% but I'm refusing to let it get the best of me. Mandell pulls up and tells me he's meeting another for two three laps. WTF - I'd blow my brains out if I rode that much of this place. I passed on that torture ride.
I called the wife and she reassured me everything was under control. I jumped on the bike and did the Blue loop.
Halfway through the loop, I ran in to a train of 5 guys.. one of which was mtbnj resident @1speed . I jumped in line and we ripped it back to the lot.
Solid ride today
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huffster
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2/11/2017: Decided to go give Harriman a try. It was tough sledding on the virgin snow. 6" in most places, but drifting meant some less and some more. I was washing out all over the place. And when I could ride it, it was hard work. I ended up mixing in some road miles. Probably would've been a better day for the snow-shoes. Definitely spent time making tracks that looked like my first pic below.
Moving time: 1:48:22
Link: https://www.strava.com/activities/862740765
Moving time: 1:48:22
Link: https://www.strava.com/activities/862740765
1speed
Incredibly profound yet fantastically flawed
Great seeing you out there - didn't know it was a birfday ride! Happy happy!
oobaa47
Well-Known Member
When you're upset that you snapped your xtr di2 derailleur, or pissed off that you tore your sidewall and now have to walk ten miles to your truck, click on the below link.....It'll put things in perspective.....real quick....This beautiful child had more fight in his pinkie than I'll ever have in my entire body...... Rip little warrior.....
https://m.facebook.com/nolanscully/
Wife's friend knows the family.... Nolan's mom used fb as a means to cope with this unbearable tragedy and was very detailed regarding her thoughts and what she was going through....Have no idea how she's doing it...... Have a tissue box nearby....I'll never forget what she said about the spilt juice on one of her posts......god bless that family....
2/11 1:01:36
https://www.strava.com/activities/862504614
https://m.facebook.com/nolanscully/
Wife's friend knows the family.... Nolan's mom used fb as a means to cope with this unbearable tragedy and was very detailed regarding her thoughts and what she was going through....Have no idea how she's doing it...... Have a tissue box nearby....I'll never forget what she said about the spilt juice on one of her posts......god bless that family....
2/11 1:01:36
https://www.strava.com/activities/862504614
Kaleidopete
Well-Known Member
Hey.......I thought I was the only one that made tracks like that!
How come hills never LOOK steep in photos?
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choop
Well-Known Member
Figured the trails were going to be slop this afternoon, and tomorrow looks to be a wash out, so I sat on the road for a while this afternoon.
2/11
5:04 MT
https://www.strava.com/activities/863101895
2/11
5:04 MT
https://www.strava.com/activities/863101895
rick81721
Lothar
2/11
Last ride before vacation - not going out in 30s and rain tomorrow. Spent the morning taking 5 full Durango loads of crap to the municipal dump - got a good workout loading the vehicle and then heaving it into the dumpsters. Hit the road in the afternoon for a short ride. Stopped for a pic of snow - might be the last I see (hopefully):
After the ride I cleaned up the bikes, lubed the chains, put 25 Conti 4 seasons on the Evo for HoH, and put the bikes in the basement. They'll come back out to play in mid-March. Might get a few more rides in before BIYF ends.
2:03
https://www.strava.com/activities/863144655
Last ride before vacation - not going out in 30s and rain tomorrow. Spent the morning taking 5 full Durango loads of crap to the municipal dump - got a good workout loading the vehicle and then heaving it into the dumpsters. Hit the road in the afternoon for a short ride. Stopped for a pic of snow - might be the last I see (hopefully):
After the ride I cleaned up the bikes, lubed the chains, put 25 Conti 4 seasons on the Evo for HoH, and put the bikes in the basement. They'll come back out to play in mid-March. Might get a few more rides in before BIYF ends.
2:03
https://www.strava.com/activities/863144655
wonderturtle
Well-Known Member
olegbabich
Well-Known Member
Frank
Wookie
I avoided slush but still rode
https://www.strava.com/activities/863109861
Ian and I getting extreme at the beach!!
https://www.strava.com/activities/863109861
- 13.1mi
Distance
- 1:17:14
Moving Time
Ian and I getting extreme at the beach!!
moray42
Merman
Wharton with @Arwen's Mom, hub, and pup. Easy pace for the four legged members of our party.
2/11
1:44:52
https://www.strava.com/activities/863122887/shareable_images/map_based?hl=en-US&v=1486852054
2/11
1:44:52
https://www.strava.com/activities/863122887/shareable_images/map_based?hl=en-US&v=1486852054
Arwen's Mom
Mother of Dragons, Breaker of Chains
PUPPY! 😛
thegock
Well-Known Member
2/11
5:38
https://www.strava.com/activities/862946950
“I am not going to finish!”
That was my thought at mile 20 after two hours of riding. The math was simple. At 10mph my riding time for 118 miles would be twelve hours. I would need about an hour off the bike to eat and rest. Conditions on the D&L Trail were deteriorating with more snow as we rode north up the river. If everything went perfectly, that would mean finishing after 8pm. And, I was getting weaker. Ian, David and Tony flew by between mile 10 and mile 20.
But I had seen this movie before. Last year the return leg of the D&L was much tougher in the melted slush than the outbound trip, taking 20%-30% more time and all the energy that anyone had. Finally, I had made a number of mistakes: not wearing my rain pants, which were in the car, for the second time in a week; bad training; warming my gloves near a portable propane heater a minute before the gun and watching them burst into flames. That last was a good one.
So, I revised my plan. I knew the Upper Black Eddy crossing was around mile 26 and the Homestead Deli was right on the towpath. When I got back with a second cup of tea to my table overlooking the canal and my fattie, Jim and Dave had gotten there and they rode with me the 26 slushy, wet miles back to Washington Crossing.
About half of the registrants for the D&L didn’t show for the start. All of those who had registered for the 400km flavor revised down to the 200km route.
For the next 8 hours @Sven Migot Sven and I helped Sam and Jim from Hilltop keep a roaring fire going in the pavilion, serve beer and food to the finishers and listen to their stories. Peri Garite from Long Island killed it finishing about 80 minutes ahead of George, who is a very strong rider.
Quite a good day, overall. Sign me up for next year.
The morning FULL MOON for the elusive boners:
Jim and Dave on one of the few dry spots on the towpath:
Jim, Dave and Sam near the fire:
The obligatory podium shot with George, Peri and 3rd place:
5:38
https://www.strava.com/activities/862946950
“I am not going to finish!”
That was my thought at mile 20 after two hours of riding. The math was simple. At 10mph my riding time for 118 miles would be twelve hours. I would need about an hour off the bike to eat and rest. Conditions on the D&L Trail were deteriorating with more snow as we rode north up the river. If everything went perfectly, that would mean finishing after 8pm. And, I was getting weaker. Ian, David and Tony flew by between mile 10 and mile 20.
But I had seen this movie before. Last year the return leg of the D&L was much tougher in the melted slush than the outbound trip, taking 20%-30% more time and all the energy that anyone had. Finally, I had made a number of mistakes: not wearing my rain pants, which were in the car, for the second time in a week; bad training; warming my gloves near a portable propane heater a minute before the gun and watching them burst into flames. That last was a good one.
So, I revised my plan. I knew the Upper Black Eddy crossing was around mile 26 and the Homestead Deli was right on the towpath. When I got back with a second cup of tea to my table overlooking the canal and my fattie, Jim and Dave had gotten there and they rode with me the 26 slushy, wet miles back to Washington Crossing.
About half of the registrants for the D&L didn’t show for the start. All of those who had registered for the 400km flavor revised down to the 200km route.
For the next 8 hours @Sven Migot Sven and I helped Sam and Jim from Hilltop keep a roaring fire going in the pavilion, serve beer and food to the finishers and listen to their stories. Peri Garite from Long Island killed it finishing about 80 minutes ahead of George, who is a very strong rider.
Quite a good day, overall. Sign me up for next year.
The morning FULL MOON for the elusive boners:
Jim and Dave on one of the few dry spots on the towpath:
Jim, Dave and Sam near the fire:
The obligatory podium shot with George, Peri and 3rd place:
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