Riding Bikes

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by Long FLD, Sep 2, 2021.

  1. Big Road Skateboard

    Big Road Skateboard Road Train Member

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    Yeah. I think the trailhead is at Lookout Pass, or there's a shuttle there. Pretty sure you can rent a bike there too, but 15 miles downhill could go by too fast on wheels
     
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  3. Long FLD

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    I’ve ridden it a few times. I think they rent e-bikes now and I’d go that route instead of hiking. The first tunnel is almost 2 miles long so you’d have a 4 mile round trip hike in darkness.

    There are plenty of signs to stop and read. It takes a little bit to get down to the bottom if you haven’t done it before.
     
  4. Long FLD

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    Went for a nice little spin around the northern Black Hills last week. It was the first time I’d been up to Cement Ridge since I was in high school.

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  6. Long FLD

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    Technically it’s a flat bar gravel bike. It’s a Salsa Journeyer. I rode mostly gravel roads and Jeep trails in the Hills but also included a loop on some mild single track. It does ok off-road on the stuff that isn’t too crazy.
     
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  7. Big Road Skateboard

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    Looks pretty light. I looked at Salsa, maybe Timberjack? when I bought my last one, but we had no dealers close.
     
  8. cuzzin it

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    This weekend i got the goggles and chest carrier.... Awkward position for dog, shes getting used to it. But not enough to bike ride on the upright. Next hometime i ll get the recumbent out and try it 20230709_160822.jpg
    If the carrier does not work by then. Its box on the rear rack time
     
  9. ducnut

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    LOL! That’s awesome. Dog is probably thinking “ Stupid humans!”.
     
  10. ducnut

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    I’ve been thinking about a Space Horse Microshift. My current gravel bike is a Specialized Tricross, with aero bars. I never use the drops and the hoods are hard on my hands where I’ve had carpal tunnel surgeries. I’m thinking about going flat bar with Ergon grips and stacking a Fred Bar on top of the stem for my aero bars. That’ll give me plenty of stack height for my aging back. Thoughts?
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    Fred Bar is aluminum and mounts above the stem for various accessories. Originally, it was developed for riders like Great Divide MTB racers. It’s perfect for elevating aero bars.
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  11. Long FLD

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    I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. I have the SQ Lab 30X bar with their 710 grips and inner bar ends on this bike. On my Surly that I like to go bike camping on I also run the same bar and grips. I can’t do drop bars anymore no matter how many times I try. About the only thing I haven’t tried is some drop bars with a lot of flare in the drops.

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