What did you do TO / WITH / FOR your bike today!

[cokeonspecialtwodollars]

Passed my 400km target for October. Something is up to shit with the riding time. Left at 4.50am and finished 5.50pm and didn’t take 3 hours of breaks.

Auto pause? Sometimes if you're grinding up a hill you can be below the threshold of forward momentum.

Big day out mate, kudos for getting it done.

 

[ozzybmx]

Auto pause

Yes, turn that shit off unless you are anal about average speed for rides... I leave mine running at the pub, gets me an extra few hundred metres.

Good work on the goal too !

 

[Cardy George]

Passed my 400km target for October. Something is up to shit with the riding time. Left at 4.50am and finished 5.50pm and didn’t take 3 hours of breaks.

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Amazing job!

Data from a computer or phone app? Phone app isn't the most accurate for tracking time.

 

[ausdb]

@ashes_mtb well done great effort, is it too late to donate?

 

[ashes_mtb]

@ashes_mtb well done great effort, is it too late to donate?

No mate, I think it stays open through November.

 

[slowmick]

Passed my 400km target for October. Something is up to shit with the riding time. Left at 4.50am and finished 5.50pm and didn’t take 3 hours of breaks.

massive effort - congratulations.

 

[pink poodle]

To get back on topic... as in bikes with pedals.

This tree has been down for weeks now, and the lone arrangers haven't cleared it yet. Stuffs up my flow.

Might be my first opportunity to use my new battery saw as a trail fairy...

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Looks perfect for a little ramp up and over.

Picked it up today in all its glitter purple glory. Going to be shame to bang the used parts onto it.

That looks really nice.

 

[Rorschach]

Took my bike up early to do some of the railway heritage trail to get out for a ride without the competitive element of trying to keep up with others on my roadie, and because I didn’t feel like riding trails today.
Only did 6km cos it was harder than I was expecting and the shape I’m in is spherical at the mo.
Things I learnt:
Gravel grinding on a trail bike at trail pressures sucks - I’d have been better taking my roadie with 28c tyres.
My seat was 15mm too low, which I don’t notice on trails but do on the flat. That got fixed.
The gradual up really adds up - 160m or so in the 6km I did before I gave up. What took me 45 minutes and a couple of breathers to get up took me 20 to get back down
The Perth Hills are a nice place to ride through

Anyway, here’s a pic of my bike at my turnaround point

 

[beeb]

Agreed on trail bikes being pretty torturous on road/gravel paths. Is your roadie one of the more generously clearanced that could squeeze some 37c gravel tyres in?

 

[kten]

Agreed on trail bikes being pretty torturous on road/gravel paths. Is your roadie one of the more generously clearanced that could squeeze some 37c gravel tyres in?

Just need to reframe that....makes for a great leg day workout is a better way of putting it.

Plus, every road/gravel path is mainly used for wheelies anyway isn't it?

 

[Rorschach]

Agreed on trail bikes being pretty torturous on road/gravel paths. Is your roadie one of the more generously clearanced that could squeeze some 37c gravel tyres in?

It’s a BMC Roadmachine I’ve got some spare wheels for so I reckon I could squeeze some 32s in there. Officially they take 30s but there’s some room for manoeuvring

 

[Rorschach]

Just need to reframe that....makes for a great leg day workout is a better way of putting it.

Plus, every road/gravel path is mainly used for wheelies anyway isn't it?

Yeah my legs are feeling the constant peddling. A weird feeling given there’s normally a break when riding on a trail!

 

[mtb1611]

Great lap at the local, all the while marvelling at the simplistic genius of my newly installed stem cap Garmin mount.

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[ashes_mtb]

Took my bike up early to do some of the railway heritage trail to get out for a ride without the competitive element of trying to keep up with others on my roadie, and because I didn’t feel like riding trails today.
Only did 6km cos it was harder than I was expecting and the shape I’m in is spherical at the mo.
Things I learnt:
Gravel grinding on a trail bike at trail pressures sucks - I’d have been better taking my roadie with 28c tyres.
My seat was 15mm too low, which I don’t notice on trails but do on the flat. That got fixed.
The gradual up really adds up - 160m or so in the 6km I did before I gave up. What took me 45 minutes and a couple of breathers to get up took me 20 to get back down
The Perth Hills are a nice place to ride through

Anyway, here’s a pic of my bike at my turnaround point

I found 15km on it hard on the body in the sense of no respite. Was shocked to see its 300m vertical to Mundaring.

The beauty of never riding a roadie is I don’t see any issue with running DHF2.5/DHR2.4 combo at trail pressures; I felt like they rolled pretty well.

 

[link1896]

made a drive side hub adaptor for a sram wheel. DT adaptors don't work on the drive side. we've been here before as a group.

The magical oring the holds the end cap onto the axle is imperative. nothing like the cassette and driver falling off when you go to put the wheel in the bike.


GRR. internal oring groves, fun.

photos later

 

[ausdb]

@ashes_mtb I have an old steel 27“ roadie frame in my shed thats about your size. Plenty of clearance for 700c and fat tyres and would make a great "vintage" gravel bike project if you ever feel like dabbling in the dark side.

 

[Rorschach]

I found 15km on it hard on the body in the sense of no respite. Was shocked to see its 300m vertical to Mundaring.

The beauty of never riding a roadie is I don’t see any issue with running DHF2.5/DHR2.4 combo at trail pressures; I felt like they rolled pretty well.

Yeah 300m vertical at Kalamunda no worries but 150m at a constant rate is sapping. I’m running DHF/Aggressor at 2.5 so similar, but it feels like dragging a sled behind me

 

[Flow-Rider]

Took my bike up early to do some of the railway heritage trail to get out for a ride without the competitive element of trying to keep up with others on my roadie, and because I didn’t feel like riding trails today.
Only did 6km cos it was harder than I was expecting and the shape I’m in is spherical at the mo.
Things I learnt:
Gravel grinding on a trail bike at trail pressures sucks - I’d have been better taking my roadie with 28c tyres.
My seat was 15mm too low, which I don’t notice on trails but do on the flat. That got fixed.
The gradual up really adds up - 160m or so in the 6km I did before I gave up. What took me 45 minutes and a couple of breathers to get up took me 20 to get back down
The Perth Hills are a nice place to ride through

Anyway, here’s a pic of my bike at my turnaround point

That's why we build bikes like this, bugger being that person known to own a Roadie .

 

[Rorschach]

That's why we build bikes like this, bugger being that person known to own a Roadie .

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I am looking for something similar to mess around with the kids on

 

[ashes_mtb]

@ashes_mtb I have an old steel 27“ roadie frame in my shed thats about your size. Plenty of clearance for 700c and fat tyres and would make a great "vintage" gravel bike project if you ever feel like dabbling in the dark side.

I had to Google what 27” was!

If it takes a DHRII2.4 and disc brakes, I’m in