The (unofficial) Tour de Fat
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Ready when you are my man. Road or mtb....
Awesome Day!
@fidodie Yes we shall hit Creek together one day soon
@Johnny Utah Yes, Mothers Day our second year in a row but 1st time for my 11yr old daughter. She sat out last year.
@Juggernaut accuracy on PSI for fat tires is really unknown, Basically go by feel. If I was a guessing man I would say around 10-12 psi.
@Norm if we ride you either need to be very Ill or just finished a 20mph avg century. Painfully slow at the moment.
@Kirt @pooriggy @woody Thanks guys means a lot...
So I took up @wlee and @hardtale70 on there offer to ride today which almost didn't happen as I stayed up and watch the Mets lose again out on the west coast. I could of slept in which would have been nice but Bretts text sealed the deal that he was leaving now to the lot. Climbed out a bed slammed some caffeine and got dressed.
At the lot we waited for @Nando to show, I was re insured that Fred hasn't been riding either, so the Pace would crush me. We start off and I lost touch immediately, no biggie as I know Brett and Willy well enough that they would not leave me for dead. This scenario repeated itself for 3/4 of the ride which if they were cool with I has happy to be along for the ride. We pulled a solid proper of dear park about 12+ miles which Brett informed me was 50% more then Friday which puts me on pace to land at 25 miles by next weekend 🙄
Great ride today Boys thanks for letting me tag along!
On the Fat bike full time, this was a solid choice for me to make over enduro style bike. I feel like it fits my style perfect as being the retro grouch who doesn't like suspension and hydros for trail riding. The ride on the trails has me constantly smiling and the bike is nothing but point and plow. I don't have the fitness but i still have the skillz, managed to ride through all the techy features today. I am really digging fattin around full time. Misfit is hating The Mayor at the moment😀
Check out my 12.2 mi Ride on Strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/320356177
@fidodie Yes we shall hit Creek together one day soon
@Johnny Utah Yes, Mothers Day our second year in a row but 1st time for my 11yr old daughter. She sat out last year.
@Juggernaut accuracy on PSI for fat tires is really unknown, Basically go by feel. If I was a guessing man I would say around 10-12 psi.
@Norm if we ride you either need to be very Ill or just finished a 20mph avg century. Painfully slow at the moment.
@Kirt @pooriggy @woody Thanks guys means a lot...
So I took up @wlee and @hardtale70 on there offer to ride today which almost didn't happen as I stayed up and watch the Mets lose again out on the west coast. I could of slept in which would have been nice but Bretts text sealed the deal that he was leaving now to the lot. Climbed out a bed slammed some caffeine and got dressed.
At the lot we waited for @Nando to show, I was re insured that Fred hasn't been riding either, so the Pace would crush me. We start off and I lost touch immediately, no biggie as I know Brett and Willy well enough that they would not leave me for dead. This scenario repeated itself for 3/4 of the ride which if they were cool with I has happy to be along for the ride. We pulled a solid proper of dear park about 12+ miles which Brett informed me was 50% more then Friday which puts me on pace to land at 25 miles by next weekend 🙄
Great ride today Boys thanks for letting me tag along!
On the Fat bike full time, this was a solid choice for me to make over enduro style bike. I feel like it fits my style perfect as being the retro grouch who doesn't like suspension and hydros for trail riding. The ride on the trails has me constantly smiling and the bike is nothing but point and plow. I don't have the fitness but i still have the skillz, managed to ride through all the techy features today. I am really digging fattin around full time. Misfit is hating The Mayor at the moment😀
Check out my 12.2 mi Ride on Strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/320356177
First to the control command may I suggest moving this to where people talk about home remodeling and bacon 🙂
Today I rode a bike with people @fidodie & @gtluke which I am greatful for because 50 years old overweight people are dying from heart attacks all the time. I would rather have someone watch this then to be alone.
Did the same loop as Sunday but did not feel as sharp today probably because I was up and down a ladder 873 times in the hot sun doing cedar clap board. Though we rode the loop about 10 minutes quicker. I guess I will take that as progress. Just hoping to keep the wheels turning and the cranks spinning to shed some bulk.
Check out my 11.9 mi Ride on Strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/322855456
Today I rode a bike with people @fidodie & @gtluke which I am greatful for because 50 years old overweight people are dying from heart attacks all the time. I would rather have someone watch this then to be alone.
Did the same loop as Sunday but did not feel as sharp today probably because I was up and down a ladder 873 times in the hot sun doing cedar clap board. Though we rode the loop about 10 minutes quicker. I guess I will take that as progress. Just hoping to keep the wheels turning and the cranks spinning to shed some bulk.
Check out my 11.9 mi Ride on Strava: http://app.strava.com/activities/322855456
Da King Of Da Road...
Looks like something my daughter would push her dolls around in. 😀
Red Mosquito
Formerly RLB the Scrapple Boy
Should carry an emergency piece of bacon so someone can shove it in your mouth, just might revive you.
Glad to hear you're getting out there! I should get up there for a ride while you're still slow, been too long since I've been in those woods.
I hope @mattybfat dumped the clutch and did a mean burnout in that bad boy!
So yesterday I met up with @ktmrider to grab some tools I purchased from him and squeeze a ride with Rich. I pre warned Rich several times that my fitness is pretty lame. He proceeded to set a pace that I knew was not gonna be pleasant. Funny how people who I know pretty well on my last couple rides played down and encouraged me that I am not so bad. I AM BAD! Rich is an awesome dude and a excellent bike handler as expected due to his moto roots. He also is very likable and a contractor like me so it was very easy to have a conversation with.
Well i was toast just about immediately, between 3pm heat and up/down ladders all week i had nothing in my tank. It was one of those rides where bike handling was off, messing up on anything and everything. Struggled on hills, unconformable in the bibs I wore to even some slight mechanical issues. Ended up short on water and called out a bail at the end of rouge which i think made Rich a bit relieved. I promised once I get my legs back I would give him a grand triple tour one day.
Today was Championship Saturday Both Kids had games today with my daughters team early. Unfortunately they lost a close one to Hope and their day was done. The good was they had a fantastic year and I was proud of my girl with her play, she was a real star player this season.
Game 2 was my sons team who routed the first 2 teams during the week to get to today for the championship game again against Hope which was their only lost this season. Hope has a real stud pitcher but so do we, actually 3. Game was tight, my son got 2 hits 1hbp and 4 steals and 1 run. We were down in the sixth 2-1 and broke through with 2 runs. Brought in our best pitcher who shut them down with 6 K's in row to win the game 3-2. Very exciting for all as we were here last year and lost the championship game to Harmony. Very proud of this team as now they all move on to High School Ball.
Well i was toast just about immediately, between 3pm heat and up/down ladders all week i had nothing in my tank. It was one of those rides where bike handling was off, messing up on anything and everything. Struggled on hills, unconformable in the bibs I wore to even some slight mechanical issues. Ended up short on water and called out a bail at the end of rouge which i think made Rich a bit relieved. I promised once I get my legs back I would give him a grand triple tour one day.
Today was Championship Saturday Both Kids had games today with my daughters team early. Unfortunately they lost a close one to Hope and their day was done. The good was they had a fantastic year and I was proud of my girl with her play, she was a real star player this season.
Game 2 was my sons team who routed the first 2 teams during the week to get to today for the championship game again against Hope which was their only lost this season. Hope has a real stud pitcher but so do we, actually 3. Game was tight, my son got 2 hits 1hbp and 4 steals and 1 run. We were down in the sixth 2-1 and broke through with 2 runs. Brought in our best pitcher who shut them down with 6 K's in row to win the game 3-2. Very exciting for all as we were here last year and lost the championship game to Harmony. Very proud of this team as now they all move on to High School Ball.
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Today was gonna be solo brush back and ride, well brush back over took ride. Never got off Parking lot hill. I wanted to clean the birches trail but simply ran out of time.
Which brings me to my short rant. DO TM even if it's a little as a little goes a long way over time. Problem with deer park is their is no official JORBA rep so the TM is handled pretty much by committee namely Burke aka reggie hammonds and myself. Here is an an example right at the beginning out of the Parking lot there has been a 8 inch tree laying at a odd spot, it took me less then 2 minutes to saw through it by hand yet no one seems to be able to take that 2 minutes to do anything about it. Look I know some people are limited with time and want to use it to get their riding in. Lord knows my days are packed with endless things needing my attention. Maybe once every other week instead of packing gels and bars grab some nippers with a hand saw and give back some love to your riding trails. Stop relying on other people to do it for you. Trust me I know a few locals who give nothing back then whine that the place is over grown.
https://app.strava.com/activities/325399952
Which brings me to my short rant. DO TM even if it's a little as a little goes a long way over time. Problem with deer park is their is no official JORBA rep so the TM is handled pretty much by committee namely Burke aka reggie hammonds and myself. Here is an an example right at the beginning out of the Parking lot there has been a 8 inch tree laying at a odd spot, it took me less then 2 minutes to saw through it by hand yet no one seems to be able to take that 2 minutes to do anything about it. Look I know some people are limited with time and want to use it to get their riding in. Lord knows my days are packed with endless things needing my attention. Maybe once every other week instead of packing gels and bars grab some nippers with a hand saw and give back some love to your riding trails. Stop relying on other people to do it for you. Trust me I know a few locals who give nothing back then whine that the place is over grown.
https://app.strava.com/activities/325399952
No riding to report, working way too much.
I did get home a early to put this together for Jason. It kinda goes in hand to the fact that he is graduating middle school, so there you go boy.
It's set up as B+ but can take regular 29er wheels or set up as a 170mm fatty. Hope he likes it and rides the piss out of it...
we plan to ride on father's day, the whole family. Probably do the Paulinskill with a stop off in Blairstown for eats. Anybody that has wives and/or kids want to join us post up. Perfect for pulling tikes and park for them to burn energy.
I did get home a early to put this together for Jason. It kinda goes in hand to the fact that he is graduating middle school, so there you go boy.
It's set up as B+ but can take regular 29er wheels or set up as a 170mm fatty. Hope he likes it and rides the piss out of it...
we plan to ride on father's day, the whole family. Probably do the Paulinskill with a stop off in Blairstown for eats. Anybody that has wives and/or kids want to join us post up. Perfect for pulling tikes and park for them to burn energy.
