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That is of course a joke. You guys are all so serious sometimes. Sure we all miss our youth, but it’s certainly better riding a Big Boy Bike!
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The good and sad reality is..... Your bicycle engine is the most important component for performance.
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Willie as the rider of a Brooks saddle you are now officially the king of gravel riding! Well done.
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Keeping cool and hydrated is no joke.
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Enjoy the bike! Always time for strats later.
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Most funny and maybe you had to be there: Moms riding nice bikes on trails like that is a thing these days. I was with some guys in their 20s working on a jump while my wife and another woman I her age were riding. The young guys were excited about the hot women they saw riding hot bikes. One of the young diggers knew who my wife was. Wow did we have a laugh when the other young guys realized those "hot" women were same age as their own moms. Everyone needs to get riding and get their wives at it too.
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Oops wrong forum. Always time ACOUSTICS later. Still have my titanium-frame road bike, plus a newer gravel bike. One bike for every 5 guitars is a good ratio.
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Daughter (14) just picked up her new Trek mountain bike this week! I don't have a picture of mine, but I have a Trek/Gary Fisher Rumblefish, which is a full suspension 29er. It's a whole lot easier on my back than a hardtail!
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^ very nice! That particular one looks familiar!
Is your daughter in adult sized bikes already? If so, you have my empathy; my 12yo boy is still in 24" wheel size. I've been shopping around for a bike for him so that he can get off the devices while on summer break. Craig's List has been nonresponsive so I'm burning the Father's Day card on a trip to the LBS for an advisement. I want to him to try out a Precaliber 24 7-speed. While I'm there I'm going to A/B the DS4 against the Marlin 7. I'll have my wife A/B one against her FX2 as well. Our anniversary is coming up! There's also a Guitar Center in the area...
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This new DS4 is growing on me by leaps and bounds - I believe it’s the nicest bike I’ve ever owned, and that covers a whole lot of territory. A quick look at the Marlin makes me think it’s an apples and oranges comparison since one is a mountain bike and the other more hybridized....
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Really, after parts level it's about wheel size, tire width, and how slack or low. A lot of bikes including with drop bars are that wheel diameter and same widths these days. The important thing: Did everyone ride today? For me it was only 1.5 hours, but chasing one of my boys who is a really strong on a bike.
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PS: I use Map My Ride to track my progress. I rode 30 miles today in 2-1/2 hours. This was a long ride but I did a 50 mile ride on it back in April. As I said, top speed was 15.5 mph and my average was 11.2 mph. I'm sure I didn't break any speed records but a good bike inspires you to ride and so far the Marlin 7 inspired me to start riding in mid February which is 3 months earlier than I would have in the past. I could be riding more frequently but I already have over 200 miles on this bike and this is proving to be my best and most varied riding season yet.
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Always fun to find out how many riders are here. This is me (in back) and my friend on top of Gooseberry Mesa in St George, UT this spring, and my current bike: a Norco Sight.
Nice new bike you got there, OP. Looks like a joy to ride!
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Tommaso Siena is an outstanding gravel bike for half the price of a Canyon entry-level Grail Trek or Cannondale (and there would be a six month back order) The Shimano Touray group set with a tripple cage is as good, but perhaps heavier than a 105 or even an Ultegra. It's not even all that heavy. If I didn't have so many bikes, I might have upgraded to a carbon fork.
These gravel bikes also seems pretty good here, you may check. Last edited by Conjrobert; 01-30-2023 at 03:25 AM. |
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I really enjoy these bike threads. I was an avid road rider some years ago. Twenty five mile daily rides and a century (100 miles) any Saturday I wasn’t up in the Sierras hiking or skiing. I lived in the SF Bay Area then so our century rides took us from Menlo Park to Santa Cruz via the Skyline down and Coast Hwy 1 back to Half Moon Bay and over the hill back into Menlo Park.
In those days (1970’s) I rode a Bottechia Gran Tourismo which sported a hand made double-butted Columbus tubing frame, a combination of Cinelli and Campy components and a Bernard Hinault saddle. I used cotton sew-ups for daily rides and Criterion Seta (silk) sew-ups for longer tours. The previous owner had spray painted it purple so I stripped it and had it painted with gloss black powder coating. I contacted the factory in Italy and they sent me a full decal set. Yes, I was addicted to riding and that bike was my pride and joy. My first good bike, and the start of my addiction, was a Bianchi 12 speed Record I bought at 12 years old in 1963. I bought it new at Rocky Cyclery in Palo Alto, CA. Mr. Rocky’s store was a block or two from Gryphon Guitars. I’d been saving and since the Rockys were friends of my parents Mr. Rocky matched my savings allowing me to buy a much nicer bike than I had planned on. That bike set me free!! On weekends I’d ride over the coast range to the beach and back. My parents had no idea how far from home I ranged on that bike. Thanks for the memories OP and I hope you get years of joy from your new ride!
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