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[Randyberlin]

Didn't realise you only 66kg! Good going. The uphill will suit next week....
I'm a cautious descender in the real world unless it's a straight line!

Same with me. Over 35 mph in the real world and I get nervous.

 

[Duckman]

Same with me. Over 35 mph in the real world and I get nervous.

My downhill max with Colorado uphill gearing and long reach rim brakes was around 50'sh. Really want to upgrade to a new bike with fancy new gearing choices and disk brakes, but as I'm cheap and sort of old school going to stay with steel and 11 speed rig for now.

 

[shimceltic]

I got to 49.5 mph I think once in a nice tourist village. Started to panic with the amount of car doors and pedestrian.
Anyone, all have a good Friday for those who celebrate.

 

[Randyberlin]

I've done the hills on the Oregon coast with both and there is no comparison with the disc brakes. Before my 2 Orbeas I rode a steel Rodriguez made in Seattle. The carbon isn't too much of a gain but the discs are worth the upgrade.

 

[Duckman]

@Randyberlin Yes, aside from a few aging holdouts in the peleton the writing has been on the wall for a while. OR coast is beautiful, U.P. in Washinton pretty wild as well. Feels like you've gone back to prehistoric times.

 

[Randyberlin]

@Randyberlin Yes, aside from a few aging holdouts in the peleton the writing has been on the wall for a while. OR coast is beautiful, U.P. in Washinton pretty wild as well. Feels like you've gone back to prehistoric times.

I live with the highest concentration of grizzly bears but got very nervous on the path going through the old growth north of Lake Crescent on the Olympic Peninsula that warned against mountain lions.

 

[Duckman]

I got to 49.5 mph I think once in a nice tourist village. Started to panic with the amount of car doors and pedestrian.
Anyone, all have a good Friday for those who celebrate.

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At that speed you won't know if a door gets opened, dirt nap likely. Lovely photo.

 

[Duckman]

I got to 49.5 mph I think once in a nice tourist village. Started to panic with the amount of car doors and pedestrian.
Anyone, all have a good Friday for those who celebrate.
Yes, I hear you. Fleeing prey on bike still looks good to them. My Norfolk terrier though he had died and gone to heaven when we took him hiking in the forests and coastline there.
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At that speed you won't know if a door gets opened, dirt nap likely. Lovely photo

I live with the highest concentration of grizzly bears but got very nervous on the path going through the old growth north of Lake Crescent on the Olympic Peninsula that warned against mountain lions.

 

[Duckman]

Oops, broke Shim's post....

Yes, I hear you. Fleeing prey on bike still looks good to them. My Norfolk terrier though he had died and gone to heaven when we took him hiking in the forests and coastline there.

 

[<Tommy>]

I’m terrible descending. And that’s no exaggeration either. I was pretty bad before I broke my wrist going downhill a couple of years ago. But since then I’m worse. Probably better on smooth roads I’m familiar with. Or a few days into a trip when my confidence has grown a little.

The friends I have who have ridden motorbikes always seem very confident at picking out the correct lines and going in with belief. But I think I’m in the minority who much prefer going up than going down afterward.

 

[Duckman]

I’m terrible descending. And that’s no exaggeration either. I was pretty bad before I broke my wrist going downhill a couple of years ago. But since then I’m worse. Probably better on smooth roads I’m familiar with. Or a few days into a trip when my confidence has grown a little.

The friends I have who have ridden motorbikes always seem very confident at picking out the correct lines and going in with belief. But I think I’m in the minority who much prefer going up than going down afterward.

@<Tommy> But aren't you a track fiend? Always more worried about hitting the deck there then on the road for some reason.

 

[<Tommy>]

@<Tommy> But aren't you a track fiend? Always more worried about hitting the deck there then on the road for some reason.

Noo! Not a track fiend by any stretch Duckman. Did you ride much track? I’ve done a bit on the track but I never raced. I got my track accreditation a couple of years back, but they really teach you how to position yourself in all sorts of scenarios and drills, and everyone is on the same wave length so it really kind of flows. It’s great fun really. It takes quite a lot of trust sitting right on someone back wheel but it gets more and more intuitive I found.

 

[Duckman]

Noo! Not a track fiend by any stretch Duckman. Did you ride much track? I’ve done a bit on the track but I never raced. I got my track accreditation a couple of years back, but they really teach you how to position yourself in all sorts of scenarios and drills, and everyone is on the same wave length so it really kind of flows. It’s great fun really. It takes quite a lot of trust sitting right on someone back wheel but it gets more and more intuitive I found.

Cool, not done it here in the USA, suspect a more roller derby approach from our fellow citizens though.

 

[<Tommy>]

Cool, not done it here in the USA, suspect a more roller derby approach from our fellow citizens though.

Ha! Skating had a massive revival in the UK during the covid lockdown. I’ve been doing quite a bit of street skating with my youngest daughter over the past couple of years. Not sure I’ll ever be ready for roller derby tohugh. I think ‘Bambi on ice’ would best describe my skating style.

 

[Brusgaard]

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