Gettin ready for the weekend!

I'd like to be somewhere else this weekend too. As some know, I live at Myrtle Beach now, and this weekend is Atlantic Beach Bike Week.

Not much fun.

Spdloader

Heading up to the Sierra's for 10 days with my son. Fishing, crawdad trapping, and lots of wheelin. I finally got off my rear and installed my congo cage. I will put it to the test on the trek.

Nah. Got a good local arts festival on. Next week I'm driving out to San Angelo, Texas for a few days. Might take in some wheeling there since work is paying for the trip. :)

Iron Horse bicycle classic, from Durango to Silverton over two more than ten thousand foot mountain passes. Spectator only. It's snowing right now...

Cheers,

Earle

The Silverton to Durango route sounds more like my speed. AIR, the other direction is an almost constant climb of several thousand feet.

Ya, Silverton to Molas, then Lime Creek switchback to Coal Bank. That should be pretty easy for a couple of old coots like us. The fastest I have ever been on a bicycle, when I was much younger of course, was 57 mph. You?

Cheers,

Earle

First liar doesn't stand a chance! According to the chase car, a couple of us hit just over 60 on a long downhill between Arecibo and San Juan, PR. Like you I was a lot younger, dumber and presented one helluva lot less frontal area than now.

Hadn't thought about that in years. That was back in the early 50's when all you really worried about was a publico in a hurry or a loaded cane truck that wasn't. Got my International drivers license at 13 and learned the first rule about driving in latin countries: Never blow the horn if someone looks they are about to step in front of you. The horn means you see them and might miss - the squeal of brakes leaves them wondering.

C'mon - you're welcome ANY time !

K.

I'd like to be somewhere else this weekend too. As some know, I live at Myrtle Beach now, and this weekend is Atlantic Beach Bike Week.

Not much fun.

Spdloader

"ULB" wrote

Heading up to the Sierra's for 10 days with my son. Fishing, crawdad trapping, and lots of wheelin. I finally got off my rear and installed my congo cage. I will put it to the test on the trek.

Texas sounds like a fun place to play. I lived in Arizona for a year, had an old Chevy pick-em-up-truck that U stomped around the desert in. It was a 2wd, but I still had a lot of fun.

K.

Nah. Got a good local arts festival on. Next week I'm driving out to San Angelo, Texas for a few days. Might take in some wheeling there since work is paying for the trip. :)

"Earle Horton" wrote Iron Horse bicycle classic, from Durango to Silverton over two more than ten thousand foot mountain passes. Spectator only. It's snowing right now...

Cheers,

Earle

Heading out tonight. I got the Jeep on the trailer and the truck all hitched up, just need to pack and load camping gear. A buddy of mine has a place on Rife Lake out of Mossyrock WA. We go camp at his place (power and water, no house) and then we head up to Elbe Hills OHV area. One very fun good trail up there, some so-so trails. Its a short day, but lots of fun. Its raining now, so it will be slicker than snot on the trail! Its technical for the most part and very tight in the trees. Dunno if we will play on the lake on day as planned, depends on the weather. I figure to hit some geocaches while I am out. This may be the only holiday weekend I get off this year, since my new job requires us to work the holidays (other than NY, x-mas, and T-day).

-jenn

I had one of those computerized speedos mounted on a tandem. Combined weight of self and spouse was pushing three hundred at the time, and we were on the long downhill approaching Snohomish, WA from the south on route 9. I don't believe you could hit 60 in a single person bike unless you were in a pelotón and peddling hard.

Spain is worse. Half of them stand on the corner and wait religiously for the light to change. The other half just keep walking as if it was all side walk. I have been to Arecibo. I am pretty sure they are actually using it to communicate with intelligent life, anywhere.

Earle

I spent nearly 5 years on Ramey AFB right by Arecibo. Having lived all over the US and Latin America, that is still my favorite spot. Of course, I haven't been there in the last 20 years, so it has probably gone to hell like every other place . As for weight vs. speed, I refer you to Galileo and his proof of the affect of weight (mass) on acceleration. The limit is really air resistance at appreciable speeds.

This is one helluva week. You're getting snow, the SE plains are in the

Galileo's results only hold in a vacuum. A tandem bike with two riders has double the weight, i.e. double the force and half the resistance of two riders on two bikes. I did the RAMROD (Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day) a few times. Even finished it once. The tandems always came in first. One time a three-rider bike appeared. They finished in a decent place, but nowhere near the tandems. I met a rider about 5'2" once, maybe 300 pounds. Don't try to think about her wearing lycra. She told me she could pass anyone going downhill. Maybe streamlining has something to do with it. Rounder shape and all.

Earle

I'm getting the camping gear packed right now. Taking my "Union break" I hear that it's going to be hot and dry where we're going. That suits me just fine. Looks like it's a giant mud hole most of the time. Though, you never can tell from just the pictures.

I had to laugh when you said geocaches, I forgot that it's all YOUR fault that I even got into it. I got my GPS and my PDA all loaded up this afternoon. We'll have to swap lies when we get back.

Have fun Jenn... I'll hop a rock in your honor :) You sling some mud for me.

-jenn

Sorry for all of the typoes... I suppose I should check them more carefully before I hit the send button... sheesh!

Hi jbjeep,

Lovely (hah!) Elbe Hills trail, but noticed your front and rear bumpers/guard/carrier and thought those are just the typesI've been looking for. Checked your website spec page, but found that Bulletproof and Big Rocks Off Road are no more. Any chance you know if they sourced them from someone else? Anyone else know? Thanks either way.

dougk '06 Rubi (still stock...but working on that)

No idea on Bulletproof.

Big Rocks - mine was the prototype. I think he might be working with another shop and doing straight Toyo parts now. I dont know. You might try the email addy and ask him (assuming it still works).

I would have to do some thinking on who else does similar. Where are you located?

-jenn