Cycling Forum / General / Rides / November 2004

I'm OK riding in the colder weather, but it never ceases to amaze me
how much more work it seems to be to make the bike go once it gets
below 40 degrees. Just don't tell me it's mostly got to do with the
density of the air...

Hiya kids--
  This year a comedy of errors conspired to cause a drop in
attendance at this event:
http://home.earthlink.net/~veloise/jamride.html

Saw this posted in another newsgroup and thought it might get a laugh here.
Sorry to everyone who has already seen it:
http://gallery.mtbr.com/showphoto.php?photo=6505
"This revolutionary frame comes in two pieces, and features new IMS

My family is traveling to New Zealand over the Christmas holidays.  My
sons 15 and 19 are serious downhillers (Younger one was Colorado Junior
regional champ last year).  We are trying to find any downhill or
freeride sites in New Zealand, preferably on the South Island.  Even

I googled for this, but got no hits.  I'm planning to do the century on
December 4 (it will be my first if I complete it).
http://www.festivelo.com/
{funny they got the url fouled up}

Can anyone supply me the names/addresses of reputable bike rental
places in Honolulu?  I would prefer to rent a road bike if that's
possible.

Anyone have any info on this climb of 36 miles up to 10,000 elevation?  There
seems to be tour rides going down but not up.  I guess its for the very fit
cyclists.  I wanted to get info on this before I try this one.  So far I
learned that its a two lane highway with no bike lanes.  ...

http://staugustine-biketours.com/v-web/bulletin/bb/index.php
Check out our bike forum at John & Mike's Historical Bike Tours.

I was surprised to see the first replacement set of rims I had to buy
for my bike last only a year and a half (after the original ones that
came with it lasted ten years).
My original set were Ritchey Vantage (on a Bridgestone MTB). When a

Maggie's recent musing on her age made me appreciate my ride yesterday,
my 54th birthday.
It was my turn to lead my club's Sunday morning ride from Miccosukee,
FL to Thomasville, GA.  I went out at 5:30 a.m. to get the paper. The

Cycle tourists:
What is the most enjoyable cycling trip you have ever done, where was
it, and why did you like it?  And what the heck, long single day rides
count too. We're not charged by the word (are we?), so don't spare the

Dear sir or Madam
I am a third year student of economy in WSDG University in Poland and
this year I am writing my dissertion.
The subject of my work is "Company's trade on the global market, on

I'm hoping to do a transamerica ride in the next couple of years.  I'm
currently leaning towards the Adventure Cycling northern tier route.
However, I'm not big on camping and would prefer to travel light and
stay in motels.  An Adventure Cycling FAQ claims that with careful

Last Friday a bike rider was hit and killed by a pickup truck on a road
our club rides almost every week. Not many details are known yet but the
rider was a very experienced rider and rode often.
Here is a message from one of our club leaders. To me this is just

Just got the Adventure Cycling map from Fallon, NV to Cedar City, UT and
the route goes over US 50 to cross Nevada. There are three places on the
map where it says "No Services X miles" where X is between 60 and 90 miles.
Everyone Ive talked to so far has said that 50 is hot, long ...