21.5 Miles
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Topic: 21.5 Miles
Posted By: Glassjaw
Subject: 21.5 Miles
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 3:37pm
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So yeah, I just got back from biking a little over 21 miles. First time I've ridden a bike in a long time, and man it was pretty sweet. Anyone else here ride? ------------- |
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Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 3:39pm
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I ride a schwinn letour that sees allot of action. Yesterday I biked 73 miles. ------------- |
Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 3:40pm
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I have this Kia, old as all get out. My grandfather fixed it up and what not then gave it to me. The trail I rode on today was beautiful for the first half, Valley Forge National Historical Park or something, it was amazing. Then we started riding through, well out side of, a some what crappy neighborhood / city. ------------- |
Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 3:51pm
| I used to do a bike relay here. The last time I did it was around 20 miles. |
Posted By: Man Bites Dog
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 4:02pm
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I have a beach cruiser I use to go to class sometimes.
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Posted By: Evil Elvis
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 4:49pm
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Is that trail paved or a dirt trail. I been trying to get my step daugthers into biking to get them active and out the house.
The local bike trail in my city while nice is also besieged by Hobos and you'd have to pack heat to make it thorugh unharrased. Last year some jogger was sexualy assaulted there. ------------- 
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Posted By: choopie911
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 4:52pm
Theres only one? That sucks, my city is full of them. And when I'm at university, even my campus has a park surrounding it full of trails. |
Evil Elvis wrote:Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 5:14pm
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It's paved. The two friends I rode with are doing a 160 mile race in September, and they want me to tag along. ------------- |
Posted By: SSOK
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 5:50pm
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I do some light trail riding (unpaved) nothing major though. Im really into collecting Stingrays though. ------------- 
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Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 07 July 2007 at 6:12pm
| Pfff road bikes, bmx is where its at. Try riding 21 miles with a fixed gear. Without sitting down. |
Posted By: Dye Playa
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 12:08am
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every year we usually go for a 30-35 miles bike ride through the cape cod sand dunes and trails. there are tons up there, and it is awsome. a lot of the trails cut through woods and dunes, into parks, through small like traditional new england towns, and what not. i like it, it's a lot of fun.
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Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 12:11am
thats a lot of miles ------------- 
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Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 12:13am
Although I only did one eighth of that today, with more conditioning it definitely seems plausible. ------------- |
Posted By: Boss_DJ
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 12:23am
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how long would it take to complete that much??
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Posted By: BearClaw
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 12:24am
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I call a 200km ride a short ride. Most kms i pulled off in a day was 800kms and other than a little saddle sore did not even break a sweat. My only stops were for food and fluids. but something tells me you guys are missing the whole use of the 650cc v-twin between your legs LOL. I used to ride a 34kms (21miles) trail once or twice a week in the summer with my grandfather (we was trying to get into shape). At first it was REALLY hard to get my fat as around but eventually after alot of sweat and sore asses we both did that trail as warm ups to even longer rides. Untill winter and then next summer came the same old struggle. Now i doubt i could make it mutch more than a trip around the block. Im in mutch better shape and ALOT stronger but in very differant areas. My exercise these days come from work (doing things the hard way rather than using equipment) and basic push up sit up etc routines. I think about getting a pedal bike again but i just dont see the time to actually use it as all my spare time is spent on the motorbike. ------------- AGD 68 Automag Azodin KPII Sheridan PGP2K Tippmann Crossover XVR Tippmann ProCarbine Tippmann SL68-II Tippmann TiPX |
Posted By: STOcocker
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 12:30am
| I'm into mountain biking myself. There are a couple nice trails around here. |
Posted By: ultimatetrooper
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 1:59am
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youm0nt hasnt posted in this yet?..
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Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 2:18am
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On a good road bike, with cliped or clipless pedals, 160 miles is nothing, maybe.... 8 hours. Most sub-conditioned riders can keep a good pace of 20 or so MPH. My dad used to ride raced from Michigan to Florida... every year we have guys who ride through town on their way to Washington - From NY. They get to northern Michigan from NY in about three or four days on average. ------------- |
Posted By: Shub
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 2:53am
| There are a lot of trails around here for mountain biking. I've ridden less this summer so far than any in the six years I've been back into biking. I hope to get enough free time to change that. |
Posted By: Styro Folme
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 2:59am
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i just recently got into biking again. I ride trails and street, in both mountain bikes and 20" BMX bikes. I even ride my lowrider occasionally. I pretty much love biking.
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Posted By: little devil
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 5:14am
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy3orkDGcLs - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy3orkDGcLs scotty cranmer, check the whole vid to see whats up o yeah i forgot about this one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYiG3aT8p7M&mode=related&search= - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYiG3aT8p7M&mode=related& amp;search= 360 tail whip on flat aswell as one of the best truck drivers on flat |
Posted By: Tippmann_98C
Date Posted: 08 July 2007 at 11:48pm
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I love to ride my bike but I am limited to sidewalks, my small town doesn't have many trails ------------- My Gun: Tippmann 98C -Double Trigger -Flatline |
Posted By: BooksAndLeaves
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 12:23am
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youm0nt's psot count = his total biking miles
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Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 2:30am
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The 150 mile ride I'm participating in is http://bikepae.nationalmssociety.org/site/TR?fr_id=2750&pg=entry - this. If anyone wants to donate or participate, let me know. I'm doing it with some friends. ------------- |
Posted By: Reb Cpl
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 9:56am
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I try not to knock anyone's hobbies, but biking annoys the crap out of me. Those that ride road bikes seem to have a tendency to ignore a line of cars that build up behind you because you're too cool to ride on the shoulder. I've seen 10 cars doing 10 miles an hour behind some jerk on a bend who never looked up or back to realize he was being nothing more than a roadblock. Then, when you can pass them, because they're in the middle of the lane, you need to swing out into the oncoming lane and risk getting your car customized by someone coming the other way. Maybe its just up around me, but I've spent far too much time behind a spandexed ass at annoyingly slow rates of speed to have much respect for road bikers. I even got stuck behind one briefly on my way to an emergency call. Mountain bikers? BMX? Great. I haven't got a problem. Its the 'share the road' idiots that get my blood up since 'sharing' to them seems to mean 'line up behind me and watch as I make you late for work since there's no way I'm going to pull over to the shoulder or let you by safely." |
Posted By: barn_user
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 10:48am
That's what I do. My family and I ride a 22 mile trail around a city. My mom told me that I couldn't do it, proved her wrong. I really don't like riding bigger bikes, although I'm 6'4". Otherwise I ride around in our pasture on the cattle trails. |
Posted By: usafpilot07
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 11:24am
Most I've ever done was ~ 34 miles on a relatively forgiving ride along on the Appalachian Trail. Though, that was because I missed my turnoff, and didn't realize that was a possibility for another 4 miles.  The last 8 miles were the worst, because it was relatively flat, but the trail wasn't in great condition because of rain about a week before; That, and I was annoyed I had to back track.
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Posted By: Glassjaw
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 11:44am
A lot of people seem to share the same sentiment. I seldom see bikers on the street around here, and I personally tend to stick to the trails. But yeah I have to agree that it is very annoying when I get stuck behind bikers on the street who don't move. ------------- |
Posted By: Ghost-Rider
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 12:09pm
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I moved from the city a couple years ago so i had to give up biking unfortunately.It was my life every day i would ride at least 50 miles with the guys and this was on bmx bikes around town here and there.I cant stand the spandex idiots if i see one i yell HI LANCE !!!! and they get all pissed.
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Posted By: DeTrevni
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 5:20pm
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I want to mountain bike. It's so fun. I wish I had the cash for a nice bike, though. Only problem is I have NO stamina what-so-ever. I did a 10 mile track, and was about to die. It was on a Huffy, though, and the seat started to go all funny. I was a n00b, so I didn't have a tool kit on me either. ------------- Evil Elvis: "Detrevni is definally like a hillbilly hippy from hell" 
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Posted By: chronic future
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 5:26pm
yo that was ridic |
Posted By: Yomillio
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 5:33pm
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[QUOTE=DeTrevni]Only problem is I have NO stamina what-so-ever.[QUOTE] Same. I do a little bit of trail riding, but most of which is flat/downhill. ------------- 
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Posted By: Rambino
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 5:37pm
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I rode a bike to school every day for years. Now I never ride voluntarily. I do pedal a stationary bike for exercise, but only because it is quiet and it is easy to watch TV at the same time. Otherwise, biking = ugh. ------------- [IMG]http://i38.tinypic.com/aag8s8.jpg"> |
Posted By: *Stealth*
Date Posted: 09 July 2007 at 7:52pm
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I always ride on the shoulder.... I never understood why idiots ride in the center of the road. ------------- |