#GoodMorning#cycling! A nice #summer#drizzle was exactly what the doctor has ordered!😊 The air was so nice it was a pleasure to put some force into the pedals…🥰
While I was riding my main #bicycle on gravel a couple days ago, I was able to easily rescue a front wheel slide.
And when I was riding it yesterday up a fairly steep bit of sandy gravel (for the city), I was able to get past wheelslip and just pedal slowly and softly in a low gear to get up the hill.
#Night#gravel#cycling with a friend! The weather was perfect and the company just couldn’t be better!😍 We’ve pushed ourselves a little bit more than usual! #Swarzedz by night is deserted and peaceful!😁
For our anniversary run of Rene Herse bikes—and for the bikes we ride in long-distance events—we wanted a better solution: a reliable needle-bearing headset that is Rinko-compatible. This is another project that had a long gestation period: We made the first prototypes three years ago. We ran them in Unbound XL (twice), in Paris-Brest-Paris, Arkansas High Country Race, Dark Divide 300 and many other rides and adventures. Along the way, we fine-tuned many details, both aesthetic and functional. We decreased stack height, lowered weight, and increased clearances to make sure the headset works smoothly and quietly under the harshest conditions. We tested and re-tested, and now the headsets are ready.
#GoodMorning#Cycling! It’s #RoadBike mood and weather. A bit more relaxing ride today, with only few mild accents, as I’ve pushed it harder 2 days in a row.
#GoodMorning! My #Canyon#RoadBike has been lonely recently, so I took it for a spin, hoping I will ride strong. I forgot to eat before the ride so it was more of a painful struggle…😂🙈
#GoodMorning#BalticSea! Probably my last ride on this trip! Ventured inland in search of interesting roads, but found none… Just poor quality asphalt and bad drivers!😁 It was way colder today, but what do I care…🥰
I used to love #bicycle touring, but after years of doing routes most riding wouldn't even consider, having various kinds of "type 2 fun" times, and then COVID hit, I just can't get myself to do it. That even applies to supported tours like #BikeSTP! Being a "sitting duck" in a sea of drivers of all personalities scares the everliving shit out of me. :blobfoxscared:
During the pandemic and motivated by the psychological pressures of quarantine, I learned how to ride a #motorcycle, and went through various scooters and larger bikes to get to where I am now. I spent so much time riding street (really rural highways to or through natural landmarks) that I got bored of that, too, so I bought a dual-sport so I could, well, honestly ride gravel roads to places farther off that allow OHV and/or larger use. That dual-sport was a CRF450RL and was sprung custom for a much heavier guy than me, which made it super tall for me. :blobfoxsweating: As you can guess, I traded it in for a #Tenere 700, which I will be riding this weekend on a rural gravel highway that I've ridden before on a much heavier street bike. :blobfoxhappy: