Very nice! That clay looks slick.

Here's a video by a woman who's sponsored by REI.  She has recorded her first bikepacking trip.  Her choice of trails?  The Olympic Discovery Trail, Pathway to the Pacific.  We have traveled all of the ground she covers, though we've taken more time and more trips to do what she does in three days.  Some of the shots in her video are also captured in my posts here on the cellar.




The video shows off our favorite trail to very flattering effect.  I hope you enjoy this nice view of our beautiful trail.

I ride a Schwinn!

Don't hurt yourself to prove yourself a good do-be.
It you're a masochist there's always...

 

OUCH!!!

xoxoxoBruce wrote:

Or build the pony right in...

Probably not a good idea for trail riding. 
But if you're limited to pavement riding take nature with you.

 

this looks familiar....
hmmmmm
huuummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Is there nothing that will keep you from peddling your ass around town.

I saw these reflectors that slip on bicycle spokes to increase visibility in low light.
There we some pictures that made me wonder if it would make a difference if they were evenly spaced or odd groups.
I suppose at speed it wouldn't matter much but going slow the irregular spacing might be more noticeable.
Damifino?

Years ago a friend's father's neighbor was retired from 3-M and got a catalog once a year for employees and retirees where they could but 3-M products cheap. They weren't seconds either but quality stuff in the same packaging you'd get in the store. Everything 3-M made that wasn't labeled "industrial use only" could be had. I hit him up for a bunch of stuff including the sheets of reflective material in a bunch of colors. Some of the colors you'd hardly notice in the daylight but directed artificial light from a headlight or flashlight would light 'em up. Quality stuff.

Hey everybody.

I have bad news.

This past Friday, my friend and riding buddy, John S, was killed while riding his bike to work.

His ride was seven miles longer than mine, but his route took him past my driveway and we rode together from there.  He was my friend, he encouraged me, challenged me, rode with me.  I feel horrible.  The news story in the local paper said a driver crossed onto the shoulder and struck him, then fled the scene.  The driver was found and arrested later in the day.

Twil's concern for me has been elevated, my concern has been elevated and my confidence reduced.  

John was a very experienced rider, he showed me the odometer on his current bike one day--seven thousand miles.  He gave me great tips when we rode, he was a beast on the uphills.  "Keep the ripp'ms up, Ed!".  I miss him, I think about him a lot, all the way on my ride.  Fuckin cars.

I'm so sorry V. Be alert out there.
...
It sounds like a texting situation. Between that and actual back actors trying to hit bikes, I stick with the dirt these days. I enjoyed commuting so much when I did it, I just wish we could have nice things. Tesla could help us out here.
 

that's a terrible thing and I'm sorry to hear it

griff wrote:

I'm so sorry V. Be alert out there.
...
It sounds like a texting situation. Between that and actual back actors trying to hit bikes, I stick with the dirt these days. I enjoyed commuting so much when I did it, I just wish we could have nice things. Tesla could help us out here.
 

Texting and driving is dangerous and illegal, for sure. No evidence of that precipitating this avoidable tragedy (not an accident).  The driver was found within the hour smoking heroin in the vehicle that killed John.   

Kitsap Sun wrote:

Two witnesses driving in separate vehicles on the 8000 block of Central Valley Road at about 12:48 p.m., near Fairview Middle School, told investigators they observed a Jeep Cherokee drive on to the shoulder and pass another vehicle, striking Skubic, and then continue driving.

As a deputy canvassed the area, he found a Jeep Cherokee matching the description parked at an apartment complex at 317 Fairgrounds Road with “fresh” damage to the front end.

Inside he found Moore and a woman.

“They were in the process of smoking heroin by using foil and a lighter,” according to court documents. At the time Moore, who is the registered owner of the vehicle, was seated in the passenger seat, the deputy wrote.

I'm at a loss for words.


 

One of the thousands of tragedies people cause every day... I sure am glad it'll never happen to me or anyone I know, everyone says until it does.

On a lighter note.