The R3V Bicycle Thread

[leegf]

Olympics, Women's race -

The woman in blue tried to block the woman in orange. She forced her up to the wall and orange just rode right up onto the vertical fence to not be shut out. Orange survived, blue crashed out. HA!

The spectator expressions are priceless!

[jpod999]

That TK3 above is nice! I lived with a buddy for a while who had a TK2 and I loved that bike.

[LateFan]

Olympics, Women's race -

The woman in blue tried to block the woman in orange. She forced her up to the wall and orange just rode right up onto the vertical fence to not be shut out. Orange survived, blue crashed out. HA!

[fporro]

From when in lived in Malibu ... enjoy the ride :) ...

http://www.socalmtb.com/messages/alldirt/messages/160224043609~socal%7Cbackbone.htm

I'm in Shanghai for another week then back to Oahu, will post bike pics then as access is totally restricted here, no FB nor Google.

Aloha

[LateFan]

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[Nesset]

Just picked up a Felt TK3. It's my first track bike so I'm pretty stoked. I've been looking off and on for a bike for almost two years but the price was right and I had the money so this was what I stumbled upon. However. I'm not even going to get it to ride it this next two months because I'll be in Alaska. Agh! Happy to be back in the bike game.

[BlackbirdM3]

The one time you wanted the ticket the cop wouldn't give it too you SMH cops are always dicks lol

The best thing was that I likely could have gotten out of the ticket stating "Do you really think a guy on a pedal bike can do 50 mph on flat ground?"

The truth was, there weren't a whole lot of amature cyclists who could sprint like that. Heck, even the pros were pretty thin on guys with that sort of sprint. When I got back to the bike shop I was working at, I had to tell the story, one guy fell down because he was laughing so hard.

Will

[Herr Faust Schinken]

Hahahaha, yes, back in the day I got stopped for doing 50 in a school zone (school was out). I got the "Son, do you know why I pulled you over? I clocked you at 50 mph." Me "Really? holy crap! Are you going to give me a ticket? If so I'm going to frame it as proof that I could do 50 in a sprint!" He told me to slow down and didn't give me a ticket.

Will

The one time you wanted the ticket the cop wouldn't give it too you SMH cops are always dicks lol

[BlackbirdM3]

nah you crazy man you can get a speeding ticket on a bike BTW

Hahahaha, yes, back in the day I got stopped for doing 50 in a school zone (school was out). I got the "Son, do you know why I pulled you over? I clocked you at 50 mph." Me "Really? holy crap! Are you going to give me a ticket? If so I'm going to frame it as proof that I could do 50 in a sprint!" He told me to slow down and didn't give me a ticket.

Will

[Herr Faust Schinken]

My 53/11 was skipping for some reason, so I was limited to using only a 53/12... I can go faster. I've done 67 on the same hill, but I didn't have a digital camera at the time. I think I would have been close to that speed had I not blown my entry to a corner at the top of the hill and scrubbed a bunch of speed off.

Who's down for some roadbike downhill racing?

Will

nah you crazy man you can get a speeding ticket on a bike BTW

[BlackbirdM3]

Haha, ok. You can tell I don't use a bike computer ;)

What was the grade and length of the descent, by the way?

It was kinda steep, and about 2 miles long. Its steep enough that I wouldn't want to ride up it. 650 ft gain in 1 mile apparently.

Will

[leegf]

Haha, ok. You can tell I don't use a bike computer ;)

What was the grade and length of the descent, by the way?

[BlackbirdM3]

How are you shooting that exactly? Helmet cam? (You're not handling the camera by hand, are you?)

I took that pic in my living room with a D600 after the ride. (note, no current speed in the bottom readout.) Trying to shoot a pic at 61 mph? I think not. hahaha.

Will

[leegf]

How are you shooting that exactly? Helmet cam? (You're not handling the camera by hand, are you?)

[BlackbirdM3]

That's too fast son....you'll put your eye out doin' that shit.

My 53/11 was skipping for some reason, so I was limited to using only a 53/12... I can go faster. I've done 67 on the same hill, but I didn't have a digital camera at the time. I think I would have been close to that speed had I not blown my entry to a corner at the top of the hill and scrubbed a bunch of speed off.

Who's down for some roadbike downhill racing?

Will