Tons of great Gravel rides up North of you from Amnicola, Aska (Blue Ridge) and up in the cohuttas... Rope Mill, Blankets creek are all places you could do some riding too...
I've been a part of this thread since it started and it would be great but there is always a non-cyclist telling us how, when, and where to ride...without any real world experience both sides of the equation....I started not to comment but couldn't help myself...
These are the reasons that I...
I live on both sides of this issue daily. What most lack is perspective on both sides of the vehicle...I hold BOTH sides accountable bc I'm a member of BOTH sides.
Until you are the cyclist going into the ditch I'm not sure that is a call someone should make. The ditch can be very hospitable...
@RiverBend
Let me offer you another perspective from the cyclist point of view that could be viewed as common sense by us. I've been a cyclist for 33 years and ridding 10s of thousands of miles....used to own a bike shop and have spent a LOT of time on the road. With that said I would like...
Here are a few pics of a Bikepacking trip a few buddies and I went on this weekend up in the Cohuttas...35 miles and 3400ft of elevation gain.
My ride:
Salsa Fargo
I have a sleeping bag, sleeping pad, cook set and stove, extra clothes, down jacket, extra shoes, headlight, doc kit, an Esee3...
When passing cyclists that are "taking up the whole road"....let me give you the part of my personal thought process....and give you maybe another way of looking at it from OUR (cyclist) side....
I have been riding on the road for over 30 years. I am a husband, a father, and a business owner...
Here are a few pics from my latest ride....34mi and over 3200ft of climbing....Climbed Bear Creek to Potato Patch, our past 3 forks and then down Mountain Town and back to our property....Love the Salsa Fargo....a very capable bike for sure....this one hurt a bit!
Bear Creek Campground
The...
"Trusty Rusty"-- one of my favorite bikes of all time..
Single Speed Full Rigid
Niners Sir9- Reynolds 853 steel! "Steel is Real"
Weighs 21lbs
Current Road Scoot... 2016 Trek Madone Di2
Bontrager Carbon wheels..
Sub 16 lbs
And Last my favorite road bike of all time...
This is my "Fast...
If I couldn't wheelie or jump I'm not sure I would know how to ride a bike!!
Out on the road holding up guys like @RiverBend
Smoked after a hard 34mile Snake Creek Gap TT!
@RiverBend --- The difference is that YOU, the motorist DO NOT determine what is "near to the right side of the...
There is one in every crowd....SMH....I've learned a long time ago that you can't really find a middle ground with people like our buddy Riverbed. We will just have to agree to disagree.
Cyclist for over 31 years...
Mountain and Road...ridden all over the country. Doing BRAG this year (did it...
@BIGLEW
Congrats on your decision to improve your quality of life by getting into better shape. I own Bear Creek Bikes in Dalton GA. I will tell you what I tell all my customers:
"Buy the bike you think you will need a YEAR from now...not the bike you need now.".
The most expensive $$$ is...
Gosh, now there is an original argument I've never heard before as cyclist of 30 years....
@Buckeye76 don't you have a couch to surf on somewhere and some cheesy poofs to eat...feel free to Troll somewhere else.
@10thmountain here it goes
Carbon:
I ride what I want to sell...so that means I normally* ride Trek Road bikes...always Carbon..Love me some carbon.
Strava?
I quit riding with Data a long time ago...all it does is tell me how fast I USED to be and how SLOW I am now..The only data I keep is how...
Danny Macaskill is probably the best in the world.... Google "Road Bike Party" on YouTube...he does amazing stuff on a road bike... or just google his name... he is phenomenal and a great guy to boot.