Cycling Thread

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

my building has a common area gym/shower/change facility - there are signs up saying not to leave towels as they will be removed and tossed away; however, historically if your towel was neatly hung up, they would leave it alone.....

rode in this morning, went to show and my towel was gone - had to dry off using the hair dryer and the long sleeve shirt I was wearing.......i was more annoyed given that i had gone to MEC to buy a micorfiber camping towel. I managed to recover my twoel and will try and discreetly hand it up in my cube........hopefully it odes not rain before getting hme this afternoon

Wow, I hate showering to find nothing to dry off on. Maybe set up a rack under your desk for drying items?

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by YYC in LAX

Taking my dad to buy a new bike on Wednesday. What's the hot bike these days? He'll likely be wanting something along the lines of a crossover and hybrid or whatever they're called. $100-$1500 price range.

Thanks

Cyclocross Bike?
http://www.mec.ca/product/5032-143/m...ex/?f=10+51319

[Northendzone]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Wow, I hate showering to find nothing to dry off on. Maybe set up a rack under your desk for drying items?

Have a bed and a mini-fridge and habatchi under there already......

[foshizzle11]

Here is my current commuter that I bought on Kijiji.



It was cheap and actually decreased my time commuting by about 7-10 mins from my specialized hard tail. I live in Lynnwood and ride downtown, it is about 12km.

The roads are terrible right now and the pathways are worse, is there anyway we can complain to the city, maybe 311. Would it be better if more people complained or do we just have to live with this?

[habernac]

they're taking their sweet time fixing potholes this year.

[habernac]

Always bike with your bear spray, especially if you're alone

http://www.thejasperlocal.com/exclus...ly-attack.html

[Northendzone]

^ good reminder, I always hope that i never have to find out if the stuff i bought works.....

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by foshizzle11

The roads are terrible right now and the pathways are worse, is there anyway we can complain to the city, maybe 311. Would it be better if more people complained or do we just have to live with this?

I've found the best strategy is just to ride in traffic in downtown. The roadsides are still too littered with gravel for biking with road tires and many pathways are still wrecked from the flood or shut down for repair forcing detours.

[habernac]

and watch the highlights of the Giro tonight. They just climbed through snow. Poor #######s must be freezing.

[Wormius]

Is the Bow Valley Parkway okay for biking? I found the Legacy Tr. a bit short, but in all of my drives along BV, never saw bikes.

[Coys1882]

Originally Posted by pylon

Slightly OT, but I still LOL when I think of your story where some girl on a Walmart mountain bike with a squeaky crank wearing jeans, blew past you on Macleod Trail when you were on your road bike.

Humbling to say the least... Though a mid 20 something guy challenged me to race this AM at the lights crossing Anderson. I trailed him for a bit to get a feel for it and then blew his doors off and didn't see him again. Does that make up for it?

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Is the Bow Valley Parkway okay for biking? I found the Legacy Tr. a bit short, but in all of my drives along BV, never saw bikes.

Which part are you asking about? There are intermittent closures here and there for repairs or parts that are still completely washed out but you can fjord by foot (carry your bike over wooden planks).

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

Which part are you asking about? There are intermittent closures here and there for repairs or parts that are still completely washed out but you can fjord by foot (carry your bike over wooden planks).

I am confused. There were closures? I road the Legacy Trail a couple of weeks ago from Canmore to Banff, and I drove to the Bow Valley Parkway in March, and the road looked okay from a vehicle perspective. I just want to know if there are any dangers in biking, since I have never seen cyclists along it before. is visibility to cars a problem?

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I am confused. There were closures? I road the Legacy Trail a couple of weeks ago from Canmore to Banff, and I drove to the Bow Valley Parkway in March, and the road looked okay from a vehicle perspective. I just want to know if there are any dangers in biking, since I have never seen cyclists along it before. is visibility to cars a problem?

Sorry I read your post wrong. I read it as Bow Valley pathway and not Parkway.

[Northendzone]

isn't the BVP narrow, with very little for a shoulder?

found this on the net: http://www.banfflakelouise.com/Thing...Valley-Parkway

[foshizzle11]

Anyone ride from Bragg Creek to Elbow Falls yet this year? How is the road along there?

[macker]

Originally Posted by foshizzle11

Anyone ride from Bragg Creek to Elbow Falls yet this year? How is the road along there?

It is fine now. About 2 weeks ago there was still some snow along the road.

[Northendzone]

Riding to
O work tomorrow, and then out in Bragg creek on Saturday morning.

Thinking of doing powder face creek......

[hmmhmmcamo]

There were a few posts earlier about Strava. The thing I like most about it is seeing where other people are riding. There are several pro cyclists (mtb and road) that train in Victoria over the winter, so it's been cool seeing all the different trails/routes they ride.

I don't think it's been posted yet, but Strava has posted a global heat map based on every user's rides. There are lots of tracks around Calgary, so hopefully it'll give you folks some new places to check out.

http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#9/-1...5887/blue/bike

[Northendzone]

^ that is kind of cool - also neat to see concentrations near cities deemed as bike friendly - i.e. Portland........