11-09-2018, 01:52 PM
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#421
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Originally Posted by ken0042
Heading SE, it's good to have the wind at my back this time of year. Just had the studded tires put on, so I'll see how much that slows me down. Also brought my hockey elbow pads- just in case.
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The one time I had a bad spill I cracked my hip pretty badly. I went down so fast I didn't move my arms from my handlebars.
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11-09-2018, 01:53 PM
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#422
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Playboy Mansion Poolboy
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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So....... full hockey gear you are saying?
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11-09-2018, 03:02 PM
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#423
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Any recommendations on winter boots for fatbiking (prefer not sport specific but multipurpose if possible)?
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11-09-2018, 04:55 PM
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#424
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Franchise Player
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cral - I use a pair of north face snow jogger type boots similar to this
https://www.sportchek.ca/categories/...%5Bcolor%5D=99
For me they work pretty well with flat pedals, and they are roomy enough to allow for a medium weight sock. I use race face Chester pedals which are composite, so perhaps are slightly warmer that metal pedals.
Lastbyera I considered buying a pair of Louis garnering boots, but the fit was narrow at the ankle, they were hard to get on, but super comfy when on.
I’d really love to get a pair of these, but the cost
https://www.thebikeshop.com/product/...t-240936-1.htm
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11-13-2018, 11:51 PM
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#425
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Sector 7G
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
^ how do you find it to flip those pedals over when you are wearing your spuds? i know i someimtes have those morings where i seemingly have a lot of trouble clipping in and i have two sided peadls.
i have embraced flats for my mtn bike and my fat bike and could never see switching.
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It seems to be a crap shoot to see if I get it on the first time for the clips. but worst case I just ride for a bit with one clipped in and the other onthe flat until I can do the quick flip and clip.
Just love not always having to wear my cycling shoes.
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11-14-2018, 04:40 PM
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#426
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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I passed 1000km of cycling yesterday. Pretty happy with that. Not close to Bigtime's 5000km, but I only started in May and I've got a shorter commute.
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11-14-2018, 06:44 PM
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#427
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Northendzone
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I've got an earlier incarnation of this boot and can vouch for it 100%
I've got cycling-specific cleated winter shoes, but when things get really gnarly I wear these - they work great with my reversible pedals
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11-15-2018, 08:47 AM
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#428
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kermitology
I passed 1000km of cycling yesterday. Pretty happy with that. Not close to Bigtime's 5000km, but I only started in May and I've got a shorter commute.
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It's an awesome milestone no matter what, I'm spoiled because of my longer commute allowing me to make 100km+ weeks achievable without big weekend rides. Realistically I think this year may set the benchmark for how many km's I can get in a year mainly commuting. Sitting at 5243 as of this morning, I think I may get close to 6000 when it is all said and done.
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11-15-2018, 08:55 AM
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#429
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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I've had a poor year for what I had planned for. I need to get my knee and hip issues fixed (which they will probably do on their own when I lose 20 lbs). I will get barely half of my goal this year (I was shooting for 10,000). Should hit 5000 in the next week or so.
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11-16-2018, 07:35 AM
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#430
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Well that was fun, what a headwind if you are riding north. Gusts into the 60's.
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11-16-2018, 07:45 AM
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#431
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Franchise Player
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I have the day off of work today and I was hoping to get out of the fattie and enjoy the new pow, but hard to get fired up about a ride with this wind.
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11-16-2018, 07:57 AM
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#432
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Really not much for pow right now, the pathways were only about 1cm of crunchy snow.
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11-16-2018, 08:29 AM
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#433
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ALL ABOARD!
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There's a nice layer of pebbly ice under the dusting of snow we got down south. Careful out there.
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11-16-2018, 10:06 AM
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#434
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtime
Well that was fun, what a headwind if you are riding north. Gusts into the 60's.
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I turn west briefly to go around the power lines at the end of The Winston and nearly got blown over by a gust. I got to draft an eBike until Fox Hollow and then had to face the full fury of that headwind. I'm exhausted, and it certainly has something to do with all the Scotch I drank last night followed by beer.
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11-16-2018, 10:11 AM
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#435
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Originally Posted by kermitology
I turn west briefly to go around the power lines at the end of The Winston and nearly got blown over by a gust. I got to draft an eBike until Fox Hollow and then had to face the full fury of that headwind. I'm exhausted, and it certainly has something to do with all the Scotch I drank last night followed by beer.
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You also watched Smith play last night, eh?
I had a glorious tail wind all the way in. Not looknig forward to the ride home.
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11-16-2018, 10:13 AM
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#436
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: In the tubes to Vancouver Island
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
You also watched Smith play last night, eh?
I had a glorious tail wind all the way in. Not looknig forward to the ride home.
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CSN Whisky Night but there was a lot of cursing about Smith from a lot of people.
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11-17-2018, 01:23 PM
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#437
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Franchise Player
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Logged my first 50k on my fat bike over the past two days....man I miss the tight handling of my Thunderbolt and my commuter.....that front tire always looks so massive for the first few weeks......
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11-19-2018, 10:44 AM
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#438
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: sector 7G
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A lot better ride in today than I expected. I lost sleep over the amount of ice that I was thinking would be there. A bit of a non event.
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11-19-2018, 02:10 PM
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#439
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
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Anyone happen to have fatbike trail recommendations (and conditions updates) for Jasper? I may be there at the end of this month. Thanks
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11-26-2018, 09:05 AM
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#440
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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A real mixed bag of conditions out there this morning. Side streets were super soft sinking snow making it hard to move at all. Pathways were cleared/plowed but there were lots of hard packed and icy parts still on the pathway. The pedestrian bridge by the curling club hadn't been touched (which is insane as I believe it is still the busiest ped bridge into the core) and was a completely bumpy/snowy/icy mess. Fox Hollow hill gets a lot of sun, so with it being cleared it was gloriously bare and dry.
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