Cycling Thread

[ken0042]

Does anybody know if the pathway under 17 ave SE/ Blackfoot is open again? It had been closed for construction of the BRT, but looked to be open when I drove over it today it looked to be open. My next ride into work is with a cycling rookie- and that’s a nicer ride than down 9th and then 8th ave.

[81MC]

As of last night it was not.

[Northendzone]

Went to wbc this morning and rode whitetail, braggin rights and merlin. All three trails were mostly dry and all three also had some wet muddy sections, some might have been as long as 100 feet.

It was nice to be out on wbc. Was frustrated with my bike though as I kept having issues with pedal strike on roots and other trail stuff. Will have to look at my suspension and ride 9 settings, but, I also took it as a sign that I should have a new cranskset, so I did just that and ordered a race face atlas set up (my current rig has the ref cinch system and I did not want to horse around with a new bottom bracket)

[KTrain]

I messed up. I said I could ride on the 26th but I actually helped plan a conference and forgot the date of it...

So I'm out for a ride on the26th. I could make Sunday the 27th work. If other dates work, let me know.

[BurningYears]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

Went to wbc this morning and rode whitetail, braggin rights and merlin. All three trails were mostly dry and all three also had some wet muddy sections, some might have been as long as 100 feet.

It was nice to be out on wbc. Was frustrated with my bike though as I kept having issues with pedal strike on roots and other trail stuff. Will have to look at my suspension and ride 9 settings, but, I also took it as a sign that I should have a new cranskset, so I did just that and ordered a race face atlas set up (my current rig has the ref cinch system and I did not want to horse around with a new bottom bracket)

I hit up WBC in the afternoon yesterday as well, Started on the Allen Bill side. Man it was busy with hikers leaving up but once I hit snagmore it was fine. ended up trying to kill myself but did Snagmore/Boundary Ridge/Rangers Summit/Bobcat/Ridgeback 1/2/Hwy 66 coast back to the lot.

Tons of fun other then running out of water, Bobcat is a lot of fun going down, ever only gone up it previously. Also very very little water on the HWY66 side maybe 10 feet of puddles total with a little bit of mud inbetween snagmore and boundary ridge.

[worth]

I can't do the 27th, might be able to do this upcoming long weekend if we do not go out of town, TBD at the moment. Other than that my weekends are booked up until July.

[habernac]

That whole weekend is out for me, sorry.

I did find an 11% grade hill to climb this weekend, quite by accident. Gotta love rides where you just want to get to a certain distance so you just keep going.

[Northendzone]

I am thinking of this ride on Saturday

Originally Posted by BurningYears

I hit up WBC in the afternoon yesterday as well, Started on the Allen Bill side. Man it was busy with hikers leaving up but once I hit snagmore it was fine. ended up trying to kill myself but did Snagmore/Boundary Ridge/Rangers Summit/Bobcat/Ridgeback 1/2/Hwy 66 coast back to the lot.

[BurningYears]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

I am thinking of this ride on Saturday

Just don’t stop for a break at the bottom of bobcat at the intersection with ridgeback 3. There is a territorial grouse there. Lol.


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[JohnnyO]

I bought a new decent cross bike from Bow Cycle and the wheels sound like they are going to break. Originally I thought it was the bb and/or the seat and neither are the problem. Then I thought I would torque the trough axel on both wheels to the proper spec and no change. Anyone had wheels make a ton of creaking noises when riding?Super annoying /noisy ride. Is this normal breaking in?

I am not the lightest rider but this seems pretty crappy.

[Fuzz]

It can be normal for break in. I've had luck just squeezing spokes together where they cross and bind. You will feel them ping a little. Give a try doing that on every spoke cross and see if it fixes it.

[81MC]

^Will find any potentially lose spokes from break-in as well.

Any suggestions for trails in the mountains, within a few hours drive, that preferably loop back to start and mellow enough for my out-of-shape ass and a less than experienced other? Somewhere with some stellar views and some water would be incredible. I have the remainder of this week off work and sure hope I can get out and do some trails before the long weekend filth shows up.

[Northendzone]

^ easiest one i can think of is on banff. go to the banff springs hotel and drive past, there is a public parking lot there. park there and follow the gravel road - at about the 6k mark there is a picnic area and a footbridge - cross over the footbridge and follow the double track back. very limited climbing until the end where you need to get back to your vehicle.go earlier in the morning to avoid the traffic going thru downtown banff

http://banff.ca/index.aspx?NID=655 there are some nice views from this trail. can also have lunch in banff

canmore nordic ctr also has some options, although i beleive that everything starts with a climb up EKG from the day lodge.

as for bragg creek - you can park by allan bill pond and ride the XC ski trails starting with elbow and iron springs is also a decent trail. once again, wide relative smooth double track with limited climbing. download the trailforks app to your phone and search

anything else in WBC will involve more climbing and roots and will be busy by about 10 am

[Northendzone]

johnny - if those spokes are loose then get the bike back tot eh shop as they need to all be tensioned.

i'd jsut take the rig back given it is relatively new so they can give it another once over. Go before the long weekend as i'd imagine most shops are now getting really busy

[Reggie Dunlop]

Tooling around Altadore and the Glenmore Reservoir today. The gate was open to the Velodome. Couldn't resist a few spins. Quite an adrenaline rush.

Spoiler!

[Bigtime]

City doing a survey in regards to Pathway and Bikeway plans, provide your input!

https://engage.calgary.ca/pathwaybikeway

[BurningYears]

Originally Posted by Reggie Dunlop

Tooling around Altadore and the Glenmore Reservoir today. The gate was open to the Velodome. Couldn't resist a few spins. Quite an adrenaline rush.

Spoiler!

I used to go there for dryland (summer training) for ski racing. its pretty much a blast even if you are on a fixed gear for the first time in your life and decide you want to just coast (nope) or watching your buddy eat it in a corner lol.

[JohnnyO]

Originally Posted by Northendzone

johnny - if those spokes are loose then get the bike back tot eh shop as they need to all be tensioned.

i'd jsut take the rig back given it is relatively new so they can give it another once over. Go before the long weekend as i'd imagine most shops are now getting really busy

So I checked all the spokes and they were not lose as far as I could tell (all seems about the same). What I did is put a tiny drop of Teflon oil on each spoke crossing point. Not sure if that cleaned something out or only lubricated it. Not a peep out of the rim now. I will take into bow as soon as I can get there. My ride was a lot less embarrassing and enjoyable after this.

[ken0042]

According to the link below- Beaverdam Flats is scheduled to re-open Friday afternoon.
http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Doc...estoration.pdf

[redflamesfan08]

Originally Posted by ken0042

According to the link below- Beaverdam Flats is scheduled to re-open Friday afternoon.

http://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/Parks/Doc...estoration.pdf

I might just make it through there for the ribbon cutting!
Surely there will be a ribbon cutting?