Not wearing a helmet is not only arrogant, it's selfish - it's not about you and your head, it's about the family members that should not have to look after a vegetable.
Ephesians 5:14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, “Awake, O sleeper,and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” It's time to be on mission
For 3-4 hours you'll need to do the Blue Route twice - remember to go to under the tar road and do the 10km's on the other-side - free flowing and good for "getting a rhythm"
thanks Stewiw - I'm not worried about getting lost - I'm just looking at how to connect certain routes together so I can determine a ride time and distance before I set out or if I change my mind en-route.
I have both. I use the standard tow-bar rack when I only need to carry a max of two bikes. I can put four bikes on the roof of my SUV - a struggle but not impossible task if I'm on my own, fairly simple with an extra pair of hands to help out. Down side of roof top - is not being able to park in the basement or in the shade at races (depending on the height of the tree), additional drag / fuel cost - for long journeys when averaging 120km/h.
I ride a compact (50/34) with an 11-23. If I loose touch with the bunch on the flats / downhill it's due to my own ability and not because of the gearing. PRO I find that I can hang with the group on some of the bumps by staying in my 50-blade - whereas if I was on a standard 523/39 - I would be forced to shift to the 39 - thereby loosing ground per rotation and also easing up on the crank tension as we go over the top in order to shoft back to the 53 .... CON I find the ramp from a 34 to a 50 is greater than that of a 39 to a 53, thus some frustration is not getting a smooth shift - If I'm too high at the back it won't shift at all, too low - and it overshoots the big chain ring - frustrating - no matter how much effort I put into setting the stops - I have to compensate by making sure I select mid-cluster at the rear before changing up at the front. At the end of the day - I prefer the compact.
To enter the Honda Mountain Trophy (2-day stage race) use the following link:<?: prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> Honda Mountain Trophy Entry Link To enter the Honda Mountain Adventure (Sunday 40 km) use the Following Link: Honda Mountain Adventure Entry Link
that's an interesting way of looking at it. I have an Al-ko 2-bike rack up for grabs (similar to the Thule) still in the box ... interested persons can PM me their details for more info.
