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Glad to hear it was only a close call, not worse. After talking to the "gentleman" who hit me, I'm thinking many of these assholes on the road are probably nice people in person, but just have no respect for bicyclist on the road. They just dont consider the option that they should slow and wait for Lyns to make the left or for oncoming traffic to clear so they can pass with plenty of clearance. Looks like a nice ride otherwise.

Thanks Advil is keeping me mobile and I have a prescription for stronger if I needed it. The trucks fender and mirror look pretty bad too. Seems like a nice enough gentleman but he is still trying to figure out what he did wrong. "I was as far over in my lane as I could get, I couldn't go farther due to an oncoming car." It doesn't occur to him to slow up and wait for the oncoming car to clear. There is no way to safely pass anything in your lane on a narrow 2 lane with no shoulder. Luckily he told the cop what happened because I have no idea. I don't remember anything until about 1/2 hr later.

Tried to be a hood ornament. I don't remember the accident but other than some rash, bruises and a mild concussion I came out OK. The bike not so well. Bent top tube, broken chain stay and very bent rear wheel. The drivers insurance should pay for everything. I get to deal with that next. Craig

With a SS bike there are still 3 gears. Sitting and pedaling, Standing on the pedals and walking In NEO I very seldom need the low gear, but if you can ride all the hills around Mohican on a SS without walking them you are much tougher than me.

No problem, I will probably still do the BF gravel. I am not skilled or fit enough to race MTB. Last time I tried to ride VK it tried to kill me when I slipped off a skinny and landed hard on the board. IP, I'm sure you could do it on the SS. I did a similar 60 mile ride out of Millersburg a few years ago on a SS CrossCheck. Just be prepared to walk a few hills. I actually had a better time on the SS than I did the following year on my geared bike. Craig

Black Fork Gravel Grinder Anybody interested? @redkow97 are you signed up yet. I'm thinking I will do the 48 mile route, though I will likely wuss out if it looks like rain. Another mess like RAR and I will have to replace my entire drive train and cables. That area should be much more challenging terrain though hopefully less challenging weather.

Extensive testing at the North Pole, 45hp from a 1.9lb motor, available later this year. Sounds like April Fools. On the other hand a hub mounted electric FWD does sound like a reasonable off road technology. Christini has already proven FWD effective for off-road motorcycles and a electric motor would simplify the mechanics. 45hp would be way over kill, these bike have too much power off-road already, but a 10-15hp motor may help stabilize the vehicle in loose conditions. Control would be very tricky but dynamic traction control and ABS have already greatly improved for ADV bikes. I suspect something like this is coming sooner rather than later.

The advantages of being short. I can barely fit my bike inside of an Equinox with both seats lain flat without disassembly. Craig

Nice I like the rack. Looks like that granny ring is designed to climb walls

Sorry Asbury (I always mistype that one). That was the road you came down before the rail trail on RAR. That climb is much more challenging than Alpha.

Ashby Rd? I'll probably be through there tomorrow morning about 9

I like seeing a brand new bike dirty

Why do you think electronic locks are better than manual steering column locks? Dirt bikes are particularly vulnerable. Most dirt bikes have no key, no steering lock, can be picked by 2 strong men and many are not titled. As for security A strong chain attached to an immobile object.

So you think the 45 year old fatboy on a fully rigid fatbike would do better Looks like Chris is going full in on the bicycle racing and is trying to take someone down with him.

From the news report the bike was stolen Feb 4. The kid did not have it for 3 months like his father says. Also a kid is trying to sell a bike he can't have owned for much more than a month in the winter. Sorry I'm not buying the story. Sounds like the story always given when trying to sell stolen goods and you get caught. Still I agree handled poorly. The story about the danger to others sounds like a story also. Not a happy ending for either party

I'll help you out https://www.6hbr.com/ May 13th, Beaver Falls PA I don't think my skill level nor fitness would be up for this. Based on previous long MTB rides I have done my lap times would be more like 1:15. Starting lap 3 before the 3hr limit would be a challenge. I do have the fat bike though

Do both The full Mohican loop (I thought it was 26 miles) is a really fun ride. There will be plenty of riders of all skill levels there. However the OMBC race will give you a time and an actual comparison to other racers.

I see you got some Bar mitts, those would have been nice on RAR I did 30 on Sunday. It appeared they did not plow Beck Rd. in Mantua after the last snow. There were narrow muddy wheel tracks through 6" of wet slushy snow. Other than that and the normal spring pot holes It was not a bad ride.

If you haven't been there, Mohican is a great MTB trail, and unlike the local trails it dries quickly. Not real technical other than a few steep hills but long with changing scenery and tons of elevation change. Doing the whole loop is a real challenge. I don't think I will be able to get away during the week but I will have to do Mohican at least once this year.

My vote is something dark (porter, stout, brown ale). To my taste buds a Dortmunder has the bland already covered. Ofcourse unlike the hipsters I don't like any flavoring in my beer. Like IP my experience was different. My youngest beers were a month old before drinking. Though I did brew all grain it was a very low tech system. I'm curious to see how your come out. Craig

Wow you are going all in on the cycling!!! Are you signing up for the Mohican 100 also? The Brady's Run MTB trail looks pretty good, and is actually closer to me than Mohican. I may have to try the trail this spring.

This winter has been lousy for off road cycling. Although RAR was pretty much what you can expect for a late Feb/early March gravel ride. Its been better but its also been worse (although you probably would have had more fun on the fatbike in the first years conditions). I was hoping with this recent snow I might get a fatbike ride around the local park. However the 4" of snow we had Tuesday afternoon turned to 18+" by later that evening. No chance of riding in stuff that deep. Instead I got to use my snow shoes for the first time in 2 years. I might be able to ride the path tonight that I shoed last night but by the weekend it is likely to be a slushy mess. Looking at the forecast it is probably a couple weeks before I can ride a trail again. If it would stay below freezing for a while I can either snow bike or ride frozen trails. Or if it was dry for a while I can ride trails. But the freeze/thaw and rain or snow leaves everything a mess.

I'm going to guess rental housing. Probably near a college campus. As for keys I'm a little annoyed with Suzuki, I have different keys for the ignition and steering lock. I know a steering lock is not particularly useful on a 300# motorcycle but it does make rolling the bike away a little more difficult.

I took the fat bike on some local oil well access roads and an abandoned rail road over the weekend. I was surprised to see how muddy both were despite several days of below freezing weather. I think the warm soil combined with sunny days kept any unshaded areas thawed. If you are near the CVNP there are several abandoned hill side roads that make for a more interesting workout. They are mostly gravel and broken down pavement but better than pavement. Pine Hill Road, Old Carriage Trail, Stafford Rd, and Akron-Peninsula, connect those with the Towpath and Summit Hike and Bike trail and it can make for a good gravel workout.

Just noticed that Klutch Industries has Michelin supermoto race tires. http://www.klutch-industries.com/Tires/ I have not dealt with them, just browsing their website looking for leathers.