tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post3031948654969025239..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: Stacks of bikesJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-16942762082423772007-06-07T14:33:00.000-06:002007-06-07T14:33:00.000-06:00yep the cross check, just got one for the oldest s...yep the cross check, just got one for the oldest son and he is loving it, it is his only transport, and then the pugsley and your set, road bikes have to fit like a glove, I do not think you can borrow someones and really have a good experience on it, I am glad your knee is on the mend.monkeygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098098093555344154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-39000009634925948392007-06-07T00:42:00.000-06:002007-06-07T00:42:00.000-06:00One -- my next bike will be a surly cross check, i...One -- my next bike will be a surly cross check, if I ever decide to own another bike. <BR/><BR/>Two, Road tires that are kevlar jacketed are absolutely worth the money, espcially if you live in a bottle strewn state that starts with an "A." It makes all the difference in the world. <BR/><BR/>Aside from the two flats today. I have hardly had a flat since I returned from AZ 9 months ago.shawnkieltyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18414687355264886702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-56147877168102178932007-06-06T21:14:00.000-06:002007-06-06T21:14:00.000-06:00Forget road bikes. If you must have a skinnier ti...Forget road bikes. If you must have a skinnier tire bike, go with a cyclocross bike. I just built up my Surly - the frame was cheap (<$300.) and I put cross brakes on them - they mount up on horizonal part of the bar to allow you to brake while your hands are on top of the drop bars. Much nicer in my opinion. Plus you can ride with fatter tires. Seem like that would be better up there in the north.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-19206551163789585562007-06-06T18:58:00.000-06:002007-06-06T18:58:00.000-06:00I'm still trying to figure out the guy I keep seei...I'm still trying to figure out the guy I keep seeing on the levee bike path down here in New Orleans riding a snow bike. Poor guy. He must miss it terribly! BTW, borrowed road bikes <I>never</I> feel right!Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03607259821954490651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-70409514157827802632007-06-06T17:29:00.000-06:002007-06-06T17:29:00.000-06:00I don't like road bikes much either, and for where...I don't like road bikes much either, and for where I live it's not that useful of a tool anyhow. A snow bike would be sick! What are you thinking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-52226761094300377442007-06-06T15:06:00.000-06:002007-06-06T15:06:00.000-06:00Velocc and Dreamwalkn both make valid points. The...Velocc and Dreamwalkn both make valid points. The bike probably didn't really fit you, which can make a big differcne in your performance. And what Dreamwalkn said about tire pressure, I find to be true, too. I swear I can only have to pump my mtn bike tires like 3 times a year, but my road bike tires I have to check before every ride, ESPECIALLY if I have latex tubes instead of butyl (like I do on my race wheels).<BR/><BR/>What I would suggest though, to give you the best of both worlds (road and mtn) is a cyclocross bike. I bought one of those last year, and it has hands down become my favorite bike. It has a more upright position than my road bike, but overall still handles like a road bike. The knobby tires and mtn bike gearing (my low gear on that bike is 26x32) allow me to go anywhere. I've even had that thing on singletrack, and it was a BLAST! It also has all the mounts for fenders and a rear rack, so makes a great commuting & touring bike, too. I did a 3-day self-supported tour w/ friends on it last fall, and it was great.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, my two cents...<BR/><BR/>-Fonk<BR/><BR/>p.s. I hope all goes well w/ your plumbing situation!Fonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04504462046067745769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-10169678937138057232007-06-06T15:00:00.000-06:002007-06-06T15:00:00.000-06:00It is not a question of how many bikes. I myself o...It is not a question of how many bikes. I myself own four and I am inheriting right now another MTB from my husband b/c he thinks it is the better race bike. And yes, every bike has a different purpose. I even own a polo bike, since we play bike polo in the winter. But I understand Jill. You always think about your NEXT bike and in her case, I would definitely go for the snow bike instead of an road bike...VeloCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836521203444947951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-5991210126013181952007-06-06T13:28:00.000-06:002007-06-06T13:28:00.000-06:00No such thing as too many bikes...There is problem...No such thing as too many bikes...<BR/><BR/>There is problems with limited space to put them tho....Danohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932290410576111792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-35850355351800900212007-06-06T10:44:00.000-06:002007-06-06T10:44:00.000-06:00I'm not trying to be a wise-ass but I thought I'd ...I'm not trying to be a wise-ass but I thought I'd ask to see whether you pumped up the tires or not. I find I need to pump the tires up each time I ride my road bike, otherwise I feel like I'm riding in soft tar. I can just hop on my Mt. bike without checking it for several rides. Because of the small relative volume of air, as compared to a Mt. bike tire, the performance of the road tire will be affected with just a slight loss of air.dreamwalknhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315075864345039948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-69686013743620066982007-06-06T10:08:00.000-06:002007-06-06T10:08:00.000-06:00Jill - I hope you don't mind, but I wrote a little...Jill - I hope you don't mind, but I wrote a little blurb about your wonderful blog on my blog this morning, hoping that some of my readers will enjoy your writing and photos as much as I do. <BR/><BR/>(If you DO mind, let me know and I'll remove it.)<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for such a treat...<BR/>Cynthia<BR/>http://cynwrites.blogspot.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-76903746818751905012007-06-06T09:58:00.000-06:002007-06-06T09:58:00.000-06:00I owned four bikes up to mid winter. Then gave one...I owned four bikes up to mid winter. Then gave one away and sold another, so I was down to two.<BR/>I turned my Kona mountainbike into a singlespeed, so I had one bike with gears and one without.<BR/><BR/>Then I crashed the one with gears so that it was useless.<BR/><BR/>The crashed bike is now a singlespeed, I still have my Kona singlespeed, I've ordered a 2006 jamis nova cross bike, and a reader of my blog gave me a free steel frame to build up another bike.<BR/><BR/>So I'll soon be back to four bikes again! maybe it's kind of like a cycling kharmic balance!!Tucohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12647404074680230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-49886191256581921092007-06-06T08:47:00.000-06:002007-06-06T08:47:00.000-06:00Is Geoff taller than you are? I tried once a long ...Is Geoff taller than you are? I tried once a long time ago to ride Martin's (who is taller than I) road bike and ended up with about the same kind of feelings. I felt, like I had never ridden a bike before and I decided that day, that I would NEVER ride a road bike again!<BR/>Only this winter, about 5 years later, for the sake of getting more training miles in, I bought I women's specific road bike, my size, kinda fitted for me. I had it on the trainer inside over the winter and in April, I got my courage up and took it out...<BR/>Boy, those tires where skinny in the beginning. The breaks were hard to reach (they told me it was the right set up for me!?)and it didn't break very well (I am spoiled from having disk breaks on my MTB) and the worst after riding it, I was so SORE. EVERYTHING H U R T!!!! <BR/>What in the whole world is this bike doing to me?<BR/>But this time, being on a training plan, a was on a mission and I stuck with it. I can break now, the tires don't seem so skinny any more and I don't hurt after riding.<BR/>I will actually try my first road race this weekend.<BR/>But I still love my nubby tires more and will always be a MTB:)VeloCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836521203444947951noreply@blogger.com