tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post5163869913254740498..comments2024-03-21T03:56:28.972-06:00Comments on Jill Outside: Whipping up a slushyJill Homerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-32230195877410026992008-01-06T14:32:00.000-07:002008-01-06T14:32:00.000-07:00Never give up! Never surrender! =DNever give up! Never surrender! =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-82753999402432528782007-12-15T09:37:00.000-07:002007-12-15T09:37:00.000-07:00I always tell myself: EVERY ride make me better......I always tell myself: EVERY ride make me better....VeloCChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836521203444947951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-8883192146406911282007-12-10T18:48:00.000-07:002007-12-10T18:48:00.000-07:00OK, I trust your judgement. While in Bozeman, MT ...OK, I trust your judgement. While in Bozeman, MT a friend made me a set of "chains" that were actually spectra climbing cord with intermittent aluminum clips that sat very low-profile in the tread pattern. Not much help for snow, but incredible on ice. I've not seen anything like them on the market and I wore them ragged and my friend moved away. <BR/><BR/>I don't have much use for that sort of thing anymore. It was 87 today. Brrr!Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-67028163622194215402007-12-10T18:40:00.000-07:002007-12-10T18:40:00.000-07:009 miles an hour...yeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaa9 miles an hour...yeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaLunatic Bikerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071867177249732111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-65702223146990503132007-12-10T14:31:00.000-07:002007-12-10T14:31:00.000-07:00What if come Iditarod time the snow is several fee...What if come Iditarod time the snow is several feet deep? Will the race officials be kind to you and pack the trail down good or will they just mark it a few times with a snowmobile. I know all y'all rough and tough Alaskans would want it that way, right? The deeper and more difficult the better.rocking R rusticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173461420385700988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-91209974468513851612007-12-10T14:20:00.000-07:002007-12-10T14:20:00.000-07:00I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one having ...I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one having trouble with the slush - while sliding and fishtailing and, yes, <I>walking</I> my Redline Monocog outfitted with 60mm Schwalbe Big Apple tires into work these past few days, I couldn't help but wonder whether I'd be better served for winter riding with Snowcat rims, or a Pugsley, or Nokian studded tires, etc... I guess perfection remains, as ever, elusive.Wesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00529490356503227793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-35879231119219076332007-12-10T14:17:00.000-07:002007-12-10T14:17:00.000-07:00I think Pugs (and you) will move along a lot bette...I think Pugs (and you) will move along a lot better on the cold, dry snow of the Ididarod. Training in Juneau seems like a huge handicap.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-33416502909892860312007-12-10T11:57:00.000-07:002007-12-10T11:57:00.000-07:00Here a few things about the psi:I was just guessin...Here a few things about the psi:<BR/><BR/>I was just guessing about the 5 psi. It may be an exageration. But I've tested it at 10 psi before, and it was definitely lower than that. I don't have a gauge on my pump. <BR/><BR/>The tires are so wide that even single-digit psi's provide enough bulk in the tire that you're not rolling on the rim, like you would with an entirely flat tire. However, you can only do it on snow cover, because it's pretty suseptible to pinch flatting and other rim disasters at that point. That maximum pressure is 30 psi, not unlike a car tire. <BR/><BR/>Juancho ... Pugsley is totally a novelty bike. I don't deny it. But, if you are riding over snow-covered trails, it and its other Fatbike siblings are by far the most versatile and efficient bikes made. It took me two years to accept this truth, which is why I've had to keep trading up.Jill Homerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02983065990450931943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-8366117143512529862007-12-10T11:53:00.000-07:002007-12-10T11:53:00.000-07:00Today was a hard day of riding and trudging along ...Today was a hard day of riding and trudging along but tomorrow will most likely be better. All this training is going to be worth it's weight in gold in due time.nicolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634572672852445923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-48202273960894904122007-12-10T09:50:00.000-07:002007-12-10T09:50:00.000-07:00If you have tires that allow you to ride on such l...If you have tires that allow you to ride on such low pressure, why can’t you ride on a “flat” tire? What if you stuffed the tire with something foam-like so you’d never have to worry about changing a flat in super cold conditions. Also, the pump I have always starts out at about 15 psi. (I think this represents a certain amount of atmospheric pressure?) So when you say 5 psi, does that really mean more like 20 psi - or is my pump gauge just broken? <BR/><BR/>Keep on trudging…mindful mulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04351688583487129714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-61508301439427026632007-12-10T07:47:00.000-07:002007-12-10T07:47:00.000-07:00MadamYou have inspired me to pull out the old gary...Madam<BR/>You have inspired me to pull out the old gary fisher ranchito and get rolling. Keep up the great work.Neal Nealshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735676452579747751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-86710877024982130122007-12-10T07:29:00.000-07:002007-12-10T07:29:00.000-07:00I have to question whether the Pugsley has actual ...I have to question whether the Pugsley has actual merit as a vehicle, or is it just a really cool novelty item (like a tall bike, or a fixed gear?)<BR/><BR/>Anyway, don't mean to dis your fat tired ride, but...Juanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01283672346601878803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18615538.post-78598837403004946372007-12-10T05:02:00.000-07:002007-12-10T05:02:00.000-07:005 PSI? Wow, that's wild.5 PSI? <BR/><BR/>Wow, that's wild.The Donut Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824654137428116697noreply@blogger.com