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[TwoWheelsDC]

Skipped out of work early to do some riding in my bike’s natural habitat:

[Dirt]

Too nice to stay home on the couch.

[huskerdont]

Nice cold Sunday morning for the Difficult Run MTB loop. Ground mostly frozen and dry. Lots of fun. Even found a trail that was new to me.
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[Lt. Dan]

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Saturday got out to Accotink for some fun- that’s my buddy Colby between the trees.
Sunday got out in the dirt with my 7 year old- cold but fun!!!

[consularrider]

Spring has definitely sprung. My second shorts ride day in 2017.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]14443[/ATTACH] In Grüneburgpark
[ATTACH=CONFIG]14444[/ATTACH] I have yet to see a low flying vulture on this overpass.

[drevil]

I spent the last week riding, hiking, and chillin’ in the desert Southwest. It was my first time in Sedona, and it became one of my favorite places I’ve biked in the U.S. I also spun a bit in Vegas, and it beats hanging out in smoky casinos by a mile. Here are a few shots of or by me.

Ducky Trail in Cottonwood by ricky d, on Flickr

Bike Tree by ricky d, on Flickr

Sedona, Arizona by ricky d, on Flickr

Southwest Ridge Trails by ricky d, on Flickr

[drevil]

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Southwest Ridge Trails by ricky d, on Flickr

Southwest Ridge Trails by ricky d, on Flickr

Southwest Ridge Trails by ricky d, on Flickr

[huskerdont]

Am most curious about the bike tree. Are those old destroyed bikes on there? They seem to have water bottles, so perhaps it is just a tree where folks stop and hang their bikes up to take pics.

[bobco85]

@drevil 157850 wrote:

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Those pictures are GORGEOUS! That last one really shows why Arizona’s state flag has its particular design of the sun setting behind the mountains (pic for reference):
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I spent a brief amount of time in Sedona when I did my Arizona trip (Phoenix, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas) a few years ago, but I only did a bit of hiking in Red Rock State Park (I biked around Phoenix). It’s still very striking how much red soil there is in that state! I hope you didn’t encounter any rattlesnakes!

[drevil]

@huskerdont 157852 wrote:

Am most curious about the bike tree. Are those old destroyed bikes on there? They seem to have water bottles, so perhaps it is just a tree where folks stop and hang their bikes up to take pics.

The bikes are not destroyed. They range in (new retail) price from $1000 to almost $10K.

We used to joke around when on breaks and hide the bikes of those not paying attention by hanging them on trees. One of my friends noticed it looked cool, embraced the idea, and started hanging his own bike on trees to take pictures. Now it’s our tradition to do it once in a while if the situation presents itself.

@bobco85 157854 wrote:

Those pictures are GORGEOUS! That last one really shows why Arizona’s state flag has its particular design of the sun setting behind the mountains (pic for reference):

I spent a brief amount of time in Sedona when I did my Arizona trip (Phoenix, Sedona, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Las Vegas) a few years ago, but I only did a bit of hiking in Red Rock State Park (I biked around Phoenix). It’s still very striking how much red soil there is in that state! I hope you didn’t encounter any rattlesnakes!

Thanks Bob! Sorry to break it to you, but the ones labeled Southwest Ridge are from a trail called Ike’s Peek that overlooks the Las Vegas Strip. But yes, I agree with you that the sunsets are amazing in Arizona, especially when paired with the mountains in the backdrop. Don’t want to bore y’all with non-bike pics, but I took this one from the top (without needing ropes) of Cathedral Rock in Sedona:

Sunset from the top of Cathedral Rock by ricky d, on Flickr

Regarding the red soil, yes, I love how it looks, but it’s really fine and gets everywhere and into everything as I found out while I was breaking down and boxing my bike last night. I might have to dismantle the rear assembly on my bike because I found red dust in the pivots and other places you don’t want it to be.

[KLizotte]

I agree Sedona is amazing and the pics are fabulous!

[Lt. Dan]

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Hangin’ with the guys

[bobco85]

While visiting my sister in Clearwater, Florida, I went on a bike ride with her for the first time since I was a literal baby. She used to put me on the back of her bike and go for rides. To this day, I still find the sensation of riding on a bicycle to be quite calming.

Here’s the video of the short loop that we did (I will be making another video showcasing other trails in the area, too):

[video=youtube_share;bZVzrDgmFtw]https://youtu.be/bZVzrDgmFtw[/video]

[drevil]

Big duh, but full squish makes most things so much easier. Here’s a vid from 11 years ago as I ascend steps of a building at the University of Maryland aboard my rigid singlespeed bike:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/bikecentric/2400180397

And here’s the same set of steps tonight

[video=vimeo;211231720]https://vimeo.com/211231720[/video]

I can’t wait to get an e-bike to cut tonight’s time in half!

[consularrider]

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]14518[/ATTACH] I could have ridden the Via Regia from Kyiv to Frankfurt lass summer! Maybe I would have kept going to Santiago de Compostella.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]14519[/ATTACH] There were seven different Spargel (asparagus) offerings.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]14520[/ATTACH] This bunny in Bergen-Enkheim had plastic Easter eggs on it the past few times I rode by.

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