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@KayakCyndi 83651 wrote:

The social ride has made note of this opportune stop. We’ll be using the Italian Store as lunch stop number one. And yes, there will be more than one.

I’m working on timing between the social ride and the stupid ride to make sure we meet up at the correct questions.

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@jrenaut 83617 wrote:

You’re making my wife very happy. How hard is it to adjust the pads?.

Super easy. On the BB7s there’s a click dial for the inside and outside pads on each caliper. You can look down through the top of the caliper and see how much light is between the brake pad and rotor. When the brake levers are getting a little close to the handlebar, reach down and do a couple clicks in 4 places on the bike and you’re ready to go. When the brakes feel tight, but are kind of losing their stopping power, it is time for new pads. That process takes about 15-20 minutes.

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Cysco? http://cyscocycles.com/

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I like the Yuba because having the rear rack area be welded as part of the frame gives the bike a very secure, solid feel while riding it while loaded. It isn’t that the Xtracycle is wobbly… the Yuba just gets points for the ride quality.

Disc brakes make a big deal. Mechanicals are fine. Battleship Stupid has 203mm, Avid BB7 brakes. They work wonderfully. You need to adjust the pads every few weeks (Assuming that you’re riding it daily.). The Xtracycle Hooptie is amazing. (That is the ring that goes around the people riding in back.)

When it comes to test riding, try to do so with some load on the bike.

I look forward to hearing what you think.

Pete

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Shopping

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Some people see this as a problem. I see it as an opportunity.

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2 pounds of BBQ is a great accessory to add to any bike.

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Thank y’all so much for your generosity! It means so much to me and to the folks who work with GRASP!

[Dirt]

Sam distributing Kind Bars and educating folks on Bike To Work Day

George Washington’s Gristmill

Fun day on the bike, but I’m still pretty wiped out. We should go for a bike ride!

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The fundraising site is up and running. Please take a moment to donate. Small donations are great. I know times are tight.

https://www.coloradogives.org/pedalpower

Make sure to say “For GRASP” in the notes field when you donate.

Thanks so much!

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@ShawnoftheDread 83279 wrote:

Why does it seem like the elevation increases each time I hear about it? Because you’re evil or because I need to meditate on Rule 5?

Plus the older I get, the faster I was.

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@hozn 83287 wrote:

Sadly I won’t be able to make it this year, as I have a conflicting event May 4. I enjoyed the ride last year. It is a long day in the saddle, but it was very social and there was no shortage of Dirt singing to keep everyone’s spirits up. Definitely had a great time. I was the only one to flat (Dirt has photo evidence) last year, which surprised me; that’s what I get for running [road] tubeless (learned my lesson there!).

If there’s another version in the fall, I’m interested!

Honestly the most amazing thing I’ve ever seen on this route was hozn going for and getting the KOM on Jay Miller Dr. (arguably the toughest climb on the route) close to mile 90 of the route. If I’m not mistaken, that KOM stands to this day…. though me publicizing that may have some people shooting for it.

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@ShawnoftheDread 83279 wrote:

Why does it seem like the elevation increases each time I hear about it? Because you’re evil or because I need to meditate on Rule 5?

Over the 5+ years of the routes existence, the elevation has gone up from about 10,800 to my estimate of 12,800.

I have usually talked about it with educated guesses for the elevation gain because Ride With GPS doesn’t accurately calculate it.

Today I looked at the actual elevation data recorded on 4 different types of devices by 12 different people on many occasions over the last 3 years. The lowest measured elevation gain was 10,800. The highest was 13,200. I’ve ridden the loop 20 times in the last 5 years and pretty consistently come up with numbers that tend to validate the mid-upper 12,000 estimate. It takes me a little while to calculate that because I generally ride for an hour before and after the ride so my legs don’t explode. I rarely take the time to subtract out the pre and post ride elevation.

Does that help?

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The route has been updated. I made a few changes due to road construction and loss of the Barcroft Causeway as a public route. Though we don’t gain any mileage and only a few feet of elevation increase, the route appears to be a bit more painful.

http://ridewithgps.com/routes/4526173

Don’t pay any attention to RideWithGPS’ elevation estimate. Last year’s route was almost 12,800 feet of climbing using a fairly accurate GPS course.

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@dkel 83273 wrote:

I’m working that morning, but the ride goes right through my neighborhood. If the timing is right, and I’m home when everyone passes by, could I tag along for a few miles?

Yes please!

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