Bicycles
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Daniel, some amazing pictures, the trails and scenery look stunning. Made a mental note to come check out your riding area. How long a run in terms of distance, vert dropped and time does a Heli run give you? Is it a full day out?
That run was about 2200m of descent, some improvised with some fairly hairy sections and a few hike a bikes. It was about 4 hrs, there are faster routes down that would be closer to the 2-3 hr mark. If you were going to travel to bc to ride flying into vancouver and riding on the north shore / squamish / whistler and then doing a couple days of float plane access backcountry riding in the chilcotins would be best way to go. There are places to camp where they have everything including food for you, a bit nicer than carrying a massive pack. Let me know if you plan on coming over this way to ride eventually and I'll help you plan the bc trip of a lifetime, so long as you can give me some great advice for when I eventually make my way to the alps.
The new trek looks fantastic as well Jii, hopefully the wait through winter isn't too rough on you
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On the weekend I try and strictly use my bike for errands. I was at the post office this morning and an older gentleman came up to me and said wow that's impressive. How long did it take you to get here from New York City? I asked him what was he talking about. His response aren't you one of those messenger guys.
On a side note it was 18 deg F this morning. The post office and bagel shop round trip is 10 miles of hills, my lungs are on fire!
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Bern Brentwood
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I apparently forgot to post about the trip me and my friend did in august. Took the ferry over to Stockholm and rode down to Oskarshamn (410 km in 36 hours, crazy) from where we took the ferry over to Gotland and spent almost a week riding around the island. We had an absolute blast, here's the link to my friends tumblr post with links to photos.
To sum it up, two days of performance-oriented touring cycling followed by five days of mainly eating, drinking and camping with some riding inbetween. Total distance for the week a little over 700 km.
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@Jii:
I'm going for the ZTR Alpha 340:s since I need the rims to manage 28c road tyre pressures. Got Novatec 411/412 hubs so should build up to about 1,5-1,6 kg for the wheelset without being crazy expensive. Will probably try road tubeless too. I'll keep the current wheelset for crappy condition riding.
Excuse me for a necropost, found this thread via Google
Where did you get those Novatecs and how are they spinning along?
They're seriously light as far as cheap disc MTB-spaced hubs go, I wonder how much offroad abuse they can take (small bearings, though, judging by photos) -
Both, get one with a fixie on one side and a non-fixie on the other….Then you can choose.....
Yep, flip-flop hub is the way to go - riding fixed isn't for everyone, so this gives you the flexibility to try it out.
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would love seeing one of his masterpieces in person one day
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thought about these two @GingerMagician
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inkl. flip-flop hub
http://thebikemessenger.com/bilbao-fixed-gear-bikes##2
http://thebikemessenger.com/singlespeed-bicycles-birota-hammer-classic-green# -
I drive two gear combined with a back brake hub and a two gear Schlumpf at the pedals, so four gears. All manageable by feet and real comfy and fast. Almost fixie feeling but you get lot more of speed out of it.
When I built up my bicycle together with a friend i started fixie but pretty fast changed to the four gears i have now, although i mostly ride in one combination. Though when i need it i can switch fast and then hell yeah.
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thought about these two…
@Finn666 looks like they're both flip-flop hubs (the more classic looking Birota seems to suggest as much in the specs).
Given you're probably looking at going flat bar, it probably comes down to which you like the look of the best - unless you are considering a drop bar. Components are probably slightly higher spec on the Birota, which would explain the price difference.
Worth bearing in mind that the Birota only comes with a front brake - the other one says 'supplied with front & rear' (even though the pics don't show any brakes at all). Front-only should be fine on a single speed.
Loads of options for single speeds these days, so worth shopping around and sitting on a few if you get the chance.
Needless to say that I'm crazy jealous of your amazing biking trips.
or just have the back handbrake installed too