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Toxic enigma
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How many other bike riders around here?
#26037543 - 06/07/19 12:31 AM (4 years, 7 months ago) |
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I'd like to see how many others ride bikes around here, and what type of riding? Street race on a curly bar? Bmx, freestyle bmx? Gravel, XC, enduro, trail, freeride, park and dirt jump or even trials? What style do you ride and why?
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma]
#26040955 - 06/08/19 11:10 PM (4 years, 7 months ago) |
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mountain bike, on the road or trails.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Valknut]
#26079102 - 06/28/19 11:33 AM (4 years, 6 months ago) |
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A cheap mountainbike. I love the nature and forest. Eeasier to take care of than a horse. Need no food.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma]
#26117835 - 07/19/19 12:07 PM (4 years, 6 months ago) |
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What an amazing thread!
I ride my montain bike to work every day. There is about 14 kilometers to get there and back... It is alot if you look in the long run. I love my job and I get excited every time I go to work. Bike riders are awesome and everybody loves us (except those crazy rat racers that are late to work).
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Dorian]
#26120866 - 07/21/19 12:19 AM (4 years, 6 months ago) |
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Milwaukee drivers hate everything about bikes it seems.
I have a road bike i hate the tires on these shit streets want something with in-between tires and without the stupid antler handlebars
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: bodhisatta]
#26120892 - 07/21/19 12:42 AM (4 years, 6 months ago) |
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I got you, completely. Road bike is a bike for a road (nice one).
Bikes have so many pontetial. Has anyone heard of Bike touring?
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Toxic enigma
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: bodhisatta]
#26123584 - 08/06/19 03:34 AM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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bodhisatta said: Milwaukee drivers hate everything about bikes it seems.
I have a road bike i hate the tires on these shit streets want something with in-between tires and without the stupid antler handlebars
I've heard about drivers in Milwaukee, I don't think I would ever go on the roads there. Even in the lake county I feel like I should be wearing my full face and body armor just to ride around town. Don't know if it's because I ride a BMX and Dirt jump bikes or if the road bikers deal with the same.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma] 2
#26136559 - 08/15/19 12:58 AM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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I ride this kind of bike:
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Jokeshopbeard]
#26138564 - 08/16/19 02:37 PM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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Ever wreck?
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: XUL]
#26139333 - 08/16/19 11:35 PM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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Many times, in London. Well, three to be exact. Rebuilt the bike each time. I know every nut and bolt on her.
Never broke a bone though.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Jokeshopbeard]
#26144814 - 08/20/19 02:41 PM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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Yikes!
So they have helmet laws over there?
In PA we don't have to wear helmets on motorcycles, but we get tickets for not wearing our seatbelts.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma]
#26144952 - 08/20/19 04:18 PM (4 years, 5 months ago) |
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I've thought about it sometimes. The main thing that keeps me from buying one is that there are too few trails and too many people. If I lived in some kind of utopian city with trees and grass instead of streets where everyone bicycles everywhere, then maybe.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma] 2
#26163740 - 09/01/19 11:42 AM (4 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'm an avid Bike rider! I have a Trek Mountain bike and I do mostly paved roads but I have taken it on dirt and gravel trails. Chicago has an 18 mile long bike trail on lake Michigan which is where I usually ride. I will also drive out the city to trails in surrounding suburbs as well.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Shikamaru] 1
#26163749 - 09/01/19 11:52 AM (4 years, 4 months ago) |
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My old Honda and my current I have a mountain/trail bike and I’m wanting to ride it more. I need to take it to the shop and have it tuned up. It’s decent, no pic of that
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Citizen X]
#26198692 - 09/20/19 05:20 AM (4 years, 4 months ago) |
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I use to do 20 miles every night as a teen. have a trail by me that is 25 miles through wilderness and cow farms not a single turn straight line. i like to just sit back and let my mind disappear as i peddle...
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: HappyHigh] 2
#26199617 - 09/20/19 03:37 PM (4 years, 4 months ago) |
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I got my bike fixed.

I’m doing about 20 miles a week. 2 miles to work and 2 miles home.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: HappyHigh]
#26202114 - 09/22/19 12:45 AM (4 years, 4 months ago) |
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Quote:
HappyHigh said: I use to do 20 miles every night as a teen. have a trail by me that is 25 miles through wilderness and cow farms not a single turn straight line. i like to just sit back and let my mind disappear as i peddle...
Sounds awesome. I love shredding on my bike. Im awaiting surgery on my stomach, so i cant go too hard and have kinda let my bike collect dust... but i am certainly eager to get back into it. Never did any 20 miles or anything but i loved riding 5-8 miles at night. Such a great release
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Lipa Kreepa]
#26202441 - 09/22/19 08:54 AM (4 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'll be honest i wasn't really pushing my self, it was only about 15-18 mph cruising. My dad would be done 30-45 mins ahead of me with a avg speed of 35mph.. i was just enjoying nature having a good time it really allowed my adhd brain to calm down. I didn't smoke back then i'd give my left nut for a nice bike and "the time" for rides, on some good dank mmmmm.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: HappyHigh]
#26202457 - 09/22/19 09:07 AM (4 years, 4 months ago) |
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35mph on a bike average speed
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma]
#26510426 - 02/29/20 09:21 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Edited by outdoors (03/01/20 07:39 AM)
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: outdoors]
#26527463 - 03/10/20 02:18 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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I got into triathlons a handful of years back so I had a road bike that I put many many miles on. Lots of 50+ miles rides while I was training for the Ironman. I also did a week long bike ride in Oregon called Cycle Oregon that was amazing. 60-80 each day, with rides along the coast, up 7 miles then down 8 to the Rogue River, and food/drinks at the end of each day.
I also love commuting by bike in town. And Portland, OR is perfect for cyclists and drivers are super (if not too) respectful of folks on bikes.
I bought a new Diamondback road bike a few months ago that I really like. Unfortunately, I am going to have knee surgery in a couple weeks so I won't be on that for a while. But I do hope to get back into biking since running won't be an option for a long time.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: dodgem]
#26527503 - 03/10/20 02:41 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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I grew up racing BMX and been riding every type of bike since. Currently have an old sport touring bike.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Frank Rizzo]
#26528071 - 03/10/20 07:44 PM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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That’s real nice!
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Citizen X]
#26548674 - 03/21/20 11:07 AM (3 years, 10 months ago) |
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Road bike here. I used to mountain bike but stopped when I moved away from the mountains. I'm back now and should pick it back up, mtbs are so expensive these days though!
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma]
#26678055 - 05/18/20 01:58 AM (3 years, 8 months ago) |
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I ride a little bit, not as much as I used too, I just don't have as much free time anymore. I would ride trails or just leisure rides up in the city late late at night or early in the morning when pedestrian traffic dies down. I loved riding up to the top floor of parking ramps/garage and racing back down. Was fun to just watch over the city from the very top floor of the parking garage. Pretty stupid and dangerous, but I would get a rush racing back down the parking ramp not knowing if there was a car coming around the blind corners.
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Re: How many other bike riders around here? [Re: Toxic enigma]
#26758578 - 06/19/20 09:13 PM (3 years, 7 months ago) |
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I used to ride daily for years and years. I loved it.
Now I golf.
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