[Hutnicks]

Is there any nice trails where y'all live?
We don't have many trees or hills but there's a pretty nice park they made out of an old query. Pretty flat and mostly dirt and rocks. Pretty sandy too but at least it's something! They maintain it well and add new parts occasionally.

I used a seat like that when I started haha but eventually got used to "less comfortable" seats

Awesome. I wont make any comments on the seat
 
One of the reasons I am where I am is the easy access to some wicked trails all within a half hours ride of the city. We have a Provincial park here with an 80 metre decent that is wonderful to ride any time. Access is free to cyclists so it's the best deal around. A half hour in the other direction is the Bruce Trail which is equally good and goes on quite literally forever.

 

[indieman]

 
Awesome. I wont make any comments on the seat
 
One of the reasons I am where I am is the easy access to some wicked trails all within a half hours ride of the city. We have a Provincial park here with an 80 metre decent that is wonderful to ride any time. Access is free to cyclists so it's the best deal around. A half hour in the other direction is the Bruce Trail which is equally good and goes on quite literally forever.

That's awesome man.
I live about 10 minutes away from our park and could probable ride there if I was in good shape 

I use a wtb speed v pro seat now. Good compromise between performance and comfort.

 

[Hutnicks]

  That's awesome man.
I live about 10 minutes away from our park and could probable ride there if I was in good shape 

I use a wtb speed v pro seat now. Good compromise between performance and comfort.

It really is a wonderfull area to live in if you ride. We have a paved path that bisects the city so you can get just about anywhere without using a main traffic route.
 
 But of course, we got snow last night so..........
 
Can't have everything

 

[Greyson]

Our city started this "Alternative Transportation" plan about 10 years ago that's resulted in a lot of nice, paved trails that snake through the various subdivisions, parks, and city centers of the area.
 
There's still lots of trail to add before it will match the original projection and they're steadily working on it bit-by-bit but it's to the point now where I can ride from my house to our downtown district without having to cross any roads.
 
  
 
   

 

[Podster]

  Our city started this "Alternative Transportation" plan about 10 years ago that's resulted in a lot of nice, paved trails that snake through the various subdivisions, parks, and city centers of the area.
 
There's still lots of trail to add before it will match the original projection and they're steadily working on it bit-by-bit but it's to the point now where I can ride from my house to our downtown district without having to cross any roads.
 
  
 
   

Nice Greyson, hopefully more cities will go to a plan like this in the future. Austin has a very similar thing going down

 

[ferday]

Awesome. I wont make any comments on the seat

One of the reasons I am where I am is the easy access to some wicked trails all within a half hours ride of the city. We have a Provincial park here with an 80 metre decent that is wonderful to ride any time. Access is free to cyclists so it's the best deal around. A half hour in the other direction is the Bruce Trail which is equally good and goes on quite literally forever.

The Bruce is the one that goes lake to lake right? I've ridden lots in Quebec but never Ontario. TBH I feel blessed to have some of the greatest mountains in the world at my disposal, a lot of trails everywhere

 

[Hutnicks]

The Bruce is the one that goes lake to lake right? I've ridden lots in Quebec but never Ontario. TBH I feel blessed to have some of the greatest mountains in the world at my disposal, a lot of trails everywhere

Lake Ontario (Niagara) all the way to Tobermory up on Georgian Bay. Zillions of little branch offs all through as well.
 
Quebec is excellent for cycling, I'm jealous. A better attitude toward the sport as well.

 

[Sniping]

This is my cross bike--it's set up with road tires right now. I use this bike most of the time because it has a power meter, whereas my actual road bike doesn't have one. 

 

[crazychile]

I have a 1991 Cannondale (don't recall model)road bike that still has the original Shimano105 components, and a 1993 Cannondale Delta V 900 mountain bike. I've owned both since new.

Is Cannondale still hand building their frames in the U.S., or have they gone to China like so many others?

 

[parbaked]

I have a 1991 Cannondale (don't recall model)road bike that still has the original Shimano105 components, and a 1993 Cannondale Delta V 900 mountain bike. I've owned both since new.

Is Cannondale still hand building their frames in the U.S., or have they gone to China like so many others?

Cannondale was bought by a Canadian company on 2009 and moved all production to Taichung, Taiwan.

 

[FullCircle]

Cannondale was bought by a Canadian company on 2009 and moved all production to Taichung, Taiwan.

Speaking of bikes, trails near the house & Taiwan.

In the days of my youth, I was fortunate to live in NeiHu, Taiwan. That area had a stretch of mountains called "Wu Jr Shan" which translates to five finger mountain.

Any how I lived right next to the access point of the mountain so I and my buddies would clim that mountain every day and then bomb down it.... It was crazy awesome....

20+ years have gone by, and i,hear they have a ski lift now up the mountain!!!!

 

[UnityIsPower]

Speaking of bikes, trails near the house & Taiwan.

In the days of my youth, I was fortunate to live in NeiHu, Taiwan. That area had a stretch of mountains called "Wu Jr Shan" which translates to five finger mountain.

Any how I lived right next to the access point of the mountain so I and my buddies would clim that mountain every day and then bomb down it.... It was crazy awesome....

20+ years have gone by, and i,hear they have a ski lift now up the mountain!!!!

Sounds like a location I can get behind! How's the area and cost of living IYO?

 

[FullCircle]

Sounds like a location I can get behind! How's the area and cost of living IYO?

Here is some more info on the Nei Hu mountian trails.   http://www.formosanfattire.com/trails/skilift.htm
 
You can either ride jungle type trails or just bomb down paved roads, either way, it is massive fun.   As for cost of living, I couldn't say with any authority as it has been over 20 years.  The thing about Taiwan, it is extremely small, and has a mountain range that runs down the middle of the island length wise.
 
Due to this, Taiwanese don't care much about roade gradients.....   they just figure is cement will dry....   then a road can be built....  practically vertically....  
 
One can develop some crazy speeds on a bike.
 
 
As far as Nei Hu is concerned, I loved the place, it was one of my favorite ares of Taiwan.  
 
 
Another awesome place is Toroko Gorge, probably the best place, but very remote compared to Neir Hu
 

 
 
 

 

[indieman]

Nice pics FullCircle. Would love to ride there.

Every time I think about upgrading to a full suspension mtb I get overwhelmed by all the choices lol.
Giant is pretty affordable but those Santa Cruz bikes are so sexy!

 

[FullCircle]

One of my partners in crime at Noble actually designs custom Titanuim frames. (Rico Suave is his name). I'll get some pictures.