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Title: Lapsed Cyclist
Post by: alathIN on November 02, 2018, 12:09:20 pm

"Other hobbies" got me thinking about how much I miss cycling.

For the past several years I've been cycling to work almost every day but this year things conspired against me - wife back in school, kids need to go somewhere, got moved to a different office that's more bike-hostile to get to, and a lot of bad luck with the weather. I'll ride in the rain but not thunderstorms.

I saw the (apparently broken) link to Doug Hoffman's bike light page. I'd be interested in that content. I usually just mount a flashlight to my bars - people are making some really good flashlights these days. If I toured I'd think about a dyno hub.

Used to race 2-3 triathlons per year, but not really in that kind of shape now.

Just like guitars and amps, I'm an inveterate tinkering "projects" guy and I've built/re-built and restored a few bikes. My tri bike is a "frankenbike" made from random e-bay parts. My commuter is my favorite bike of all time, unfortunately the guy who started these was hit by a truck and not building bikes any more. The Raleigh is a youth road bike that started out as my cousins', then handed down to me and my brothers, sat in a barn for 35 years, and just restored it last year.

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Title: Re: Lapsed Cyclist
Post by: EL34 on November 05, 2018, 10:26:05 am

I build my own carbon fiber bikes
I am down to two bikes right now after selling my road bikes


Carbon rigid gravel loop bike and carbon fiber dual suspension mountain bike
The two bikes at the top of this page
https://el34world.com/Misc/bike/MyBikes.htm

Title: Re: Lapsed Cyclist
Post by: shooter on November 05, 2018, 11:08:32 am

not bad for backyard work  :icon_biggrin:

those look Quality all day long! very nice