Paducah Home Theater Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Where are your local spots? My nephew was down in Fort Campbell the last year and he may have been out there. The most well known is the Canal Loop at LBL. Closer to Fort Campbell is Barkley State Park and the north/south trail at LBL. The rough stuff is north of us in southern Illinois. It was an ancient sea bed which left rocks galore, there's literally 1,000 miles of trails out there, most are pretty rough and slow unmaintained horse trails. The more groomed ones are Lake Glendale, Lake Kinkaid, and Cedar Lake. One Horse Gap, me with a demo Kona stinky from the shop owner of Revolution bikes: Lake Kincaid, my old Kona Stab, sold it to the owner of Siren bikes on the OP. Actually this came from the Revolution guy and was sold to the Siren guy. Packentuck Falls top of One Horse Gap: 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 That looks like a splendid way to f-yourself up. Do you have medical evac insurance for when your out in the boones and things go bad, real bad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babadono Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Where are your local spots? My nephew was down in Fort Campbell the last year and he may have been out there. The most well known is the Canal Loop at LBL. Closer to Fort Campbell is Barkley State Park and the north/south trail at LBL. The rough stuff is north of us in southern Illinois. It was an ancient sea bed which left rocks galore, there's literally 1,000 miles of trails out there, most are pretty rough and slow unmaintained horse trails. The more groomed ones are Lake Glendale, Lake Kinkaid, and Cedar Lake. One Horse Gap, me with a demo Kona stinky from the shop owner of Revolution bikes: Lake Kincaid, my old Kona Stab, sold it to the owner of Siren bikes on the OP. Actually this came from the Revolution guy and was sold to the Siren guy. Packentuck Falls top of One Horse Gap: Now that's a sticky wicket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Everybody says that steel is dead. And on local club rides I see nothing but carbon. But until this year I rode a 1989 steel Waterford Paramount, and I only replaced it because it's such an old school design that it became difficult and expensive to find parts and components. I replaced it with a full-carbon Fuji Altamira 1.1. I was very surprised by three things: 1) The super high-tech carbon Fuji with 24-spoke front wheel and 28-spoke rear wheel weighs exactly 1 lb less than the steel Paramount with 32-spoke wheels, 2) the carbon Fuji ride quality is almost identical to that of the steel Paramount, and 3) with a 60 mm diameter downtube, I expected the torsional stiffness of the Fuji to be tremendous, but in fact it's about the same as the Paramount (I'm a mediocre rider overall, but I can sprint with the best of them). So much for 27 years' worth of technical advances. I used to race mountain bikes back in the Northwest when I was growing up. I did pretty well, was top 5 in WA state and placed in races like the Sea Otter classic in California and some NORBA Races. Did a few 4 man team 24 hr races as well. Anyway, I have talked to a number of people who have said the same thing as you about steel bikes. Steel has a certain flex that dampens vibrations and gives a much smoother ride. You can also scratch and scuff up steel and aluminum but if you gash your carbon fiber bike frame you are in big trouble. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 That looks like a splendid way to f-yourself up. Do you have medical evac insurance for when your out in the boones and things go bad, real bad? We were out at Jackson Falls one time and this girl was rock climbing and fell onto her back from 60 feet up a sheer cliff. I have no idea how she didn't die. They had to bring in a helicopter to get her out. But yeah this is serious backwoods stuff and it's not easy to get out in many places. One of the more doable trails literally takes us 4 hours to go 12 miles on group rides. Literally 3 mph. Your bike better be bulletproof and body armor is recommended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twk123 Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 That looks like a splendid way to f-yourself up. Do you have medical evac insurance for when your out in the boones and things go bad, real bad? These are the trails I grew up with back in Spokane, WA: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) Another adventure of mine: Keystone Mountain in Colorado in 2005. Hoping to go back next year if I can get back in shape. freeride park at the base the "Cowboy Up" trail the ladders, which leads to a 7' dropoff: wood piles are a perfectly legit trail the "punk rock" trail Gold Hill trail nearby, I think between Breck and Frisco Edited July 25, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) Sea Otter classic Sea Otter just had its first E-bike race there, sponsored by HaiBike. Wish there was events like that around here, I'm unable to use mine in any races otherwise. It's too fun to not do it but most people aren't going to want to pay for one. People have been talking about having some longer ones in Colorado that are long enough to require you to not use electric in some sections as well as ration it with eco mode so you're not just blasting around in turbo mode the whole race. Seems like it would be fun. Edited July 25, 2016 by MetropolisLakeOutfitters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Free Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) great stuff here! here's some local goings on Edited July 25, 2016 by J Free 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgar Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 I have talked to a number of people who have said the same thing as you about steel bikes. If I live long enough to buy another bike, it will be steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 (edited) My 23# 42 year-old Reynolds 531 steel bike is still a joy to ride. It flexes just enough to feel alive. When I first got it in 1974 a friend with a nice Japanese steel bike with Shimano components initially kidded me for paying approximately twice for my bike as what he paid for his bike. After he rode my bike he never again questioned that purchase. He constantly pestered me to trade bikes on long rides. In 1974, Reynolds 531 tubing ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynolds_531) was about as exotic as it got. Edited July 27, 2016 by DizRotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paducah Home Theater Posted July 25, 2016 Author Share Posted July 25, 2016 Check this out... not so home grown. 17 grand. ! http://microsites.audi.com/e-tron-bike/index.html It's especially strange since it's apparently a top tier HaiBike but repainted, which before the paint job could be had for like half that even at full retail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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