Any cyclists/mountain bikers/commuters?

[doubledeuceR6]

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Weather has finally straightened out the last couple weeks. Went from 4 or 5 days in a row at freezing or below to 60's and 70's the last couple weeks.

Got 2 rides in over the weekend and finally got my butt back in the gym after work today. Felt good to get back in there, definitely been in a rut gym wise.

[DJ]

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That warm weather was really nice; we had similar temps out here last week and I was able to take advantage. Got out on the gravel bike and rode for 2 hours, which felt really good. Felt a little discomfort towards the end of the ride, which was likely due it being my first "long" ride since my injuries in January.

Looking to get back out this weekend; think I'll take the fat bike around the city trail. It's a little soft in some areas, but all of the ice is thankfully melted, so won't have to contend with that.

[doubledeuceR6]

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Weather was perfect over the weekend in the mid 70's and got a couple good rides in with both just under 10 miles each.

Weather should be nice this weekend also in the mid 60's.

Trying to up my mileage a little each week before doing some 20+ mile rides.

[bhurst99]

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I've gone on a few rides this year and I decided I wasn't prepared to do 4,000 km on a mountain bike again riding mainly on roads.

It has been challenging even to find a road bike. I've been looking online and stocks are out. Some cycling stores don't answer the phone anymore. Some say they will only respond to texts, not even e-mail.

I had some time off today and went to some stores. One store had three women's bikes and two children's bikes. That's it. Another specialized store had no inventory and he warned me that even if I ordered with him online it might be weeks or even October before I saw it. He did point to another store. He wished me "Good luck"

I was pretty much in panic mode. The third store had a Cannondale in my size and I bought it onsite without even testing it. Very expensive day (over $3,000 Cdn) once you throw in the shoes, the pedals and the tax.

Now to tell the wife, I dropped $3k on a bike ...

[DJ]

Re: Any cyclists/mountain bikers/commuters?

I've gone on a few rides this year and I decided I wasn't prepared to do 4,000 km on a mountain bike again riding mainly on roads.

It has been challenging even to find a road bike. I've been looking online and stocks are out. Some cycling stores don't answer the phone anymore. Some say they will only respond to texts, not even e-mail.

I had some time off today and went to some stores. One store had three women's bikes and two children's bikes. That's it. Another specialized store had no inventory and he warned me that even if I ordered with him online it might be weeks or even October before I saw it. He did point to another store. He wished me "Good luck"

I was pretty much in panic mode. The third store had a Cannondale in my size and I bought it onsite without even testing it. Very expensive day (over $3,000 Cdn) once you throw in the shoes, the pedals and the tax.

Now to tell the wife, I dropped $3k on a bike ...

Like the store worker, I wish you "good luck" with that convo.

But, I also want to say CONGRATS on the new bike purchase! Definitely is slim pickings out there these days; I know I got really lucky (like you) to walk into a store and find a bike in my size. Kind of similar to the PS5/Xbox Series X - you better not hesitate if you happen to get lucky enough to get one in your shopping cart because you could be waiting an awful long time to get one.

[doubledeuceR6]

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Only been getting in about one ride a week on the mountain bike for the last month or so. The rain has just been relentless here in Louisiana and the trails are just saturated. All the trees that fell from the hurricanes last year have mostly been cleared but cause issues with the water having nowhere to go in some areas.

Speaking of the bike shortage, it's pretty much like that in every industry. I work at a powersports dealership. We sell everything from Kubota tractors and mowers and carry pretty much every major brand of ATV and motorcycles and also Bass boats as well as pontoons and inventory is very hard to come by. And when we do get it it's usually sold before it even hits the floor.

[doubledeuceR6]

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Got a couple short rides in over the holidays. I rode on Thursday and the heat index was 82 and when I rode yesterday morning it was 32 with the wind chill in the high teens. Lol It was a beautiful morning to ride though but my poor lungs don't like the cold air.



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