MacRetro chat and rides thread

[gmac123]

single speed, frame bags, handlebar rolls, bike packing, steel bikes... whats not like in this 118yr old adventure... thought this might interest some

https://gearjunkie.com/25th-infantry-bicycle-corps

not been able to watch the hour long doc' yet.. but will do

 

[gmac123]

any news of the puffers??

 

[Jamiedyer]

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Copied from the Fat Bike thread.

Another great Strathpuffer completed
A few retroriders taking part, there was Brian, Kaiser and Dr S (Si) doing it solo and myself, Gilm and Jason along with a couple of others from the Fatbike Forum on the Fatty Owl team.
I was 26+ on my 1X1 this year and I think it was the best option as it was a giant mudfest. The only place I had to get off and push was a couple of metres on the steep downhill as the mud was around 8 to 12 inch thick and wet like concrete, around a kilometre of it. But there was one section about 100 metres long that was just like porridge.
A good weekend though, as usual.
We did OK as our Fatty Owl team came in third in class
DSC_0068 by Jamie Dyer, on Flickr

Jamie

 

[gmac123]

well done all

 

[keithyr]

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well looks like another crappy weekend of weather coming up eh, anyone braving the elements this weekend?

 

[old_coyote_pedaller]

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Naw.

 

[Jamiedyer]

Maybe, depends how bad it is. I had enough mud and wet last weekend so it may be a ride out on the Trucker.

Jamie

 

[gmac123]

foolishly optimistic about sunday, I'll be gagging to get outta the house by then regardless

 

[velomaniac]

I'll be walking the morra in the snow or whatever but I've cancelled any bike plans. This winter is doing me in something awfy.

 

[clubby]

I'll be walking the morra in the snow or whatever but I've cancelled any bike plans. This winter is doing me in something awfy.

Me too, which is why I'm leaving it all behind and heading (way,way) south in search of the sun. Finally honeymoon time, so it's off to New Zealand tomorrow for 3 weeks in search of summer.