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williswall poser
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 1963 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
My buddy made the mistake last year of saying he always wanted to ride the STP. I made him sign up, and despite being a little uptight about it he finally figured out he could do it on the last day. This year (at age 67) he was much more relaxed about the whole thing; I wanted to capture the ride for him so I mounted a Contour Roam2 to my front fork (I used 960 Tall setting as it gives the best overall view) and shot some of the experience, slicing the 2 day ride into 12.5 minutes.
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 8012 | TRs | Pics Location: olympics! |
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Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:43 pm
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bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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hikerman Member
Joined: 24 May 2011 Posts: 330 | TRs | Pics Location: Over There |
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Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:47 pm
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Congrats on the ride!
Maybe I'll give it a try next year.....
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williswall poser
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 1963 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
bobbi wrote: | if you remember on the video, you went over that grate with a big thud! |
The one that almost got me was the metal water bottle...I managed to go over it right in the middle, if I had clipped one side or the other I hate to think.....
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Magellan Brutally Handsome
Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 13116 | TRs | Pics Location: Inexorable descent |
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Magellan
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Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:47 pm
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That could have been bad on the bridge. Nice work fellas!
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Posts: 8012 | TRs | Pics Location: olympics! |
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Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:06 pm
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williswall wrote: | bobbi wrote: | if you remember on the video, you went over that grate with a big thud! |
The one that almost got me was the metal water bottle...I managed to go over it right in the middle, if I had clipped one side or the other I hate to think..... |
yep, saw and heard that extra crunch...your buddy moved over to avoid it! smart move
thanks again ...
oh, RAIN! whoa! probably felt good!
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
bobbi ૐ
"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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tigermn Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2007 Posts: 9242 | TRs | Pics Location: There... |
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Mon Jul 14, 2014 10:23 pm
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bobbi wrote: | there's a metal grate on the longview bridge that caught my back wheel and i ended off my seat but landed with both feet on the bridge. i was so happy that i was not clipped on, otherwise, i would have bit it big time! i was so scared yet happy that i got off unscathed from being jerked off my bike. |
Not really. At least if you keep the tension light in my experience your feet pretty much just come out of the pedals if anything like that happens. Now if you are using old fashion toe clips/straps, all bets are off.
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meandering Wa Member
Joined: 25 Jun 2010 Posts: 1516 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
was the debris on the bridge just not swept up in advance or was it thrown down by drivers angered at having to wait?
Congrats on your finish. I thought of everyone slugging it out on Saturday in that heat.
And there is nothing better , with more restorative power, than a chocolate banana milkshake
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williswall poser
Joined: 30 Sep 2007 Posts: 1963 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
meandering Wa wrote: | was the debris on the bridge just not swept up in advance or was it thrown down by drivers angered at having to wait? |
Biker's debris; mostly water bottles that fell off bikes, probably from the jolting going over some of the expansion joints.
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cairn builder Member
Joined: 19 Aug 2013 Posts: 854 | TRs | Pics
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Two threads with STP in the title, and I thought Stone Temple Pilots must have a new album.
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meandering Wa Member
Joined: 25 Jun 2010 Posts: 1516 | TRs | Pics Location: Redmond |
Ahhhj I see, Willis. That makes sense. There seemed to be so much dangerous debris. I didnt think about what jumped off bikes
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