Starting a 500 mile journey Saturday
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codyc1ark
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On my bicycle! Some how I found a team to tag along with this year for Ragbrai, I've got nearly a thousand miles on the new bike this year so I know I'm ready for it. Super pumped about the week ahead, I got to meet some of the people I'll be riding with on Tuesday and I think I'll be in good company. If not, I'll just crank the tunes to drown them out!
Anybody with us ever done Ragbrai? This is my first time and I'm already planning on doing it next year. Here's some info for those who don't know about it -
http://ragbrai.com/
Anybody with us ever done Ragbrai? This is my first time and I'm already planning on doing it next year. Here's some info for those who don't know about it -
http://ragbrai.com/
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My prostate aches just thinking about it, be safe.2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.
Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
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motorhead43026 wrote: »My prostate aches just thinking about it, be safe.
I can't stay on a bike seat longer than an hour before things go south. lol
Also RAGRAI? I had to google that. I am "forever" being surprised by how many events, activities I've NEVER heard of: Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
I just have to accept that we're living in the "Golden Age of the Acronym"! Soon we won't need to use entire words anymore only the first letter of every word we speak (SWWNTUEWAOTFLOEWWS)!
Learn something everyday! Have fun, youngster!Currently orbiting Bowie's Blackstar.!
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I'll be out there for tuesday-saturday as I couldn't find a ride to the start, see you out there!2 Channel - Polk SDA-2BTL, Carver TFM-35, Peachtree iDAC, Qobuz streamed via Episode Lynk using bubble UPnP server
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I will be avoiding the route for all the drunken cyclists!
Have a good ride Cody. And enjoy!"Some people find it easier to be conceited rather than correct."
"Unwad those panties and have a good time man. We're all here to help each other, no matter how it might appear." DSkip -
I Did Iowa City to Davenport the last time it ended up in Davenport on a Specialized Rockhopper with a rigid fork. It was quite a work out as I'm not a road rider mostly just off road on mountain bike trails. We had fun it was a good time. Your a brave man good thing you got that 1000 miles under your belt the whole ride will be quite the Journey enjoy it. The heat and humidity will be the biggest challenge. I wish you well, that should put you in Davenport a week from this Saturday.Home Theater
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"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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That's outstanding! I just picked up a new to me road bike because... well, because I wanted it... but I told the wife it was because I was trying to get the distances up above 30 miles more regularly. Would love to do a long ride like this!
In our area we have the GAP (another acronym @cnh ) Great Allegheny Passage, a bike trail that runs from Pittsburgh PA to DC, 360+ miles, it's on my list!
Ride safe, have a great time!
What does everyone ride btw? @gudnoyez I occasionally commute to work on my Rockhopper as well (30 miles) - great bike, but agreed, one hell of a workout vs. my roadie!VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
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Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
Pho-700 Phono Pre
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ambiophonics wrote: »I'll be out there for tuesday-saturday as I couldn't find a ride to the start, see you out there!
PM your number and we'll have a beer, maybe talk a little audio!
Bike shorts are the MOST amazing thing in the world. My man parts will be fine!
I've got a Specialized 29er I've been wanting to convert into a rigid fork because we don't have those kind of trails around here. Would be a fun bike to ride then. The only drawback to riding a road bike is that their kind of fragile, and I'm hard on things.... Picking up a few new tubes tomorrow, this is the ride..
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ambiophonics wrote: »I'll be out there for tuesday-saturday as I couldn't find a ride to the start, see you out there!
PM your number and we'll have a beer, maybe talk a little audio!
Bike shorts are the MOST amazing thing in the world. My man parts will be fine!
I've got a Specialized 29er I've been wanting to convert into a rigid fork because we don't have those kind of trails around here. Would be a fun bike to ride then. The only drawback to riding a road bike is that their kind of fragile, and I'm hard on things.... Picking up a few new tubes tomorrow, this is the ride..
Please no skinny jeans..
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I prefer assless chaps, thank you though though.
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ambiophonics wrote: »I'll be out there for tuesday-saturday as I couldn't find a ride to the start, see you out there!
Picking up a few new tubes tomorrow, this is the ride..
Nice! Love the Beam Rack - I have the same for my commuter bike. Really makes carrying spare items so much easier!
Here's my new roadie, I call it my midlife crisis bike... Have a great time on your ride!
VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000
Polk SDA1c modded
Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
SACD Marantz DV8300
Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
Yamaha YP-D6
Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
Pho-700 Phono Pre
Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's -
I always appreciate fine machinery. Whether it may be auto, motorcycle, and in this case bikes.2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.
Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
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It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
Imagine making politics your entire personality. -
Great Bikes guys! You dont want to know what I'm currently slumming in lol...
@codyc1ark just a FYI since your using your bluetooth speaker. Check out Spotify Run. I used it on my last 22 mile bike ride on the "Burn" station (created by Tiesto) and it actually did a decent job of pacing me with the songs. The also have another one for electronic thats supposed to do a decent job.
Otherwise I've heard the other stations can be kinda finniky or just plain suck lol"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963) -
@MrBuhl nice carbon. I figure I'll spend at least a few years with my new guy before I start to think about that route.
@EndersShadow I mostly just use Pandora. Depending on my data situation I use Radio Paradise sometimes because I can wifi cache it for like eight hours and not suck data.
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Sounds like a great time. I am been riding Mtn. Bikes for a while, but have been thinking of getting a road bike, being that about half of my rides are on the trail anyway. Enjoy and be safe
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@MrBuhl nice carbon. I figure I'll spend at least a few years with my new guy before I start to think about that route.
@EndersShadow I mostly just use Pandora. Depending on my data situation I use Radio Paradise sometimes because I can wifi cache it for like eight hours and not suck data.
Data knows.
@codyc1ark Spotify shouldnt be "that" bad data wise, although your going to be on a bike all day. If you've ever wanted to try it, that ride would be the time to play around with it.
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Wait - what's this? I had no idea I could run spotify or pandora while on the road? This is an interesting new idea!VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
VA 2 Channel Focal Electra 926 speakers, Pass Labs X150.5 Amp, Eastern Electric MiniMax Preamp (Tutay mods), Eastern Electric Minimax CDP (Scott Nixon mods), Music Hall mmf 5.1 Turntable, Parks Audio Budgie Phono Pre , Audioengine B1 streamer, MIT S3 IC's / MIT Shotgun S3 Speaker Cables / PS Audio power cables
Noggin Schiit Valhalla, Pangea, Phillips Fidelio X1, Polk UF8000
Polk SDA1c modded
Polk CRS+ 4.1TL modded (need veneer)
Polk SDA2BTL (fully modded)
A/L 1000VA Dreadnought Canare 4s11 SDA cable
SACD Marantz DV8300
Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD
Yamaha YP-D6
Soundcraftsmen PCR800
Audible Illusions L1 Preamp
Vincent MFA based Cocci Tube Preamp
Pho-700 Phono Pre
Signal Cable Silver Resolution IC's -
Friend of mine completed the Tour Divide a couple years ago. Maybe a lofty goal for the future? 2007 Club Polk Football Pool Champ
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So assuming your done riding for the day hanging out in Coarlville sore but in good spirits, tossing back a few and getting ready for Cheap Trick!!! A lots happening in Davenport tomorrow, the Bix 7 annual race, and Ragbrai both at once the Street fest started today and runs through tomorrow night.
If you happen to see some big tall guy stumbling around in a maroon Polk Audio T-shirt with a beer in hand that be me introduce yourself:D Tell us all about your Ragbrai adventure I bet you had a friggin blast.
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2 Channel
Adcom 555II Vincent SA-T1 Marantz SA 15S2 Denon DR-M11 Clearaudio Bluemotion SDA 2.3tl's (Z) edition MIT Terminator II Speaker Cables & IC's Adcom 545II Adcom Gtp-450 Marantz CD5004 Technics M245X SDA 2B's, SDA CRS+
Stuff for the Head
JD LABS C5 Headphone Amplifier, Sennheiser HD 598, Polk Audio Buckle, Polk Audio Hinge, Velodyne vPulse, Bose IE2, Sennheiser CX 200 Street II, Sennheiser MX 365
Shower & Off the beaten path Rigs
Polk Audio Boom Swimmer, Polk Audio Urchin -
Friend of mine completed the Tour Divide a couple years ago. Maybe a lofty goal for the future?
WHOA. I can say that my bike and I are not friends this second, and that has to be a joke!
It went really well, had a blast. I trained plenty, only walked one half of a hill (because of vodka?). I'll try and throw a few pics up tomorrow, right now I'm going to go back to the basement and hide. Should have grabbed a Redbox lol. -
I've done the Oklahoma Freewheel several times, which is a much smaller version, and have a friend who just finished his first RAGBRI. Looked like fun, although a bit crowded at times. Have you ever done the annual 24 hour endurance ride at Sebring, FL? My friend roped me into doing that a few times - not for the faint of heart.
