Showing posts with label Duluth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Duluth. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Saturday, July 5, 2014
Duluth's Non Snow FatBike Ride
COGGS Cross Town Fat Bike Ride- July 19th.
COGGS will be hosting a crosstown adventure Fatbike ride on Saturday July 19th. The ride is free to everyone, member or not. The route will take us from Lester Park on the east side of town and finish at Mont du Lac on the west side. Mont du Lac has a bar and grill where we can hang out and rehydrate and get post ride nourishment. Along the way we will ride a handful of the COGGS single track (weather permitting) and a bunch of unmapped trails including the Big Kahuna, the power lines, and a few deer trails. The route is sure to include ripping fast single track, super technical trails, creek crossings, hike-a-bike sections, and super steep downhills, something everyone will love.
We will start at Lester Park in the main parking lot at 9:00 AM and start the ride soon after. The ride will be in the 50 mile range so plan accordingly with food, water, spare tubes, etc. We will plan on stashing some food and drinks (PB&J and gatoraide) along the way also.
You are responsible for transportation back to Lester Park so buddy up.
We will plan on having different paced groups to keep things moving along smoothly.
Questions - Contact Rudy O'Brien -rudy454@hotmail.com
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
Thinking about a Carbon Fatty....
Yes I am; sue me!! ;)
I'm looking for more of an upright ride closer to my trusty Pugsely.
Now, I know a guy could tweak this or tweak that to get the ride position, but I'm only looking at a frame set...... I have a set of Rolling D's and I'd use what I could off my Pugs, not much, stem, handlebars, this and that, but it will be what it will be!! Lol
I'll purchase a Race Face Turbine double and a couple other niceties as the time gets closer.
I've got it narrowed down to a Borealis Yampa and the 9:zero:7 Whiteout.
I got a chance to ride a medium Yampa this afternoon (6-3-2014) at Continetal Bike and Ski in Duluth..
WOW WOW WOW were the first words that came to mind!!
Holy light and snappy!!
Solid...... nice and strong flexy feeling all at the same time!! I could see tearing up the FatBike race circuit up on this machine..... Ha Ha then I woke up!! Lol
No, really though, the snappy lightness of the carbon frame gives one some serious thoughts of doing what one has no right thinking of doing!!
A full 10#'s lighter than my Pugs is really really noticeable, even when tooling around a parking lot and up and down the block!!
WOW!!! There's that word again!!
Front through axle is something sweet, and the newer frames eventually will have the rear through.
So I give the bike back to LBS dude..... And we let the kids checkout the rest of the bike shop...... Cindi buys a couple things..... We get in the vehicle to drive away....... Cindi says how much was that bike........ That particular demo Yampa was $2999...... Then without missing a beat she says, really? it looked kind of cheap to me!!!
My chin must've been on the floor, lol.
She says, what??? It does really look cheap to me!
Something I didn't expect to hear, from her!! :(
She said she likes the look of my Pugs better than the way the Borealis looked!! This is now the 2nd person to say the Yampa looks cheap.
Interesting hearing this coming from two individuals that don't know each other, and one person is a bike guy, and the other is my partner!!
Something defiantly to think about!!
Now I have to search out somewhere with a Whiteout built up and I'm able to test ride; and the ever important "Cindi pleasing to the eye test!!" Lol
Anyway, a few snapshots.
Monday, April 7, 2014
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Salsa Bike Demo
Coming to Duluth!! 
Ever wondered what FatBikes are all about?
Ever wonder how a carbon FatBike would ride??
Well check it out!!
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Happy Camper
Today found us in Duluth school shopping. 
BORING!! ;)
We halted school shopping early to go hit up Spirit Mountain's new DH trails.
What an awesome time!!
A much better way to spend ones hard earned dollars!!!
Ha Ha Ha
The "Happy Camper" trail was a hit with Z...... Everything was easily rollable for the first timer, and his father also!! ;)
After 3 hours Z was toast, perfect!!
Lol
The young lad learned some valuable bike handling skills rather quickly!! Very proud of you Zack!!
Watch out for your sister next year bud!! Lol
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Duluth Fat Bike Tour
COGGS - Duluth Fat Bike Tour - Saturday August 24th
COGGS (the local Duluth mountain bike club) will be hosting a crosstown adventure fatbike ride on Saturday August 24th. The ride is free to everyone, member or not. The route will take us from Lester Park on the east side of town and finish at Mont du Lac on the west side.
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You are responsible for transportation back to Lester Park so buddy up.
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Mont du Lac has a bar and grill where we can hang out and rehydrate and get post ride nourishment. Along the way we will ride most of the COGGS single track and a bunch of unmapped trails including the Big Kahuna, the power lines, and a few deer trails. The route is sure to include ripping fast single track, super technical trails, creek crossings, hike-a-bike sections, and super steep downhills.
We will start at Lester Park in the main parking lot at 10:00AM and start the ride soon after. The ride will be in the 50 mile range so plan accordingly with food, water, spare tubes, etc.
We will plan on having different paced groups to keep things moving along smoothly.
Questions - Contact Rudy O'Brien -rudy454@hotmail.com
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