Northern Hemisphere Winter 2023-2024 Ride Photos

[Ted Durant]

Well, I guess I'm back up for starting the thread.

We haven't had much winter weather here, meaning no real snow, yet. A couple of days ago we had a beautiful, sunny day, temps around 40, and (for us) not a lot of wind. I took advantage and did the round-the-city-mostly-bike-paths loop. This is on the Hank Aaron trail. American Family Field isn't seeing much use these days, but it's just a handful of weeks before pitchers and catchers report down south.

A bit more blustery and a bit of sleet yesterday, but I managed to sneak in a bit of a ride. Today pal Kurt and I did a 100km effort. Forecast was for temps around 30 and some sunshine. You can see how that turned out. I'll take 100km on 1/1, though! Kurt's riding his Gunnar Sport. I bet that bike has over 30,000 kms on it, including an epic 200km on a bitter cold January 31st, to get him an R-12 just under the wire.

Ted Durant

Milwaukee WI USA

[DavidP]

Thanks, for getting us going Ted!

My last ride of 2023 and first ride of 2024 were both on a new single speed / fixed gear build I finished up last week (a Handsome Devil).

Yesterday was a shakedown ride of a few miles.



Today I got out for a mostly road ride with my son who is getting my previous single speed bike for the time being

Happy New Year all!

-Dave (near Boston)

[Bill Lindsay]

I did a couple rides around and up Mount Diablo to finish up 2023.  The ride around Mount Diablo actually features steeper climbing than the ride up Mount Diablo, but they are both a good day's work.  I'm going to take a run at a Mount Diablo summit on Thursday.  

Here's a shot of the Morgan Territory ride on 12/29: https://flickr.com/photos/45758191@N04/53428571996/in/datetaken/

Bill Lindsay

El Cerrito, CA

[Richard Rose]

Finished ‘23 yesterday with a 25 mile neighborhood ride with a touch of trail on Clem. Low 30’s (F) here in Toledo but dry. Got ‘24 off to a nice start with 20 miles on Gus, most of it on dirt. Same temps as yesterday but less wind in the woods. Nice rides both.

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On Jan 1, 2024, at 5:37 PM, DavidP <dphi...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thanks, for getting us going Ted!

My last ride of 2023 and first ride of 2024 were both on a new single speed / fixed gear build I finished up last week (a Handsome Devil).

Yesterday was a shakedown ride of a few miles.

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Today I got out for a mostly road ride with my son who is getting my previous single speed bike for the time being

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Happy New Year all!

-Dave (near Boston)

On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 5:04:03 PM UTC-5 Ted Durant wrote:

Well, I guess I'm back up for starting the thread.

We haven't had much winter weather here, meaning no real snow, yet. A couple of days ago we had a beautiful, sunny day, temps around 40, and (for us) not a lot of wind. I took advantage and did the round-the-city-mostly-bike-paths loop. This is on the Hank Aaron trail. American Family Field isn't seeing much use these days, but it's just a handful of weeks before pitchers and catchers report down south.

A bit more blustery and a bit of sleet yesterday, but I managed to sneak in a bit of a ride. Today pal Kurt and I did a 100km effort. Forecast was for temps around 30 and some sunshine. You can see how that turned out. I'll take 100km on 1/1, though! Kurt's riding his Gunnar Sport. I bet that bike has over 30,000 kms on it, including an epic 200km on a bitter cold January 31st, to get him an R-12 just under the wire.

Ted Durant

Milwaukee WI USA

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[John Dewey]

Here’s CA winter yesterday…grey day by the bay. 

Jock

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[John Rinker]

Happy New Year to all! Already a great start to the Winter thread with some very beautiful bicycles. The color of the Ebisu is stunning! David, is that a Soma frame? Very lovely in white (or pearl, or snow, or tusk, or...) 

Like everywhere, we are sorely lacking in proper Winter up here in BC. When we should be skiing we're still riding. Thank Thor, there's always riding! Here's a couple from my ramble along the Slocan River today.

Cheers, John

[Sally Bidleman]

Bottom photo ... Clem and Platypus...New Year's Day ... Redwoods at Cuesta...SLO...First Ride with the Platypus (if you don't count the ride through the rain from the bike shop a few days prior!)...Joy! Top photo is from today's ride...deer and turkey...backroads, etc., Cliff very happy because he found some mud, gravel and dirt:)

Cheers!

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[Bikie#4646]

Jock Dewey, That bike is a vision of the perfectly proportioned bicycle in my opinion. Uncluttered, though there is a place for utilitarian racks, bags, etc. on bikes for other uses than the pure joy of riding. A lot of thought went into it, obviously, from the quietly understated color to the wheels, fenders, even the Acorn bag!  (Great backdrop too! How about a "Dewey bikes" calendar in 2025?)

Paul Germain

Midlothian, Va.

[RichS]

+1 on that Paul. Jock puts 'em together right!

Best,

Rich in ATL

[John Dewey]

Thanks, Paul & old pal, Rich. I appreciate the kind words. This all brings me great joy. 

Jock 

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[Tony Lockhart]

Here’s a snapshot from this morning’s ride. Can’t resist stopping at the CalTech campus because of the variety in architecture. 

New Leo is fully dialed in. Such a joy to ride. 

[Eric Marth]

Nice pics everyone, always enjoy these threads!

[Eric Marth]

Hello friends — Here is a pair of photos from yesterday and today's rides in Virginia. We got a few inches of snow earlier this week, overnight temps on Tuesday night got down to 9º. The roads are in pretty good shape without much slush or mess. More in the forecast for tonight and tomorrow. 

Cold ride, around 28º and 18 miles with nice sunshine. 

And today, overcast and a balmy 40º. 

[Steve]

Eric, looks like you have some nice riding up there in VA (east of the Blue Ridge?)

Love the pic of the bike silhouetted against the cornfield. No snow in where I am (yet). Here's a pic from yesterday's ride (trigger warning - non Riv content):

 

Steve in Asheville, NC

[Eric Marth]

Hi Steve — Yep, east of the Blue Ridge in Fredericksburg. 

That's a nice lookin' Ritchey, looks like a blast! 

[Stephen]

Got to ride through a snowy central park on my way to work yesterday, its been fun commuting in the chilly weather this week but I'm lookin forward to some cozy 40 degree weather again..

[Elizabeth Zeeuw]

Long time listener, first time caller! : ) I'm loving this thread so I thought I'd share some photos from a couple of recent rides in Maine. The first (on my Roadini) is from a 28-ish degree ride on Monday (most of the snow from the prior dump had melted) and the second is post-snowstorm, 22-ish degrees on an old Schwinn I had converted into a winter bike with studded tires. I'm looking forward to some chilly riding this weekend! 

[Charlie]

Hi all,

We've had a few crazy storms up here in New England over the past couple weeks. Here's a shot near Hampton Beach, NH last week after the 2nd day of record high tides. A lot of Rt. 1A was flooded with quite a bit of damage as you can see where this parking lot used to exist. 

The following day I rode up through York Beach, ME where the lawns and driveways of the ocean-front homes were completely covered in bowling ball sized rocks. Looked like every landscaper with a skid steer or excavator was on hand to dig people out. Pretty wild! 

Not on my Sam Hillborne in this photo, but it is lugged steel! 

Charlie 

Kittery, ME USA

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[Eric Marth]

Late afternoon, high-20s / low-30s ride today. Felt good to be out!

[R Shannon]

Eric, you scored with that backdrop. Your Sam looks just right there. That run of black and cream Hillbornes was so good.

Best,

Rich in ATL

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[Steve]

No snow  or ice around here, but we did have heavy rains last night. Knowing my usual woodsy routes would be a bit wet and squishy (aka Mud)  I elected to ride pavement today, though I did climb a short stretch of forest service road up to the Blue Ridge Parkway, then on toward Mount Pisgah. It wasn't a long one, but it gave me a chance to exercise my climbing legs; a bit over 1300' in about 7.5 miles for a 15 mile Out and Back.  Or  I could call it Up and Down.  The ride passed through two tunnels, including Pine Mountain Tunnel, the Parkway's longest at 1434'. BTW - that stretch of the Parkway is currently closed to motor traffic, making it all the better. I turned around at the Bent Creek Pass tunnel, which passes under the Parkway. I don't ride up there often, but every time I do there is new graffiti art waiting to be admired, or loathed, depending on your point of view. 

  

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[Heike Larson]

Winter in Southern California can mean 77 degrees and sunny. I took my Appaloosa for a mountains-to-beach ride yesterday, with breakfast in a regional park in the foothills of Santiago Peak and lunch 22 miles and two hours later at a beach snack shack.

The whole ride - 50 miles with about 3,000' of climbing - was mostly on dedicated bike paths, with some non-busy neighborhood streets, and only maybe 5 miles along major arterials (sidewalk riding where no good bike lanes). Most people don't realize how many great bike paths we have here in Orange County! 

[R Shannon]

Heike, nice photography and Joe Appa. I envy you having such an attractive mix of terrain to ride and with good weather to boot!

Best,

Rich in ATL 

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[Josh (BertoBerg)]

My Homer overlooking the Sound. Mt. Rainier is in the background. An unusually warm January day for us!

[John Dewey]

Your Ranier photo reminds me of this Tam photo. Distant relatives for sure. 

Jock

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My Homer overlooking the Sound. Mt. Rainier is in the background. An unusually warm January day for us!

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[Josh (BertoBerg)]

Cousins for sure! Good find.

Josh 

Bainbridge Island, WA

[Richard Rose]

Stunningly beautiful pic & bike. I am no expert but that mountain looks decidedly inhospitable!

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My Homer overlooking the Sound. Mt. Rainier is in the background. An unusually warm January day for us!

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[Kyle Cotchett]

Another homer has entered the chat. just bought and rebuilt from a fellow rbw owner here! Just did my first century on this steed and wrote up a little write report if you're interested! Happy riding folks!

[Josh (BertoBerg)]

Hi Kyle-

I enjoyed the ride report. Looks like you guys made it through the locks. Lovely Homer! Maybe I’ll see you around Seattle. 

Josh Youngberg

Bainbridge Island, WA

[Patrick Moore]

Perfect handlebar setup.

[Kyle Cotchett]

glad you enjoyed it josh! we really are lucky with our routes out here in the PNW!

thanks patrick! i've become a real sucker for the twine and shellac. almost gone through a whole can between re wrapping my homer, my gf's atlantis, and my own atlantis the last few months!

Kyle

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[Keith P.]

Beautiful ride early this morning to the Point Vicente lighthouse.

I love a good lighthouse.

Keith

Los Angeles, CA

[Eric Marth]

Looking very good Keith! 

Here are a few from a grocery run. 

[Patrick Moore]

Well, we got a real snowfall yesterday, at least by our high desert standards; probably 2 or 3;" but it all melted on pavement within a few hours and mostly melted on dirt, only remaining this morning where trees blocked the sun. I rode the Matthews #1 ("road bike for dirt") along the usual ditchbank roads to church and negotiated many snowy stretches, about 1" deep, but the temps were just above freezing so the underlying and surrounding dirt had turned to mud; fortunately not very deep or, yet, thrashed up by other traffic, but enough to be slippery under the slick Soma Supple Vitesse 50s.

Aside, related, question: what would you choose for mostly sandy off road riding: 60 mm* Fleecer Ridges sans fender protection to keep the sand and, occasionally, the mud and water off you and your bike or, 50 mm* Oracle Ridges that you can probably use safely under the Kelpie fenders? I had decided to buy some Fleecers for a new wheelset but this morning's ride makes me think that 50s would be better all around. Second wheelset, with the Somas remaining for most all-rounder, country-style, hilly-bike on-and-off-pavement rambles (the Somas did surprisingly well in today's snow and mud). 

* Per the specs, both 55 and 48 mm models in the EL casing ought to expand by several mms on 27 mm IW rims when installed without tubes.

[Patrick Moore]

I should have added that each cm of width (with corresponding drop in pressure) adds very greatly to float over sand. 50s are the narrowest that I care to ride in sand, at 18 to 20 all round pressure; 60s are noticeably better at 17 or 18 all round; and the WTB Rangers at a non-full-expansion 72 mm at 13 psi were sit and push a 65" gear thru 3" sand that would have 50s skating and require deep downshifting, and require standing on the 60s.. I could grunt the Rangers thru 4" sand standing in a 65" single gear.

So, 60 vs 50 gives up a lot of float.

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... Aside, related, question: what would you choose for mostly sandy off road riding: 60 mm* Fleecer Ridges sans fender protection to keep the sand and, occasionally, the mud and water off you and your bike or, 50 mm* Oracle Ridges that you can probably use safely under the Kelpie fenders? 

[Ted Durant]

I needed a break from Wisconsin Winter, so here I am in Pasadena, very glad to have some quality time with West Coast Sam.

Ted Durant

[John Dewey]

Ted, you can ride laps around the Rose Bowl, one of my regular haunts. Then up through La Canada. No WI anywhere nearby ☀️🔥💥

Jock

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[Bill Schaefer]

Very gray in Pennsylvania this weekend, but not too cold, so I got out for some miles before the upcoming snow tomorrow.

[Chester]

We got a break in the recent rains and I figured it'd be nice to go for a ride during the Super Bowl, so went out on a not-long, flat loop to the Bay and the dirt/gravel Bay Trail, via a couple of the local paved MUP creek trails. 

Rode past Levi's Stadium on purpose as a sort of joke for myself. We've got a lot of folks living in this area who are from other countries and not yet indoctrinated into the Church of Football, so the streets and trails didn't feel especially desolate for a Sunday around sundown.

My saddle is tilted nose-high too high, but I was too lazy to adjust it and I guess it's not crazy high, since I rode 25 miles on it this way and it wasn't a big deal.

Chester

SF Bay Area

[R Shannon]

Ted, your Hillborne looks like it sprouted from the desert! Nice bike and nice photograph. Have fun on your west coast sojourn.

Best,

Rich in ATL

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[Collin A]

A bit of a delayed post, but I swung up by Riv World HQ a couple weekends ago and got some moody mid-ride photos in. What isn't pictured is the muddy mess the bike was about 20-30 minutes later.

FYI, the cazaderos are not great mud tires...but most already knew that I'm sure

[Takashi]

We have very little snowfall this winter. I think I wrote the same thing in the previous winter, but even less snow now.

Anyway, here are a few photos from last Sunday.

Mt. Ontake:

Kiso Mountains:

Even with this little snowfall, I couldn't ride my bike on an unplowed road.

Here, my bike is standing without help of kickstand.

Takashi

2024年2月13日火曜日 9:38:19 UTC+9 Collin A:

[Ted Durant]

On Sunday, February 11, 2024 at 5:41:34 PM UTC-8 John Dewey wrote:

Ted, you can ride laps around the Rose Bowl, one of my regular haunts. Then up through La Canada. No WI anywhere nearby ☀️🔥💥

 

Yeah, I could do that, but laps around the Rose Bowl get old pretty quick. Laps around Glendora Canyon and Glendora Mountain roads, on the other hand, ...

 

[Kyle Cotchett]

Love the photos from Japan! Thanks for sharing.

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[Tony Lockhart]

Early morning...Pasadena, CA

[Bikie#4646]

Tony, nice image! Just curious, is your bike a repaint? No cream head tube or accents? 

I myself have a Homer which was restored and powder coated monochrome, except for modified decals. Since I also have a Sam Hillborne, it is nice to set it apart from that (and other Rivendells).

Paul Germain

Midlothian, Va.

[John Rinker]

Among the Saguaro Sentinels. From a recent ride on The Queen's Ransom in the Sonoran desert.

[John Dewey]

Winter on the left coast.

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[Tony Lockhart]

Hey Paul, 

Beautiful Homer that you've got! I really like the bags and mustache bars.

I bought my Sam in December of 2009.....maybe in the first couple of runs? I'm not entirely certain. At any rate, those early ones didn't come with the accent head tubes. I've been daydreaming about getting the Sam repainted to a celeste or Homer blue....maybe even change ditch the canti posts and change over to side pulls. Haha, I know....sacrilege!

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[Paul Germain]

Tony, Thanks for that bit of Hillborne history.  I

As to the brake change, if pulling a wide tire without deflating it, the Paul centerpulls open wide. 

Paul

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[Drew Fitchette]

73 and sunny here in Atlanta. Snuck out on my lunch break for a quick ride on the Holdsworth. Swapped the Atlantis over to Toscos, and put the Albatross bars on this golden oldie. 

[Takashi]

Couple of photos from last Saturday.

Trees were white with snow, but hardly any snow on the road.

Takashi

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[Tony Lockhart]

Lovely scenery, Takashi!

[John Rinker]

Takashi, In the past week I've seen 3 things that make me remember Japan so fondly. I saw a lovely 'Rider's Lens' on Bikepacking.com of a quirky Japanese family who take brilliant photos, a video of an English fellow riding from Sapporo to Kyushu, and now your photos of very familiar roads and scenery. Perhaps one day I'll enjoy your beautiful country again. Cheers, John

[Josh C]

I always forget that I have a kickstand on this one. 

[Eric Marth]

A few from our ride in Louisa, Virginia yesterday. We did a nice 30 miles with perfect comfy and sunny weather :0)  

Greg's 2009 Sam Hillborne and my Appaloosa. 

[Tony Lockhart]

I took Leo on an out-and-back, 36-miler from Culver City to Hermosa Beach earlier today. I stopped at the halfway point to enjoy a snack, watch the waves, and take in the sea breeze. I’m really enjoying this bike, and it’s official—I like it more than my Sam. 😯 

Tony