April 2026 Photos!

[Steve]

Not only is it April - it's April Fool's Day, so perhaps it is fitting that I kick off this month's photo thread.  Whatever...here's a few from western North Carolina:

Steve in AVL

[Mike Rossi]

I had off from work today! And it’s great weather for riding. Here’s the Atlantis before changing things up on it (Silver OM-1’s came in the other day, just waiting on the 165mm crankset). It’s a Good Friday!

[David Baldi]

Out on the Sam in southern CT, trying out a swap to the Crust x Nitto Blitz Bar.

[Jason Fuller]

Got out for a good ride in the woods with some friends yesterday aboard the Bombadil. We hiked up to some old growth but left the bikes behind for that portion 

[Jay]

Those are some sweet trails in the forest.  Question (for anyone), if you were to ride from your house to the best trails in your area, how many KM/Miles of trails like this do you have, that are continuous or have short, paved/gravel road connections?  I can stitch about 10-15km together, making for a roughly 30km loop (with lots of short paved bits).  If I had endless km's of such trails, I would be in heaven.

My photo isn't capturing the vibe of my ride yesterday, I simply stopped at my 1/2 way point and snapped the photo to show my new 105 brifters and Ergon BT Gravel bar tape.  I was having issues with my hands as of late (using DT shifters and Tektro brake levers, which in many ways I absolutely love) so I wanted a larger lever/brifter for my hands and some more padded tape so when my wrist is sometimes resting on the ramp of the bar, it was better cushioned.  4 rides - 0 pain :-)