Enginerve : Bikes

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Category: Rides

  • Moab

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    I finally got to Moab to ride sandstone. The ride was along the Mesa Rim immediately next to Canyonlands National Park and the goal was to get some simple riding in and see amazing views. It did both. A small note that I am still recovering from picking up a dry branch in the spokes…

  • Move Redmond Bike Map

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    https://seattletransitmap.com/link2line

  • Oiling Your Bike Chain

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    Is this a tell all about all the products including wax for lubing your chain and related moving parts like your rear derailleur? No, it is most definitely not. I did go and actually lube my bike chain (no idea if the following picture was before or after the chain being lubed) The important part…

  • Anticipating a Ride

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    April and Ella know when it is time for a walk and in no small part due to putting on shoes. And that was me yesterday getting the new eBike, a RadRover5, ready for its one week celebration. I was in the garage and getting ready to put the bike on the car and test…

  • 2021 Starting With The Bike

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    TWO months since the Wolverine was out and FOUR months since the Atlantis was out of the garage. Today I left myself a note that I needed to dig through all the boxes and containers and find my winter kit. I wanted to ride, but I am not riding, and I had nowhere in particular…

  • T-Rex Strava Art in PDX

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    That was just fun to look at…and the GPS Track from Ride with GPS

  • PDX StravArt

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    Peter created this route and with the COVID-19 virus “Stay Home” in place the roads were clear enough to be save on a few places that are usually EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, today I just sprinted the heck out of them while lights were holding cars back so it was safe enough for an Urban Commuter experienced…