Biketouring absolutely rocks

3 years ago by htmono to c/bicycles

Stalinwolf 12 points 3 years ago

My dad died suddenly two months ago and this pic caused a flooding of memories of his old route to work, reminiscent of this place here. I had completely forgotten about it. This random photo provided some long-overdue emotional release. Not a great way to get ready for work at 4am, but very much needed.

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frostbiker 4 points 3 years ago

Sorry for your loss. Been there. It will hurt less over time. Talking to people helps.

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miostetsson 4 points 3 years ago

Where is that?

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bstix 3 points 3 years ago

Looks like anywhere in Finland.

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htmono 3 points 3 years ago

Correct.

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png 3 points 3 years ago

Heck Yeah!

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daveywaveyboy 3 points 3 years ago

Heck yeah

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htmono 2 points 3 years ago

Heck yeah!

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limelight79 1 point 3 years ago

I bought a new frame a few weeks ago to build a road/gravel touring bike upon. I normally ride a CAAD12, which is great for good roads, but not so great when the going gets rough, and it doesn't have fittings for racks (which isn't surprising, it's a race-oriented bike).

On a recent (car) trip to the western US, I encountered many roads that weren't paved and would have been happier with larger tires on my bike, plus I want to do some trails. A local frame company had their steel touring frames on sale, so I grabbed one.

Now I have a million decisions to make on how to build it...lol.

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