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**mattb123** · 11-03-2013, 09:03 PM - **1 Like**

My fixie and how I get to many photo locations around town.

BeerCan · 12-16-2013, 09:41 AM

Not taken by me but of me

**arnold** · 12-16-2013, 04:04 PM

Originally posted by BeerCan

Not taken by me but of me

Ha, I have one of those too. Taken in 1980, riding a Cinelli. Bike still look new, I don't.

**Crooski** · 12-18-2013, 11:02 AM

Unidentified cyclists heading to?

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Parallax · 12-18-2013, 05:39 PM

Originally posted by mattb123

My fixie and how I get to many photo locations around town.

That's cool. I've been in the bicycle business 16 years now and I've still not gotten up the nerve to try a fixie, but I love my single speed 29r.

**mattb123** · 12-19-2013, 03:33 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

That's cool. I've been in the bicycle business 16 years now and I've still not gotten up the nerve to try a fixie, but I love my single speed 29r.

Thanks, it was a gift from my wife for my last birthday. The frame is the same year as me! It's my second fixie and nicest yet. I'd love a SS 29er myself, or maybe a 27.5er (Santa? You listening?).
I have a Surly 1x1 that probably gets the most use of my bikes and (usually) love riding a single on our high desert trails.

**fretlessdavis** · 12-19-2013, 04:35 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

That's cool. I've been in the bicycle business 16 years now and I've still not gotten up the nerve to try a fixie, but I love my single speed 29r.

If you really have some nerve, try a fixie 29er. I tried it out for a bit on some easy trails, but it was way too rocky in Northern AZ... You can't coast, so there was no aligning pedals to avoid rocks! It was totally a blast, though.

I loved my 29er, but a 650b singlespeed is next on my list... once I get my road bike updated a bit more, of course!

I had some nice shots of some road biking around my new neighborhood the last couple weeks, but, sadly, my darkroom is still partially crippled. Just noticed this thread, but I'll definitely be contributing as soon as I'm up and running again!

**mattb123** · 12-19-2013, 09:48 PM

Our trails don't really work for fixies either. I'm strictly road for fixed endeavors and dry road at that. Dirt road is ok as long as it's in good shape.
The singletrack I ride from home has lots of this sort of thing:

Here's some nearby road biking near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Not bad either!

**fretlessdavis** · 12-20-2013, 08:48 AM

Nice! I'm down in Southern AZ now--- nearby where they do the 24 Hours of the Old Pueblo. Headed out there to check out the trails as soon as the weather clears! The road biking here has been fantastic... I'm in a rural area out of town, and went 24 miles on mixed hilly terrain one afternoon and saw a total of two cars!

Here's some typical trail for my favorite area, though:

Mix of slickrock, sometimes mud, hard, fast sand, and ridiculous rock gardens. It's a blast up there!

**mattb123** · 12-20-2013, 11:18 AM

Looks great! I've been meaning to get to Sedona or thereabouts one of these years; I keep hearing how nice it is. I never seem to get much farther than Fruita or Moab, or maybe St George and mostly just ride close to home. Riding (besides my commute) is pretty much done here for a while. I just got word that Hartman Rocks (in the first photo above) is now groomed for skate and classic XC skiing which is also a lot of fun out there in the high desert!
Maybe see you on the trails sometime...

**fretlessdavis** · 12-20-2013, 11:35 AM

Originally posted by mattb123

Looks great! I've been meaning to get to Sedona or thereabouts one of these years; I keep hearing how nice it is. I never seem to get much farther than Fruita or Moab, or maybe St George and mostly just ride close to home. Riding (besides my commute) is pretty much done here for a while. I just got word that Hartman Rocks (in the first photo above) is now groomed for skate and classic XC skiing which is also a lot of fun out there in the high desert!
Maybe see you on the trails sometime...

Maybe! Mountain Biking is definitely a Fall-Spring activity in most of AZ. I'm a little further from Sedona now-- 3 hours vs 40 minutes, but I'm dying to get back. The trails down here are much different. Narrow, windy, and fast. Fun until you go down, as there are more cacti here than anywhere else I've ridden. You basically have to ride with the assumption that you WILL have a flat at some point if you're not tubeless, and that you'll usually have at least a few spines in you at the end of the day.

I spent a lot of time in Utah over the summer, but never made it up to Moab. There was too much to do in GSENM, Bryce, Zion, and the Kodachrome/Cottonwood Canyon area. There are a few areas out here that look similar to that granite field you linked. Granite Dells in Prescott is pretty awesome. The Dragoon Mountains/Cochise Stronghold are similar, too, but being a climber I doubt I'll be out there and not climbing or taking photos.

**Crooski** · 01-16-2014, 07:02 AM

City bikes for figuring

**Kerrowdown** · 01-19-2014, 11:17 AM

Have your say on cycling!

**jmschrei** · 01-19-2014, 02:50 PM

Originally posted by kerrowdown

Have your say on cycling!

Some great expressions there in the crowd!

Racer X 69 · 01-19-2014, 05:36 PM

Originally posted by jmschrei

Some great expressions there in the crowd!

+1 on that! A couple of those women look like they think the cyclist is gonna crack up.

12-16-2013, 04:04 PM	#1143
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Originally posted by BeerCan Not taken by me but of me Ha, I have one of those too. Taken in 1980, riding a Cinelli. Bike still look new, I don't. Attached Images

12-19-2013, 09:48 PM	#1148
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Our trails don't really work for fixies either. I'm strictly road for fixed endeavors and dry road at that. Dirt road is ok as long as it's in good shape. The singletrack I ride from home has lots of this sort of thing: Here's some nearby road biking near the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Not bad either! Last edited by mattb123; 12-19-2013 at 09:57 PM.

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11-03-2013, 09:03 PM - 1 Like	#1141
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	My fixie and how I get to many photo locations around town.

12-16-2013, 09:41 AM	#1142
BeerCan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Riverview FL Posts: 130	Not taken by me but of me

12-18-2013, 05:39 PM	#1145
Parallax Senior Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Dakota Photos: Gallery Posts: 19,332	Originally posted by mattb123 My fixie and how I get to many photo locations around town. That's cool. I've been in the bicycle business 16 years now and I've still not gotten up the nerve to try a fixie, but I love my single speed 29r.

12-19-2013, 03:33 PM	#1146
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Originally posted by Parallax That's cool. I've been in the bicycle business 16 years now and I've still not gotten up the nerve to try a fixie, but I love my single speed 29r. Thanks, it was a gift from my wife for my last birthday. The frame is the same year as me! It's my second fixie and nicest yet. I'd love a SS 29er myself, or maybe a 27.5er (Santa? You listening?). I have a Surly 1x1 that probably gets the most use of my bikes and (usually) love riding a single on our high desert trails.

12-19-2013, 04:35 PM	#1147
fretlessdavis Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Port Angeles, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 505	Originally posted by Parallax That's cool. I've been in the bicycle business 16 years now and I've still not gotten up the nerve to try a fixie, but I love my single speed 29r. If you really have some nerve, try a fixie 29er. I tried it out for a bit on some easy trails, but it was way too rocky in Northern AZ... You can't coast, so there was no aligning pedals to avoid rocks! It was totally a blast, though. I loved my 29er, but a 650b singlespeed is next on my list... once I get my road bike updated a bit more, of course! I had some nice shots of some road biking around my new neighborhood the last couple weeks, but, sadly, my darkroom is still partially crippled. Just noticed this thread, but I'll definitely be contributing as soon as I'm up and running again!

12-20-2013, 08:48 AM	#1149
fretlessdavis Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Port Angeles, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 505	Nice! I'm down in Southern AZ now--- nearby where they do the 24 Hours of the Old Pueblo. Headed out there to check out the trails as soon as the weather clears! The road biking here has been fantastic... I'm in a rural area out of town, and went 24 miles on mixed hilly terrain one afternoon and saw a total of two cars! Here's some typical trail for my favorite area, though: Mix of slickrock, sometimes mud, hard, fast sand, and ridiculous rock gardens. It's a blast up there!

12-20-2013, 11:18 AM	#1150
mattb123 Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Colorado High Country Photos: Gallery Posts: 10,872	Looks great! I've been meaning to get to Sedona or thereabouts one of these years; I keep hearing how nice it is. I never seem to get much farther than Fruita or Moab, or maybe St George and mostly just ride close to home. Riding (besides my commute) is pretty much done here for a while. I just got word that Hartman Rocks (in the first photo above) is now groomed for skate and classic XC skiing which is also a lot of fun out there in the high desert! Maybe see you on the trails sometime...

12-20-2013, 11:35 AM	#1151
fretlessdavis Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Port Angeles, WA Photos: Gallery Posts: 505	Originally posted by mattb123 Looks great! I've been meaning to get to Sedona or thereabouts one of these years; I keep hearing how nice it is. I never seem to get much farther than Fruita or Moab, or maybe St George and mostly just ride close to home. Riding (besides my commute) is pretty much done here for a while. I just got word that Hartman Rocks (in the first photo above) is now groomed for skate and classic XC skiing which is also a lot of fun out there in the high desert! Maybe see you on the trails sometime... Maybe! Mountain Biking is definitely a Fall-Spring activity in most of AZ. I'm a little further from Sedona now-- 3 hours vs 40 minutes, but I'm dying to get back. The trails down here are much different. Narrow, windy, and fast. Fun until you go down, as there are more cacti here than anywhere else I've ridden. You basically have to ride with the assumption that you WILL have a flat at some point if you're not tubeless, and that you'll usually have at least a few spines in you at the end of the day. I spent a lot of time in Utah over the summer, but never made it up to Moab. There was too much to do in GSENM, Bryce, Zion, and the Kodachrome/Cottonwood Canyon area. There are a few areas out here that look similar to that granite field you linked. Granite Dells in Prescott is pretty awesome. The Dragoon Mountains/Cochise Stronghold are similar, too, but being a climber I doubt I'll be out there and not climbing or taking photos.

01-19-2014, 02:50 PM	#1154
jmschrei Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Calgary, AB Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,884	Originally posted by kerrowdown Have your say on cycling! Some great expressions there in the crowd!

01-19-2014, 05:36 PM	#1155
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,068	Originally posted by jmschrei Some great expressions there in the crowd! +1 on that! A couple of those women look like they think the cyclist is gonna crack up.