Biking a Peak
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Biking a Peak
Seems an obviously overlooked topic on the theme of the day:
https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a200484 ... community/
Anyone biked them all?
For the longest time I thought the first three words of this song were "ride my bike"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfqDXGCYPiI
https://www.bicycling.com/rides/a200484 ... community/
Anyone biked them all?
For the longest time I thought the first three words of this song were "ride my bike"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfqDXGCYPiI
Shorter of Breath and One Day Closer . . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZXKgl8turY
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Progressives are Oxy-morons
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Re: Biking a Peak
Good topic since today is Bicycle Day
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cr ... daye2809d/
It would be tough to bicycle most 14ers due to wilderness regulations, but a unicycle might be a loophole. Although I've heard of ranger fines for elk carts.
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cr ... daye2809d/
It would be tough to bicycle most 14ers due to wilderness regulations, but a unicycle might be a loophole. Although I've heard of ranger fines for elk carts.
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Re: Biking a Peak
At least a couple folks have biked the 18 on which it isn't strictly illegal. https://www.ianfohrman.com/bike-the-14ers/ I seem to recall a kerfuffle about it a few years back because some hikers felt the bikes are extra bad for erosion or something.
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"I get scared sometimes—lots of times—but it's not bad. You know? I feel close to myself. When I'm out there at night, I feel close to my own body, I can feel my blood moving, my skin and my fingernails, everything, it's like I'm full of electricity and I'm glowing in the dark—I'm on fire almost—I'm burning away into nothing—but it doesn't matter because I know exactly who I am." from The Things They Carried
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Re: Biking a Peak
“We don’t even summit all the time; usually we just go to the highest rideable point,” he says. “It felt a bit silly to hike our bikes to the top just to get a summit picture.”
Now is this really “biking a peak” or “biking on a peak”? Seems a bit lax to me.
Now is this really “biking a peak” or “biking on a peak”? Seems a bit lax to me.
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Re: Biking a Peak
This thread got huge potential, since it is Bicycle Day Referencing Eno and Albert Hofmann in the first two posts already, one doesn't see such moxie every day. It is turning into true American Metaphysical Wheel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYAkR2hrOnk
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Re: Biking a Peak
Bicycle day is a special day indeed. Once in a while you get shown the light in the strangest of places if you look at it right.
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Re: Biking a Peak
Denver teen and doctor dad unicycled all legal peaks, which they said was 14.
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/08/24/f ... urteeners/
http://14fourteeners.blogspot.com/
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/08/24/f ... urteeners/
http://14fourteeners.blogspot.com/
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Re: Biking a Peak
While I like this idea, I'm not to sure how good a bike would do going up the hourglass on little bear...
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Re: Biking a Peak
I’ve ridden Pikes and Elbert multiple times, those are the top two for sure. Antero is on the list for this year as that also has a nifty long descent on mostly singletrack. Shav, Huron, and Bross would be solid downhills as well but you can’t really ride up those like you can with Pikes, Elbert, and Antero. They’d be fun to do for the down but it’s harder to qualify it as a bike ride if you are hiking 80% of the way up. Then you have Evans obviously via the road. None of the others on the list of 18 legal peaks are worthwhile IMO. It’s really only worth it if you can ride the downhill top to bottom with very minimal dismounting. Otherwise you are just taking your bike for a long and painful walk.
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Re: Biking a Peak
Which routes on Pikes and Elbert did you take, and how were they? I’ve biked Pikes Peak before, but the via the highway. I’m planning on biking it via Barr trail this summer.. Much hike-a-bike on the way up? How was Elbert? Did you take the south ridge?aholle88 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 11:21 am I’ve ridden Pikes and Elbert multiple times, those are the top two for sure. Antero is on the list for this year as that also has a nifty long descent on mostly singletrack. Shav, Huron, and Bross would be solid downhills as well but you can’t really ride up those like you can with Pikes, Elbert, and Antero. They’d be fun to do for the down but it’s harder to qualify it as a bike ride if you are hiking 80% of the way up. Then you have Evans obviously via the road. None of the others on the list of 18 legal peaks are worthwhile IMO. It’s really only worth it if you can ride the downhill top to bottom with very minimal dismounting. Otherwise you are just taking your bike for a long and painful walk.
Re: Biking a Peak
yeah notice their stats on that one. They unicycled up 2.2 miles, and hiked 81 miles. "Steeles required a minimum of three wheel revolutions of themselves before claiming success."Oman wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 9:16 am Denver teen and doctor dad unicycled all legal peaks, which they said was 14.
https://www.denverpost.com/2009/08/24/f ... urteeners/
http://14fourteeners.blogspot.com/
I mean, I could claim I rollerbladed a bunch of peaks if I just put them on for 2 minutes at each trailhead.
At least they get points for honesty.
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