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I am going to Hawaii in May for two weeks and I was wondering if anybody knows where to go riding? Is there a guide book out which is good? I was wondering if I should bring my bike or if I could rent a bike there?

I am going to this four islands:

oahu, kauai,mauai, big island

thanks

duh!

no, from here:

if you have snow you have water, pretty simple.

i remember seeing an add of an american car producer where they had H2O on the car written and the add tried to make you believe you could hook up your car to your water hose in the front yard on day.

that's how much people know / understand about energy.

definitely some great cinematography, but really lacking in what i'd call avalanche education/awareness which is what the movie was billed as. the extent of the education was have a beacon, probe and shovel when you head into the back country, do an avalanche safety course and be aware of the conditions.

agree. expected more about avi stuff since it is in the title of the film. i guess there is more about this in the 4 other clips they talked about. some stuff was pretty cool like the river freezing and thawing and the tide moving in and out. didn't like all the heli skiing but i guess that's what they think they have to do nowadays. a movie like sinners is still my favorite, thought they would have more of that kind of stuff.

i also think that avalanche conditions are not really predictable so the best thing is to pick a "safe" line (safe depending on the risk you wanne take) and look for the right terrain.

Does anybody know how the weather is in Bend in mid November, can you still ride there or is it too cold or too wet? Had a look in the web and it looks like they don't get too much rain but it seems pretty cold. What condition are the trails in at this time of the year? Muddy, snow covered or ridable? Any recommendations for a good cheap B+B?

thanks

My favorite "bike park" is Lago di Garda, they even have a gondola in Malcesine but all the other xc rides are amazing too. There is soooooo much terrain around this lake. IMO this is the best spot in Europe.

There is no cheap way to do it. I looked into it a lot. The only way you can do it is if the airplane company you fly with offers a deal for bikes or sport equipment. Sometimes you get away with 0-50$, depending on the company. I asked friends of mine to bring me bikes over when they visited me.

Shipping (plane or ship, doesn't matter too much) is 300$ - 500$.

The best thing to do is perhaps sell it. You could also try to find somebody who has room in a moving container (perhaps try craigslist) and ships stuff from Vancouver to the UK or Seattle to UK.

good luck

There is the Lakeview Dr bike route that starts near Powell and Wall st. Take that you south to the Adanac/Union bike route into Downtown. Once at the east edge of downtown (Science world) there is a off-street bike/pedestrian path that goes around False Creek. A map of the bike routes in Vancouver can be found here (it is a biggish PDF file).

Yeah the lower mile of Mountain Hwy is steep and narrow. I always ride up Arborlynn/E 20th/Viewlynn just to skip the narrow twisty bit of mountain hwy. It's still steep (last bit of Arborlynn), but being a side street there is very little traffic and the road is nice and wide.

I saw that route on the map but I think it is a bit of a detour since you go south and then north again. Well, this way you wouldn't go through the bad areas. Early in the morning just after breakfast it isn't the nicest thing to ride through there, quite doesn't feel right in the stomach.

Rode my bike to work today, what a nice day. So much better than using a car. It is just nice to go across the bridges and enjoy the view. Also going by all those cars in the traffic jam is fun even so I am always worried that somebody opens the door. I think it happens quite fast, I remember a long time ago i opened the door and knocking somebody of the bike, felt quite bad. Luckily nothing happened.

Normally I go over Lions Gate but today I tried 2nd Narrows, I found it actually quite good with the bike routes but than once you get to the end of Wall St. and Powell it isn't that good anymore. Would be nice to have a bike lane along the north on Powell or Franklin. Does anybody has experience with this route, what is the best way if want to go to Yaletown?

I always thought the climb up upper Mountain Highway is bad from Depmsey to the gate till I rode the lower part today, man that is steep, especially with a road bike.

Which way is faster, 2nd Narrows or Lions Gate from Lynn Valley to Yaletown?

Freiburg is kinda like rockcity. :) A guy who was running (is still running? Dunno) a brand called "Hot Chili" was based out of Freiburg - and it has a pretty old DH history, since the Black Forest is more or less around the corner, as are the Alps (Switzerland and the Western part of Austria).

Definitely try to get a bike (in the Alps!!!!) and take some sampling and then do some riding in the greater Freiburg Area. Nothing compared to Vancity, but still - better than where I live.

Post up some pics!

there is also a bike park close to Freiburg, have never been there so. as far as I remember it was one of the first bike parks in Germany, perhaps even the first one about 10 to 12 years ago.

Todtnau bike park:

http://www.mtb-fun-park.de/

you can find some amazing xc riding close to freiburg in krichzarten (only 10 km away). there were the world champion chips in 1995.

I put a bunch more zip ties on, looks like it improved a little bit but not much. Also tried full face helmet but that is even worse. I think the neck brace (or however you wanne call it) of a xc type helmet does actually a pretty good job. I also tied the clip strap which goes around your lower jaw so that I run out of oxygen and fell off some skinnies and into a pond :-) . Riding with 300$ on your head changes your riding so, don't know if I want to put 600$ up there.

I think the biggest problem is actually the thread of the camera since it is plastic so you can't make it too tied other wise it rips out the thread. Also the camera isn't made for that kind of stuff, wonder how it is on smoother trails.

I think I have to consider buying a decent helmet camera, perhaps santa claus brings one :-).

Here is the movie, be careful that you don't get sick since it is quite shaky, it is also quite long (8 min.):

Upper Oilcan, Ladies Only + Lower Ladies

http://www.vimeo.com/1691050