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Yeah, those bike riders can't rely on just being air-cooled going up those steep mountain grades---need lots of water! Below is the cyclist from Texas who obliged us and took some (actually, lots) pics. Notice the difference in gear!
Awesome John! Can't wait to see the pics and hear stories and experiences. So glad you guys had a great adventure and are home safe and sound.
Riding with SoCal riders Group tomorrow. The guys you and Dave met in Borrego at Carllie's.
Hope to see you guys soon for a ride.
Wow, Wavex, those are some great pics! I recognized (I hope I'm correct) the little parking lot at the end of the road going near the top of Mt. Whitney via that lonely and very steep grade "Whitney Portal" route. When I was there last year. I went inside the little cafe adjacent to the lot and sank a beer. A few famous classic Western films were shot along that route, huh? Spectacular pics! Yosemite is always spectacular no matter how many times one sees it, but, as you remarked to me during breakfast at Tahoe, very crowded with traffic during this time. Now that you built up the CA 108 Sonora Pass I'll have to do that (won't be but a day ride for me since live not terribly far). The pics remind/help me understand what Cali rider (John) remarked to me about NorCal being better than SoCal when it comes to more attractive/less congested bike routes. (I expressed envy about he living in the balmy SoCal weather region) Gawd, those pics are super clear and resolute!
Damn David, I was just thinking my trip (11days) was a bit long.....now I'm thinking how many days it'll take to ride out there so I can see Yosemite! I have a thing for mountains, lakes & waterfalls.....but you might have guessed that from my vacation pictures Great pictures!! Thanks
Great, great pics David. :thumbup: That one of the stream in Yosemite really makes me want to go flyfishing! I can't wait to see the video of you and John riding down Hwy 9 (in between the construction zones that is). Waiting with baited breath....
How was that ride Cliff?
BTW, we invited Tailgate and Lefty to come ride with us and the San Diego crew down here, so be prepared!
Thanks for checking up on us during the trip... :rockon:
The ride turned out terrible. Great morning though! I crashed on Banner Grade and broke 2 ribs and hurt my left wrist. It was a pretty bad impact and I believe I was KO'd. The bike is not as bad. It was a low side. It might actually end my career riding. I impacted the side of the mountain.I have to think about how I'm doing this and why I've crashed again in a short time. I surely don't want to be selfish to my wife and family and friends. I love to ride but it's just part of me and I don't think I can't restrain myself from riding faster. Right now I'm going through physical pain and trying to stay healthy. I decided to go all leather even though it was going to be hot and so glad I was geared up. I don't think I'll be ready for this coming month.
If I continued to ride , it will be slower and only fast on a track. Impacting sucks!
On the bright side. The pictures and trip you and John did are just awesome!
What an adventure! It's so great to meet up with people on the forum and then they also turn out to be really cool people.
It's hard for me on the keyboard right now.
Awesome trip!!!:rockon:
Nicely done David, looks like you guys had a great time and kept a very safe/steady pace throughout.
Great great video and awesome views :thumbup:
Now, for the most part you had the camera on top of your helmet? I have only used it on top of the gas tank with the suction cup, I have not tried any of the adhesive bases (have you had any problems with them?). I still need to be able to edit those video so that I can start uploading some initial material.
At one point it seems like you were passing the camera from hand to hand!!!!
Thank you very much for all this awesome material your sharing
The ride turned out terrible. Great morning though! I crashed on Banner Grade and broke 2 ribs and hurt my left wrist. It was a pretty bad impact and I believe I was KO'd. The bike is not as bad. It was a low side. It might actually end my career riding. I impacted the side of the mountain.I have to think about how I'm doing this and why I've crashed again in a short time. I surely don't want to be selfish to my wife and family and friends. I love to ride but it's just part of me and I don't think I can't restrain myself from riding faster. Right now I'm going through physical pain and trying to stay healthy. I decided to go all leather even though it was going to be hot and so glad I was geared up. I don't think I'll be ready for this coming month.
If I continued to ride , it will be slower and only fast on a track. Impacting sucks!
On the bright side. The pictures and trip you and John did are just awesome!
What an adventure! It's so great to meet up with people on the forum and then they also turn out to be really cool people.
It's hard for me on the keyboard right now.
Awesome trip!!!:rockon:
Thanks very much!
I had my GoPro on my helmet, but I messed up the settings so nothing came out of that... the video in the youtube link above is actually all from my Sony HD camcorder, and all the video was taken with me holding it in my left hand while riding :BLAA: That's why you see me pass the cam to John a couple of times hehehe That's also why the riding was slow in these shots...
I have never used a suction cup mounting system so I can't tell you how they are... I had a tank bracket (screwed using the filler cap screws) back in my FZ6 days, and that worked fine...
For editing I recommend Cyberlink Power Producer... it's easy and works OK for basic stuff :rockon: