Geo Bikes

[+MC_Phil]

Well used my Trek today that I bought back in 1995. Snows melted enough to where I can use her.

Anyone else using mountain bikes on the trails for caching. Anyone got the GPS handle bar holder? Saw the other topic of pictures of ppls' Geo caching car; I now wanna see pics of your bikes .

 

Edited May 10, 2004 by MC_Phil

[robertlipe]

I've been a slacker about updating the fotos (the boy in the pictures is now eight) and has graduated to a trail-a-bike, but I'm pretty sure we have a corner on the "2K+ finders on a tandem bike pulling a trail-a-bike with an amputee stoker and a GPS" crowd. We pilot a Yokota tandem with rapid-fire shifters. My Meridian Platinum is too big to fit into my radio shack handlebar (meant for FRS radio) mount, so this is one place my 330 still reigns. You can see GPS-less fotos at:

 

http://robertl.freeservers.com/foto.html

 

or, with GPS and bio and a somewhat newer picture:

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...a6-405f965d628d

 

or

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...b2-0319f460b8f7

 

As you can guess, I wonder why I have a big sprocket; I spend a lot of time in towing gears. :-)

 

You can even see my rig, albeit with a partner with completely different experience (less cycling, more caching) at

 

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LU...d7-38f775c35ce3

[+LukeH]

Fear:

 

 

My bike leaning against the BONB benchmark, for which I was 'FTF'.

 

I have since added handlebar end-grips for more extreme mountain biking action. This photo was taken before I got the GPS mount. I like to keep an ammo box on the rack above the rear wheel, both to keep stuff in and as a ground plane for a magmount ham antenna. (that's not an ammo box on the ground though, this time it was my camera bag.)

 

As I step up the intensity though I begin to wish I had rear shocks and disk brakes. One of these days...

[+Brian - Team A.I.]

At least mine isn't this one:

 

 

I"ll have to take pics of both of mine when I get home in the morning. One is a knock-off beast of a heavyweight bike my dad gave me when he got into road biking, and the other is a hand-me-down Trek that I use as a secondary or for when I have someone go biking with me on a rather long bike run that doesn't have one themselves.

 

One day, I will have something like this at the very least. My sights are much higher, but you have to start somewhere.

[+The Leprechauns]

This weekend, my daughter and I hunted for four caches using our bikes. We were celebrating the fact that my bike had finally gone into the shop for a tune-up. Last year's cache hunting had beaten it into the ground. That's why I spent minimal dollars on a basic Schwinn instead of buying a *real* mountain bike.

 

Here is a pic of the LepreCycle in action at Quest Master's Stone Bridge Trail Multicache. His cache page advises as follows: "I recommend against going by bicycle unless you are an athlete and have a mountain bike. The surface is rough and the grade is pretty steep." I really need to pay more attention to cache pages.

 

[+Mopar]

Only pic i have of us caching on our bikes:

 

 

I have a mount for my bike too, but not when that pic was taken.

[Captain Chaoss]

Wait just a doggone minute there MOPAR ! Why are you with that other woman ?

 

She doesn't have bunny ears on. Does Geo-Ho know about this ?

[CoolCalmCollected]

I have the handlebar accessory for my eTrex Vista and have used the GPSr to track my ride, speed, distance, etc. but not to geocache. I've found a few where I could have been on my bike but the majority found are not too accessible to bikes. I have a few bike pics on my blog

[+Nazgul]

These are two pics of my mountain bike out on recent caching trips. It's a Cannondale I bought about 5 years ago, with a few mods like upgraded hubs, downhill rims, Ti seatpost and a cool-looking CF handlebar of all things.

 

Until very recently, I hadn't ridden the bike for over a year, since my daughter was born. Geocaching nudged me into riding again, thanks to some of the locals who place caches in spots best accessed via bike.

 

[+hedberg]

We had an CITO event last night (Monday 10th May 2004) called "Bike 'n Hike" where we all were on bikes visiting caches and picking up trash.

 

Here is a few shots of the bikes at the event:

 

[+wildearth2001]

my cache bike is not a MTB, I am a rodie, but look at my avatar to see me racing on it. I have used it for several caches and I will post a better pic later

[+Criminal]

Here's mine, no suspension and the disk brakes are the disks in my back, that feel like they are breaking, what with no suspension and all.

 

[+carleenp]

OK, I know that they look dorky and can be uncomfortable and all, but why do I only see one person in all of these pics (2 if you count Wildearth's avatar) with a helmet on? Remember: head injuries are bad!

Edited May 11, 2004 by carleenp

[+magking1971]

My $80 wal-mart special I got for when a park is closed or for a good long trail ride looking for a cache. ( V on handle bars)

[scoutsout]

OK, I know that they look dorky and can be uncomfortable and all, but why do I only see one person in all of these pics (2 if you count Wildearth's avatar) with a helmet on? Remember: head injuries are bad!

Because helmets aren't cool... and either am I, so I can ALWAYS be found wearing a helmet whenever I'm on either of my bikes. I've had 2 close calls where I hit my head (encased in styrofoam & plastic) and was pretty shaken up... don't like to think about what would have happened if I wasn't wearing it. Once was on a road, once was in the woods, neither time did I think anything was going to happen to me... there's no valid excuse for not wearing one.

 

I'll try to find a picture of my bike to post later... can't seem to find a button to attach a pic right now.

[robertlipe]

The fotos of mine that don't include helmets are because they haven't yet been unloaded from the carrier vehicle. Given the "wow factor" on our 3-seat rig, we're always careful to wear a helmet as an example becuase we KNOW kids will be looking at us.

 

"Wearing a helmet is a minor inconvenience compared to relearning English."

Edited May 11, 2004 by robertlipe

[+Nazgul]

I was wearing the stoopid helmet when I took the pictures of my bike, that's why.

 

I admit, I don't always wear my helmet, but about 90%+ of the time I do.

[+Mule Ears]

Here's mine:

Folding mountain bike

 

folds down to fit in the (very limited) trunk of my Audi TT coupe. Only fell off once on its shakedown cruise.

[+wildearth2001]

OK, I know that they look dorky and can be uncomfortable and all, but why do I only see one person in all of these pics (2 if you count Wildearth's avatar) with a helmet on? Remember: head injuries are bad!

I always wear mine in a race because race rules force us to. I almost always wear mine when I am riding on my own (98% of the time). The only time I dont is if I am going on a very short thing (like about 5 mins or less) and even then I usually do. I have fallen off my bike a lot, though I have never landed on my head but I realize that at race pace 20-25 + mph or especially on a decent a fall can be fatal WITH a helmet, but I take comfort in the increased odds of living. Helmets are good, even the UCI (internation cycling union) is now requiring crash proof helmets in all races, including time trials (riders used to just wear an aerodynamic foil on their head which looked like a helmet but in reality break if dropped onto a pillow) because of the safty benefit

[+cache_us_if_you_can]

OK, I know that they look dorky and can be uncomfortable and all, but why do I only see one person in all of these pics (2 if you count Wildearth's avatar) with a helmet on? Remember: head injuries are bad!

I wear a helmet all the time, even when I'm off the bike.... Perhaps that's why people think I'm strange?

 

Most of the time you'll find me on my old trek 990. It may be old, but it gets me where I'm going Here I am taking my Dad's singlespeed stuntjumper for a test ride.

[+Cache Viking]

GEo bike has been with me for 2 finds but gets out for much more than caching ... only because there are not many caches near hear and the kids are not up to much of a ride and caching at the same time.

[+houseofcache]

The geoconveyances, at rest. Note the RAM cradle for the beloved Rino.

 

[+Stunod]

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Edited May 12, 2004 by Stunod

[+WaldenRun]

A pic from last week. Full suspension for these old bones:

 

 

-WR

[scalpel]

Never had a helmet. Do not wear one. Rigid bike, with 2 spokes missing for over a year on rear wheel. Dented the front rim coming down after taking the pic last weekend. Still works fine, tho.

 

[+kbraband]

How about hearing from those who geocache with road bikes? Here are ours parked along the Elroy-Sparta trail in Wisconsin while we searched for Tunnel Trail:

And here's a shot as I looked for Farm Fresh Brown Eggs:

[+ohgr]

Have only biked to a couple caches, but that's because my other half dosn't bike, but I'm working on changing that.

 

 

Ohgr

[+hedberg]

Carleen, it is my bike that gets hurts every time me and my bike leaves our home together! So perhaps my bike would need a helme

[dutchmaster]

Here's some chewing gum for the brain, until I can find the pictures of my Specialized Rockhopper/transgeocache motivator.

[+MC_Phil]

Here's some chewing gum for the brain, until I can find the pictures of my Specialized Rockhopper/transgeocache motivator.

What ever that is it looks pretty cool.

[+Big Tom]

My bike and helmet and more beard than i have right now

[+1setter]

This picture was taken while benchmark hunting, but . . .

 

 

And I always wear a helmet Carleen.

[+archaeor]

Here's the bike I've been using ever since I got it new, for Christmas, 30 years ago!

 

 

It takes me everywhere and, BTW, that's my caching-buddy in the background and he just loves that bike!

 

 

Rick

[+Mopar]

OMG

Looks like a Ross Apollo 5speed!

[+Rich in NEPA]

Well, OK! Hard to pass up an opportunity to talk about mountain biking and geocaching! Whenever the weather cooperates I try to do as many cache hunts and NGS benchmark recoveries as possible by bike. So much more fun that way, including the pre-planning as well as those nasty little adventures that arise when the trails unexpectedly run out a few miles into the hunt.

 

Here's a pic from a casual morning benchmark hunt (this one required some digging to uncover).

 

 

My ride is a Litespeed “Ocoee” with titanium frame. No GPS handlebar mount but I do use a Garmin GA27C remote amplified antenna attached with Velcro to my helmet, while the GPSr goes into a fannypack or backpack, or into the rear pocket of a cycling jersey. Perfect for tracklogs and trail mapping.

 

 

Cheers, and happy mountain bike-caching!

Edited May 14, 2004 by Rich in NEPA

[+greengolftee87]

i wanted to post on this thread a while back but didnt have a camera at the time, but now i do!!! IT is a trek 820 with a legend on the handlebars, and yes, i always wear a helmet when biking

 

Edited June 14, 2004 by greengolftee87

[+briansnat]

Here's mine:

 

[+Kordite]

Here I am begining my 2004 Youghatomic Odyssey.

 

 

The MeriPlat is on a handlebar mount, there's 3 liters of of water in the CamelBak, and 4+ days worth of food and supplies in the saddle bags. Pittsburgh to Washington DC along the Youghiogheny River, Allegheny Highlands and C&O Canal trails.

 

Read the whole story here.

[+Snoogans]

Clicky Clicky Here Clicky

 

Mine looks allot like that except it's a 1992 model.

 

Sn gans

[Tahosa and Sons]

[+Snoogans]

So YOU"RE the guy who stole PEE WEE's bike! The color change ain't foolin' ME.

 

Sn gans

[Tahosa and Sons]

My favorite after and before caching BIKE

[+Ed & Julie]

[+LETaylor]

My highly modified Raleigh Twenty (now with GPS mount on the handlebars, though not shown that way.)

 

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Edited June 17, 2004 by LETaylor

[+TFTC]

Here's the bike I've been using ever since I got it new, for Christmas, 30 years ago!

Looks like a Raleigh Chopper I used to have in 1970, except mine wasn't so rusty!

[+Osmirik]

I don't have a picture of my actual bike in action, since my only digital camera is my phone (I have a nice film SLR, though!). Here's the stock picture, though:

Imagine that with light brackets front and back, a GPS bracket for my yellow etrex, and a drink cage, and you've got my bike.

 

I got it to replace my el-cheapo full-suspension entirely-steel (starting to rust) department store bike, because I was commuting regularaly, but not mountain biking at all - then I got into geocaching!

I can't even use the crappy bike now, because my brother rode it, went into the lowest gear, and slipped the chain off the front cluster - it's now stuck on the pedal axle, and the way the suspension is constructed, it's pretty much impossible to get out without removing the pedals first - I tried that, but they didn't want to come off :/.

 

I've actually been a cyclist for a long time, and the only reason I even had a department store bike is because my previous (mountain) bike was stolen, then I was conned into trading a copy of Office 2003 I won for a $300 value bike (I didn't realise it was that cheap at the time!).

 

I'm very happy with my road bike, though the brakes seem to have problems fairly easily (pick up bits of grit, which get embedded in the brakepads and scrape off bits of rim into the brakepads!), but I'm certainly starting to notice the limitations of not being able to leave paved roads :/.

[+Stump]

Here's my geoBike from a recent DNF.

 

 

The blue crate on back is to make it look cool.

[+Zinnware]

I (Zinnware)ride a Trek Fuel 90 with disk breaks. I use to have a handlebar mount for my Garmin etrex vista, but it would shake the GPS alot. Here you can see that I use a shoulder mount.

 

Here is Highgear on his mount (Trek Fuel 80):

Edited June 19, 2004 by Zinnware

[+harleycache]

[+astheravenflies]