I rode this morning up Mt. Carmel, in Israel, from the scenic route via the town “Beit Oren” from the coast area. For all of you who are familiar with the Bible, it is the same Mt. Carmel which appears in 1 Kings 18 at which Elijah challenged the prophets of the Ba’al. There was a huge fire on this mountain 2.5 years ago, but the green is returning. I stopped at a monument memorializing the 44 people killed in that fire.
Start of the ride, looking upwards towards the top.
Near the monument, on the way down.
From the top.
Some stats about the ride:
I rode on QU-AX 29" with a somewhat slick tire along the road.
Round trip, about 10 km each way.
Total climb: abt 500m
Number of wild boars seen along the way: 1
Number of foxes seen along the way: 1
About 1 hour of climbing, about 45 minutes to descend.
Jerry M. from West Palm Beach, Fl. An amazing 63 yr old triathlete who I met on the Mt. Evans hillclimb. He blessed us with Marcy and his visit this past week; we rode to the Maroon Bells together. Note his 33 year old Pinarello race bike that he used for the Evans climb, old school. This guy rocks!
We visited small mountain resort with nice climbing and some brakeless dh It was quite hot, so one of best parts was refreshing splash in Wisla river. And we also got biker support.
Still REALLY enjoying my 36er, especially during the long Seattle summer days. Getting about 75 miles per week and seriously neglecting my two-wheelers. I can’t stop riding this goofy thing!
To make myself a riding partner, i bought my nephew a 29er. We picked it up today, and the 15-year-old, who’s never ridden anything but his 20" uni, needed only an afternoon to learn to ride his new wheel like a veteran roadie! Go, brat!
I wisited “Preikestolen” this morning. After 1,5 hour riding/walking/climbing I reached the cliff about 5:30 AM.
Regarding my goals for this season, I’m not quite sure any more… I felt dizzy out there on my muni, even if the ground is pretty flat and wide. “Knowing the altitude” manipulated me. It is NOT the same as riding a 12 feet giraffe, and this was only a “small” rock, 604 meters straight down… I’ll have to do some more mental training!
I just feel silly posting after all the AWESOME photos in this thread :o. Anyway here is my 24" at Borestranden in Norway. Who knew we had superb beaches here?
That was the relaxing part, having breakfast. Everybody can sit on a chair without falling off…
I did, by first placing two videocameras. Without tripoids it was a bit difficult to get them sifficient high from the ground to catch the altitude proper. The pics below point out the positions:
Yes, I know.
Come visit me, and I’ll take you there, so you can show me…
It was quite hot, so one of best parts was refreshing splash in Wisla river. And we also got biker support.
I can’t stop riding this goofy thing!
