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Photo of the Day: November, 2010

Formidable!

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The Gatehouse of Harlech Castle
 
Ba Ba Black Sheep

when I see sheep I think of you:D haven't seen you around I look forward to looking at your pictures.Hope those words of critique did not go too deep;)
 

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Designer Dale said:
When I picked up my bike a while ago, the folks at Old Town Bicycle showed me this part that was "designed to fail" by breaking before the frame did. This must be it...

Dale
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That would be the derailleur hanger that the derailleur attaches to. (The black bit on this bike) I was kind of wondering why that didn't break first. I've seen bent derailleurs, but not one broken like that. Very impressive. And expensive.
 
cosmokanga2 said:
The regular sharpening in A3 is not really a sharpening adjustment. What you want is edge sharpening. It does a much better job and gives a much better result.
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Hmm... I find that edge sharpening introduces noticeable artifacts to increase the contrast of edges, where as the regular sharpening does not.
 
uphill


D300, 80-200f/2.8 @ 200mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO1600

mtnbikemama said:
That would be the derailleur hanger that the derailleur attaches to. (The black bit on this bike) I was kind of wondering why that didn't break first. I've seen bent derailleurs, but not one broken like that. Very impressive. And expensive.
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Cyclocross in wet weather can be rough on bikes... and riders. :)
 
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pdxflint said:

D300, 80-200f/2.8 @ 200mm, 1/3200, f/2.8, ISO1600



Cyclocross in wet weather can be rough on bikes... and riders. :)
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Jeez! I guess so! :eek: I'll stick to my fat tires and full suspension, although the pix you post make it look like a lot of fun. However, there are an awful lot of shots of the riders carrying their bikes. I prefer my bike carry me. ;)
 
mtnbikemama said:
Jeez! I guess so! :eek: I'll stick to my fat tires and full suspension, although the pix you post make it look like a lot of fun. However, there are an awful lot of shots of the riders carrying their bikes. I prefer my bike carry me. ;)
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Haha... well, riders can ride the entire course if they choose, although they'd have to jump some barriers and ride up some muddy climbs at times. And the off-camber sections, slippery grass, then mud, can remove you from your bike if you don't hit the right line. Depending on the course, there can also be fairly flat pavement and gravel sections where it gets pretty fast. Some guys try mountain bikes in cross, but can pay for it on less technical courses where the weight can penalize them after a few laps. Another thing is, if you have an equipment malfunction or flat, you have to make it around to the single pit area for repair or equipment changes, which means carrying your bike, maybe for most of a lap which can be around 1.7 miles, unless you can fix it on the spot. Races run from 45 minutes to an hour for the top classes, with last lap bell for leader called, and everyone else is then on their last lap, too, whether they've been lapped or not. Lots of gassed riders, especially the occasional competitors who only do seasonal cross for fun.

For fun, here's a link to a short 'film' from last weekend, Part 1, with the second Halloween costume race likely the upcoming Part 2.
 
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Chinese Reconciliation Park

Another view of the bridge with Brown's Point and Puget Sound in the background. I'll finish this tomorrow.



Dale
 
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