Sometimes you gotta just have some fun, and when you get a 50F and sunny New Year's Day, riding up to Gay Head is one way to do it. Bring out the skinny-tire bike!
Here's the view to the south coast from Middle Road:
And Quitsa Pond and Stonewall Pond across State Road from one another:
I rode out past the Lobsterville Beach to the West Basin, looking across at Menemsha:
Then rode back out and up Lighthouse Road to the Gay Head Cliffs and Gay Head Light.
that's not a crank-forward bike!
Posted by: Adam Hirsch | 01/02/2012 at 10:04 AM
Astute observation, Adam!
I'm back on regular upright bikes since I figured out a couple of years back that a good bit of my discomfort came from a frame that is too long for me. If you look closely at the bike you'll see a very short stem and that the seat is forward, that's my attempt to shorten my reach on the bike shown, that was made for me in 1972! Ultimately the solution is a new frame but I'm so attached to that bike that this is a hand-wringer. I actually gave a deposit to a framebuilder a year ago and haven't followed through...
Posted by: Marc Rosenbaum | 01/02/2012 at 10:32 AM
It's been a long time since I biked on the Vineyard even though I grew up just across the sound in Woods Hole. Thanks for posting these beautiful pics and reminding me what an amazing place it is.
Posted by: Ted Inoue | 01/06/2012 at 04:18 PM
You're welcome!
Posted by: Marc Rosenbaum | 01/06/2012 at 05:28 PM