downtown bike path

[Conan71]

  I have noticed they have updated the trails along 169 near TCC and the Cancer Treatment Centers and they look quite nice.  I suppose that connects onto the trails by the Creek Turnpike. 

You would be correct. Someone could ride from downtown to TCC SE, and if you were enrolled at both places, NSU Broken Arrow and TCC SE.  It's a pretty nice path.  For those of you who have not been out that way in awhile, they finally have removed the bumps caused by tree roots to the west of Memorial.  Those things were wrist breakers.

[nathanm]

For those of you who have not been out that way in awhile, they finally have removed the bumps caused by tree roots to the west of Memorial.  Those things were wrist breakers.

That's good to know. They made me not like riding on 80 psi. They also once made my cell phone go sliding along the asphalt for a good 50 feet. The good ol' Nokia only had surface scratches, but it still wasn't fun to watch my phone jump out of its case, bounce off my front tire, hit the ground, flip end over end several times and then slide on its screen for a while.

[sauerkraut]

The Liberty Trail out toward Broken Arrow has three parking lots: Across from the NSU campus on east 71st at the trailhead in Broken Arrow, 129th E. Ave (I think- could be 145th), and on Garnett between 91st & 101st)

OK Thanks I'll check out some of those other places. -I know where NewBlock Park is at. It's getting harder & harder to drive to RiverSide Trails from where I live- they now closed down the Riverside Exit from I-44... I have been taking I-244 west from my home and going south on highway 75 to I-44 east and then north on Riverside Drive to the trail parking lot at 41st. For my return trip I'd get back on I-44 westbound at the Peoria ramp but on Thursday they closed that down.. I hope they are not going to close the Peoria I-44 westbound on-ramp for the full two years... I'm hoping it was just a temp closure Thursday as they re-set the roadway lanes. All the city freeways are a mess with const. work. They should do one project and finish that before starting another on the major interstate roads.

[AquaMan]

Gotta' spend the money before OKC and the feds change their minds!

[sauerkraut]

That's good to know. They made me not like riding on 80 psi. They also once made my cell phone go sliding along the asphalt for a good 50 feet. The good ol' Nokia only had surface scratches, but it still wasn't fun to watch my phone jump out of its case, bounce off my front tire, hit the ground, flip end over end several times and then slide on its screen for a while.

Outch! It's darn lucky your wheel didn't run over the phone, I never take anything along when I use the trails, except my car keys and a stop watch-  I thought bike tires are supposed to have only 60 PSI anyhow. Back in the 1980's Sears sold soild inner tubes for bike tires, A True Non-flat  Non air tire, it was made of a hard gray rubberish substance that went inside the wheel as a inner tube would,  and it used the regular bike tire. It seems great but a huge drawback is rolling resistance increased, you'd have to pedal twice as hard as before to hold any speed- but  on the postive side you never got any more flats and never had to pump up the tires. I don't see those things advertised anyplace, it would be great for a childs bike no more flats.

[AquaMan]

Outch! It's darn lucky your wheel didn't run over the phone, I never take anything along when I use the trails, except my car keys and a stop watch-  I thought bike tires are supposed to have only 60 PSI anyhow. Back in the 1980's Sears sold soild inner tubes for bike tires, A True Non-flat  Non air tire, it was made of a hard gray rubberish substance that went inside the wheel as a inner tube would,  and it used the regular bike tire. It seems great but a huge drawback is rolling resistance increased, you'd have to pedal twice as hard as before to hold any speed- but  on the postive side you never got any more flats and never had to pump up the tires. I don't see those things advertised anyplace, it would be great for a childs bike no more flats.

There are still run flat tires. They have that green goo inside them that seals a puncture. Probably a bit heavy though.

[Conan71]

OK Thanks I'll check out some of those other places. -I know where NewBlock Park is at. It's getting harder & harder to drive to RiverSide Trails from where I live- they now closed down the Riverside Exit from I-44... I have been taking I-244 west from my home and going south on highway 75 to I-44 east and then north on Riverside Drive to the trail parking lot at 41st. For my return trip I'd get back on I-44 westbound at the Peoria ramp but on Thursday they closed that down.. I hope they are not going to close the Peoria I-44 westbound on-ramp for the full two years... I'm hoping it was just a temp closure Thursday as they re-set the roadway lanes. All the city freeways are a mess with const. work. They should do one project and finish that before starting another on the major interstate roads.

I discovered that inconvenience yesterday as I was returning from lunch on Brookside.  Wound up having to drive all the way back to 21st St. then back to 41st on the west side to my office.  Added about 20 minutes to lunch.

[Red Arrow]

That's good to know. They made me not like riding on 80 psi. They also once made my cell phone go sliding along the asphalt for a good 50 feet. The good ol' Nokia only had surface scratches, but it still wasn't fun to watch my phone jump out of its case, bounce off my front tire, hit the ground, flip end over end several times and then slide on its screen for a while.

The Timex of cell phones.  It takes a lickin' and keeps on ticking.

Anyone else remember those ads?  (You gotta be an old guy.)

[Hoss]

The Timex of cell phones.  It takes a lickin' and keeps on ticking.

Anyone else remember those ads?  (You gotta be an old guy.)

Thanks a lot.  I remember the ads...

[Red Arrow]

Thanks a lot.  I remember the ads...

You're welcome.

You're older than you thought.

[Hoss]

You're welcome.

You're older than you thought.

Some days I feel older than I thought.

[dbacks fan]

The Timex of cell phones.  It takes a lickin' and keeps on ticking.

Anyone else remember those ads?  (You gotta be an old guy.)

Yes I do.

And on the lighter side.......

[sauerkraut]

They have real old vintage commericals of Timex watchs tied to the prop of a  outboard engine in a tank of water, they would rev up the engine and then shut it down and show ya the watch is still ticking. In one blooper of that commerical the Timex watch fell off of the prop and they show ya the engine and the watch was gone. No doubt it can be found on youtube. It was a real hoot.

[Townsend]

They have real old vintage commericals of Timex watchs tied to the prop of a  outboard engine in a tank of water, they would rev up the engine and then shut it down and show ya the watch is still ticking. In one blooper of that commerical the Timex watch fell off of the prop and they show ya the engine and the watch was gone. No doubt it can be found on youtube. It was a real hoot.

Do you see the videos above your post?

[sauerkraut]

As for the trails I have been getting alot of running time in due to the good weather and I'm ready for a 5K  race I just want to beat my old 5K PR time of 25:33 that I set in a 2008 race. In my last 5K in June I pulled a slower 27:33,  I think that was because I started  too far back in the pack and wasted time passing others, lost many valueable seconds. I'm older today but I feel I can do better than my 25:33 time.  I'd hate to bust my rump in a 5K race and pull up a few seconds short of my goal. The I-44 westbound on ramp from Peoria has been moved to just west of Peoria and the other on-ramp farther west has been closed. Traffic is always choked there now. Anyhow,  They finally opened up the NEW trail & parking lots south of I-44 on RiverSide Drive (56th Street & RiverSide) it's darn nice and it a double trail so cyclists & runners don't mix. It was busy Sunday Morn. Lot's of cyclists were out to.