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Strava (http://www.strava.com/) is similar to MapMyRide, I just happen to be a major fanboi of it. The King of the Mountain achievements are really cool to me. I might have to do a ride down the Mt Vernon down to your hood this weekend and check it out.
Does Strava have an AQndroid App? I like that the MapMyRide website has the Apps and connects to your phone's GPS. Gives you the time, distance, elevation, etc.
Mount Vernon is a great weekend ride, though the trail is heavily used. Very scenic once you get past Belle Haven.
AVOID AVOID AVOID on weekends. Midday during the week is great, though. The boardwalk through the reed marsh is bursting with bird life. the path gets pretty twisty towards the end at Mt Vernon but the hills are small (though steep in a couple of spots for a short distance), so take it easy if it is wet.
I've seen it before - if you notice in the description he actually mentions the manufacturer that made the frame for specialized. That's a really odd thing to mention.
What about this one?http://www.ebay.com/itm/130723874150?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_500wt_1169
That's a sweet bike. You don't weight over 200lbs, right? The only reason I'm asking is the wheels that he upgraded to are for riders <200lbs. Otherwise, that's a really fast bike that you should be able to get at a sweet price.
Riding to work today. Should be a good 15 mile round tripper.
Fifteen miles today round trip without a single non-red light stop. Hard to believe three years ago today I was still in a coma, strapped to a hospital bed, 500lbs of pure misery. Not too shabby if I do say so myself.
That looks like a pretty small framed mountain bike (~19"), might be a bit too small for you. As far as it holding up - you'd need to replace at least the rear wheel (anywhere from $200+) but other wise it should hold up.
He wants $900 obo. Don't think I'll be ponying up that kinda cash
You'd probably be better served buying an '80s steel road bike and having a solid rear wheel built for that amount.
The two things that a heavy ride (i.e. 250+lbs) can't go cheap on are wheels and a saddle. A good saddle makes a TON of difference.