General Purpose Daily Ride thread

[Trek420]

But this is a non-ride. Today I was supposed to start work an hour early. I took BART (light rail) and got off at the transfer. Much to my chagrin the next train was over 25 minutes away. That would put me late for the meeting.

So I left the station and walked halfway around the lake to work. :D Got there early enough to stop and have coffee. Thank G*d for cycling. :)

After work I went to the gym, rowed some and lifted. Boy am I out of shape but it felt good to lift.

[SheFly]

We got a foot of snow here in MA yesterday. Snowed like crazy all afternoon. So, of course we had to go out and give it a go... Tough workout though!

SheFly

[Crankin]

Wow, Cathy...
Well, my ride was supposed to be a hike in Estabrook Woods. I went with a friend who does fitness walking every day, but she's not really athletic. It was great to be out in the middle of the storm, but when we got to the trail, it was totally iced under the snow. Although I would have ventured in, my friend was scared we would fall, so we went to walk up by the North Bridge. That was flooded out, so we decided to just walk on the road for about 2 miles. Not a lot of exercise, but it was a lot of fun.
Now, today, I'll be on my snow shoes or skis.

[Zen]

My non ride mission for the day will be to come back with something I can ride...

[OakLeaf]

Oooh, Zen, shopping! Eagerly awaiting pictures....

[Trek420]

Oooh, oooh, oooh, shopping!!! I wanna go! Instead I'm stuck here non-riding, non Aikido'ing, not walking .... waiting for the electrician to arrive. :o

[IFjane]

Oh Zen - show us show us show us!!!!!

Just got off my bike - on the trainer. 36 degrees and showers threatening. I spent 1 hour, 50 minutes riding the 1999 Tour de France with Lance instead of venturing out.

[Brandy]

I'm going to "ride" in my truck to Santa Clarita to see some lycra clad goodness in the form of pro-cyclists. ToC, here I come! :p

[Zen]

you may have already seen it...http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=21292&highlight=selling+bike
no photo :( sorry.

my new/used canal bike :) It's still on the rack on the jeep

Couldn't leave the Performance store without buying something, though.
YELLOW! Gloves for me and some socks for another TE'er (shhh-it's a surprise!)

[KnottedYet]

Rode 22 miles today so I could buy a pair of shorts that say *Harlot* across the backside in bright red embroidery.

Yeah, baby...

(I rode home from the LBS in these shorts. They are FABUOLOUS! My new favorite baggies!)

[Zen]

Harlot - another purchase of mine that went awry.
The tee shirt would fit an eight grader but the carmen -x shorts will fit nicely when i go up one size.

For the bike purchase see this (http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=25060&subcategory_ID=3060). Mine is last years model but I dodn't think much has changed. Got a cargo rack in the deal too.

It will be fine
It will be fine
It will be fine

[KnottedYet]

Congrats on the new bike, Zen!

[Zen]

Congrats on the new bike, Zen!
That brings me to four and two spin bikes.

one Trek pilot
one Mariposa in the shop
one old hard tail Haro that will go to Bikes For the World
and this Nomad

i blame you

[Starfish]

i blame you

Grasshopper, grasshopper. No one is to blame for new bikes. One is simply the leaf, floating on the stream. Bikes are inevitable. :p

[IFjane]

That brings me to four and two spin bikes.

one Trek pilot
one Mariposa in the shop
one old hard tail Haro that will go to Bikes For the World
and this Nomad

i blame you

From one who has one and only one bike in her stable (but would love more - except I think Godiva would be soooo jealous if I got another), I bow to you, Oh Zen!
:p:p

Congratulations!

socks???? for me? for me? :D:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Zen]

From one who has one and only one bike in her stable (but would love more

We'll have to do something about that ;)

Today would have been a great day for a ride. On my way into town I encountered two riders who surely were out only to make me jealous.

I got two dogs their rabies shots, got one dog microchipped (low funds due to more important expenditures:p) and got one dog's nails clipped.
Very productive.

[IFjane]

We'll have to do something about that ;)



Yay!

I do plan to do something about it, maybe by summer? Certainly in time to make the Canal ride....

[wackyjacky1]

I rode my longest ride so far since getting my bike last week. Don't know the exact mileage (don't have a cyclometer yet) but I rode for an hour and fifteen minutes. (I must admit it was mostly on very flat terrain, with the exception of the stretch going back home which is almost entirely uphill on a slight grade.) So maybe it was somewhere between 12-15 miles?

Baby steps... :)

BTW it got up to 92 degrees here today. Niiice!

[Triskeliongirl]

Yes indeed, the bank thermometer said 92 as I rode by on my commute home. Great commuting day! Morning was cooler, hi 50s, so I rode in with my new Ibex arm and knee warmers. Pulled the arm warmers off after 4 miles but the knee warmers were just perfect. Stuffed them all in my handle bar bag for the ride home.

Tomorrow lows are supposed to be 37 and highs in the 70s, so again I'll try the ibex knee warmers with warm tall socks and ibex arm warmers under my PI vagabound jacket for the ride in. I don't have leg warmers anymore that fit, but I am hoping with the right socks I can make the knee warmers work like leg warmers. Hmmm, maybe I need to go out and buy some wool knee socks, cuz if I wear tights in the morning I'll overheat riding home.

BTW the ibex knee warmers are just amazing. I realized today that they are definitely right and left specific, and fit much better when one pays attention to that! Arm warmers were a bit hot, but perfect for tomorrow.

p.s. Wackyjacky, why not show up for a wheelmen ride next weekend? Just google us on the web (san antonio wheelmen) for the ride schedule.

[OakLeaf]

Does it count as a "ride" when it's just a short commute? Three today... to the gym in the morning, a short road ride with DH and his new Trek Pilot :D and then back on the commuter bike to go out to dinner! Mmmmm, eggplant lasagne.

[wackyjacky1]

p.s. Wackyjacky, why not show up for a wheelmen ride next weekend? Just google us on the web (san antonio wheelmen) for the ride schedule.
I will definitely look you all up...but not yet! It would be too embarrassing right now -- I need to gain more confidence first. :o

[Triskeliongirl]

I will definitely look you all up...but not yet! It would be too embarrassing right now -- I need to gain more confidence first. :o

If you are new to group riding you might also get started with either a broadway bike world ride, or show up for one of the wheelmen 'stay together' rides in cibolo. Paces are pretty moderate on both those rides.

[Zen]

Today the thermometer at the bank said "wet".

[sundial]

I can't seem to find enough days to ride outdoors with all this crazy weather. I really, really wish for sunny days and peeper frogs.

[Eden]

Yee-hah. I got outside on my race bike (my Ruby) for the first time since last September. I always forget (after a nice rainy, gritty winter or riding my rain bike) how SPECTACULAR it feels to ride that bike.

[kelownagirl]

I went for a cruise on my roadie for the first time this season too. We needed two cars today (and only have one insured) so I rode my bike to school, then to the gym after school, and then to my massage appt. Only got 8km in but there were loverly...

[Trek420]

2nd commute-type ride of the year.

To avoid the :eek: cost of airport parking and :mad: few bus routes near me I rode to work Friday, left the bike at work, took BART to and from the airport. Back to work today and rode back to the car. Worked well and my manager was nice enough to let me lock my bike in the supply cabinet (he rides).

No bike shorts, tights, no chamois just rolled up the pants leg on the jeans and go. This is fun.

[mimitabby]

Does it count as a "ride" when it's just a short commute? Three today... to the gym in the morning, a short road ride with DH and his new Trek Pilot :D and then back on the commuter bike to go out to dinner! Mmmmm, eggplant lasagne.

all rides count!!!