feb 21 rides

[uk elephant]

Spring is in the air! The sun was shining, the snowdrops blooming and the fields are full of baby lambs. I had to get out for a ride. Had a great ride up along the Ystwyth river to Pont-rhyd-y-groes, then over the mountain to Devil's Bridge and back. Wonderful scenery out here in Wales! My gps missed out about 3 miles in the middle, but it still counted over 2400ft of climbing in a 30 mile ride! No wonder my legs are dead now! Definitely time for some fuel and a cup of tea now.

[salsabike]

UK, can't remember if I told you or not, but a few years ago, we did a tandem ride on Anglesey. Wales is so gorgeous--and not many people seem to know about that! Especially the beaches--they are spectacular! We really loved it, and I will like hearing about your rides there. Where are you, exactly?

[OakLeaf]

Yow that's a lot of climbing! What beautiful countryside!

[sundial]

Beautiful! What a wonderful place to ride. :cool:

[uk elephant]

UK, can't remember if I told you or not, but a few years ago, we did a tandem ride on Anglesey. Wales is so gorgeous--and not many people seem to know about that! Especially the beaches--they are spectacular! We really loved it, and I will like hearing about your rides there. Where are you, exactly?

It is beautiful here! I'm in Aberystwyth, a little way down the coast from Anglesey. Looking forward to have BF join me in a couple of weeks. Then we'll be heading out for lots of hiking hopefully, including trips up the coast to Anglesey I'm sure.

[Fredwina]

I started out early and got in 10 miles before the club ride
The mountains in the distance:
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it was so tiring MsThunderThighs needed to take a nap:p
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We had a guy who had 10 miles. In the past year:rolleyes: we had to stop a lot. But I got this nice shot of yoga:
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And some folks had to ride my new bike:
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[7rider]

Las September, I did (most of) the Civil War Century (http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=25326&highlight=civil+century&page=2), out of Thurmont, MD. Alas, I had some ... issues... and had to take a sag back to the start. In the van, we had a woman from VA with a beautiful new Seven ID8, painted a metallic rust and quite pretty. Buried deep under the other bikes in the back of the van was my own, unpainted, Seven ID8, a year older than hers. We chatted for a bit. Not much.
Today, I was riding back from a loop through Rock Creek Park with a friend of mine, and I passed this woman on a beautiful rust colored Seven ID8. I complimented her on her bike. She complimented me on mine (I was on my older Seven Axiom today). I grasped at straws. "Did you do the Civil War Century last September?" Yes. "Did you have to take a sag to the end?" Yes. OMG...we shared the van together! It was the same woman! How strange was that??? :eek:
Small world....

[Jiffer]

I did a 29 mile killer climbing club ride today. 1600 feet, with some it at a stupid steep grade. I wasn't going to do it. I was going to do the "intermediate ride" with much less killer climbing ... however, I was SUCKED in. :eek:

But I'm proud to say I pretty much conquered it. (For me anyway!) It's the first time I've done it this season, and I did it better than I ever have with no stops on the killer steep parts, which is a first.

So, yeah, I'm totally inspired. Woo hoo! :D

And hey ... I rode past Fredwina and had to do a double take! Sweet new ride, Fredwina!

[polly4711]

Hey there! I had my second ride on the road since september (out because of back injuries) I rode 25 miles of AMAZINGNESS today. No pain... and I met some new friends who are also training for the MS 150... exchanged numbers and going to go to pint night together on tuesday! It was really fantastic and I learned about new paths to take!!!

Also, Look at mapmyride.com and you can find some local rides in your local area!!!!

[Red Rock]

All of those pictures are great. I just have to remember to take some while I am riding. I usually forget:(.

I have been trying to get my life organized so that I can do more bike commuting. My hardtail has a new fork and new rim with a quick release, so that when I flat I will not need a tool chest to take the wheel off. So this afternoon, I left the house with everything, I thought. A few blocks down the road, I realize that I NO water! Yikes! I thought of the thread of dumb things you have done on your bike. Well this classifies for me. I called DH and he filled some of my polar water bottles and brought me 2. I could not thank him enough. I put in about ten miles-one way, twenty RT-or so over varied terrain using the local bike trails here in town. I went to my destination in about an hour. Had a cliff shot and came back at a more leisurely pace.

I have realized how out of shape I am. At least that is what it seems like to me. My DH laughs because I'm in better shape than he. He is at least working on it though.

Red Rock

[Karma007]

Knowing that my Sudnay ride was most likelygoing to be called for rain, when I saw blue skies Saturday, I went nuts! First, bf and I rode 12 miles out to the BART station, to see if it could really be done. It can. Not only that, but there was an awesone stretch of road, which I used to experiment with my gears (I'm still learning how to use them most efficiently).

When we arrived at home, bf called it quits. I was not where near done, so I got out my handy ride guide and cruised out to Crockett, and the "Carquinez Scenic Route" it was so much fun! Beautiful views of the water, almost zero traffic..It was one of those rides that make all the gym time worth it.
I was so content when I got home (after a total of 40 miles for the day) when i got up and heard rain the next moring, I wasn't even irritated. It was really a nice day.