June 14th rides

[Biciclista]

Wowiezowie

15 miles, 1587 feet of climb. Stayed in the hood. Went to Renton via Skyway. yes, that's right, Skyway, a nasty hill of a neighborhood. Renton is low, almost sea level. I live on a hill too.
what a riot. 10 mph average. lol

[jobob]

Back at ya! :)

Fifty minutes on the trainer. Total climb = 0 ft.

Assuming I have it all calibrated correctly (which is a very big if), my Garmin says I rode for 11.6 virtual miles at a virtual average speed of 14.1 vmph.

And it was soooo boring. :p

[Biciclista]

THAT is a hard ride. i've never done more than 6 virtual miles.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

...what a riot. 10 mph average. lol

Oh go ahead, laugh away!!
My average speed overall is 9.53 mph. There, I confessed it. :eek: :eek: :eek: :cool: :cool:

[Delta7]

Not to seem competitive or anything but my average speed was 12.4 :p ... for 38 kinda hilly miles ... it's was a nice day for a ride here in the Bay Area

[RolliePollie]

I guess I'll chime in here too...my average today was 12.4 on a 37 mile ride.

Gorgeous clear blue skies here today! We are having really cool weather, which is very unusual but perfect for riding. It was a bit breezy, but I didn't mind. Everything is still really green and springy looking around here, so I really enjoyed the scenery.

[laura jane]

Well MY average climbing some hills today was 6mph ;) Look out, coming through!

[Aggie_Ama]

15 miles on a blazing road. And I went at lightning fast 13.9 mph average. It is 100 degrees today, wahhhh. :rolleyes:

[Fredwina]

I took the scenic route to church 20 miles, 1500 feet of climbing:eek: We've still got "June Gloom", so no pics

[Miranda]

Tried out part of a new route segment added onto one I've ridden before. The addition was hillier and furthest point out from start. Wondered how that would go lol. Ended up going pretty well.

34miles total. The whole loop is 40mi. Wanted to do that. But, was "good":rolleyes: and decided to stick with the TE advice of adding my miles on more gradual. Good advice (as always)...

My quads are sore from climbing. A bit tired. But not totally spent. Good compromise.

Good ride on a beautiful sunny day!:cool:

[TrekTheKaty]

Hill workout with DH. Speed is coming up with less downshifting and a few sprints. I got cocky and let him add on a few miles--hint, when you hit 30 mph going downhill it won't be fun on the way back up. At one point, speed was 0 mph (stopped on the side of the road--threatened to throw up Mountain Dew on him--he laughed--and backed up).

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Well MY average climbing some hills today was 6mph ;) Look out, coming through!

I sometimes go 2.5 to 3 mph uphill...which is just on the verge of falling over. :D
No, I was talking 9.53 overall average, including all rides- like for the year, not just for uphills. ;)

[arielmoon]

Distance 0 miles, average speed 0 mph. :eek:

Gave myself a rest day after feeling stiff and off this morning. :)

[Crankin]

Me too.
Bagged the 50 mile charity ride (we were going to sign up at the start) and stayed in bed on a nice rainy morning. I'm a little under the weather. I also bagged a 5k run my friend was in charge of at the local hospital.

I can't remember the last time I did nothing all day, not even a walk.

[shootingstar]

81 kms. --objective was to get out to a new road bridge opening celebration. There is a cycling to all this. Will post elsewhere.

I continue to be impressed by dearie who managed to hook up 4-5 different bike routes (again a blend of road with bike lane most of the time or off-road).

It was a pretty good ride, considering that there was a headwind 60% of time but I hung in there. Must be all that early morning rides daily that's helping me abit. :)

[jesvetmed]

Road my triathlon route plus about 5 extra miles today. It's a hilly one for sure! I'd forgotten that.
Ended up 26.5 miles, 16.5 mph average and 1250 feet of climbing. good challenging ride ... .I would have gone faster, but had to wait for the... BOYS! :p I'm not kidding! Beat them on all the hills. Makes me feel good. Until I ride with my female riding partner and she kicks my butt on the hills!

[jobob]

I can't remember the last time I did nothing all day, not even a walk.

Doing nothing is underrated. :cool:

- jobobism

[jesvetmed]

Jobob: Nice to see you biking again - even on the trainer! Good work. How is it feeling?

[jobob]

Thanks! I'm feeling not too shabby on the trainer. I'm still wearing my back brace -- coined The Clamshell (or the Turtle Shell) by some dear friends :D -- so all I'm doing on the trainer is moderate-intensity spinning, not too easy & not too hard, and I need to sit fairly straight up since the brace kind of restricts my mobility (well, duh). It's more to keep my butt and legs functioning.

I can take the Clamshell off for good on June 29 or thereabouts -- nooo, I'm not counting the days :rolleyes: :p I can't wear a hrm under it, or stand very well on the bike, so it's not really worth pulling out Coach Troy yet. Hoo boy, it's boring though. So I watch whatever is on Universal Sports network to keep the boredom at bay, the other day it was the Kona Iroman triathalon and today it was beach volleyball.

I'd much rather be riding outside though - which will be early in July methinks. :)

[OnTerryOh]

After Carolbiker and I rode 20 miles and stopped at Starbucks for a decaf coffee (Carol) and a venti caramel frappachino, extra caramel (me), :rolleyes: we returned to our bikes and I saw my back wheel was flat. Not having a spare tube with me, I went back into Starbucks and asked a woman in line if she knew where the closest bike shop was.

It turns out this woman, Jean was her name, was an angel. :) :) She insisted on driving me the three or four miles to the bike store, which was closing in about 20 minutes. Carol followed on her bike and met us at the shop.

Jean even gave me her phone to call Carol with directions to the shop. She said she had a daughter who was a senior in college and into racing bikes. She said her daughter was doing a race called Snake something, I think in Iowa -- not sure :confused:.

At any rate, I gather that she was not only simply a very nice person, but also that by helping me she was doing what she hoped someone else would do for her daughter on the road. She gave me a quick hug goodbye.

Life and the strangers you meet on bicycling adventures can be so wonderful at times. :)

While I was waiting for Carlos, the mechanic who fixed my flat, I spoke with an elderly couple about the Raleigh mixte they had with them. The man had never heard the term mixte and was interested that his old bike was rather special. I told him to Google mixte.

Earlier on the same ride, we met an 80-something gentleman riding an unknown cruiser bike built, I'm guessing, circa 1950. Here are some pix.

Check out the dual action kickstand and the plastic cover (could it be bakelite?) on the crank. The sticker on the rusty back fender is for a bike safety club headed by Richard B. Ogilvie, governor of Illinois from 1969 to 1973.

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And on the same ride, before hitting Starbucks, we met Debbie at her yard sale selling bikes. Ever hear of a Kalkhoff bicycle?

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All in all, we rode about 31 miles today -- can't say for sure because when Carlos put my front wheel back on, he put the magnet side away from my odometer's sensor. No problem -- I'll simply take the wheel off and turn it around to align the magnet again.

It was a gorgeous sunny day, crisp temperature in the low 60's, fish scale clouds painting the sky, not too many people on the bike path, the wind lightly billowing through my shirt, parts of this song going through my mind all day -- (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qte_Ne5mpJk)
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[KathiCville]

On Saturday and Sunday combined I did 100 miles of the local MS150 charity ride. I rode 75 miles on Saturday, the longest ride of my life by 18 miles, woooohoooo! :D

The 75-mil route included a truly wicked uphill at about mile 68 that nearly did me in. (And plenty of other folks too.) Sunday, I logged 25, another ride which ALSO included a couple of ascents that left people gasping for breath.

Both days were gorgeous, fellow riders were terrific, support was fabulous, whole event was great fun and gratifying!

The MS150 was also the last big outing for my trusty old Schwinn. She will now be officially retired to become the touring bike that she's really meant to be, and my new lighter, sleeker Fuji will take over the top spot as my main ride. :)

[OnTerryOh]

On Saturday and Sunday combined I did 100 miles of the local MS150 charity ride. I rode 75 miles on Saturday, the longest ride of my life by 18 miles, woooohoooo! :D

Way to go KathiCville! :D

[Karma007]

I rode my bike. For the fist time since the accident. If I were mangled, that might seem great, but truth is, I've just been a chicken.
My fiance decided that I've become miserable, and talked me out for a good old fashioned trail ride. We went 20 miles, flat, at a nice easy pace. It was really nice to be out. I may do it again. Okay, it was GREAT to be out, and I'm looking forward to going again.

Imagine, a cyclist needing to ride a bike to be happy...

[OnTerryOh]

Lori, I'm glad you made it out for a nice, easy ride. It's awesome that your fiance talked you into it and you're less chicken now. :) :)

[arielmoon]

Yay KathiCville!

Good for you tofu!