Sunday rides???

[redrhodie]

I know some of you must have gotten out today. It's pretty gorgeous here, almost above freezing, and the roads were clear (with 3 ft tall snow banks on the sides). I did my regular easy 18 mile route. Saw only one other guy on a bike. Yesterday, I saw 2 little kids riding bmx bikes, pulling one of those disc sleds behind their bikes. I guess they were riding to go sledding. So cute!

I love this time of year!

[Roadtrip]

Almost 50 degrees here.. partly cloudy... alas too busy to go for a ride :(

I did sneak twenty minutes on the trainer.

Shannon

[NbyNW]

-23℃ here today. My bike is staying on the trainer for a little while longer. Unfortunately it's been idle for the past week, since I'm recovering from a hamstring pull, digging DH's car out of ice.

If the hammy is still bothering this week, I'm going to try to go to the pool to at least get some cardio work in.

[nscrbug]

I seriously thought about getting a ride in this morning, but when I went outside to check the conditions...it was a tad bit too slick out for riding. There were some light flurries and the streets were slippery in some spots. So I opted to go for an hour-long, 4 mile walk instead. We are supposed to be getting a ton of snow on Tues/Wed, so it doesn't look like I'll be out riding anytime soon. :(

[Catrin]

I seriously thought about getting a ride in this morning, but when I went outside to check the conditions...it was a tad bit too slick out for riding. There were some light flurries and the streets were slippery in some spots. So I opted to go for an hour-long, 4 mile walk instead. We are supposed to be getting a ton of snow on Tues/Wed, so it doesn't look like I'll be out riding anytime soon. :(

I am preparing to go on a hike with a friend and her dog, but even though my hip is troubling me today I HAD to get on the bike. I only rode around the apartment complex and really wasn't dressed for it - but it's been a month... I was pleased to note that I haven't forgotten how to ride AND my hip pain went away as soon as I started pedaling :D

I may have ridden as far as a mile...and if it had not become VERY apparent that the shoes I use for my BMX pedals are far too ventilated for riding in 34Fdegree temperatures I would cancel the hike with my friend and go riding instead. We are supposed to get a ton of ice, or snow, on Tue/Wed so it looks like it will be longer before I get to ride again. Spring IS coming though :D

[LivetoRide]

It's mid-high 30's here and sunny. I wish I were able to get out on the bike but I'm just too busy with other things this time :( and I'm giving my knee another week or so break. The temperatures will be dropping here again tomorrow unfortunately.

Hope others are having nice rides today though!

[Crankin]

Happy to have done a good, quick snow shoe, going up a 20+% grade hill in the Stow Town Forest. Although the total was only 2 miles, it was a good work out.
Frankly, I am happy to take a break from riding. My bike is on the trainer and I diligently do my winter training program 2-3X a week. It's not that I don't ever ride outside in the winter, but with no snow tires, there's no way I would have gone out today, even though the temperature is OK. The roads are full of crap and you can't see around the corners because of the snow banks, even in DH's high up suv. I am happily enjoying being excited about the winter sports I do, because in about 6 weeks, the season will start.

[tangentgirl]

Took on the Big Bad Hill. Wooooooooot!

[kermit]

Okay so yesterday, 62 degrees and no wind. Awesome two hour ride, nippy enough for my leg warmers. Yeah, I live in Miami, for me it was chilly.

[emily_in_nc]

Yesssssssssssss! Finally, an absolutely stunning day here in NC. Sunshine, high in the 60s! Took off in tights, but they came off after 20 minutes. A bit breezy, but it was from the south, which kept it nice and warm. So much fun. Didn't expect to get more than 15 miles in but was having so much fun, I ended up with 20.5. I don't have a trainer any more, so this was only my third ride outside in 2011, and the first one without a jacket and tights! Woot! :D :p

Sorry for all you gals who are suffering in the snow/ice and icky roads. We had our share in Dec. and earlier in Jan., and we still have more cold weather coming, but this weekend was a pleasant reprieve!

[azfiddle]

I've been grading science fair projects all day but brought the bike down to my school with me. I took a break and rode 17.5 miles. A bit windy, but not too bad. Now to get finished with the last 20 projects and get out of here!

[Owlie]

Nothing for me--it's 27F and I've been laid up on the couch/curled up in the computer chair for most of this weekend. :( Waiting until March...

[Koronin]

It was/is in the 50's here, but instead of riding our bikes we choose to go drive through a neighborhood we're really considering purchasing a home in and to drive by the homes we've pulled on up on line to make sure we really want to see each of them before I talk with our Realtor this week.

[hebe]

I nearly did, but after walking out to buy a paper with small girl (which took an hour as we came back via two parks and the frozen canal) I just didn't fancy going back out in the cold again. Your ride sounds lovely, RedRhodie.

[ClockworkOrange]

Why is it that when we are young kids, we have no thoughts of danger, or what might happen if we hit a bump and come off our bikes BUT when you get older and I am talking about much older, you see danger around every flippin’ corner. :rolleyes:

Slowly, very slowly getting my confidence back, did eight wonderful miles today, could have done more but my partners rear suspension packed up!


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Not sure why but I like taking photos into the sun, just messing about with it all, that’s the beauty of digital cameras.


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Fabulous winters day, sunny but crisp, I guess temperatures around 40 degrees.

Lovely thinking of the better weather to look forward to and more riding. :)

[PamNY]

I did twenty wonderful miles, with some sun and temp around 36 degrees. It felt so, so good.

Clock, your photos are lovely. Emily, I read about the "heat wave" in the South and was quite nostalgic and envious.

[bonnypriest]

For those of you who are riding in the freezing weather, please don't hate me & let me preface the next statement by saying that it's going to be friggin' cold here this next week. But...this weekend was absolutely BEAUTIFUL!!! Yesterday we rode some crazy hills. It was 80 degrees w/15-25 mph winds. :mad: Today, we just rode some base miles. Temperature...72 w/5-10 mph winds. AWESOME! Both days sunny. Now...next week...there's supposed to be 3 days of seriously cold weather. Lows close to the single digits. Who would have thought? Oh well...at least the weekend was good.

[tangentgirl]

Super pretty, Clockwork!

[kfergos]

Did my big weekly ride yesterday, in 50°F and steady rain -- 65 miles with 4,000 feet of climbing. Rode my commuter bike in a group that was a lot faster than me. Not overly fun, but a good workout.

Today it was sunny and in the mid-40s; agreed to do an "easy" 1-hour ride with my dad. ...And by "easy," apparently he was thinking "ride up the steepest side of the big hill nearby*." Today's ride ended up being just over 18 miles with 1800 feet of climbing. But it was dry and the sun peeked out occasionally, and I got to ride the fast bike, so it was great! And overall I'm loving no sub-freezing weather and no snow. :D

(*137th up Finn Hill by the 76 station, for those of you in the Seattle area.)

[pfunk12]

I got out this afternoon with a friend and did 33.5 miles. It was about 42 degrees and the sun was shining so it felt great. I was covered from head to toe in mud because the snow was melting the roads were wet. My bike and I were filthy and I had grit in my teeth but it was a great ride and it felt wonderful to be outside.

[7rider]

Why am I not surprised, P??
I threw out my back recently and have been in absolute agony all weekend. Today, dosed heavily on ibuprofen and pre-loaded from a ebsom salt bath, DH & I went to the D.C. Car show to look at new cars. About as anti- bike as you can get but we did get plenty of walking in.
Now, I've got the TENS on my back and will spend the rest of the evening on the couch.

[kmehrzad]

Why am I not surprised, P??
I threw out my back recently and have been in absolute agony all weekend. Today, dosed heavily on ibuprofen and pre-loaded from a ebsom salt bath, DH & I went to the D.C. Car show to look at new cars. About as anti- bike as you can get but we did get plenty of walking in.
Now, I've got the TENS on my back and will spend the rest of the evening on the couch.

Sorry to hear about your back, 7. Rest up and take care. Spring will be here before you know it and we need to get our mountain bikes out again for a ride.

[emily_in_nc]

I just realized after reading pfunk's post that possibly the best thing about today's ride is that I didn't have to clean my bike as I did after my previous two 2011 rides -- one was in a light rain, and the other was when the roads were all salted/sanded up and still wet. I love not having to clean my bike after a ride...cleaning myself is enough effort! :p

[NbyNW]

Take care of that back, 7!

[out_spokin']

I got my first road ride in quite a while, 14ish miles with the club's social ride including a couple stiff climbs. A bit colder than it was supposed to be at 45, but great to be out and great to ride with others. Yesterday was a 6 mile hike in short sleeves, gorgeous & near 60, wowza...but tomorrow winter's coming back, and Tuesday they're predicting a high of zero. Colorado in January. :rolleyes:

[crazycanuck]

:eek: Oohhhh dear, fri sat & sunday were crazy crazy hot & humid here in Perth. http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDW60901/IDW60901.94609.shtml The tropical cyclone was thankfully downgraded to a tropical depression then just zilch. It "rained" a bit but the ground's so dry that you can't tell anything happened.

Friday morning, I set out at 530am on a short ride. The ride became a bit shorter though when i left the city for my jaunt home. I think by about 830am it was 35C & horribly humid. I barely had enough water & wished i'd filled my other water bottle so i could pour it over me. Even then it wouldn't have helped. When i got home n tried to take my jersey off, it was stuck to me w the sweat.

Saturday, group ride & thankfully we went near the coast.

Sunday, i joined a group of folks on a dirt ride & oh boy was it a struggle. With this ex tropical depression/cyclone thing that was supposed to hit us, no one knew exactly what the weather would be like. It turned out to be a freakin hot & humiday day. Our ride was not near much shade and often uphill. I drank 3l of water & that still wasn't enough. The last 10km were a horrible slog. About 5km from the end, it came to the point where i just couldn't wear a helmet anymore. I felt guilty taking it off but even with the good venting system, i was struggling. Good thing the last section of our ride is on a very very flat area...

The humidty drove me nuts over the weekend our evap air con does diddly squat when it's humid..

[Bike Chick]

It hit 52 degrees Saturday and DH and I got the bikes out of the trainers and hit the road for the first outdoor ride of 2011. We only rode 18 miles but it felt great and was such a bonus in January. Now another winter storm is on it's way.........ICK!

[Grits]

Like EmilyinNC I enjoyed the beautiful weekend we had here. Went for a 33 mile ride on Sat. and even with 10 - 15 mph headwinds on the way back, it felt so good to be riding in comfortable temperatures. It takes so much more energy for me to ride in cold. Sunday was even nicer, and I went on a 4.5 mile hike with my son around Falls Lake. Now, 39 degrees and cloudy. Back to reality! But those 60 degree days in Jan. make up for all the crappy weather days!

[Jo-n-NY]

Although it seemed like a great day for a ride (barely any wind and sun shinning) the roads have many slick areas and huge puddles from snow melting. Needless to say, a major pothole can be under that puddle. So I opted for a 4 mile brisk walk which was also a bit crazy in some areas. We are running out of room to put the snow here on Long Island.

[Owlie]

Jo, one of my friends from college lived on Long Island. (She's currently in Wisconsin). She went back home briefly because of some family issue, and posted a picture of a church sign on FB. It said "Whoever is praying for snow: Please stop.":D

Today is clear and sunny, but 16 degrees. I might bundle up and go for a walk, because I need to go to the grocery store anyway.

[Biciclista]

froze my butt off yesterday on a 24 mile ride to Seattle's Alki point and back. I had on wool knickers, wool kneesocks, and rainpants! As welll as a wool teeshirt + winter insulated jersey + raincoat!

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[Jo-n-NY]

Jo, one of my friends from college lived on Long Island. (She's currently in Wisconsin). She went back home briefly because of some family issue, and posted a picture of a church sign on FB. It said "Whoever is praying for snow: Please stop.":D

Today is clear and sunny, but 16 degrees. I might bundle up and go for a walk, because I need to go to the grocery store anyway.

LOL...gotta luv that one!!!!

[emily_in_nc]

froze my butt off yesterday on a 24 mile ride to Seattle's Alki point and back. I had on wool knickers, wool kneesocks, and rainpants! As welll as a wool teeshirt + winter insulated jersey + raincoat!


You look great! Chilly but happy!

I want to know about that tree with all the blue bottles...how interesting!

[Jo-n-NY]

I want to know about that tree with all the blue bottles...how interesting![/QUOTE]

Me too....I was looking at your happy face I did not even notice the blue bottles. (believe it or not)

[ladyicon]

Okay so yesterday, 62 degrees and no wind. Awesome two hour ride, nippy enough for my leg warmers. Yeah, I live in Miami, for me it was chilly.

I know what you mean Kermit. It is 62 degrees here and too chilly to ride, windy too.

[Catrin]

I know what you mean Kermit. It is 62 degrees here and too chilly to ride, windy too.

I am in awe - I would give, well, a LOT, to have those temps to ride and and da*n the wind! It is indeed all relative though, as you and Kermit meant - and that applies to wind just as much as temps.

[emily_in_nc]

I know what you mean Kermit. It is 62 degrees here and too chilly to ride, windy too.

62 felt GREAT for a ride here in NC on Sunday. But that's the warmest it's been in a few months, so I understand. I'm sure if I lived in Miami I would have stayed inside too! :D