June 19 Ride Reports

[Fredwina]

Nothing much to report. Got a laste start, but got to talk to my friend Mary Lou at a light

[Geonz]

Wanted to ride on my Trek 7500FX but its brakes were jamming into the front wheel and my morning brain could not figure out what to adjust. Rode in on the Schwinn Racer instead (probably won't do the club ride on it) and then sped down to the bike shop during lunch to see which screws to do what with. Think it's in the noggin so it won't come out backwards.
BYOOTIFUL weather - 79 and SUNNY. Storms to the east so they'll prob'ly miss us (which is almost too bad, since if I can't ride the MOnday club ride, I dont' want anybody else to either ... I'm a dog in the manger :-)) I'll probably just ride home the long way... trying to get in the 33 miles per day I'll have to average to get 1000 for the month (22 to go today).

[makbike]

The clouds finally broke late this morning and I decided to take advantage of the sun before the next system moves into our area late this afternoon. It was a beautiful day to be out on a bike, sunny, slight breeze, upper 70's and humid. I rode 29 miles and some change, very low traffic and lots of beautiful scenery to soak up as I cruised the back roads of my community.

[uk elephant]

Just running errands today, but it still added up to 13 miles in the end so I figure it counts. Had to go in to work to pick up a couple of files even though today is my day off. Then I went out to the LBS in another attempt at making the bike comfortable. I now have a shorter handle bar stem, that can be adjusted angle-wise. Hopefully that will help. I felt like I was reaching too far before. Still not happy with the saddle though. Tried a couple more at the LBS. One that was very cushy which felt nice on my sore sits bones, but was obviously too wide putting pressure on the top of my leg. Another that seemed good width wise (no pressure on the top of my leg) and all the weight was on my sits bones. OOO the pain! So still no closer to finding the perfect saddle. But I'm not giving up. And tomorrow I go on my first group ride. Exciting!

[tprevost]

did my hilly 40 today. I was hoping it would be easier than the first time I did it but it wasn't :( . Although, my HR recovery was much better and I don't feel trashed now that I'm finished like I did the first time. I did improve my average speed by .9 and noticed that I'm feeling a lot more in control so I'm pretty happy with that! It was 94 when I finished and I'm not really acclimated so it was tough, kept chugging water and sports drink and dousing myself.

Overall a good, tough ride!

Tracy

[Duck on Wheels]

Oooh, so sorry to hear your sit bones are still sore UK. Mine were fine with that same saddle. Of course, I'm prob'ly putting in fewer miles. And I have more thickly padded butt :o

Today I took RubySlipperz to the LBS for packing. Kinda cool to see all the guys lined up looking worried :eek: when I carried her in with the front wheel in one hand and the rest in the other, and so relieved when I told them I just didn't think it made sense to put the wheel back on when she was there for packing. They laughed and said they always get that look when they see a bike coming in "limping".

[Denise223]

Hi!

My husband and I went for a 10 mile ride today on the path. We started at 4:30PM -- it was 91 degrees.

Our plan was to go off the path & follow some directions (PocketRides) we got to make our ride more interesting...........but, after starting, it was just too difficult to follow the directions & cycle at the same time.

So, we are going to check it out while driving -- That way we'll have a much better idea of where we are going :rolleyes: .... Makes sense to me.

I was having a bit of difficulty riding on the street in traffic. I don't know if it's my "depth perception", or what, but.....I was pedaling close to the curb, and the cars were close to my left...

I'll just feel way more safe if we take our car around this route a couple of times so it will be familiar.
I don't know how I even thought that following those directions (while riding) would work :confused: ...... I thought it would be easier...

Oh well.....I'm learing & having a blast :D !!

Yesterday at 5pm, we did 15 miles & had a great time. We are really, really enjoying ourselves sooooo much!! :D

Enjoy the evening!

Denise

[SouthernBelle]

Yesterday evening I did an hour long in-town ride. I don't get a lot of miles due to the starting and stopping but it is a pleasant ride. 11 miles.

I also did a little cleaning and lubing when I got home as it had been too many miles since the last chain lube.

[bcipam]

I pretty much have been riding every day but yesterday had a particularly good ride.

Decided to go mountain biking with a guy friend who just purchased a new bike (Santa Cruz Superlight) and wanted to give it a try. My new full suspension bike is in for repair so I decided to take out my hardtail which I hadn't ridden for months.

Oh my gosh, I fell in love all over again. Have always love the HT but after months of riding the heavier full suspension bike and struggling, I flew around the trail, beating my friend up every hill. The weather was pretty nice. The trail in good condition and I was feeling good. Only problem was I finally remembered why stopped riding the HT in the first place - the rear wheel needs to be trued and the rear brakes started rubbing after awhile. My bike started to sounds kindof "wheezy". Anyway, did about 10 miles, felt good after and after I get the fully back will see to getting that HT rear wheel trued so I can ride the bike more often. I had a blast!

[Kano]

My husband and I did a STRANGE ride last night -- only about seven miles that took about 45 minutes.

We rode around the neighborhood.

Up and down each road, each cul de sac, etc. in the whole subdivision where we live. Not much traffic, little hills everywhere, riding into the wind every few minutes, and all the turning around to go back where we came from, along with the "have we been on this road yet?"

I knew full well how to find home, but I sure felt lost and confused! I started wishing for some good long straight-aways so we could go faster and feel like we were actually getting somewhere, but there was an interesting kind of discipline (might be the right word!) to the ride.

I have to work tonight, but I think I would like to take this ride in one of the bit-more-hilly subdivisions in our area soon!

Karen in Boise

[bcipam]

Actually I like doing "neighborhood rides" - just going up and down streets checking out the houses and stuff. Especially if the weather if nice... just funt o be out and about!

[Kano]

Actually I like doing "neighborhood rides" - just going up and down streets checking out the houses and stuff. Especially if the weather if nice... just funt o be out and about!

It is nice to look at all the houses, and we're kind of moving into a "renovate the exterior" phase of our lives -- painters due to start any day, and Earl's starting to look HARD at people's yards, thinking landscaping. His favorites are the rock gardens: no mowing!

Karen in Boise