August 13 rides

[DebW]

It's 9:18 EST on a Sunday and there's no ride report thread for today yet???

I did 62 miles. 2 hours of riding to visit friends, 4 hours visiting, and 2 hours riding home. I'm really tired. Why does my 3 year old nephew think that his 50 year old aunt who's just ridden 31 miles and has 31 miles to go wants to jump up and down to music? Luckily, my 1 week old nephew was content to just be held.

[im4smiley]

Ok I haven't posted a ride in awhile. Today I did a ride with 3 other people we rode from the bike shop in Greenfield MA up through Vermont and back again. We did a wicked hill that I thought I was gonna die on. It went up and crested and then went up and crested and then went up again! I think that is how it is in Vermont up up and more up! Although I was in my easiest gear and breathing so hard, I did it! We did 41-1/2 miles, avg speed was 15.3. Hit a down hill and went about 40 mph! :D It was a beautiful day for a ride, not too hot (about 60 when we left) and so sunny. We saw some ducks and geese on a pond, and some wild turkeys running across the road. Great day

oh I almost forgot, hubby wanted me to check the mileage on part of a route he had walked this morning, so tonight about 6 pm i hop on my bike and after about 1-1/2 miles I have a flat. Back tire. I changed it all by myself! I did go through two CO2 tubes but I DID IT. His route was a 4 mile trek! I ride 41 miles this morning no problems, ride 4 miles and get a flat. crazy

[Kitsune06]

Killed two birds with one stone.
I was getting grumpy, so DPITA told me to go for a ride. I borrowed a camera and biked into town (6 mi) and took pictures of the scene of my car accident so the idiots at the insurance company know what I'm saying. Biked home, feeling pretty good. Got to ride on my new tires for the first time. First time on smoothies. OOOOooh, it was like buttah, dahling! I floated! I flew!
6 mi back... and some dawdling and poking around country roads brought me to around 15 miles total before I had to get to work.
Also got pics of Miss 'Cakes so I'll have those cleaned up in PSHP tomorrow and up here (prolly in Thread Drift)

[Kano]

Killed two birds with one stone.
I was getting grumpy, so DPITA told me to go for a ride.

Now Kit, I see nothing about killing birds in "go for a ride.":D



Got to ride on my new tires for the first time. First time on smoothies. OOOOooh, it was like buttah, dahling! I floated! I flew!

What kind of tires did you get? I put smooth tires on my bike a few weeks ago, and yeah, the difference is pretty amazing, isn't it!

Karen in Boise

[Kitsune06]

I got the Panaracer High Road V just because they were cheap at $15 and looked better suited to wet weather than the other ones available.

[Kano]

Nice choice! Pretty tread, and you're right -- price is great, and they do look like a good wet climate tire! I don't much think about wet weather here -- it's so infrequent, I forget it even exists sometimes!

DH laughed when I said I wanted slicks, thought "my ladies" were giving me a load of something -- he's not laughing now!

Karen in Boise

[Kitsune06]

yeah, I'm just a mud puppy and since I'm looking for somewhere to work nearby, hoping to commute hard-core... i.e. rain or shine. =D

[makbike]

Sorry I'm postin this a day late by I was too tired to post a note last night. BF and I got up early, packed our bikes and joined 60 other club members in Westport, Kentucky (a sleepy little town on the Ohio River, est 1797). The mist was hanging over cyclists were busy unpacking bikes, checking equipment and exchanging greetings. I quickly discovered I had left my water bottles at home a big mistake for a century but BF came to my rescue for he had tossed an extra bottle in his bag. The ride took us out the valley we were in and we passed through the tiny town of Pendleton and stopped in Eminence for our first store stop. I picked up a couple bottles of Gatorade in the sports bottles and treated myself to some Little Debbie Swiss rolls - told my BF today was a non Weight Watchers day. The group took off again making our way through New Castle and then we headed towards Carrollton for lunch. We traveled some beautiful rural roads with very little traffic. Lunch was at an eatery that overlooks the Ohio, we all fueled up and then headed home. I was simply amazed at my average speed (16.9 at the 60 mile mark) and how well my legs felt. The ride home had us climbing a few more hllls and the last five miles of the ride were 99% downhill - a great way to end a century. In the end I had logged 100.73, spent 5:58 minutes in the saddle and average 16.8 (a personal best for a century). My legs felt great at the end but by the time I got home my body told me it was tired. BF treated me to dinner at Cracker Barrel we came home, fed the animals and climbed into bed at 8:00 - I slept like a baby all night. It was a great day to say the least.