Hubby and I headed out at 3:15 on a mission to test the cold weather gear. The temps cooperated, it was a very windy 28 degrees when we left. We did 18 miles and arrived home in 25 degrees with a real feel of 11.
An hour twenty is probably as long as I want to ride in those kind of temps. I wasn't cold, but I wasn't as comfortable as I'd like to be. The wind is brutal today, 15-20 MPH.
We also have new lights and it's nice to be seen as it gets dark.
Anyone else ride today?
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12-01-2007, 01:16 PM #1
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Today's ride
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12-01-2007, 01:21 PM #2
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bwaaaa- haaaaa we got home before it started to snow. It was actually very nice this morning. Chilly - around 32, but the proper dress + hand and toe warmers and it felt quite nice. The sun was even out for most of our ride.
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12-01-2007, 01:28 PM #3
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Cold and very windy. Toes warm and fingers cold when I started, fingers warm and toes nearly numb when I was done. I cut my planned 24 mile ride down to 20. 34 degrees when I left the house, 36 when I returned. Unless I can figure out how to keep my toes warmer I can't ride when it's this cold.
Last edited by HillSlugger; 12-01-2007 at 07:01 PM.
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12-01-2007, 01:45 PM #4
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My ride was in spinning class, but I couldn't stop smiling. It's the first time I've been able to ride since having surgery on October 18th. It felt so good. My legs were so happy to be pedaling again. And to make it all even sweeter, my #1 top cycling inspiration song got played! (Bruce singing Badlands)
Did I say it felt so good?
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12-01-2007, 02:09 PM #5
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My first ride in two weeks
I rode to start of the club to pick up some Brevet paperwork from another rider. I rode along with the group until I got to my church, where I pulled off since I had altar guild tomorrow, It turn we were having a funeral, so I had to come back later. I caught up with the slow riders, and the did the short rider. Lounged around before heading back to church. Took care of my duties, got some books at the library, looked at gloves at the bike shop, then headed home after 45 miles.
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12-01-2007, 02:23 PM #6
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22 miles today, it was a bit chilly and windy but not bad. I am still sick, so I was slower than usual. Then came home and did some wrenching on the bike, showered, and now just looked down and realized I still have grease all over my leg. Fantastic.
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12-01-2007, 02:30 PM #7
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To cold to ride outside today so I rode 22.5 miles on my trainer. Thank goodness for VH1 and their music video countdown! Tomorrow is suppose to be warmer (low 60's) but rain is forecasted to fall most of the day so it looks like another day on the trainer! Either way I'll ride.
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12-01-2007, 04:43 PM #8
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I got ready to ride this morning and went to get my Garmin. It wouldn't power up and after an hour on the net trying to find a solution I gave up. Went to get the cell phone and I had let the battery die.
So I rode sans technology. Don't know how far I rode, but it was a nice ride!
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