Christmas Rides

[Selkie]

I started before sunrise so I could see all the holiday lights. All was calm and the stars were peeking out between the clouds.

For a change, it was mild (53 degrees) but the wind was strong, bringing in a cold front. The headwind was a challenge, but as we know, the tailwind was wonderful. All the time I've been spending with Coach Troy lately has paid off, particularly my high cadence work. Well, the wind will dry all the damp patches, so when I ride tomorrow, there should be no worries about black ice. I'm going to get my gorgeous Orbit ready to ride tomorrow. ;-)

I hope Santa brings us an early spring.

Merry Christmas to everyone!!

[surgtech1956]

Merry Christmas - so jealous, here in Michigan its 20 degrees, rained yesterday on top of our 15" of snow. Come on SPRINGGGGGGGGGGGG

Have a Happy New Years everyone.

Nancy

[Pax]

Woke up to 8F degrees and an inch of ice on everything, no rides today. Everyone who can ride, have a great one!!

[redrhodie]

We had a wind advisory until 10am, and I don't ride if there's one of those. So, at 10:15 I headed out! Boy, that was a blast (literally)! Like, a sandblast in my face. Stupid me forgot to wear my Eagle Eyes goggles, too, so it was especially painful (but since I haven't ridden for 5 days because of ice, I'll take it!).

20-30mph winds, with 45mph gusts. It wasn't the windiest day I've been on a bike, but it ranks in the top 3. Really, really fun! I love the wind. It was from the west which is the best direction around here. The gusts were the strongest I've ever felt, though. For a split second I considered turning around when it got a little dicey.

My friends were out riding, too, but I was wiped out by the point where I was supposed to turn to meet them, so I just headed home. They went by the beach. I bet they got some sand in the face!

Merry Christmas, everybody!

[cycling_sarah]

Didn't manage to meet up with redrhodie today, but DH and I did 33.34 miles on our cx bikes. It was great to get out there again after 5 days off due to snow and ice. Had some aches and muscle kinks to work through, but felt more or less normal after the first 10 miles. Happy Holidays, everyone!

[Pedal Wench]

Had to do hill repeats -- ended up with about 35 miles, got in 4 x 15-minute intervals, plus got to look at pretty houses. The roads were so quiet, and everyone I passed walking were so happy.

It was nice.