June 22nd Ride Reports

[hibiscus09]

We did 12 miles today -- as per the schedule. It was nice, but the heat index is getting up to 105 later today. We're golfing at 2:00.

[Fredwina]

Thought I was doing great , Got up 10 minutes early. was doing great until I got to abou 3 miles from home. There was a train. It went foward a little bit, then backward a little bit, the forward again, After about 5 minutes of this, I gave up and decided to take another route. Of course, The train follwed me there. Thankfully, it went straight through. Wound up 5 minutes late, but I did get an extra mile

[makbike]

Boy was it hot today! Temps in the upper 80's, humidity is high and heat index is at 96. I got in 29 miles today, explored a new road, nothing major but have passed it on numerous occasions and wondered what it was like, pretty flat with some beautiful homes. I fought the wind the last 10 miles, it was killing me, felt like I was on a never ending hill.

[EvilTwin]

Did 32 miles this morning, including a really loooong uphill with rollers, that tops out with a killer 8% grade for 1/2 mile. I HATE that hill!!! But the reward for the hill is hitting 36 mph going back down. Fought the wind and my legs for a fair amount of the ride. The weather was a perfect 70. The Willamette Valley is supposed to heat up to the mid 90's this weekend, so I'll take this. Saw a young buck at the side of the rode, he just stood and watched my ride by. Awesome!
Barb

[Crankin]

I rode my mtb today, after about 8 weeks of not touching it because there's been so much rain and the trails are a mess. This was the first time I took it out alone, since I'm always worried that if i crash, I'd be out there stranded. So I went to a trail system about 2 miles from my house that has one main trail that's about 2.5 miles, with no scary stuff. Plenty of roots and rocks and a few rollers, plus a tiny water crossing. I did it up and back, then went up another grassy trail for about a mile. I totally felt awkward using the brakes and shifters, after doing so much road riding and my hands were killing me. I never noticed this before.... But,it was awesome. I was basically out there by myself with the trees. I saw one runner, a dog walker, and a couple walking out, just as I was starting. Then I went to the gym and lifted weights. It was a perfect warm up and I could go as slow as I wanted to and stop and smell the roses, so to speak. Six miles on the mtb seems equivalent to about 15 on the road! One thing i noticed is that I'm a lot stronger since the last time I was on this trail, since I did about half in the big ring.
I'm so glad school is out!

[betagirl]

Commuted, then ran a few errands around town like cashing my closing check from the sale of my house from like 2 weeks ago. So about 25 miles total. Rode my Lemond to work which made me a bit nervous since I lock it up outside the hospital. Had yet another tire incident, so I now have a trifecta so I should be safe for a while (I hope). This time my frame pump wouldn't work so well to put some air in my front tire. So the thing just went flat as I tried to pump it up. Thankfully Fuji Girl came to my rescue and let me use her snazzy pump at her apartment. It was quite humid so I got nice and sweaty. I smell wonderful right now

[Trek420]

It's 95 or so in the shade here today, I went 5 blocks out and back to Pet Club for dog treats for faithful mutts obedience class and I'm whooped.

It is hot out there.

But I can hearby attest that at Pet Club they let me just walk my bike in and get my stuff. Since the bike locks were far away, there was no problem.

[Duck on Wheels]

But I can hearby attest that at Pet Club they let me just walk my bike in and get my stuff. Since the bike locks were far away, there was no problem.

Skulle bare mangle, as we say in Norwegian. After all the bike IS a pet, and one that doesn't bite, bark, pee on the doorposts, or poop on the floor.

[Aggie_Ama]

This has been a week to forget. Tonights ride tops it off perfectly. I am cruising up a road with a wonderful tailwind. Since I am being very mindful of traffic on this suburban road with no shoulder, I miss three HUGE rocks in my path. I notice too late, hit them and then hear a dreadful hissing noise. It is only 45 minutes to sundown and about 25 minutes to my house if I ride strong. I know I will have a strong headwind for the last 3-5 miles.

I call my big brother and cut the ride short at 25.1 miles, leaving several miles of a glorious tailwind wasted. To top it off the weather is slightly cool compared to last week, only 90 or so in the afternoon instead of 100. This was to be my longest solo ride other than my metric.

The only positive thing is while I was waiting on my brother I changed a flat on my rear tire for the first time! The bad thing is I couldn't get it over 45 PSI. I am picking up some CO2 tomorrow. No more mini-pump for me!

[Lise]

Amanda, good for you on changing that back tire. That's not easy.

Today was sort of wierdly hot; only 78 deg, but humid and awful for running at 2 PM. I felt really overheated, and only ran 1.73 mi. Cooled off at home, and rode the Veloche Green Hornet to my weekly 2 hr of volleyball with friends. About 4 mi each way. I always ride as fast as I can on the city streets, top speed tonight was 22 mph. I do slow down when I need to for safety. Riding down was warm, but fine. Riding back, the air felt perfect. I love riding at night. No doubt more dangerous, but there's a peacefulness to it, despite the city traffic.

[KnottedYet]

Just my commute today. School is out for the summer, so I didn't get to wave to the crossing guards . But I also didn't have to dodge distracted parents in SUV's.

It was kinda lonely though, buzzing by an empty school. Beautiful weather, nice breeze off the ocean. Riding home at dusk made me realize I really should get some lights, because in the woodsy bit of my commute it gets pretty dark in the evening.

[SadieKate]

We tried to beat the heat today with a morning outing on the Pioneer Trail above Nevada City. Here she is on her way to pro-status. We followed this up with a yummy lunch in Nevada City and lots of gossip. Hope everyone’s ears were burning.

[bikerz]

What a great photo! Sounds like you guys had a great time!

[Trekhawk]

I had a great ride today with SadieKate and learnt a swag of great stuff. So much in fact that I made the whole ride with out getting an ants view of the surroundings (yep normally mountain biking and falling off go hand in hand for me).
Thanks SK - it was fun.

[Lise]

Wow! You guys are so cool! I can't tell you how much I admire your riding on dirt tracks, with all the hazards that come with that. Scares me. It looks like a lot of fun, with its own set of skills. Glad you had such a great time, and thanks for the picture! Hmmm....do I sense X-terra triathlons in your future? (always recruiting for the tri board) L.