September 17 Rides

[mimitabby]

Cassandra, you are in New Mexico, what's this about dimming light? this is Sunday the 17th and it's 2pm here.

Today I did a Cascade bike club ride, called the Spawning cycle. There were 3 sized rides, and we did the littlest one because my sons' friend Susy has decided to get fit and get on a bike! so we all rode with her. It was not a long ride (I think it was about 14 miles) but there were some nasty hills, since it was around the Magnolia hill that we were riding. Susy walked up all the hills, but I puff puffed up all of them. Both of my sons rode fixy bikes and displayed their incredible strength by leaving me with all my 27 gears behind on every hill. My younger son (the stronger one) also passed me going downhill at 28 miles an hour (i was going 28mph, who knows what he was doing?!?!)

Susy had a good time on her old Schwinn. She was convinced it was too heavy but then i let her lift my steel Bianchi Veloce... see, your bike isn't THAT bad! (not much heavier than my modern cool bike)

Older son and I finished the ride up a hill to where I parked my car. He muscled his way to the top; i had to walk the last block... okay, i didn't HAVE to, i wanted to! and now it's starting to rain!

[Tater]

Went out on a 33 miler this afternoon. Took Hwy 44 through Star on over to Middleton and back. Nice ride, rather flat with just a few risers. Luckily the wind was pretty much non-existant. Smelled mint most of the way from Star to Middleton. I did find that I can make it a loop, but I think it may take me into more vehicles than I want to deal with for a Sunday spin.

[mimitabby]

Hey Tater! I got married at Liberty grange in Star.. isn't that on Highway 44?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

We did a beautiful 19 mile ride this morning after breakfast. Had a riding date with some other friends at 2pm....
We just got home from our morning ride and only had an hour to rest before going out AGAIN with our friends for a ride. This time we rode about 22 very hilly miles. I had to walk a couple of hills towards the end, my legs started feeling rubbery. The weather was gorgeous. I was pretty worn out at the end of ride #2!
Was in Heaven in the hot shower when we got home, going to bed early for sure and I know I'll be sore tomorrow, but- it was a great Bike Day....

[btchance]

Did an easy 20mile ride this morning, even though I was dead tired being post-call. I have been sick for a week and was bound and determined to get a ride in on my off day, and it was definately worth it, the weather was perfect in the mid 70s with little traffic on the roads. What else could you ask for?

[makbike]

I packed my recumbent up in my car and headed across the river to participate in the Louisville Bicycle Club's ice cream ride. This ride is traditionally held the weekend after the Old Kentucky Home Tour as part of a club meeting. The route is about as flat as one can get in this area. It is an out and back route from Jeffersonville to near Utica, Indiana. The ride out was great for I had a nice tailwind assisting us and the headwind back really gave me quite the workout. I logged 20 miles today and averaged 17.0 mph - my best so far on this bike. I felt great and did not hesitate to ask for two scoops of ice cream after the ride (the club picks up the tab).

[SJCzar]

Participated in a nice Metric Century today. Started off with a rain shower but ended up in sunshine.

I picked this ride to do not only because it was for a good cause, had a nice route, but most importantly I was sure that that they'd have a good t-shirt for my September Secret Sister. No disappoint there...it was my favorite of the season...I hope she likes it as well.

[Tater]

Hey Tater! I got married at Liberty grange in Star.. isn't that on Highway 44?

You know, Mimi, now I will have to go back and see! That was my first spin through that area, so I wasn't paying much attention to anymore than what was up ahead of me.

[Kalidurga]

I had planned to head up to Gettysburg today to ride the rollers around the battlefield, but got a late start. So... headed over to my old standby, the C&O towpath.

As soon as I got on the path I realized that I had forgotten to check on the creak in my pedals after my last ride, so I decided to keep the ride short. Ended up doing 16.5 miles from Riley's Lock to Edwards Ferry, with beautiful weather and gorgeous views of the river.

[DebW]

Both of my sons rode fixy bikes and displayed their incredible strength by leaving me with all my 27 gears behind on every hill. My younger son (the stronger one) also passed me going downhill at 28 miles an hour (i was going 28mph, who knows what he was doing?!?!)

Mimi, you understand that someone on a fixie has NO CHOICE but to climb fast, since they can't gear down and they can't let their pedal speed drop too much.

[mimitabby]

Mimi, you understand that someone on a fixie has NO CHOICE but to climb fast, since they can't gear down and they can't let their pedal speed drop too much.

Deb, I think older son was trying to explain that to me, but i was still very impressed. he also told me that his bike had a lower gear than my other son (the one who went over 28mph) BECAUSE he is not strong enough! (when he gets stronger, he says he will get a bigger gear? or a harder gear?)

and neither of them have a freewheel, which boggles MY mind.
ps both of these guys have roadbikes and mtbikes too

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

We did two 20 mile rides yesterday, with barely an hour rest between them. About 40 miles total, and lots of hills on the second ride. My thighs are pretty sore today.
So, I did a 3 mile walk this morning in the cool fog- very refreshing and good to stretch out and sort of shake out all my sore muscles in a different way today.