Sep 21 rides - radar!

[Kalidurga]

26.94 miles on the C&O (it kills me that I wasn't paying enough attention to round that off to 27 ) from Point of Rocks to Harper's Ferry. Great stretch of the towpath: The gravel/rock mix is well compacted, so aside from potholes on the shared-use section at Brunswick and a few rocky stretches, the ride was fairly smooth. And the views of the Potomac River are soooo gorgeous around Harper's Ferry. Played leapfrog on the way back with a couple of folks who looked to be riding the entire 184.5 mile towpath. If I weren't too lazy to camp, that'd be such a cool thing to do.

On a sadder note: I dropped my baby off at a new LBS that I'm trying out. I talked to the highly recommended tech there about a shorter stem, and he suggested smaller handlebars. So, the bars are on order and I left the bike there until they come in. Now I feel a pang every time I look at the spot in the living room where my pony usually stands... Hopefully the new bars will be worth the days of separation.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I didn't ride today, on this beautiful cool sunny day. Had to catch up on too much work.
But....I did order some more cold weather layering clothes from TE!! That counts for something bike-related I guess. I'm going to be READY when the chilly winds blow.

Tomorrow should be gorgeous sunny and cool...I am going to do a nice ride no matter what!!

[7rider]

Nice commute this a.m. Was surprised to see 45 on the thermometer this a.m., tho'. Hellooooo, autumn!
I pulled out the Performance knickers. They don't hold a candle to the new C'dales I picked up. Note to folks: Don't waste your $$ on Performance brand clothes.
Stepped outside into the driveway and started up the GPS - it takes a minute or two to acquire satellites, so I use that time to finish packing up the panniers, etc. Hopped on the bike and headed up the driveway. Was surprised to see my friend Terry's truck in our front yard. I didn't think he was riding today, but since he was gone, I now had a chance to chase him down. It gave me an incentive to ride quickly. But, alas, I didn't catch him.
But we rode home this afternoon together. Interesting observation, in light of the posts on "Roadies are A-holes, who knew?" We were riding along, and a cyclist comes up on us. "Passing on your left" he said, and went by us. He was a helmetless rider on an old beater Specialized, set up as a fixie. He was in his grungiest baggies and a tattered courier bag over his shoulders. "Hi there." he said pleasantly, as he pedalled past us. Not long after, a roadie came bombing past us (we were noodling along. It wasn't hard to pass us). Not a word of warning or of greeting from full-kit Roadie on his high-zoot Merckx. Makes you wonder who the "real" cyclist was there.
Anywho. For whatever Terry and I are...we got in 14.75 miles at a 12.5 mph pace.

[crazycanuck]

Can someone tell the weather creature to PLEASE turn the headwinds off....

On all my rides this week all i've had are headwinds, sidewinds and very little tail wind.

Ok, Ok, I'll stick to my motto "learn to love headwinds"but not every &&&R&R&R&R& day.

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