Jan 21 ride

[easterbird]

Probably the coldest day so far(24 degrees) but no wind and no precip here in Bucks Co. I needed a ride so went to my LBS. My sensor had stopped talking to the flight deck (I think I was cleaning the bike a little too vigorously) ...anyway it was a destination which helped me get moving. Everything is now working again. Skies were overcast but a great ride w a real accomplishment in addition to my sense of well being right now.Total 32.5 miles! Have a great day

[PinkBike]

commute to church, 35 miles total. 44 degrees when i left the house at 6:45, 44 degrees when i returned home in the POURING RAIN! fun ride!

[Geonz]

Slimy commute to church (5 miles round trip)... I am really, really wanting studded tires 'cause they would have made riding today basically easy. It was just on the edge of "oh, take the car" - but made for having to ride further out than I like (and that's saying something - I"m solidly on the left hand side of the right hand third of the lane) and led to an interesting interaction with an ambulance, and because I had to pay so much attention to the road I don't even know how close it was. I just know that when I was on the completely left hand side of the road to hop onto the perpendicular path, the ambulance had stopped there (on my left..., oh about a foot away) like, s/he had the whole blooming *right* side of the road to work with and I *think* I was pretty obvious about my trajectory).

[7rider]

It is actually snowing right now in MD.
Out of complete desperation, I pulled out the rollers today.
Ick. I hate rollers.
But, I rode for a half hour (held onto the railing with one hand for the first 7 minutes until DH coached me into letting go and riding with two hands on the bars. Gulp!), did a bit over 9.5 miles so I could at least add SOMETHING to my "2500 in 2007" total on BikeJournal.

[Geonz]

Gulp! Indeed! Nice going!!!

[uk elephant]

I had a very nice Sunday afternoon of pedalling! A glorious day. Sunny and cold (6C but windchill brought it a bit lower) and windy. Headed out after a hearty fry up for breakfast so I had lots of fuel to burn. And freshly cleaned bike and freshly cleaned bearings (had to cut yesterday's ride short due to loud noises from front bearings). Great ride. Did about 35 miles and made it home just at sunset. Should have brought the camera. I'll try to remember next time. Had some very nice views along the way.

[Fredwina]

I did about 16 as a recovery ride. set out to do 20, but Senorita Santa Ana and her wonderful winds had other plans (how said Winter in Southern California isn't a blast?)

[Duck on Wheels]

What can one say about spin class except that the days are getting longer. Wasn't yet dark on my way home, just that gorgeous time of dusk when the sky is the full range of colors from gold-tinged in the south to deep blue in the north, and the kids are still out sledding on the hillside.

[suzieqtwa]

I did 26 miles . It was in the upper 30s,and overcast. Not bad.

[five one]

34 miles, 1/2 of it into 20 mph winds. Practiced my tire sucking technique behind DH who'd rather be in front anyway. I'm too small to be of much use on the front of a paceline. At least the temperature was back to normal in the low 60s.

Back to the trainer until next weekend .

[Triskeliongirl]

It was the first rideable day in two weeks. We spent the bulk of the week dealing with an ice storm that shut the city down. But today it was sunny, lows in the 40s but highs in the 60s. YES! We had a club ride scheduled at 1:30 which was perfect for taking advantage of those highs. So, I got to ride in shorts and a short sleeve jersey, and feel the sun beating down on me. I was even HOT during the first few climbs as I struggled to warm up. It was a tough ride given we had 2 weeks off the bike and it starts out with a steep climb (helotes to toutant beuraguard to bourne to helotes), but it just felt so good to be out on a bike and after ~10 miles I was in a groove. Got 37 miles in for the day, FINALLY!

[makbike]

I logged just over 20 miles on my bike/trainer today. My living room is not very scenic and the only wildlife I encountered was my cats and they were fast asleep on the couch. Basically another boring day in paradise.

[Velobambina]

A very cold ride (25 degrees), starting at sunrise. Quite to my surprise, all the layering I did kept me warm during the entire 3 hours or so that I was out! Because snow was predicted for the afternoon, I got in a solid 43 mile ride. Unfortunately, the snow came, as did some ice, so the trail conditions will be unsafe for at least a few days (more realistically, it probably will take a week until the trail is fairly clear unless we have a decent warm up). Back to Coach Troy and my trainer.