May 26 Rides

[IFjane]

My SO and I drove to the mountains of Radford, Virginia last night in order to ride in the Wilderness Road Ride this morning. Had it not been for Batbike, we never would have done it but she told me what a great ride it is. We had several choices, ranging from 14 miles to 78 miles. We opted for the 78 mile route. What a fun, challenging day! 88 degrees, humid, light breeze, 79 actual miles. Like sara, I am also a granny-gear-aholic so it took a while but I made it & loved every mile. SO flatted at about 20+ miles so that held us up for about 15 minutes, otherwise it was uneventful other than my sluggishness.

We live at the foot of the mountains, and our regular riding terrain is hilly - I would describe this route (thanks to three back-to back killer climbs) as our most challenging on steroids.

[Batbike]

My SO and I drove to the mountains of Radford, Virginia last night in order to ride in the Wilderness Road Ride this morning. Had it not been for Batbike, we never would have done it but she told me what a great ride it is. We had several choices, ranging from 14 miles to 78 miles. We opted for the 78 mile route. What a fun, challenging day! 88 degrees, humid, light breeze, 79 actual miles. Like sara, I am also a granny-gear-aholic so it took a while but I made it & loved every mile. SO flatted at about 20+ miles so that held us up for about 15 minutes, otherwise it was uneventful other than my sluggishness.

We live at the foot of the mountains, and our regular riding terrain is hilly - I would describe this route (thanks to three back-to back killer climbs) as our most challenging on steroids.

OH YEAH! awesome ride ... beautiful and a challenge!! I wish Icould have found IFjane, looked but never found, but knew she was there and very glad she came -- it is one of my annual favorite rides!!