June 2 Ride Reports

[pastrypam]

DH and I rode 32 miles today. Got up at 5:30 a.m. because it is getting hot here and we have to get out early to beat it. We left about 6:30, saw our LBS owner and rode with him for a while until he hooked up with the local bike club. I don't feel ready to ride with the bike club yet because they say their average speed is 16 - 19 MPH and my best has only been 14.4. I am usually around 13.8.

We stopped at Starbucks 2/3 of the way into the ride. Sipped on a latte for 1/2 an hour then headed home. Had a little trouble with my blood sugar level today. It fell and I felt shakey until I ate part of a cliff bar and drank my cytomax. This has happened one other time. I am finding that eating, drinking, and replacing nutrients are really important.

All in all it was great to be out there spinning those wheels

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

I rode 31 miles today with DH and another male friend. I am the slowest of us, but they always wait for me at the crossroads and then let me rest a bit each time.
We had our usual breakfast at Ralph's Pretty Good Cafe first at about 8am, then road for about 3 hours and got home at noon. By then it was quite hot and humid, and with all the blasting sun I was glad I had used plenty of sunscreen.
An enjoyable ride in the country!

[Fredwina]

well, it sounds like metrics and high speed were the order of the day
I rode to shopping center and then led the slow club ride. It was an adventure. Two broken chains, one popped spoke with a super warped rim (it was Rolf(the ride had to call his DW to resume him) and person had decide to start riding on teh road with a MTB with knobbies. That wasn't the fast part.
I had a Church committee meeting after the ride. normally it wound't have been a big deal, but the maladies put me a half hour late, so I had to cut out the aprez ride socializing and pedal back to Upland.
After the meeting - i headed out again. got up to 44.1 mph woohoo! nothing like 2 miles of 8% grade. but I had to get up there Had a flat on the way back.

[jobob]

Hey LadyinWhile, congratulations on your first metric ! That's a big milestone, you have every right to be very proud of yourself.

[emily_in_nc]

Unlike most of you, I wasn't fast and didn't ride very long (neither of those things matter much to me anymore), but did have a great ride with DH this morning to the farmer's market, where we loaded up his panniers with local organic lettuces, local honey, and a couple of plants; and to the post office. We also ran into a neighbor on our road who stopped to say how much she admired that I was on my bike again (I fractured my pelvis two years ago after a run-in with a couple of unrestrained dogs). We rode our Bike Fridays and were not going for speed, just for fun and utility, and it was our longest ride of the year, believe it or not (15.85 miles).

Emily

[oxysback]

I'll add another record to the list of accomplishments today. I rode my longest ride ever! Suzie and I rode the Vine Ride 65 mile route. The Vine Ride isn't until August, but I got the route from the website and put it into routeslip. Here's a link...http://www.routeslip.com/routes/44281

We had a few misadventures along the way today, too. At one point I wasn't sure where to turn. Some of the country roads out here start with one name, then change. I thought I had the correct turn, but wasn't 100%, so we kept going for a few more miles, then had to turn back. We finally got that straightened out and were on the right track. Then, at about mile 55 the road was closed. Completely closed. Not even a place to walk through. But there was a detour posted, so we took it. Well, a few miles of loose gravel road later we were back on the blessed smooth pavement again.

All in all we rode just over 72 miles!!! We weren't fast (12.7 average) but we did it, and we didn't have to walk up any hills...and there were plenty of those, let me tell you!

I'm stoked because we have a supported ride next Saturday (Suzie, Darcy and I, plus dh are going to the Strawberry Century in Lebanon, OR) and we're riding the 72 mile route. Well, except for dh...I think he's doing the century. So I know I'm ready! Bring it on!

If anyone else is doing the Strawberry, speak up! We'd love to meet you!

[meridian]

I got in a solo flat 75 today. Started out around 10:30 and finished in just under 5 hours ride time, w/ a pit stop at a gas station Subway for a turkey sandwich .

Was a nice day... breezy, partly cloudy, and between 70-85 degrees (start to finish).

I rode within feet of a feeding vulture, and had a couple other impressive bird experiences, it was cool =)

Avg 15.5
Max 26
Total 74.84
Time 4hr 50min

[7rider]

Well, neither a long nor fast ride here.
DH and I did a 10 mile loop on Rosaryville SP's singletrack after spending the better part of the day in Clarendon, VA at the CSC Invitational.
Caught the tail end of the women's race and most of the men's race.
Here are some pics of the event. I hope to get more up on Photobucket soon.
DH is all fired up no to burn up the road tomorrow on the shop ride. Hopefully the weather will cooperate.

[makbike]

I rode 22 miles today between running into Louisville for "stuff" and cleaning out my basement for the major repairs that start on Monday. I struggled most of the ride, never found a comfortable cadence. I swear something is rubbing or not turning properly on my bike for I feel a lot of resistance that has not been there previously. I think I'll ask BF to work on it while I'm recovering from my surgery. Maybe something needs to be lubed or repacked I don't know but something ain't right on my little blue bike.

[Popoki_Nui]

Congrats to everyone who set personal bests of one kind or another today (and to everyone who just got out there and rode!) .
I rode with my friend Tony from home up to Victoria, around the waterfront, and back home. It was hot, hilly, and windy. When I got home, the odo said only 68km It felt like we had done 168. Not sure why I was so shocked; I know how far it is to town and back, and how far the total trip should have been (about 60km), but it seemed so...hmmm...long and gruelling today. Still, a fun ride on trails, highways, downtown traffic, and seaside roads, and a decent avg speed as well.