Nov 11 Rides

[fastdogs]

today I went 7.5 miles, but my husband and 4 year old came along again. I pulled the trailer and my husband insisted on riding the walmart bike. It threw the chain once and he had some gear trouble, but he insists it's just fine. The limestone trail is mostly flat, but after 3 miles or so it deteriorates into mountain bike territory and we had to turn around- fine for the bikes but not wide enough for the trailer. At one point we ended up down a steep rocky slope- loose rocks about 3" diameter. I actually was able to come back up it with the trailer, even with rocks slipping out from under the tires the whole way. My son gets impatient riding in the trailer after about this distance, so that's his limit. I wanted to ride longer, but he'd had enough. I think my husband would ride as long as I wanted.
I enjoy having them along, but since I'm used to riding by myself it sort of cramps my style- I can't go where or as long as I'd like, and the weekend is the only time I have to ride any distance at all. Andy will be better once he's tall enough to ride the trail a bike I got off craig's list (his legs aren't quite long enough, it's a gary fischer freeloader), then we can go longer.
I'd like my husband to get a better bike, but he seems perfectly content with the mongoose he's got. I found a trek 7100 on craig's list today, not far from here- with rear rack and bag, and computer, for $75. 20" frame, he'd have to try it to see if that's too tall, but what a deal. He had no interest in it though.
vickie

[indigoiis]

I did a stretch of a bike path here... lots of leaves on the ground, but relatively quiet. Cold... 40's. 15 miles total. I feel like I am not riding as well as before... DH says it's cuz it's cold.

[mimitabby]

Today we did our last big ride before going to Arizona on thursday. Dear DH thought we'd do about 70 + miles
but at mile 45 I was getting pretty beat, so we did 55 total miles at 13mph (with 700 feet of altitude gain ooooooooo). We rode from our house to Auburn and then to Kent to stop in at my mother;s and then to Renton and then home again. Almost completely flat.
It was windy; and yes, we planned for tailwinds for the home stretch. The wind wasn't as bad as our ride about a month ago east of the mountains, but it got stiffer as the day grew longer. Come to think of it, my knees got stiffer too. oh. right
Here's Raleighdon posing next to another kind of Davidson


and we still have lots of beautiful autumn color here, but there are more and more trees with no leaves left; and LOTS of leaves on the trails.

[Fredwina]

I didn't get back from church until 2:30, and the sun sets at 5, so I did a quick 15 mile ride around ontario airport, The weather was threatening, so no pics

[sandra]

Mimi, beautiful picture! Also, is that Brooks bar tape on your bike?

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Great pictures, Mimi!!!

[ehirsch83]

Great pictures Mimi!!

I did a solo 80 yesterday, rode strictly off of heart rate and cadence, so it was a little slower then I would normally like, but my heart rate has been way to high lately, so I really worked on keeping it between 140-150 with my cadence around 95. Gorgeous day for a ride here in South Florida, the weather started out in the mid 60s and my ride ended in the low 80s probably. Rode north on A1A up into Palm Beach, so I got to pass all of the big huge mansions(or compounds as they like to call them). And they are all getting opened for the season, so much prettier then they have been. Next time I go out on this ride, I will have to take a camera to take pictures for everyone!