Saturday 19 January rides

[Tri Girl]

I'm on your side. No riding today. It's nearly the same temp here: 22 degrees with 12 mph winds. No thanks. I'll take my chances getting fat sitting here in front of the computer. At least I can READ about riding.

[bikerz]

Woo hoo! Did my usual 9 mile hill loop today, and was totally in the zone the whole way. I had my best time this year on this loop by almost 5 minutes!

I chanted a Buddhist mantra in my head the whole time I was climbing and I have to say, I think that's why I was so much faster (using the term "faster" loosely, for me ) - I just got out of my own way for a change.

It was a beautiful morning - 60 degrees, pleasantly warm in the sun. Just great.

[Crankin]

My ride was a 30 minute easy spin on the trainer, followed by 15 minutes of abs and core and 15 minutes of stretch with Mr. Street.

[makbike]

Too darn cold here to ride outside, brrrrrrrrrr! The Siberian Express has arrived. I logged 17.5 miles on the trainer in my warm, cozy living room.

[SouthernBelle]

I did ride. It was cold. Very cold. I wore my facemask which I only wear when it's really cold. I couldn't find my toe covers and I really, really missed them!!

My rear brakes were off center and dragging so I had to stop and center them. I got going again and as soon as I shifted they were off center again. I can't stand that dragging sound. Plus it was too darn cold to keep stopping. So I ended up turning back. At least I got in 13.42 chilly miles.

I decided that rather than fiddle with it myself, that in was time for a tuneup. My bike has never had one. So my bike is happily at the LBS and now I'm in where it's warm. I'll be without for a bit because apparently everybody else has decided to get their tuneups now too.

[Geonz]

Four degrees. 16 miles. (Windchill something below zero but that doesn't count for me because if it's in my face I pedal harder and get warmer.) Rode to my house and back and it wasn't so cold iwth the layers, so I rode out to get the computer I need from work. It was slow going with the headwind and riding the 50-pound Gazelle with studded tires on it, but it really felt wonderful. There's just something hormonally appealing about steady strong pedaling and reasonably hard breathing. The bike shop's on the way back so I stopped in there to raise the seat rather than do it in the cold and so I could sneak back to the back office and tell the guy in charge that the Xtreme jacket he gave me yesterday (Christmas present but the first try didn't fit) was working well (over another jacket, a sweatshirt, and two layers of thermals). THen a biking buddy walked in to pick up her bike and admired the jacket and looked at the one on the shelf (and I saw the pricce tag - oy ) and we rode back together. I even forgot to put the ski goggles on for a ;while and it didn't hurt. It raelly helps if it's sunny!

Oh, and it was 13 by the time I got back heat wave!

[OakLeaf]

You all are too brave for me.

No ride today (well, 3 miles RT to Pilates class and the grocery store). I got out yesterday for a 37-miler with the boys. It was about 62 degrees, cloudy and damp, and it didn't get any warmer the whole time we were out. Shorts and arm warmers (well, two of us had arm warmers, one guy left his arms bare). We stopped for breakfast, which was a mistake because we were all freezing once we started out again.