April 27th rides

[SouthernBelle]

I , too, was out in my voler shorts. I can't decide whether I like them or not I like some things about them...but that's not the same thing.

I do butt'r mine. With that formed chamois I think it made a bif difference.

[OakLeaf]

Well I'm back home.

45 miles today with a friend who hadn't been riding as much as he'd liked over the winter. Garmin and SportTracks both call it about 3050 feet of climbing (MotionBased says 4800 which just can't be right!). Two climbs of 200+ feet at a 10% grade. I'm noticing my knees, but they don't seem bad. (And I haven't had any more of the lower leg cramps since I moved my saddle back and started trying to push through my heels instead of ankling so much.) Not bad for someone who hasn't seen anything taller than a bridge since November.

What a beautiful day, even if it started off much chillier than I'm used to. Everything's so green, my apple tree and daffodils are blooming, the house wrens are singing their heads off as they do every year. A kingbird has built her nest right over one of our windows - I'm trying not to disturb her too much.

Things are in an uproar with DH's sister and I don't know how long we'll be able to stay - but for now, it's really good to be home.

[motochick]

I did it! I conquered the mountain behind my house today. I climbed for 18 solid miles up 4000 feet. Coming down was pretty fun, too. I have been wanting to do this climb for a year now, and at one point convinced myself that I was crazy even to try. Well, it was a hoot and not that bad at all. I guess I have a thing for pain, cuz I had a huge grin on my face the whole way up. My ride ended up being 32 miles long, but the first 18 are what mattered.

Brenda

[mudmucker]

Wheee ! Finally finished my rear wheel this morning. This afternoon I took them out on their maiden voyage. I posted about it in my wheelbuild thread. I went a short 15 miles. I am thrilled that they came out as well as they did, especially being my first build. I love them.

[Andrea]

I did 38 miles in on & off rain today. Temp hovered around 60 degrees. It was a bit miserable, but the whole time, I was thinking about my race next weekend (see Race Results forum).

I'm looking forward to a warm & sunny commute in the morning

[Popoki_Nui]

Forecast was for only a 40% chance of light showers, so I saddled up for a bike-caching ride. I needed 5 more finds to reach my 100th cache. Forty minutes in, the sky opened up with 100% heavy rain. Managed to log 4 finds, so just missed my goal. Got lost [briefly] in the woods. Got soaked. Got muggled once. Still managed to do 30 wet, sloppy, mostly vertical off-road kilometers before calling it quits.

And when I got home....the sun came out.