May 25 (Sunday) rides

[redrhodie]

I did a really, really, really fun 40 miler with Indigoiis. We went through rolling country roads and had perfect weather. We did the perfect amount of hills (for me) and had one amazing downhill, with new pavement, no cars, super fast, that was about the most fun I've ever had on a bike. I hadn't ridden with her since the fall, and I've gotten strong enough to almost keep up (she was kind enough to let me me draft much of the way). She's a tough cookie . I'm really glad I rode all winter.

Our path kept crossing the Wheelmen's 50 mile ride, and we felt sorry for them, because their route was not as pretty as ours, and they didn't look like they were having as much fun as we were.

Great ride! Thanks, Indy! I'd love to do it again!

[Melalvai]

We had a great ride today despite heat & humidity. Several times I've invited a friend on a ride, and she always turned me down, until our April 1 Sheldon Brown Memorial Ride when I solemnly promised her that no one would be dropped and that she was by far NOT the slowest on that ride. We must have treated her well because she suggested another ride, and we coordinated with some who'd been on the Apr 1 ride (mupedalpusher & family).

I was glad my family didn't go because they'd have been miserable in the heat. I got a bit burned but it'll turn brown in a day or two. I deepened my biking-glove-tan, marking me as a Cyclist.

Our destination was Katfish Katy's for live bluegrass & bbq. Now my prior experience with Katfish Katy's was a disaster, when we tried to camp there and ended up next door to a raucous drunken party who threatened to toss our tent & us in the river at 2:00 a.m. The food this week was chili, which they served to half our group, then said the first batch was gone so we'd have to wait until the next batch had heated up in the crockpot. We listened to the band and waited.

The band was...unique. A turquoise guitar was among the 6 guitars (well, one or two were basses) on stage. A couple members seemed to believe that this was a rock band. We were pretty sure the performance was the rehearsal, it was more of a jam session than a performance. But it was fun.

The dog of one of the musicians, we concluded, must be deaf. It wandered around the stage, settling right next to a speaker.

Eventually, those of us who hadn't eaten got hungry enough that we demanded our chili dogs at whatever temperature they happened to be. Who needs hot chili on a sweltering day anyway?

After eating cold chilidogs, we headed back. Although the trip was about 15 miles, getting to and from the trail (5 miles each) and a grocery trip in the morning puts me at 30 miles at the end of the day.

I must have my seat adjusted perfectly. I have no knee soreness!

[mimitabby]

A wonderful day in Seattle! We had to do a chore which required using a motor vehicle, so we loaded our two vintage raleighs into the truck and when we were done with our chore, we drove and parked a few miles away from The Seattle Folklife Festival.


This was my first outing with my Raleigh Mixte.



My photos do not do this festival justice, there were hundreds of musicians of all ages here, all playing, both on stage and off.


Lots of cute kids, 20 somethings, and lots of us older folks too, from all over the world.


Check out THIS BIKE!



This is seattle and the sun is SHINING!



This is only 1 of the many bike racks at Seattle center. When we got there in the morning our bikes were two out of the 3 there. Now, it was completely full.

we figure we rode about 5 miles today, but walked for 5 hours.