Sun. Dec. 7 rides

[RolliePollie]

Yellow - can you please send some of that snow to the west? Please, please, pretty please?!?!

While the Sacramento Valley has been shrouded in fog for over a week now, up here in the hills it's been just gorgeous. I'm worried we're never going to have a winter, but I'm enjoying the great weather nonetheless.

41 miles for me today. Took just about exactly 3 hours...gotta love those hills! The sun was out and the temp was in the low 50s so I was quite comfortable. I am continuing to just love my new bike. I didn't know what I was missing! I just wish it would magically make me faster. I got passed like I was standing still on one long hill by some guy who didn't even say hello!

[Aggie_Ama]

DH and I went out to hoppin' Warda for some mountain biking. He will be doing a marathon race in January called the Excrutiation Exam and hadn't riden Warda since February 2005. By 1:00 it was sunny and about 60 degrees. I wore SS Jersey but opted for tights becuase I knew it would be cooler in the trees, I was very comfortable.

The trail is a lot of fun, some too technical for little ol' me. The ranch had longhorns on property, kind of fun from the norm of squirrels and unleashed dogs. You can tell the cattle are used to bikes, they just stared at us while chewing their cud. It was a lovely way to spend our afternoon.

10.4 miles of longhorn pasture, piney woods and twisty singletrack.

[DebTX]

I did a 15 mile ride, my first in 3 weeks

I've been using the "it's too cold" excuse a lot (plus I've had a cold). But yesterday I decided I needed to get on the bike and just do a few miles. It felt great and all I needed, clothing wise, was a base layer and arm warmers.

[Triskeliongirl]

Well you south texas gals that road in the afternoon were smart, it did warm up a lot. As I was coming in I saw folks going out with a lot less clothing on.

But, our club rides start at 9am, and it is nice to get the ride done early and have the rest of the day for other stuff. I am just proud of myself that I got out the door in the 30s. The day before I checked the temp and just stayed in bed although it also warmed up nicely. This time I dressed in cycling clothes before checking the temp, and then just brought assorted layers in the car to the ride start so I could adjust one last time just before leaving. In fact, when I left my house I also had my shebeest windpro tight and jacket on, but quickly peeled those off before even heading out on the bike.

But it did feel absolutely wonderful to ride outdoors, after two weeks of coach troy!