Christmas Rides

[Pax]

Woke up to 8F degrees and an inch of ice on everything, no rides today. Everyone who can ride, have a great one!!

[redrhodie]

We had a wind advisory until 10am, and I don't ride if there's one of those. So, at 10:15 I headed out! Boy, that was a blast (literally)! Like, a sandblast in my face. Stupid me forgot to wear my Eagle Eyes goggles, too, so it was especially painful (but since I haven't ridden for 5 days because of ice, I'll take it!).

20-30mph winds, with 45mph gusts. It wasn't the windiest day I've been on a bike, but it ranks in the top 3. Really, really fun! I love the wind. It was from the west which is the best direction around here. The gusts were the strongest I've ever felt, though. For a split second I considered turning around when it got a little dicey.

My friends were out riding, too, but I was wiped out by the point where I was supposed to turn to meet them, so I just headed home. They went by the beach. I bet they got some sand in the face!

Merry Christmas, everybody!

[cycling_sarah]

Didn't manage to meet up with redrhodie today, but DH and I did 33.34 miles on our cx bikes. It was great to get out there again after 5 days off due to snow and ice. Had some aches and muscle kinks to work through, but felt more or less normal after the first 10 miles. Happy Holidays, everyone!

[Pedal Wench]

Had to do hill repeats -- ended up with about 35 miles, got in 4 x 15-minute intervals, plus got to look at pretty houses. The roads were so quiet, and everyone I passed walking were so happy.

It was nice.

[PamNY]

Sun and 42 degrees were a nice change today. Encountered more mud and muck than I usually do in the city, but maybe my bike enjoyed something other than standard urban grime. It was a great start for Christmas day.

Pam

[msincredible]

It was cold and windy and a bit rainy, but I managed to get in 30 miles.

[malkin]

25 min. on the rollers.

Too much snow and blow out there for me.