July 25 rides!

[Zen]

I can't beleive it. I have the longest ride yet reported!
Forty flat miles on the rail trail.
Stopped a lot to chat, take photos, pick berries, wait out a sudden squall.
It took about 5 hours but what a great way to spend a day.

Maybe some photos later if you're good.

[shootingstar]

Hope your back gets better soon, Mimi. Take it easy..but frustrating when the weather is nice in our neck of the continent right now.

Did 46 kms. Last few kms. was broken up by dropping by home with a whole fresh salmon and 2 boxes of fresh raspberries. Can't lug that all over the place.

Then biked up to see a new rapid transit station opening.

[hilldweller]

Well after last Sunday's ride (it's Sunday here today) was cancelled due to snow, it was bliss to do 55ks in the SUNSHINE! Only had to wear four layers of clothing and fingers were so warm I was able to shed the second pair of gloves First 20ks was fast, just barely hanging on to the club group, then we beginners took a turnoff and did the rest at a much more leisurely pace

Neck/back pain is slowly lessening. It's so nice to be trying to ignore lactic acid type pain in my quads and not a dagger down the side of my spine

Oh, and a question: how do you open a Clif bar wrapper while riding, if you're not able to ride no-handed (working on that one)? Thought I'd cracked a tooth at one point. Homemade biscuits in a plastic bag were much more accessible

[BarbaraAlys]

I did the Goatneck Ride in Cleburne Tx, a rolling hill ride. I did the 41mile option. I'm such a whimp, I just checked and it was about 755 feet of climbing. Not much for a lot of you, but felt like a lot to me.

Barbara

[arielmoon]

Nice pics and report!

BF and I did 22 miles out and back and I spent the ride waiting for him to catch back up. On a positive note, I have to say that he keeps me from going out hard when I ride with him but I am thankful to have the Monday night group ride to keep me tuned up and humble.