Anyone ride today?

[Veronica]

Heading out for a ride now.

Veronica

[Catrin]

Looking outside at the drizzle and icky pavement sighing... come on Spring!

[tangentgirl]

I'll be riding in an hour or so!

[Ritamarie]

I did too! I had to be out of town several days this week then we had snow, so I was off my bike since last Sunday. I was going to get out today come h*ll or high water. My husband had to put a few hours in at work so he biked in early this morning, and I met him for his return trip home. Got in 23+ miles. Short, but sweet to be on the road with my hubby. We don't ride too much together in the winter since he gets most of his miles in commuting and I get most of my miles in on my long lunch breaks either solo or with the girlfriends. I'm looking forward to more time with him come spring. I've noticed a steady decline in my speed with no one to push me all winter!

[malkin]

Yay! A surprise of nice weather here too.
Fifty on the tandem; double sweet, because Brewer's turning 50 tomorrow.

BONUS: Tailwind and a miraculous string of green lights on the way home when we needed them most--haven't ridden this far since August!

[kiwi girl]

Rode a flat inland 50 km instead of the hilly/coastal 80km I had planned. The coastal route was under Tsunami warning as a result of the Chile earthquake. In the event there was just a bit of a tidal surge with one corner on the route I would have done having very minor flooding later in the day - but better safe than sorry. Actually I was really tired (having had 36 hours in Sydney on Friday/Saturday) so the longer hillier ride might have been a bit of a stretch anyway.

[kmehrzad]

Yes, I finally got out for a ride today and saved my sanity (well sorta). Rode with a friend for about 18 miles, from McLean, VA to Ballston. I thought it would be a relatively flat, low traffic ride so decided to take my single speed --- mistake! There were quite a few hills with most of the roads having NO shoulder and a fair amount of traffic. I managed to ride into Ballston without too much concern, however, on the return trip we took a different route and there was one fairly steep hill that was tight in terms of traffic passing by (again, no shoulder whatsoever). I haven't walked my bike in a LONG time, but decided to do so for safety sake. I wasn't comfortable with cars passing only inches from me on a single speed, no less, which didn't allow me much wobble room to climb. We made it back to our cars and I gave a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, I took an eight mile ride of my own along the W&OD bike trail. Hardly anyone else was out there, and I enjoyed the solitude.

[HillSlugger]

I tried but failed!

I knew it was going to be windy so I planned a route that goes up and down a stream valley and mostly protects me from the wind (but not from the hills). This route requires me to drive to a local park for a start so as to keep the total distance doable. So, I load up the bike into the car and drive on over to the park to discover that it was impossible to get in because there were mounds of plowed snow blocking the entrances. So, I head to another park to find that it's never been plowed. Same thing at a third park. Came home, in a pissy mood and no longer wanting to ride. Went for a run instead. Meh...