CTS Rides

[Eden]

I was out on a team ride, not the Cascade ride, but we had fine weather throughout (we were out from 9 until almost 3). It dripped a few drops on us and hailed for a brief instant coming into Bellevue, but that was the extent of the precipitation. It was quite windy.

[lauraelmore1033]

I'm still trying to get rid of this lingering cold, so I didn't go, but even if I'd been feeling 100%, I'm not sure that you could have paid me to ride on the I-90 bridge today.

[Eden]

It was windy on I-90 today, but not horrid. I was out there once in 35 mph gusts (there's a chart online somewhere and I confirmed there really were 35+ winds when I was out there....) - it was *not fun*

[XMcShiftersonX]

Holy Scheisse!!! Yeah I-90 is not fun with just a little bit of wind, let alone a gusty day. When I ride on it I always imagine I'm going to crash into the black railing going 18MPH. I can't stop myself! Well, I think I made the right decision, even if it didn't rain. I've never really taken in to account to check the wind pattern for the day when deciding to go on a ride, but I've gotten stuck in gnarly head winds that are ALMOST as bad as getting rained on. So, I think it's something I'll start to keep in mind. I wanted to be on my bike so bad though when I was out walking my dog this morning and saw so many cyclists!

[lauraelmore1033]

It was windy on I-90 today, but not horrid. I was out there once in 35 mph gusts (there's a chart online somewhere and I confirmed there really were 35+ winds when I was out there....) - it was *not fun*

I have a suspicion that "not horrid" for Eden is the equivalent of "I'm going to die now" for Laura...

[lauraelmore1033]

Jessica, I'm sure you're fit enough to do the stp with one leg tied behind your back. No worries, it'll be a breeze for you. You are way ahead of the game at this point!

[XMcShiftersonX]

haha thanks for your vote of confidence. Today my other friend said I should do STP in one day... now that's just crazy talk!

[Susan126]

I hate windy days too! I went to the gym yesterday and spun for an hour then did my core workout. I hope to get some good after work rides in this week (weather permitting) on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I want to do my out and back routes. I can make my out and back short, 23 miles from Enumclaw to Kanaskat State Park, or as long as I want like 30-45 miles, depending on when I want to turn around. Then hit the gym for my core workouts on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

I'm doing the STP in one day but I'm not starting at the start at the University of Washington. Instead I'm going to pick it up where it goes by Sumner near the Cannery. I'm going to leave my house in Bonney Lake and cycle down the hill into Sumner and catch the course there. I will get a total of 167 miles. I just don't want to deal with the thousands of cyclists at the start. I've experienced that start a few times and for me it's never been fun.

The extended forecast for Saturday, April 10th looks pretty descent so I plan on doing the CATS Lake Washington Loop, 52 miles.