Sunday Rides, November 14

[hirakukibou]

My dh and I went for a ride with a new club today. I wasn't impressed with the group -- they were not very friendly. Anyway, we ended up riding in the back with people I knew (imcluding deb w) which suited me just fine, but dh wanted to be with the pack. Oh well. The ride it self was lovely and a new route for me. It was not too cold and we went about 48 miles.

[nscrbug]

I rode 62 very windy miles with my cycling buddy today. With the wind, it made the temps feel like it was in the high 20's when we left early this morning. Definitely not one of my more enjoyable rides, but it was quite challenging which made for a decent workout.

Linda

[PamNY]

Twenty glorious miles today -- I've had a cold and haven't been out, hence the glorious part. Sun and autumn leaves couldn't be better.

Looked for my monk parakeet flock who recently had their nests destroyed for the second time in four months, but only saw one bird. Saw two juvenile hawks sparring.

[kimikaw]

Does several loops around the yard testing out a new saddle I put on one of hubby's old mountain bikes count? Haven't ridden all week. Which makes me a bit sad. Time to drag the road bike to the basement for trainer duty.

Fingers crossed for decent weather Thursday orFriday (outoftown biz trip M-W) so I can get over the afraid of the dark on the ride home thing I have going since the time change.

[redrhodie]

20 glorious miles for me, too. Easier ride than yesterday's hills. Managed to pass a guy on a Litespeed after he thought he could drop me, but couldn't. The hill climbing is paying off.

[WindingRoad]

I had a great 50 mile ride Saturday, despite the bike wreck I had getting to the car. I am learning the bike trails and best roads to ride on and it is so exciting! There are so many cyclists here it's just amazing! The Schuykill River Trail is very popular and I love seeing all the people out riding, quite fun. As soon as I get healed up I'm planning a road bike ride from my house to the trails. According to MapMyRide I can get about a 60 mile round trip ride from my house which would be AWESOME!

[Catrin]

Does several loops around the yard testing out a new saddle I put on one of hubby's old mountain bikes count? Haven't ridden all week. Which makes me a bit sad. Time to drag the road bike to the basement for trainer duty.

It absolutely counts! If it makes you feel any better, I haven't been able to have what I would call a good ride since September 18 This injury won't last forever though...at least that is what I keep telling myself

I had a great 50 mile ride Saturday, despite the bike wreck I had getting to the car. I am learning the bike trails and best roads to ride on and it is so exciting! There are so many cyclists here it's just amazing! The Schuykill River Trail is very popular and I love seeing all the people out riding, quite fun. As soon as I get healed up I'm planning a road bike ride from my house to the trails. According to MapMyRide I can get about a 60 mile round trip ride from my house which would be AWESOME!

This sounds fantastic! I am so glad that you had a great ride yesterday despite the wreck. I look forward to hearing about this new route

[Crankin]

I didn't ride today... but I did ride yesterday, after having to cancel an AM ride with Deb W, I got my family obligations out of the way and we finally headed out about 1:45. It's kind of late for this time of year, but it was about 60 degrees out, for the first part of the ride. I made DH bring his Carradice bag, so I could bring my vest, heavier gloves, etc. And we brought our lights.
Which all turned out to be a good thing. We planned a route into Bolton and Harvard, up a favorite hill, and when we rode past our friends' house, about 4.5 miles into the ride, Brant was in his driveway, about to clip in, for a ride. We rode with him for about 6 miles, but, he was planning a fast 20 mile ride up Oak Hill and to me, fast and Oak Hill don't belong in the same sentence. We parted at the Littleton Depot and headed to our original destination. It was gorgeous out, although the bright sun was smack in my eyes for about 3/4 of the ride. Despite my dark glasses, I felt like I kept wanting to put the visor down! We stopped by a pond near my old house for a snack, where we had to move across the street, because an older man was fishing and smoking a cigarette, which was not nice. Then I realized it was getting cold. And darker, even though it was only about 3:00. About 2 miles later, the lights and vest went on. Funny, how those shady roads that feel great in the summer felt freezing now.
We ended up riding about 37 miles.
Hirakikubou, I am glad I didn't go on that ride (Deb had mentioned it to me). I would have been miserable. Maybe one day you can come on a Wednesday Wheeler ride with me; they are the older and much nicer group within CRW.