Labor Day Weekend Rides

[Catrin]

Catrin, I agree, I dislike the white shoe trend. Both my new road and mtb shoes are white... for me, who scuffs up and ruins cycling shoes quite easily, I fought this. At least they are not pink.

The Shimano shoes fit me perfectly. I don't have wide feet, but my left foot is half a size bigger and has a small bunion. I need a wide toe box. Plus, not a lot of companies make women's shoes in my size. Well, the shoes are fixed, the epoxy is dried, and new Frog cleats are installed in my winter cycling boots and Keen sandals. DH convinced me to keep the Frogs on my road bike until I can test out the shoes again. Looks like it might not be until late Thursday or Friday, as rain is moving in. I actually feel like I need a break from riding and this will force me.

My LBS staff tells me that men want white shoes, women do NOT want white shoes, and what color shoes are delivered by the bike shoe companies? White for women and not for men. It was an interesting conversation and it appeared to be a little frustrating for them.

I am sorry that you've had this problem with the shoes and cleats. I do think you will like them, and glad you were able to discover/solve the problem so quickly!

[BC2COCyclist]

I only rode to Walgreens and back to pick up a photo of our cat that just died. Having a 7 year old means I can only ride for a short amount of time and only when DH can stay with the baby. Blargh.

[DebW]

I got in a 44 mile ride yesterday, first longer ride for a few weeks. I arranged to meet a friend on the Nashua River Rail Trail at 9:30 am, so I left at 7:40 and rode the 20 miles to Groton. Very little traffic, so a great ride and a good average speed. Got there early enough to ride 3 miles south down the path and back before my friend arrived. Then we rode north to the end of the rail trail in NH, took a break by a pond, and rode back. I got a ride car home with lunch on the way. Then spent some time making her hybrid bike fit better, including cutting down the bars that were much too wide. When she was happy with the fit, we rode to a local ice cream place and she was delighted with the improvements.

[limewave]

We went camping this weekend and did a lot of mountain biking. Every day was pretty much the same:
1) sleep in (as much as little children will let you)
2) make giant pot of coffee and eat saucer-size blueberry pancakes slathered with Peanut Butter
3) get the children kitted-up and do some family trail-riding
4) 20+ miles of single-track while the men watched the kids
5) afternoon family time
6) dinner around the fire and s'mores with the kids while the men did some night riding

My new Trek Superfly Elite is AWESOME! I LOVE IT!

SO. MUCH. FUN. And below is a picture of my little hero. So incredibly proud of her. I did some of my best riding ever this weekend because I was so inspired by my 5 year old attacking log piles half her size and whoop-de-doos without hesitation.

[Catrin]

I know a 5 year old who drops me on a beginners trail It is awesome she got over that log, I would walk that!

It looks like you had loads of fun!

[Norse]

Leaving from home, as is usual, I did an easy 28 mile ride yesterday mostly on trails - Cedar Lake trail to the river, south along the river road, back west on the Midtown Greenway then to the Kenilworth and back on Cedar. A beautiful day. The day before I took Katy dog for a short one-hour hike along Minnehaha Creek. She's 10 now, and slower, but she still loves her hikes and loves getting in the water - she jumped in 6 times Sunday and looked like she was smiling every time. (This photo clearly is not from Sunday)

[tytbody]

Dang GreaseMonkey.You da bomb.

[tytbody]

TVZIA - tiss still a good shot. I can see the deer

LIMEWAVE - Sweet. Great shot of her doing it. So you can tell her she has been doing it since age 5