october 15/16,2011 rides!

[Fredwina]

I tried the trail along the Hudson
Corning tower and Rensselaer Centennial clock

across the Hudson in Albany:



Lock on the Hudson:

Downtown Troy:

lotta vines:

who put the HGH in Nipper's dish:

[Fredwina]

http://youtu.be/p1cWtOhQnWM

[pll]

oops! I just noticed the thread was duplicated and posted in the other version. I was wondering why you had removed the pictures and video.

[Crankin]

Went out for a little ride and decided to make it a destination ride. So, we are eating outside at Ferns in Carlisle when I look up and say, "It looks like it's gonna rain." It was very windy today, but mostly sunny until this point. We booked out of there and in about 2 miles, it started drizzling. It was not bad, despite the temperature drop to about 55, after I had taken my knee warmers off! But, I had my light weight wool jersey on and a vest. Then, with about 3 miles to go, it started really raining. But, it was jus a short time of harder rain and then I got home.
Amazing, I felt like crap for the first half of the ride. Nothing like bad weather to make you go fast.16 miles

[Biciclista]

we piled our bikes into my honda fit

and joined 19 other cyclists to do a quick 29 mile loop along side the sound in northern washington.
We were treated to an absolutely blue sky!! the sun felt WONDERFUL.
On the other hand, poor little me couldn't keep up with the others, including my DH who just had chemo and 25 days of radiation. He's superman and I'm a wimp. It was still a good ride.
Fredwina, your photos are WONDERFUL.

[MillieNZ]

we piled our bikes into my honda fit

and joined 19 other cyclists to do a quick 29 mile loop along side the sound in northern washington.
We were treated to an absolutely blue sky!! the sun felt WONDERFUL.
On the other hand, poor little me couldn't keep up with the others, including my DH who just had chemo and 25 days of radiation. He's superman and I'm a wimp. It was still a good ride.
Fredwina, your photos are WONDERFUL.

Nice !! We've just brought a Fit Loved how the back seats fold both ways... looking forward to it arriving at the garage this week...and getting the bikes in the back

After intermittent cycling during our 18 months in Hawaii, i cycled from Torreys Pines to Encinitas and back along the coast.... loving the bike lanes and the weather in SD.... feels really good to be back out biking again.... thinking of doing the Bike the Bays ride in 3 weeks!

[shootingstar]

Fredwina, did you move?

Below, a scene not far from home. On my way homeward from some grocery shopping on bike and a Mediterranean bakery where I loaded up on hummus and flatbread. Pretty tame ride but cold enough by starting off at freezing, 0 degrees C.

[MojoGrrl]

Did Foxy's Fall Century in 6:12 (with 1 hour of rest stops), pulling the paceline on our tandem the whole way out the first rest stop and on the way back in to Davis.

[Dog]

Fredwina, beautiful pictures. Just goes to show that we enjoy the view better from the saddle. Thanks for sharing!

[azfiddle]

I was supposed to do a 70 mile ride from Nogales to Tucson today, but I had so much scheduled for the weekend that I rode Friday (last day of my fall break) instead. I rode 58 miles with a friend and one of his riding buddies. It was a route southeast of Tucson that i have driven many times but not ridden before. About 3200 feet of climbing out of desert and through grassland to Sonoita. Beautiful but a narrow shoulder for a long section.

[Fredwina]

ss, yes. I lost my job in SoCal, and wound up here in Albany, NY.
PLL - I have no idea how the thread got duplicated. glad someone figured it out

[CyborgQueen]

Yesterday I did my first century ride! 102 miles of going around Las Vegas, including going on The Strip for RTC Viva Bike Vegas with 4000' of climbing.

I had a lot of fun doing this ride. There were only couple glitches. My friend had a flat so I had to wait nearly half hour or so for him. I didn't see him so I don't know why it took so long to change a flat. Lol! SPF 15 is crap. Got my cheeks and lips a little burned. Forgot my gloves, but I was actually more comfortable without them. Other than that I didn't have any mechanical issues, nutritional issues, etc.

Other than that I was faster than I expected, I have very little to no pain at all in my legs. Slightly stiff neck, that's it. I am really surprised because I thought for sure my legs would be painful.

I look forward doing more centuries.

[Antaresia]

Ah, today I biked more than I ever have before! From the middle of Vancouver, through Burnaby, to the middle of New Westminster. IDK how far that was, I'm resisting temptation to get a bike computer. About 2 and half hours total, with a break in between because the purpose of the trip was to visit my friend.

It was beautiful, straight through urban Vancouver, then I got lost in Central park. Followed the Skytrain bike path until I hit Edmunds station, where I always get a little lost. After some awkward searching, I pick up the bike trail again, leave it when I hit New West. Ooooh the hills there are epic. I kept the front gear on the middle the whole time, hauling my mixte around has made me strong, I think.

My friend let me keep my bike inside her apartment, so I took the nice bike. It was such a good day! Then I came home and went on a grocery run with my beater, lol. Salmon as soft as butter, yams, and swiss chard steamed with balsamic and walnuts.

Crankin, I've had the same problems with my fitted bike. I think the LBS guys are too wrapped up in "by the book" fittings rather than listening to how you feel. I came from riding a mixte that is too small for me; and as wrong as that is it's what I was used too. I'm adjusting to riding my "properly" fitted bike though. I'm also debating what to do about my saddle, I want a brooks...I think.

[indysteel]

Yesterday I did my first century ride! 102 miles of going around Las Vegas, including going on The Strip for RTC Viva Bike Vegas with 4000' of climbing.

I had a lot of fun doing this ride. There were only couple glitches. My friend had a flat so I had to wait nearly half hour or so for him. I didn't see him so I don't know why it took so long to change a flat. Lol! SPF 15 is crap. Got my cheeks and lips a little burned. Forgot my gloves, but I was actually more comfortable without them. Other than that I didn't have any mechanical issues, nutritional issues, etc.

Other than that I was faster than I expected, I have very little to no pain at all in my legs. Slightly stiff neck, that's it. I am really surprised because I thought for sure my legs would be painful.

I look forward doing more centuries.

Congrats on your accomplishment! Sounds like you had a great time!

SPF 15 just isn't the right tool for the job. Try a higher SPF and reapply liberally several times during the course of the ride.