Weekend Rides?

[BikeHN]

Did almost 30 miles today. Did some climbing in the Great Smoky Mountains then did a couple of (10+ miles) loops to add. Beautiful chilly morning.

[Catrin]

Did almost 30 miles today. Did some climbing in the Great Smoky Mountains then did a couple of (10+ miles) loops to add. Beautiful chilly morning.

You made me homesick - grew up in Knoxville, most of my family are in Maryville or Townsend. I didn't ride a bike in those days however. If I can get strong enough hill legs, would love to head down and ride the Foothills Parkway someday :-) Cades Cove, where you took the pictures, certainly, but I love the Parkway. Thankfully my Gunnar has a full mountain bike drivetrain, and this is one of the reasons I had it built that way

Thank you for the pictures!

[lovelygamer]

We did 10.8 today. My first over 10 in one ride.

[murielalex]

^ Congrats!

I did a slow 40 miles today, but was maybe a bit too slow as I got poured on about two miles away from home. I used the opportunity to stop at a cafe and have a happy pigout breakfast. Going to get together with three friends tomorrow morning for a short, social ride, where we'll probably spent most of the time at a local coffee shop making fun of each other.

[redrhodie]

No ride yesterday due to rain, but I got out today for 20 something miles. It was windy, but I was going pretty fast even into the headwind. Then I felt that old familiar thump, thump, thump of a back tire flat. I was riding sew ups, so I just rode home on it. I love that you can do that with tubulars. The rest of the ride was slow, but really enjoyable. It felt like the universe was telling me to chill out.

Thanks universe.

[murielalex]

Fun with friends! A nice, 25-mile ride before the heat kicked in. It's in the 90s today in South Florida and sticky, humid.



I'm in the green jersey.

[Cynedra]

We got in 1 mile yesterday in the neighborhood - letting older son ride his own bike. I nearly hit a black snake. Then did yard work the remainder of the day. Although it was hot, it wasn't miserable.

Planned to do about 20 today, but only made it to 17. We were pulling the boys behind - me pulling the trailer and DH pulling the Tug-A-Bug. Son #2 was just being very complainy/argumentative, etc, and I just wasn't feeling it anymore. Of course, he fell asleep for the last three miles and so we probably could have gone a little more.

[Roadtrip]

DH and I planned on riding today and doing a Birthday ride for my 37th. Was planning on riding the Little Miami trail north of town, but we found the new trail was open locally when we stopped yesterday to do a little recon. Decided to go there instead and check out the trail. Ended up doing just over 10 miles and felt great!!!

It's a start back as I've been struggling getting on the bike with health issues lately and I felt really good afterwards and could have gone further, but this was an EXCELLENT positive ride.

I realized half way out the reason I hated this trail... the traffic on the trail during the weekend is horrid unless you get out really early... so my avg speed was just on 10MPH. The human traffic-- obstructions if you will, it makes you works on handeling skills I guess

DH was stressed because of the pedestrian/dog/kids on the trail and just wanted to go. after we'd finished one "loop" and I wasn't really into fighting for my share of space on the trail either.

DH may have better fitness, but I'm a much better bike handeler, even tho I've only been riding for two years and he learned as as kid!

Shannon