May 20th ride report

[Trek420]

that's beautiful. i think you should get it anyway. (what did you get for Red Dress Day? I forgot.)

I got the TE Hill Slug jersey Much more appropriate

[mimitabby]

It's "Coulon" Park, and poor Mimi! That does NOT sound like a good time. Although it does feel good once you're back home...

We DID ride today. Logboom to Marymoor to Blazing Bagels, and back, tossing in the Bothell campus hill on the way home just to make sure we keep up our hill climbing. It wasn't bad--sporadic drizzle and warm when we started, colder and more regular showers when we finished--but I was glad we were doing the 30 rather than the 60 mile ride today. And after we got home, it started SERIOUSLY raining, so nice to be home.

where the heck did you find WARM? maybe the warmness was in your state of being, because it sure wasn't on the west side of the state of Washington!

[kelownagirl]

Me, me! Did 70km, half flat and easy, half "hardish" climbing. NO rain here, sunny, warm, 70 degrees.

PS - Mimi, I'm determined to catch you on the BJ bike race.

[iFKA]

Me, me! Did 70km, half flat and easy, half "hardish" climbing. NO rain here, sunny, warm, 70 degrees.

Preety same in Europe, I had a great weather and rode 65km with my fiends. There was 6 of us - half was GIRLS!!! Usually out of 100 contestants on some competition you can find maybe 3 girls.

I finally succeed to recrute few my friends
biking is spreading among chicks here... Croatia be aware

[Crankin]

Nope, the weather was awful. Did a very hard yoga session and a short cardio Saturday. Yesterday we went on a 3.5 mile hike in Estabrook Woods. Went on a trail that I had done a mtb ride on last year. I can't believe I did that one...
Later I went out to do errands and stopped for coffee. The sun came out momentarily and I saw a few cyclists, looking really nervous, as the sky turned black and a new thunderstorm headed this way.
I haven't been on my bike in almost a week. Planning to ride after work today and commute tomorrow.

[PinkBike]

i rode! its in the 90's here, sleeveless jersey time.
DH and i did our commute to church (33.8 miles total) with a twist -
he was off his bike for two months during rehab, then started riding again but his doctor put the kebosh on that due to the stress on his shoulders. doctor doug said at least another month off the bike.
so we'll show him - we went out and got DH a recumbent!
if you've never ridden a recumbent, it is a blast!! effortless!
but uphills are brutal and the pace is more "relaxed," shall we say.
i just worry about visibility, being so low to the ground, so i stayed a little behind him and felt like a sentry.

[Duck on Wheels]

Not me. Didn't ride. Dark roiling clouds threatening to rain, so I walked instead. 17 km. The rain didn't start until I was about a block from home again on my way back. Darn! Could'a taken the bike after all. Then UK called to boast about her ride -- 80 miles (or very nearly) and felt like she could do more. Guess she's about ready for the ALC.

[uk elephant]

I had a great ride yesterday. Beautiful day, sunny and warm but not too hot with a light breeze. Did 80 miles (actually only 78.8, but I think that's close enough to 80) and I felt great afterwards. Could have easily done another 20 (after I had had my ice cream). I felt totally energized and proud of my self so I called home to brag. And feeling so good after a long ride made me feel a little less nervous about ALC in just a few days! Can't wait to get started!

Only had one problem on the ride. The bike felt really wobbly, like the rear hub was loose. When I got home, I notice the rear tyre was falling apart. Got a new one put on today and the bike feels fine again. I guess 3000 miles was enough for the old tyre.

[deedolce]

Rode 46 miles with about 17# in panniers to add to my load. Beautiful day, really perfect weather! Man, my legs suffered. Any sprinting was a memory of an unloaded bike. lol. Trying to train for a fully loaded tandem tour of the Coast in July.

[SadieKate]

Dee, what did you find out about tandems on Amtrak? I'm curious because Bill and I have talked about trying to take one on the Capitol Corridor but haven't gotten any further in our research.

[deedolce]

I haven't found out anything yet. You'll see it on a listserv near you in the next day! Then we'll both know! I asked Jeff Hall, and he said that dear editor did it, but on non-rush hour times. But I don't know the official stand.

P.S. Click on my blog to see a pic of our 'new' tandem I bought on Craiglist just this last Saturday! She's a beauty!!

[BabyBlueNTulsa]

I was supposed to be doing a "recovery ride" Sunday since I'd just done my LT test Saturday. However, it was just WAY too nice out yesterday and I was feelin spunky.... I did ripped a nice 65k (sounds better than 40.5 miles, eh?) around town.
OH - and get this! Instead of DRIVING my bike down to Riverside like I normally would have (before I started commuting last week), I just took off from my house! Ya-hoo! Instant addition of 12 or so miles! :P

The way my legs feel today, I can tell why they say to take it easy after your LT test.. Oh well.. it was too nice to take it easy.