Spring time!

[Crankin]

I cancelled my PT appointment and was secretly glad my last client cancelled. DH left early, too and we went on a 16 mile ride. One of my little after work type loops but this time I went the opposite direction on a road that I don't ride on very often. A bit sandy still, but nice. The temperature was 60 for the whole ride. The hills are still hurting a bit more than I like them to, but my speed is fine. Near the end of our ride, when I was feeling good on a flattish semi downhill incline, a guy passed us. He's a commuter that rides with his legs all flailing out; he's passed me before. Then, when he got in front of us, he slowed, or should I say sped up and then stopped pedaling every few minutes. DH said, "What's with that guy?" I told him some men just can't stand being behind a woman, so let him go. When we got to an intersection with a stop, we had to tell him to move a bit, so we had room to turn right. I think he was afraid we'd get in front of him.
A good ride.

[Catrin]

Such a delightful day - temps in the low 70s here! Quite strong wind gusts - over 30mph - so I sadly opted to go hiking instead. YESTERDAY, however, I did go for a ride. It wasn't as warm, but just delightful Tomorrow will be a little cooler, but much less windy so will ride tomorrow and hopefully Saturday.

I guess I am just a wind weenie, but I don't feel safe riding with wind gusts >25...and around here there isn't much to block it. It is the cross-winds that get me concerned. Headwinds are good for cardio, and a tailwind is awesome - but >30 mph crosswinds scare me

[indysteel]

Catrin, you're not alone in disliking 30 mph winds. Brian and I were all set to ride until we realized how windy it is today. I don't mind riding in this when I'm in a group, but when it's just the two of us on the exposed country roads we have near us, I usually opt out. The loop I used to do from Butler was a good option when I lived in Indy because it was fairly sheltered, but that's not of an option now.

Instead we went on Box Elder Bug patrol when we got home. We have a bit of an infestation. I sure hope we get to ride tomorrow and Saturday!

[Crankin]

That wind is coming here tomorrow. I hope to get out in the AM before it is supposed to get bad. I have to be in Cambridge at about 12:30, so I have a limited window of time, anyway.
I don't like really bad wind, either, but in the spring around here it's usually just steady 10-15 mph. The worst wind I ever experienced was on the only century I've ever done, which was along the seacoast.

[Mr. Bloom]

So much for Hardy Hoosiers...I hoped/planned to ride and could not come up with a Northeast only route that would get me home...

Of course, I could have been in Canada in about an hour if I had ridden!

[PamNY]

Cycled only for birdwatching today, so 18ish miles. Beautiful weather, but hard to dress for both cycling and birdwatching. Still, I'm not complaining.

I saw the monk parakeet flock I'm watching -- so glad they survived this hard winter.