First ride in three weeks and it definitely felt like it. I knew I should have taken it easier, but obviously didn’t listen. Thinking I could just hop on and crank out 35 miles after a three week break was stupid. Was definitely tired at the end, but super excited…
Category: Cycling
Finally a ride without wind! Felt really good after making some minor adjustments to the bike. Unfortunately, one adjustment would bit me later. I stopped to help another cyclist with a quick patch job that didn’t seem to take. As I left instead of stopping to resume my music from…
Decided on something a little different today. Wanted to get over into the Southern Highlands neighborhood for a change. I go through that area every weekend to take my daughter to her horseback riding lessons and noticed all the nice bike lanes. After some plotting and route tweaking I was…
Had a great ride this morning. At points felt a little breezier than others, but nothing like what I’ve dealt with the past two rides. Weather was great, just about perfect. Felt nearly exhausted once I was done. Took everything I had left to get upstairs and into the shower.…
After my failed attempt at this route two days ago I was looking forward to today’s ride. Got moving early to avoid the worst of the heat and wind. At times the winds certainly felt stronger than 8 MPH, but overall the ride went well. Was fully prepared this time…
Last Sunday I was performing some maintenance and adjustments on my bike before going for a ride and fell. I went down to the end of the street, started turning around, and my rear tire slid out from under me. This caused me to slam down on my left side…
Similarly to Tuesday I wanted to get in some miles before the hottest part of the day. Also weatherman was reporting breezy to windy conditions later this afternoon. While I certainly beat the heat not so much the wind. The wind was straight on into my face for the entire…
Local news has been talking up the Excessive Heat Warning we’re under for the past week. Decided to get up and get in the saddle early before the worst of the heat set in. Thankfully the heat held off and my legs held up and got me home before it…
I knew I wanted to get in some miles today, but I wanted to do more than the 25 miles I’ve been doing regularly. I decided to add a few more miles by cruising out some on Horizon Ridge to catch the I-215 trail back to St. Rose. When I’d…
I’m trying to get into a riding routine but the weather refuses to cooperate. I wanted to ride yesterday but 20-25 MPH winds put a damper on that idea. Then today I got focused on some office work and almost skipped this ride. I’m glad that I forced myself to…