The last day of the month, and the last day before the #ridingeverydayinNovember starts. It is also the last day that we are expected to reach the mid 60's for a high. I took the fixed gear bike out for a short spin, just to make sure I still remembered how to ride it!
........Road Bike........Rollers.......MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .....9.................0.................0...............0.................9
Jan.........304................15................0...............31..........350
Feb..........0..................0..................0...............0.............0
March.......18.................0.................0...............0............18
April.......113................0.................0...............0...........113
May.........155................0.................0...............0...........155
June..........10.................0.................0................0.............10
July..........79..................0.................0................0.............79
Aug..........76...................0.................0................0............76
Sept...........97..................0.................0................0............97
Oct..........36....................0................0................0.............36
Total.......890...............15.................0...............31...........934
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Monday, October 30, 2017
A change of season
There has been a decent stretch of unseasonably warm and dry weather. That is about to come to an end...... just in time for the annual #ridingeverydayinNovember challenge. I've also decided that this is as good as time as any to start training for a big event next summer. Not that today's 7 miles will be a big step in that direction, but it is a start.
I'm up near Tacoma, and took advantage of a dry sunny day where it reached the mid 60's.
The next few days will be a challenge for me to get bike rides in, as I'll be driving to Borrego Springs to support a rider at the 6;12/24 World Time Trial Championships. If everything falls into place, I should be able to get at least a short ride in each day.
........Road Bike........Rollers.......MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .....7.................0.................0...............0.................7
Jan.........304................15................0...............31..........350
Feb..........0..................0..................0...............0.............0
March.......18.................0.................0...............0............18
April.......113................0.................0...............0...........113
May.........155................0.................0...............0...........155
June..........10.................0.................0................0.............10
July..........79..................0.................0................0.............79
Aug..........76...................0.................0................0............76
Sept...........97..................0.................0................0............97
Oct..........27....................0................0................0.............27
Total.......881...............15.................0...............31...........925
I'm up near Tacoma, and took advantage of a dry sunny day where it reached the mid 60's.
The next few days will be a challenge for me to get bike rides in, as I'll be driving to Borrego Springs to support a rider at the 6;12/24 World Time Trial Championships. If everything falls into place, I should be able to get at least a short ride in each day.
........Road Bike........Rollers.......MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .....7.................0.................0...............0.................7
Jan.........304................15................0...............31..........350
Feb..........0..................0..................0...............0.............0
March.......18.................0.................0...............0............18
April.......113................0.................0...............0...........113
May.........155................0.................0...............0...........155
June..........10.................0.................0................0.............10
July..........79..................0.................0................0.............79
Aug..........76...................0.................0................0............76
Sept...........97..................0.................0................0............97
Oct..........27....................0................0................0.............27
Total.......881...............15.................0...............31...........925
Thursday, October 5, 2017
TNR 130
What a difference a week makes. The Thursday Night Ride always meets at 7PM, with pedals spinning beginning at 7:30PM. At the height of summer we could begin when the sun was still high in the sky, and could even finish the ride at 10PM with light in the sky. Last week the sun had just set as we gathered, this week it was dark. Finally, the Thursday Night Ride was going to be at NIGHT! ;-)
In the beginning, there were bikes in the streets, and God looked around and said "this is good".
. .
It was a full moon night, but the crazies remained in check. We didn't even have any tall bikes in attendance! It had been 75 F during the day, but for some reason I had been cold all day. I wore long cycling pants, a medium weight long sleeved jersey, and a wind breaker. I'm glad I did. As the sun went down so did the temperature. It was in the high 30's as we wrapped things up tonight, but back to the story.
Eric Thornburg got this great photo of TNR taking to the streets.
. . .
It was a nice, if a bit cool, evening. A lot of people were outdoors enjoying an after dinner drink, latte, or whatever. Most wondered what was going on, after all, the sight of 150 people riding by on bikes isn't something they see every day. As we passed by a bar, all of the patrons cheered us on, a couple even mooned us! :-) Take a listen at 1:52 into this clip taken right after one of our food stops. A question is asked, and a group responded with the obvious answer!
. . ..
We had three food stops in all. 3 stops in 12 miles! It's all okay, gave us a chance to share the joy. We even recruited a few new participants.
The ride ended up on the banks of the Willamette River along the Springwater Corridor, it was a perfect point for me to exit the group and continue along Springwater Corridor back to Riverside Park, where I started from this evening. The full moon helped light the way.
........Road Bike........Rollers.......MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .....20.................0.................0...............0.................20
Jan.........304................15................0...............31..........350
Feb..........0..................0..................0...............0.............0
March.......18.................0.................0...............0............18
April.......113................0.................0...............0...........113
May.........155................0.................0...............0...........155
June..........10.................0.................0................0.............10
July..........79..................0.................0................0.............79
Aug..........76...................0.................0................0............76
Sept...........97..................0.................0................0............97
Oct..........20....................0................0................0.............20
Total.......874...............15.................0...............31...........944
In the beginning, there were bikes in the streets, and God looked around and said "this is good".
. .
It was a full moon night, but the crazies remained in check. We didn't even have any tall bikes in attendance! It had been 75 F during the day, but for some reason I had been cold all day. I wore long cycling pants, a medium weight long sleeved jersey, and a wind breaker. I'm glad I did. As the sun went down so did the temperature. It was in the high 30's as we wrapped things up tonight, but back to the story.
Eric Thornburg got this great photo of TNR taking to the streets.
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| IG: @no.lens.cap | Eric Thornburg | eric@kd5vmo.com |
. . .
It was a nice, if a bit cool, evening. A lot of people were outdoors enjoying an after dinner drink, latte, or whatever. Most wondered what was going on, after all, the sight of 150 people riding by on bikes isn't something they see every day. As we passed by a bar, all of the patrons cheered us on, a couple even mooned us! :-) Take a listen at 1:52 into this clip taken right after one of our food stops. A question is asked, and a group responded with the obvious answer!
. . ..
We had three food stops in all. 3 stops in 12 miles! It's all okay, gave us a chance to share the joy. We even recruited a few new participants.
The ride ended up on the banks of the Willamette River along the Springwater Corridor, it was a perfect point for me to exit the group and continue along Springwater Corridor back to Riverside Park, where I started from this evening. The full moon helped light the way.
........Road Bike........Rollers.......MTB..........Lifecycle......Total
Today .....20.................0.................0...............0.................20
Jan.........304................15................0...............31..........350
Feb..........0..................0..................0...............0.............0
March.......18.................0.................0...............0............18
April.......113................0.................0...............0...........113
May.........155................0.................0...............0...........155
June..........10.................0.................0................0.............10
July..........79..................0.................0................0.............79
Aug..........76...................0.................0................0............76
Sept...........97..................0.................0................0............97
Oct..........20....................0................0................0.............20
Total.......874...............15.................0...............31...........944
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