I have amassed 5000 miles since I started riding a year and a half ago and 4000 this year alone. I have always tried to ride smartly and follow the cardinal rules of being seen and acting predictably. I was dressed in a bright yellow jacket and traveling properly in the road.
Wednesdays are my [...]
Entries Tagged as 'lunch'
So…Wednesday I got hit by a car…
December 11th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
November rides…
November 3rd, 2009 · Comments · Bikes, Books, Rides
Today – 34
MTD – 69
YTD – 3550
I set out for lunch today not feeling so hot. I rode hard yesterday for lunch coming in at an 18.5 average then commuted home and back this morning. I had the right clothes on but I was cold. And route-weary…I tried to piece something together before I left [...]
Mr. Mechanical
September 18th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
After amassing close to 200 miles in the first few days of the month a wrench was thrown in my progress. Business required me to head out of town for Thursday and Friday, the weekend offered no relief as my wife worked pretty much all of it and my favor pool is currently light. Monday [...]
Moser Knob TT
September 9th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
YTD – 2834
MTD – 161
Tuesday – 19
Right before I went to get dressed for riding the USPS showed with a new eBay purchase – some vintage wool in bright orange. Eschewing any sort of washing or whatever I just put that baby right on. Fit was good although a little long.
The LBC put on [...]
72 miles, 24 hours, 4 showers…
August 25th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
MTD – 376
YTD – 2614
Louisville was given an unlikely respite in late August this year. The temperature plunged to low and mid 70s, humidity disappeared, and a cool breeze filled the air. Perfect opportunity to really build some miles. I had to sit off to the side both weekend days past. The schedules my wife [...]
A Nice Week for Riding
April 25th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
YTD – 940
MTD – 241
I started the week with the fourth ride of The River City Cycling Society dubbed the Paris-Redux or the hell of the ‘Ville. Both very tongue in cheek appropriations of the Classic Paris-Roubaix road race held in Northern France each Easter. The race’s claim to fame outside of its longevity are [...]
Tags:lunch·Paris-Roubaix·RCCS·ride
Lots of Riding, Not Much Writing
March 25th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
March – 290
Year – 630
March has been a great month for riding around on the bike. I’ve had a great group ride, 2 lunchtime epics, and a host of regular lunch rides. I have been able to get out on 14 of the 24 days so far. The weather has ranged from bundled up in [...]
Thursday’s Lunch Time Epic
March 12th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
Thursday – 21 miles
I have been looking for time to write this entry for a couple of days. I took advantage of a trip right before lunch time to our sister plant to extend my mileage a bit. Once again I pieced together a few pieces of the route I plotted to get to Rich-O’s [...]
Tags:lunch·moser knob·New Albany·rb-·Rides
Early March Rides in the Cold
March 4th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
YTD – 375
MTD – 34
March has been pretty cold so far…but things are looking up. I am writing this from Terminal 3 at O’Hare International at my new favorite eatery in this otherwise God-forsaken municipal bus station/airport.
I’ve had two excellent rides so far this month on Monday and Tuesday. Monday was around 30 degrees but [...]
Tags:clipless pedals·cold·lunch·rb-1·ride
Roller Riding
February 15th, 2009 · Comments · Bikes
Tuesday – 14
On Tuesday the weather was poor and I don’t really have a great option for bad weather riding so I finally used the set of rollers I got from a friend at work. Riding the rollers was a very interesting experience. It is intimidating to start because you are just kind of up [...]
