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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'rb-1'
Early March Rides in the Cold
March 4th, 2009 · View 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 [...]
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River City Cycling Society Ride #2 – Brew2
February 27th, 2009 · View Comments · Rides
It was with great excitement that I planned a route for last Saturday to encompass my favorite coffee shop, and the three local breweries. It was the second ride of the RCCS I had a work “wellness” program to attend in the morning so I dropped the kiddos of at my folks the night before. [...]
Roller Riding
February 15th, 2009 · View 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 [...]
February Rides
February 14th, 2009 · View Comments · Rides
YTD – 169 MTD – 43 Friday – 12 Monday – 16 February has not been so hot for riding bikes. We had a massive ice storm followed by the slop that you expect afterward. Last Friday I was supposed to go pick up an elementary school application from a school over by U of [...]
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Penguin Waddle
January 17th, 2009 · View Comments · Bikes
YTD – 108 MTD – 108 Friday – 18 I rode a grueling lunch ride on Monday – using a route I rode before that goes out Old Vincennes to Old Hill Road. It is a large opening climb followed by heavy rolling hills and ends with a return on the hated Green Valley Road. [...]
Thursday and Friday in the Three Boroughs of Southern Indiana
January 10th, 2009 · View Comments · Rides
YTD – 75 MTD – 75 Thursday – 15 Friday – 17 I ended up spending the last two days of the week riding on roads in the opposite way I am accustomed to. Nothing earth shaking or revelatory but just nice. Friday was a relative heat wave in the mid-forties compared to the Monday [...]
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I didn’t really intend to climb hills today…
January 5th, 2009 · View Comments · Rides
…but, I did anyway. I had in my mind a peaceful regular type of route today. I did my first, minor climb and it was really hitting me. In fact, I didn’t intend to ride at all. I left my towels and washcloths out of the mix when I packed my bag. Then the weather [...]
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Pictures from Yesterday’s Wet Ride
January 4th, 2009 · View Comments · Rides
A few horses we ran into just prior to turning onto New Cut Road. A fine bucolic scene just past the horses. Mr. SurlyTex himself. Just prior to the sky opening up on us.
Headed out to the County….sometimes it rains
January 3rd, 2009 · View Comments · Rides
YTD- 27 MTD -27 Today – 27 I started off the year with a bang today. In my scheming mind I thought it would be good to head out to my folks to drop off the little ones and head out from there. First problem – no way to transit a bike with the minivan [...]
