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 'ride'
So…Wednesday I got hit by a car…
December 11th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
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 [...]
Out for a Sunday Ride
September 7th, 2009 · Comments · Rides
YTD – 2815
MTD – 142
The long weekend was looking like a no-go for riding for me…then my loving Mother called and asked if I wanted her to watch the children so I could ride…uh yeah.
I thought little of the sprinkling rain as I drove out. I don’t mind a little rain and when in my [...]
Tags:not lunch·oldham county·ride
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 [...]
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
River City Cycling Society Ride #2 – Brew2
February 27th, 2009 · 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. I [...]
February Rides
February 14th, 2009 · 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 L (by bike of [...]
Tags:edwardsville·lunch·rb-1·ride
Back on the Road
February 2nd, 2009 · Comments · Rides
YTD – 141
MTD – 14.6
Today – 14.6
After a ten day stretch of no bike riding I was determined to get out today. There were still patches of snow and ice scattered about. Really the only bad parts were right around my office building.
I put some platform pedals on my beater bike and headed out towards [...]
Penguin Waddle
January 17th, 2009 · 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. It was only [...]
