It’s subtle, but it’s happening. Slowly and surely, time is marching on. I’m encouraged because it won’t be long until we’ll be basking in warm spring sunshine and taking long rides on the weekend. I’m encouraged because it sure seems like this has been an easy winter as far as bike commuting has gone. I’m encouraged because we’ve not [...]
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Encouragement
February 15, 2012Super Bowl Ride
February 6, 2012For something different on Sunday, Mike and I decided to join the Springbike Super Bowl Ride. They had several routes laid out, with the longest being 27 miles. After our 38 miles on Saturday, 27 seemed like a doable number. As I pulled into the parking lot, nearly the first person I saw was Dave. [...]
Saturday Ride with Mike
February 5, 2012I’m grateful for any opportunity to ride this time of year. While yesterday wasn’t a particularly nice day for a ride, getting out for nearly 38 miles sure beat the alternative. Besides, Pam’s been pretty darn sick, and while I know this sounds horrible, I was glad to get away from the germs for a [...]
January 28 Bike Ride
January 29, 2012Toward the middle of the week, Mike and I agreed that if Saturday was a halfway decent day we were going for a ride. Well, yesterday was about that. Halfway decent. We had sunshine, but coolish temps in the low 40’s and a southwesterly wind of 10-12 mph that was just annoyingly cold. Unlike our [...]
Add another layer! – Cold morning
January 18, 2012Well, the weather is certainly different this morning than it was on Monday. Thirteen degrees when I left the house, but no wind, so this morning was actually a more enjoyable ride than yesterday’s morning sufferfest in the wind. Since it’s been a while, I thought I would give you a breakdown of the different layers [...]
