Today’s ride
Posted in road rides on Aug 13th, 2008
Lunchtime ride Baker to Peden to E. State street turnaround
8.55 miles
27.5 minutes
18.5 mph average speed
Monthly Archive for August, 2008
Today’s ride
Posted in road rides on Aug 11th, 2008
Baker to Strouds RunFind more Bike Rides in Athens, Ohio
Rode to Strouds this morning. 15.33 miles in 60 minutes.Lots of rollers and a couple of good hills. Half mile climb out of Strouds is fun.
Major Mileage Milestone Today
Posted in General on Aug 6th, 2008
603 miles after my 10.5 mile lunchtime ride today. Thus far my longest ride is 37 miles, and my average ride is 14 miles. I’ve ridden 43 rides since January. My total mileage for last year was 496 miles, so I think I’m on my way to getting close to 1,000 miles for the year. [...]
The ultimate long distance bike
Posted in bikes on Aug 6th, 2008
Bicycle Quarterly has a great article on what makes a good randonneuring bike (pdf). What you’ll find there is not a description of a race bike, but a bike that is good for long days in the saddle. I’ve recently subscribed to Bicycle Quarterly and received the first issue last week. The publication is a [...]
It’s been a while
Posted in General on Aug 5th, 2008
Yes, this was yet another one of those dead blogs, but I’m attempting to bring it back. However, maybe the reason I haven’t been blogging is because I’ve been too busy losing weight. With going to the gym, eating right, and riding my bike, I am now down to 199.8 pounds. I achieved my goal [...]