Ridin’ when I can
Posted in trail rides on Aug 21st, 2010
This was my first mountain bike ride in 6-8 weeks, and it shows. I rode from Grover Center to Sells Park via the Bike Path and Avon. Once I hit singletrack I rode Rockhouse to Basswood, to Athens Trail, back to the trailhead. The hills killed me, but hopefully next time they’ll be easier.
Posted in trail rides on Apr 16th, 2010
It’s been hard to get rides in lately, as it seems the schedule continues to get a bit more hectic as the weather gets warmer. I’m trying to find time to ride when I can, and right now the time is during my lunch break. This week and last I rode my mountain [...]
Posted in trail rides on Apr 15th, 2010
Mother Nature’s treat. I’m fortunate that it’s a 2.7 mile ride to the trails from my car. Here’s where I sometimes take my lunch.
Posted in trail rides on Apr 6th, 2010
With my schedule, it’s hard to find a time to ride with folks. Today was different, as my buddy Mac and I took a quick trip out to Sells Park from Grover during the lunch break. I was running a bit late from a meeting, so we didn’t get started right when we wanted. [...]
Posted in trail rides on Apr 1st, 2010
I got out today for a nice little trail ride over a long lunch break. I left Grover Center, rode the bike path to the Community Center, and then took Avon up to Sells Park. Once at Sells, I rode up to the top of the ridge (pushed it mostly) and took the Athens Trail [...]
Posted in trail rides on Mar 9th, 2010
Another pretty day, another ride. I was very fortunate to get out for about 30 minutes on the mountain bike on my lunch break. I rode from Grover Center parking lot at Ohio University, through campus, then out the bike path and through the Near East Side to Sells Park. The trails were still pretty [...]
Posted in trail rides on Apr 27th, 2009
Today was my first trail ride of the season. I started at Grover Center and rode through campus to the Bike Path. I then took the Bike Path to Sells Park (about 2.8 miles). I decided to take the Rockhouse Trail to the Athens Trail, down to East State Street, back to the Bike Path, [...]