Originally Posted by
kevinsubaru
I got a nice 50 mile ride in today with some friends.
We went around the Ashokan Reservoir on 28A to Boiceville, crossed 28, up to Phoenicia, Woodland Valley Campground, and back the same way. It was slightly sticky, but breezy and not too hot. Nice stuff
It was my longest ride with the 700x37's, and they worked fine, even in the pace line...or maybe it's just the motor
Now that's a ride I'd like to do! I spent all my childhood summers at my grandparent's place on Tonche mountain, which overlooks the Ashokan a few miles from Boiceville. It's incredibly beautiful countryside. I was up there last week and had pancakes at Sweet Sue's in Phoenicia. Have you ever tried it? Good stuff.
I ignored impending storms and went out for a few laps in Central Park at about 5pm. It started to pour and pretty soon I had the park to myself, except for a few hotdog vendors hunched under umbrellas that gave me strange looks. I was on my 1982 Colnago, and the only other nutjob riding pulled up alongside on a vintage Pinarello and gave me a high five.