Great Lakes - Did you ride today?

9/1 i join my first group ride today. we started at the village pedaler in south elgin and did a 26 mile road course. it was a good ride today was a higfh pace average 18 mph.

Nice ride. Started from my house went north through Glenview, Northfield, Northbrook to the Skokie Valley trail. Then went west on Old Elm/Everette to St. Mary's. Then North on Saint Mary's and then OPlaine Rd to downtown Gurnee and back. Total Millage 62.25.

9/1=Yes. 23 miles Started out heading south into the wind and took it easy as i chose the hilliest road i know. Final stretch home was mostly flat or downhill with tailwind, yippee.

9/1 About 30 miles. Rode with a group out of S. Elgin that meets every Sat. about 7:30 by Village Pedaler on Randall. Good group, averaged about 17.8, although somebody said it's usually more like 16.8. Within easy riding distance to you, Psimet, although probably a little slow for your tastes.:p Could always use it as a recovery ride, assuming you did a Friday century somewhere.:rolleyes: Good pace for me, though.:)

9/1 about 23 miles from Gaston to the Depot and back (Cardinal Greenway).

9/2 around 57 miles with the Spoke and Wheel club. Good ride on rolling roads. Man, I suck on hills!

Nice ride. Started from my house went north through Glenview, Northfield, Northbrook to the Skokie Valley trail. Then went west on Old Elm/Everette to St. Mary's. Then North on Saint Mary's and then OPlaine Rd to downtown Gurnee and back. Total Millage 62.25.

I ride this area all the time. It is like a bike highway on a nice day today.
Kenal0

9/2 = Yes.

2 hours with CyLowe97. Up the Fox River Trail and then on to a route that CyLowe knew. I need to ride more, but at least I am not restarting my form from square one. Anyone ride the Fox River Trail around St Charles area? Is it clear? I'm wanting to commute to work this week, but don't feel like cyclocrossing it through the water.

9/1 metric century in Cleveland Metro park from Rocky River to Brecksville and back.

9/2 easy recovery ride w/hubby 26 miles on the inland trail.

Gorgeous days for riding and I hope to get out today also.

41 miles today. Great weather to miss being on a bike.

9-2
25 miles

Kenal0

9-2 60 miles along the Lake. Great weather
9-3 8 miles. Recovery ride.

9-3 40 mile ride from Anderson to Muncie and back. Nice ride, a little warm but not too bad.

40 miles this morning and 20 miles on Saturday. Plus 10 miles running yesterday. An awesomely good weekend. The weather has been wonderful this weekend! Hope the rest of you are out riding....Crystal

9/3 - Yep.

22 mid-day miles at 19.5 mph. No wind = Awesome.

9-2-2007,
rode Barrington Hills for some 35miles
9-3-2007,
rode the Udder century 32 mile route, this route since the reg June ride has been repaved and is great for riding,super smooth.

22 mid-day miles at 19.5 mph. No wind = Awesome.

Very Nice. Getting ready for the Invitational I see.

9-3 = YES

35 miles. chatted with another roadie for about 3 miles as we crossed paths. great weather, almost HOT. i love cycling. that is all. later.

Yes, I've been riding the Mondonico and Woodrup.

8/31 Mrs Road Fan and I went out on our morning loop, 8 miles in a circle on the west side of Ann Arbor - the hills are getting easier! Woodrup

9/2 I met up with BF-er Old Fat Guy and we went from the west side of Ann Arbor out on Huron River Drive to Dexter, stopped at teh coffee spot, and came back the same way. I usually do that around 12.5 to 13 mph, today the 22 mi at 13.7 mph. I could do it, but a lot of high heart rate. That man OFG has got power and speed! Mondonico

Road Fan

9/5 - 51 miles. Have to quit as the heat and humidity was getting unbearable just before noon, otherwise a nice morning ride.

9-5 morning commute to downtown Chicago. 30 miles at a nice 16mph avg. Wind is coming from the south, this is going to suck for my commute home to Indiana :(

9/5 = Yes. 38.61 miles on touring bike. Hot and windy.

9/2 did a short 4.5 mile route through sleepy hollow in the morning then did a 20 mile round trip in the after noon
9/3 rode a short 4.5 mile route through sleepy hollow
9/4 rode 20 mile round trip. started from west dundee.

Easy hour on the Jolt trail ... a pretty geriatric type ride, but got some fresh air and a little rain on my face.

Felt good. :)

BTW, anyone know what they are building on the Jolt Trail just off Drexel Ave ??

9/1 i join my first group ride today. we started at the village pedaler in south elgin and did a 26 mile road course. it was a good ride today was a higfh pace average 18 mph.

Hey, I did that ride! Except I think i claimed it was 30:rolleyes: I was wearing the New Orleans jersey. I think I'm going again this Sat. Good ride, nice terrain variation (for Illinois):D

30 today on a combo of trail and road in and around Palatine and Deer Park. Not too sunny at 5:30 pm, although it was still a bit toasty out there:p

Hey, I did that ride! Except I think i claimed it was 30:rolleyes: I was wearing the New Orleans jersey. I think I'm going again this Sat. Good ride, nice terrain variation (for Illinois):D

Give a review of that ride, and some info regarding it's time, etc. Might need to hit something on Saturday that won't totally kill me.

Give a review of that ride, and some info regarding it's time, etc. Might need to hit something on Saturday that won't totally kill me.

Guessing it's this one... link (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=338384)

See the "Saturday Morning Ride" thread for a very basic description. Lete's see, some nice rollers, varying speeds, anywhere 15-25, depends on uphill or downhill, with/without wind, etc ;). I think there were 10 people when I rode last week. Some paceline riding with parts of the group. Different people taking the lead and/or pulling. No drops, kind of the "we wait here at the corner for the others to catch up" if anyone is falling back much. Sound familiar? We pulled out around 7:40, and got back a little after 9:00. It really worked out well timewise. I was home before my kids (teenagers) got up, pretty much leaving a full Saturday available for "regular" weekend stuff. Like waking them up!:D

See the "Saturday Morning Ride" thread for a very basic description. Lete's see, some nice rollers, varying speeds, anywhere 15-25, depends on uphill or downhill, with/without wind, etc ;). I think there were 10 people when I rode last week. Some paceline riding with parts of the group. Different people taking the lead and/or pulling. No drops, kind of the "we wait here at the corner for the others to catch up" if anyone is falling back much. Sound familiar? We pulled out around 7:40, and got back a little after 9:00. It really worked out well timewise. I was home before my kids (teenagers) got up, pretty much leaving a full Saturday available for "regular" weekend stuff. Like waking them up!:D

I think I'm in for tomorrow, but I have that in the thread mentinoed.

See you around 7:30-7:45.

rode all of 15 minutes on the final test run of a Trek 1500. bought it today :D. MY FIRST ROAD BIKE!!!!
I have probably spent about an hour on the Trek just test riding it

I only did 10 miles today on a trainer got new pedals (Shimano 6620) and shoes. Spent time at Emery's to get fitted. Tomorrow I will do my usual 46 mile loop from home.

took my BRAND NEW TREK 1500 out for her first "real" spin. completely and utterly awsome :D

9/8 = YES

a quick and easy 25 miles. the wife and kid are sick, which means i am on sick kid duty this weekend. still, it was nice to get out for a quickie. tomorrow its a 5am wake up call for a 16 mile run. i know, no one cares. :) later.

12 easy miles today. Busy schedule prevent me from riding some more miles. Got my quick fix though.

9/9 - Yup.

Harmon Hundred century with a few other Bike Forums folks. Beautiful day on a hilly route.

Although I wasn't officially in the Harmon Hundred century I think I shared some of the same route as it. I started in Fox Lake from the metra station and took route 12 over Fox lake [not fun even on a Sunday morning]. Then, I took Wilmot into Wisconsin to Wilmot, Wisconsin. Next I took C to B through Silver Lake to JB. Next, I took J to Rochester. From Rochester I took FF which became DD once I crossed into Walworth county. Then Potter/Whitmore to NN to H. I saw a bunch of cyclists and SAG vehicles this segment but they were headed east, the opposite direction.
I made my way into Lake Geneva down Dodge/McDonald to S. Shore to Como. Here I met the mother of all hills. I was wheezing like I was having and asthma attack by the time I hit the top. Took 50 briefly to Knollwood to Laurel/Geneva Rd which became 67. Then followed 67 into Walworth to B to Ridge which took me to State line rd and back into Illinois. Then Gasch to Hebron to Reese to RT 173. Then Crowley I ran into a bit of a problem. I didn't know it was all torn up. I went through anyways because Rt 173 looked unpleasant. It got worse as I went on I barely made it to Harvard Hills over the broken up pavement. Finally, I went past Motorla and back to 173 which took me by the Harvard Metra station.

Total milage 82 [7 to and from Metra stations to my home]

9/9 - yes
My Harmon Hundred was actually Harmon Fifty. Great day for a ride. Good routes, nice challenging hills, just a liitle too much traffic at the last 2-3 miles.

9/9 yep. Did the Harmon Hundred along with some other BF folks. I only turned 94 hilly miles because I took a few shortcuts to get home before the SO went to work. Just barely made it too!

9/9 - Harmon Hundred. Met a whole new bunch of BF members. Good ride. Many more hills than expected. I actually did better than expected for not having ridden much lately.

9/10 Commuted to work today. 29 miles to downtown Chicago. Stupid headwind made it difficult.

Usual commute 18.5 miles. I hate coming during the heart of rush hour as all the @-holes are out. I switched last month from the North Branch trail to Lehigh ave because it was 1 mile shorter, they are going to be tearing up the path soon, and I was sick of near misses on the path with morons. However, Lehigh is narrow and have lots of brush passers including a school bus who was the worst.

9-10 did 5 miles on my trainer. first time on a bike in a week. still getting over the flu

9/11 Was supposed to ride to Cannon Falls to pick up friends vehicle from shop, but was called half way there it wasn't finished. So I turned back north and went into the wind and up a 2+mile climb to head back home. Was met by wife after 55+ miles.
Left River Falls and went south to Red Wing, MN. I caught the Cannon Valley Trail to Welch, MN. Got off trail and went north to Hastings, MN.

Stats from the Edge (I was on my touring bike with one pannier full of street clothes):

Moving Time 4:19:32
Distance (mi ) 56.89
Moving Speed (mph) 13.2 avg. 34.4 max.
Elevation Gain (ft) +4,687 / -4,982

Avg. Heart Rate 123 bpm Zone 2.6

Temperature (°F) 63.9°F avg. 64.4°F high
Wind Speed ( mph) NW 16.8 avg. NW 20.7 max.

http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/3925547

9/11 had to skip my after work 36miler for curriculum night at school. Did almost an hour on the rollers though working on one legged drills, I suck btw...fell once.

9/13 did a 17.5 mile trip today. first time i have been out in a week, been ill.
hope to do the saturday morning ride at village pedlar

9/13 did a 17.5 mile trip today. first time i have been out in a week, been ill.
hope to do the saturday morning ride at village pedlar

Wish I could join you, but I have to "parent" on Saturday. Maybe the following one. One last brush up before the Psimet Invitational.

Did 76 miles today. Up to the town of Ringworm, uh, Ringland or something like that (where the Fox/McHenry trail finally turns from paved to crunchy gravel). 38 with a great tail wind:D 38 with a nasty headwind:( At 40 I thought I feel great! After another 20 into the wind, my legs reminded me I haven't really ridden many long rides:rolleyes:

9-14 = YES!!!

I FINALLY got back to commuting. Beautiful morning. No dogs. 2 black cats that did NOT cross my path. The squirrels are really freekin busy right now. I saw at least 15-20 per mile. This must be their busy season.

I feel great. Now....the ride home...uphill into the wind....;)

9-14 = 28 mile morning commute

Manohman, steady headwind is killing me. And it was cold to boot. 55 degrees in shorts and jersey doesn't feel to good. Later on I pulled my rain jacket over because I just couldn't stand the cold anymore.
But the hot shower at work made me forget the pain.