Been mostly lurking these forums for a long time now, and occasionally posting. Figured it's time to introduce myself. I'm 22 6'2" and I'm not sure how much I weigh, probably between 230 and 250. I've been cycling for something like 4 months now maybe.. I keep terrible track of time. Anyway I ride an '06 Scott Speedster S20. Ended up spending about triple my original budget on it, but I think it was definitely worth it.

I went on my longest ride yet today, 51 miles. :D Took a bunch of pictures along the way too.

Starting my ride this morning:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/dauphin_morning.jpg

Leaving the city:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/conception.jpg

On top of a bridge.. I really like this photo:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/bridge_nice.jpg

Battleship park on the causeway:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/battleship_park.jpg

My arrival at the eastern shore:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/daphne.jpg

Back onto the causeway to cross the bay again:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/causeway_return.jpg

There are always people fishing here. I wouldn't eat anything that came out of the bay though, it's quite badly contaminated with mercury among other things.

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/fishing.jpg

Bay bridge take two:

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/bridge_returning.jpg

The fun part.. Descending.

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z292/pgatrick/descent.jpg

It was a fun ride, but I probably should have had more than just a banana and two gatorades on the trip.. I started to feel extremely worn out on my way back. Plus the heat index was in the low hundreds.

Oh yeah, here's the map of my ride: http://www.mapmyride.com/ride/united-states/al/mobile/547423243

What a great ride you had there. Do you have a limit on the number of cars allowed there? LOL What camera were you using?

Looks like a wonderful ride and great pictures!

What a great ride you had there. Do you have a limit on the number of cars allowed there? LOL What camera were you using?
Lol, that'd be nice.. Never a whole lot of people out driving around on a Sunday morning. Most places are closed so no where for them to really drive to. :p I just used an old Nikon coolpix 3200. It's a lot easier than I would have imagined to take pictures while riding. :)

Looks like a nice ride. Good to see another photo clyde.

Thanks for the photos, and congrats on your first ride over 50 miles!

Scott