Great Lakes - Sunday Ride

Darn.....Just now seeing this. I'd love to be joining you tomorrow. Can't make it though. Ran last trail run of the winter series in Rockford today.....had a blast there this winter but am totally trashed. It was a half marathon on trails...covered still in ice and mud. Feel like I've run a full mary. Plus my parents are arriving in the late morning.

Have a great ride. I really have to actually get out on my bike.....soon! Or I'm going to be dying in New Glarus.:p

i plan on wearing a long sleeve baselayer with a windproof jacket and windproof bibtights. should i wear a balaclava or just a winter hat? i don't want to be too hot but i also don't want to have to stuff my jacket pockets with extras...

I always bring too much and then decide in the parking lot. I hate being too hot and/or carrying too much gear so I error on the side of coldness.

After looking at the weather I am pretty sure I will have the following:

Bottom:
Wool Socks
Toe cover/or booties depending
Bibs
Windproof lined tights

Top:
L/S Base layer
Themal- winter jersey
Either vest or windproof jacket
Long fingered gloves
Beanie


Backup/along with me:
Balaclava
Short Fingered Gloves <-- in saddle bag.



Don't forget your cameras guys.

Cya in the Am

BTW - for those that haven't met up with us before...if my avatar isn't enough...I look like this...:

http://img514.imageshack.us/img514/8049/img0767newvz7.jpg

I'm the guy in the red PI jersey on the right. The little guy on the far right is Kimbercop (that was Kenal0 with the mad photochopping skillz).

Send me a pm if you need some more contact info.

Look for the 6'2' 250 pound guy on a Pinarello in a red Nike jacket. Then you've found us (me).

Who is the guy with the blue Felt??

here are the pics i was able to take. i wanted more "action" photos, but oh well...

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Ride report:

BRRRRRR! This was my first real ride in this kind of weather and my first outdoor ride of 2008. I knew the route well because I ride a portion of it pretty much 3-4 times a week during the year. It felt good to finally ride outdoors.

It was nice to meet some new BFNIC peoples, sorry that I had to jet on the 16-mile loop. I think the weather limited conversation a bit.

Ride stats:
2:57 moving time
45.42 miles (i rode to/from the high school from my house)
15.4 mph avg. speed
30-33 degrees

It was cold. I'm not in as good of shape as I had thought. I was OK holding on to nietsmas's wheel for most of the first loop. I never felt strong enough to really take a pull though. Voldemort got a flat at the end of the first loop. He was behind us and I never heard anything.

The wait for him to get in got long because he had some CO2 failures. Made starting up the second loop a little harder. More climbing/mile on the second loop it seemed. I'll be able to tell when I upload.

Good times. I'll post photos later.

Stats:
Ride Time: 2:22:42
37.32 Miles
15.7 Avg
1382 ft - Flat basically. :(

Stats:
Ride Time: 2:22:42
37.32 Miles
15.7 Avg
1382 ft - Flat basically. :(

i did 45 miles, but it's not really that hilly from my house to wauconda. i totaled 2,136 ft after turning on MB's elevation correction. not a huge deal, but i'd be curious to see what your MB event shows...

It was freakin cold thats for sure.

Yet again I failed to live up to my own expectations and made the group slow down for me far too often. I apologize to the group for slowing you guys down. I guess I better start taking this a little more seriously if I want to have any chance in New Glarus. Maybe My wife and I will just ride the trail up there and leave you guys off to the hillls. I was amazed how poorly I handled those little rollers. I was gassed after only 20 miles and let the boys go off the final 16 without me. I had slowed them down enough thats for sure. Average heart rate for me over the 21.35 miles I rode was 161 BPM and averaged 15.3 mph. Gonna have to get on the bike more often and work on that. At least I wasnt too cold and now know that my clothing is adequate for this weather so now maybe I can start commuting to work a few days a week.

Great group of guys as usual and got to meet a few others while waiting for the others to finish round 2. I learned a lot today and hope to put it to use soon so I dont die in NG.

i did 45 miles, but it's not really that hilly from my house to wauconda. i totaled 2,136 ft after turning on MB's elevation correction. not a huge deal, but i'd be curious to see what your MB event shows...

Distance 37.27 miles
Average speed 16.0 mph
Elevation Gain +1,955 ft
Temperature COLD

Huh...I haven't used MB mainly because it just seems like a hassle. When I download into TC I get 1243 in ascent. I guess I rode a different route....;)

Huh...I haven't used MB mainly because it just seems like a hassle. When I download into TC I get 1243 in ascent. I guess I rode a different route....;)

TC gave me 1236 ft ascent.

Miles- 37.17
Elevation-too much too soon
Time-lost to a flat. 20 minutes, what with needing to borrow a pump
Temperature-2FC (no, not fahrenheit /celsius, too F'in Cold
In WWII on the Russian front, the freezing German soldiers would try and warm their feet by a fire, and would pull their feet out of their boots only to find their toes had remained frozen inside the boot. I was afraid that might happen to my fingers. Other than that, a good time was had by all. In July, we'll all be complaining about it being too darn hot.:p

After working out on the trainer at leaast three-four times per...uh,winter, I guess I'm pretty happy that I rode the whole route.:)

In WWII on the Russian front, the freezing German soldiers would try and warm their feet by a fire, and would pull their feet out of their boots only to find their toes had remained frozen inside the boot.

thanks for the history lesson ;)

BTW, who was it that knew somebody who painted frames? Not for me, but last night a friend of mine asked if I knew anyone. He's not looking for a fancy custom paint job. He just has an older nicked up bike that he wants to get painted. Anyone have a name phoine or e-mail, know anything about cost? Thanks!