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wolfpack
01-01-09, 05:25 PM
New Year's Day ride today was the Burningtown Loop down in Franklin. One of my favorite routes around here. Temps were in the mid 40's with some wind...a bit cold to me at the start...but, I warmed up quickly.

We rode with one of our friends from Cullowhee, Barry (aka Hammer)...Must be a reason his nick is "Hammer" besides being a variation of his last name...all of us rode fairly easy to begin with, but Hammer is a strong rider and I'm too competitive at times to let him go...BWNC was in "winter pace" mode and made no attempt to try and keep up with us when we were hammering off the front. We did this a few times too many and missed our turns....added about 4-5mi to our ride.

I had a great time today on the route...a couple of climbs that I did really well on compared to when I rode the route last time. But, maybe I rode a bit harder than I should have considering I have a cross race on Saturday....29miles

Anyways, enough talking...here's the pictures:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/New%20Years%20Day%202009/DSC03412800x600.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f75/khgulledge/New%20Years%20Day%202009/DSC03414800x600.jpg

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jppe
01-02-09, 09:13 AM
Very nice!! Along with the Cdome and single track excursions as well. I did 40 miles around Charlotte and it must have been warmer in Western NC than around here?? I was struggling up a shortist 6% hill and wondering how in the heck I could ever climb double digit grades again. You folks make it look pretty easy!
RonH
01-02-09, 02:23 PM
Nice pics WP. I thought about riding yesterday :o but is seemed kinda cool and windy - for me at least - so I decided to wait until today when it was *supposed to be* in the low-mid 50s with no wind. The weatherman really missed it. Rain and low 40s all day today. :notamused:
The weather folks are now saying tomorrow will be in the mid 50s. Seems the weather will always be nicer *tomorrow*. :crash: