Mayonnaise

for the first time in 42 years and I'm going out for a ride. Don't try to stop me.

IUScott

Enjoy the ride...I just went out for lunch and thought to myself....self I should've worn shorts today!! Its amazing what plus 32 degrees feels like 60 after weeks of, well we all know what we just went through!!

Mayonnaise

just came back. The wind chill was in the 20's but you're right, it felt like 60. Rode half an hour straight into the wind then flew home. Sure was fun.

Psimet2001 

I went to lunch without a coat. Instinctually I began thinking about riding....wonder if the trails are clear....

Backpedal

42 years? Man, you got long winters up there.
I'm itching to ride, yet I hate to get all that road salt on my new bike.
Hope you enjoy.

Hipcycler

Nope...not here anyway.
Like you, I started thinking the same thing today and checked it out while driving on an errand. Not the fear though...I have a rather ugly backup route that keeps me on city streets instead of the snow-covered path sections. Thing is, I have dodge potholes, sand, rocks, glass, litter...you know...the usual mess on the sides of busy roads this time of year.

Still...it's outside...and I may try it later this week.

aham23

not yet, but very close. very very close my riding buddies !!

Sage23

I went out for a short ride this evening 8:15 or so. It was a balmy 37 degrees with a fairly stiff wind, but it felt SO good to be back on the road and not on the trainer! I didn't venture that far, but from what I can see driving by in the car, the trials in my neck of the woods are fairly clear, and I imagine will be in nice shape by the end of the week.

John Wilke

Yeah, just 3 weeks of real winter and we all feel that we survived an ice age.

I'm planning on heading out on the road bike this afternoon. Time to get it DIRTY!

jw

aham23

three weeks of sub zero temps give me the righ to feel that way!! later.

Psimet2001 

I think I can now feel my toes.

chipcom 

Ride to work this morning...one less layer on top, only one pair of socks, no glove liners...and I still got a little too hot. Now if it would just melt all this snow and wash all the salt away, I could quit riding this tank and get back on one of my other bikes!

Sing along folks! Havin a heat wave, a tropical heat wave....

Mayonnaise

it's above freezing and for the second day in a row I'm going out for a ride. Might even stop for a coffee along the way, like it was a beautiful spring day.

Hipcycler

....26 miles in on the fendered tank today!
First outside ride since Jan. 5th.

Felt great to be out there, even if it is a mess out on the road.
Sunshine--45 degrees--no wind.

Too bad I had to work or I would have kept going.

Funny thing...not one other rider out there today....I didn't see a single one!

Wednesday a little warmer even and the same schedule for me, so I'm going again on this route tomorrow mid-morning.

shider

Now I have to remember what all the remperature cutoffs were for each layer of clothing. Not having to wear mittens is great bonus though. By the time I get home tonight I'll have 370 miles in this year. Not very much I know. But this is my first winter of any real riding and it sure will feel nice come spring to not have to start out from zero again.

Psimet2001 

That's about what I had this time last year.....this year = 0. Doc appt on March 1st ....1st day of my new insurance....

wadajoobadude

Oh man, I just got home from an hour ride after work, and it was one of most relieving things I've done, ever. I unfortunatly haven't been able to get out to much, but I've had a bunch of sh*t on my mind lately so just getting out there and riding the sh*t out of my bike tonight was absolutely perfect.

Kenal0

We are tied. I do have a lot of miles running including the Ft. Lauderdale 1/2 marathon last Sunday but my riding miles are zero. If the bike were to fly off the front of the rollers or come off the trainer then I would have 10 feet but so far I am still at 0.
Kenal0

Psimet2001 

Ah...you see I am at 0 revs as well....

John Wilke

12 km riding the bike path here today. Cloudy and cool, some ice in shady sections, but not bad for my first ride of the season. Saw one guy out on his full suspension MTB, kinda over kill for the bike path if you ask me. I did take the XC skis out of the car, but I'm pretty sure I'll be getting some more hours on them yet this year.

Pics tomorrow.

jw

aham23

+1 on the zero thing

how did the half go? i am training for one, March Madness, on 3/18. so far so good, but this running stuff is new too me.

soon enough i hope to be out on the bike. temps are warming and days are lengthening! i dont even own a trainer which means the last time i even sat on my ride was Nov. well, unless that one lonely winter night where i drank too much vino and wondered down into my dark and damp unfinished basement to she how she was doing counts?? later.

Kenal0

The half was actually a lot of fun. After spending so much time training in the cold and running around a 1/4 mile indoor track(40 laps! the week before) the actual race was nice. It went by quick also. Before you know it you are at the 10 mile mark and then done! I went at a very easy pace but I am going to do the Northshore 1/2 marathon in Highland Park in June and try to hit a better pace.
Kenal0