Joined: Feb 2006
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From: Lake Geneva, WI
Bikes: Ridley Helium SLX, Canyon Endurance SL, De Rosa Professional, Eddy Merckx Corsa Extra, Schwinn Paramount (1 painted, 1 chrome), Peugeot PX10, Serotta Nova X, Simoncini Cyclocross Special, Raleigh Roker, Pedal Force CG2 and CX2
I took my first ride on the Katy Trail yesterday just after sunset. I'm staying at the Wingate in Weldon Springs. It's just off of I64 and is between St. Charles and Defiance at mile 56, about 16 miles from St. Charles. Access to the trail from the hotel on bike was easy and immediate, just a short ride on pavement to the water treatment plant on Busch Greenway. All of this is on the western border of the Missouri Bluffs Golf Course.
The trail is firm and smooth. I'm 210 lbs using 700x32 tires and the gravel never felt soft or loose. Riding at sunset was great with no traffic to think about and plenty of wildlife on and near the trail. I'll stay here several days a month during 2013 with a new work assignment.
It will be dry this week and the weekend will be cold with weather near 30f. I have cold weather clothing. I'm planning on riding from the hotel to beyond Treloar at mile 84, whis should provide a 80 mile round trip. Sunday, I'll ride to St Charles and might go to the Alton Bridge at the Mississippi River.
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When I ride my bike I feel free and happy and strong. I'm liberated from the usual nonsense of day to day life. Solid, dependable, silent, my bike is my horse, my fighter jet, my island, my friend. Together we will conquer that hill and thereafter the world.
Last edited by Barrettscv; 02-12-13 at 07:55 AM.