Originally Posted by
joshandlauri
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If you did not ride today, shame on you. 70 degrees in February.
Sunday Ride for me, I had a sitter for 2.5 hours, decided to try dundalk to the BA trail and back. Had a ok but managable headwind on the way out and somehow when turned around I still had a headwind, this time it was bad, low gear on the flats. Got home and checked WJZ.com, it said 66 degrees and 22mph wind!!! that explains that. Good ride though nice to get out, saw a few cyclists in the city and a TON on the trail. I caught up to a group of people, one had a ches. wheelmen jersey on, about 7 people, said hi as I passed by when they slowed down. I did see one road tandem passed by when I turned around.
Only one ***** from me, Some crackheads on motorcycles decided that the bike lanes around the harbor were motorcycle parking and parked about 20 crotch rockets IN the bike lane, myself and others had to jump onto the curb and go around.
40 miles, avg 16ish.
Wores, shoes,socks,ss jersey,sleeveless ua and bike shorts. Felt great. This week is looking good for some after work riding highs over 50 all week, 60 degrees plus on weds!!!!
Sounds like a good ride, Josh.
I did back to back centuries this weekend. Yesterday's went to Glen Rock from out by Frederick (Keymar, actually). I'm still processing the ride file, so I don't have it blogged, yet.
We had a decent tailwind out--so, it sucked coming back. I pushed too hard, especially after Saturday's century--started getting a cramp in my right leg along a tendon. Admittedly, I did not drink enough for the temperature.
It was cold, cloud covered, and drizzling when we started--leg warmers, balaclave, and other warm weather gear needed at ~7:45am. Before the first rest stop most of us stripped down, because once the clouds cleared and the sun took over the sky, it was too hot--while pedalling. At the rest stop, the wind seemed to have picked up--not really, though. It was just that it was a tailwind most of the way so far. The wind was cool enough to start chilling. Most of us who started by standing outside in the sun at the Sheetz wound up inside after a few minutes. This was the theme of the day--hot on the bike; cold when stopped.