Left the house yesterday after telling Boss Lady I'd be an hour maybe a little bit longer because the "feeling" just wasn't there. It's been a while since riding the Propel and after the first few minutes I knew a bit longer was going to be Super Sized. Blowing winds made for enough SW FL Hill Climbing :D to put a hurting on my legs and the temperature/humidity levels were conducive for a "Hands OFF the Water Bottle" extended ride so I rode an out and retrace back ride. Plan on adding 9 more miles to make a good repeat looping route hopefully for Saturday's full moon 100+.


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Finally a sunny and warm ride after the week+ of Deep Freeze here in So. Colorado! Took a mostly Bike Lanes route up to the base of North Cheyenne Canyon Park, (the road to the top is closed to do bridge replacement/repairs). We stopped at the Starsmoor Center but it was closed so we just sat on a bench and ate our brown bag lunch. Headed home by Bike Lanes and Shooks Run Urban Trail. 16 miles, 50F sunny with just a breeze, LOL of course we've got cold and SNOW heading in for Wed. afternoon into Thurs. morning!! :(
Relive Video tracing our route!

I did, first outdoor one of 2021. Felt great. 7.3 miles.

4th ride this week, spring is in the air and days are getting longer :)
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First ride today since the crash and pelvic fracture on 12/20/20. Just used the drop bar conversion 1993 Trek 950 mtb and rode the stretch of street (including a small hill) in front of our house 5 times - probably 2 miles, maybe a little more, in total. Once situated on the saddle I was fine (the "sit bone" fracture hasn't been bugging me until sitting on the saddle) and the leg is definitely weak. But, it was a huge change in progress. PT starts Wednesday.

Did 11.49 miles for my second outing of the year. I picked up the pace a bit but didn't push too hard. I'll probably do one more at this pace, see how my lower part likes it, then go from there.

Yup. 26.6 and it was a nice 55*.

What's the White flag at Luther's place? Missouri Synod?
oxymoronic songs are ..... oxymoronic.

I think it's the Lutheran flag that is appropriate for all synods. Our church is ELCA and it is placed by the pulpit.
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Mt Olivet Lutheran Church in Minneapolis, MN

Never seen one anywhere. Raised as a weekly attending Lutheran (LCA) in TN in 50s & 60s. Traveled & lived widely since and never spotted one. Must be a new thing.

I guess I've taken it for granted all these years and never really thought about, except it's always been there. Anyway, I googled Lutheran flag and came up with this article about the Christian flag in Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Flag

Had some fun sessioning this morning:
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Took a comfort bike for first long ride in quite a while.
531DB, 27mm tubulars, frame on the large side of 'fits gloriously' - is that French Fit?
Been hiking a bunch, but nothing on the bike over a couple of miles.
Just short of 25, over to Issaquah.
A few stops. Totally wonderfully uneventful. Home safely after a good bit of traffic in stretches.

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83 AustroDaimler Vent Noir, 27mm VeloFlex tubulars, comfy Selle Anatomica saddle
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Some flooded fields in the lowest spots
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No shoulder. Blue sky.
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Tiger Mt Paragliding landing zone. Lots of fliers today.
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A final good thought and sweet miles for you.
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First outdoor ride of 2021. 35 miles of slop, ice patches and people walking on the bike paths.
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Well today it's cloudy, chilly and the say it will rain, then turn into snow this afternoon, we did get lucky as we had 2 nice days in a row (Tue/Wed), 60 F, sunny, just a bit of wind! :) We rode 23 miles on Tue. and 18 miles on Wed., it was sure nice to ride "without" the jackets, been a while!! It's very rare to get these kinda days in March in So. CO. as it's normally our 2nd. snowiest month of the year so we just had to ride! On Tues. ride we went to check out to see if they'd actually done any repairs to the Homestead Trail heading east off the Cottonwood Creek Trail but all the sudden I couldn't shift off the big ring? Tried to adjust the derailleur but it won't work, loosen the wire so I could get the chain back on the middle chain wheel and we headed back to stop at Angletech www.cycledifferent.com to see if Kirk could take a look and lucky for us we hit a none busy time. Wala found the "spring" had broken, no wonder I couldn't re-adjust it!!! Got it replaced and headed home. Will have to head back to Homestead Trail on a different day. Might be good by the weekend, :)
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Tues. ride stopped at the "detour" route on the Sinton Trail
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Weds. ride, stopped at Fields Park in Manitou Springs for our brown bag lunch! :) A rare photo of ME! ;)

Mid point of a roughly 30 mile ride. Look hard enough and you can see SF in the background.

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Bay Trail near Coyote?

Yes it on the bay trail basically where Broadway hits Airport Blvd.

Very nice day to be outside, wasn’t it? The sunshine makes a huge difference in how it feels.

Another ride up to the Darrs on High Rock Lake. 75 miles with over half of it into the wind. But, a really nice tailwind for 25 miles from Spencer to Denton.

To heck with Spring, I’m already ready for summer!!
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A pretty heavy but tasty lunch. Western style NC chopped BBQ.
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Took the safety green Cervelo disc out today for some road time.
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More safety green clothing!!
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Spring flowers
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Meet Gilbert! Very friendly and quite the personality.
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Daffodils were blooming everywhere.

Maybe more of a Southern thing??? We flew it at the Baptist Church I grew up in. I carried it into the church and put it in its stand near the pulpit. I still see them pretty frequently around NC.

Hmmm. KY born, TN raised;
Oxford educated, MS for 4 yrs.
St Louis region 4 yrs.
Bit in CO.
But yeah, I'm hard core left coast (CA, WA,OR) for adult living.

Oh well. Not cycling related. Mystery is a good thing.

Always glad to post this thread,......
 

........even if rain shortened. Not a rain rider. Especially when it may turn dry in 2 days.

Here’s the bike ridden, from a different day.

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The twisty downhill was about to get wet, the tiny trailhead had hikers’ cars - Sat. Also, the neighborhood 1 hole (sand wedge + putters only) and associated house are for sale, original owners likely 25 years.
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It turned Too wet. Home is slow uphill so no wet spray from tires. Any ride on a showery day is better than no ride! Even without pics..

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A little over 40 miles through the center of the city.

You got me curious so here’s what I found. Interesting tidbit on the use by Lutherans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Flag

If the house for sale comes with a golf hole I might just have to make a bid!!!! Actually we’re starting to build a house on a golf course. Plus nothing but flat roads for miles around it!