23 miles, seemed strange to ride on a Sunday without the wife, nice day and the choc. milkshake at the end was awesome! :)

Saturday - 67 miles at 18.9MPH average through rolling hills in NE Illinois and Southern Wisconsin. Followed by chocolate milk recovery drink.
Sunday - 25 mile recovery ride at 17MPH. Followed by more chocolate milk recovery drink.

Basically, I ride so that I can drink chocolate milk without feeling guilty.

Rode fairly early this afternoon. No rain for the first day in 60. Ride was hot, 90*F but the humidity was really low. Just had a Clif Bar and some Kool-Aid for recovery.

Bill

Did a bit under 40 miles on the tandem today, some wet. More details in C&V...

Went out this morning for the first time in almost 2 weeks. I was surprised how shredded my legs were when I was done. Sheesh.

http://app.strava.com/rides/18076943

Did one of my favorite rural loops on the Team Fuji this afternoon. 24 miles with a 15mph North wind and 27mph gusts. 95 degree temps but at least it's not triple digits.

17 miles on the resurrected ,
if not pretty , Schwinn Passage .
70 mo.

Reading your mention of deer,brought to mind ,last monday evening.
I was almost home,riding through a fairly wild bit of woodland here in north east Scotland,when I heard a dry rattly /scratchy sort of sound behind me,when I looked back ,I saw a badger running up behind me.
Now I don't know what was on his mind,they have poor eyesight so maybe he thought he was running away from the hazard my bike and me offered,or being a Scotts badger,was he having a go !!
Anyway I didn't hang about to find out, I rode off as fast as I could,didnae want to tangle .
Deer are plentyfull around here , and I take a lot of care riding in the evening,but aggressive badgers,sod that.

39.3 miles this morning. It seemed a tad harder than usual and with no wind to speak of. Maybe I was still tired from the 3 hours at a water park on top of riding 41 miles in the early AM yesterday.

@Drumnagorrach,

I wouldn't want to tangle with a badger either.

Dairyland Dare: August 11th

I need a do-over! I had a great time with the Bikeforums C&V group at the Dairyland Dare. However, my bike failed, so I had to stop at 52 miles at 10:30am. My BB turned to mud and worked loose. It was acting badly all day and got worse as I continued. I stopped at a rest/food/support stop, and a mechanic looked at it and told me I was done. The crank was hard to turn and I risked damaging the frame if I continued.

This is my ride data: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/209913897

I should be back in the area soon, I need to finish my 200k!

Yay for cooler weather! I managed 18 miles today, getting on the Confluence Trail, then crossing the Clark Bridge into the State of Missouri! I visited the bird sanctuary and went up the observation tower, and a vulture came in and perched on the railing THREE FEET FROM ME! He left when I said "Hello!" to him/her, though.

Today was a day of personal firsts for me, crossing the Mississippi, crossing State lines, having a vulture get up close and personal with me, bicycling so close to the flowing Mississippi that I could take a foot out of the pedal and dip it in the water if I wanted. Today was a great day, and my chain is telling me it's time to change it now. :p

Edit: Now with 50% more pictures... ;)

Missouri welcomes me!
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=267153

Looking back whence I came.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=267151

What!? Lincoln was in a DUEL!?!? With SWORDS!?! Maybe he WAS a vampire slayer!
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=267150

Literally two seconds after I took this photo while standing on the observation deck, this honking huge VULTURE flew in and perched on the guardrail three feet to the left of me! I could see the fine details of the skin on his/her bald head. I wish I'd taken a picture instead of saying "hello"... :D
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=267152

Edit: And here's a composite panorama that I've inexpertly stitched together. Ignore the shadows pointing different directions! :)
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=267203

Did 31 miles on a beautiful morning with a lot of hill work. I was inspired by watching the Tour of Utah. Just hurt watching them go over Eagle Pass. Bad news was as I was rounding a hill by my home I heard something pop and it jammed my rear wheel. Broke a spoke on my Dura Ace C24 wheels. Hope my LBS has them in stock or I'll have to put my RS10's on.

http://pedalmybike.com/userTrackies/myTrackie4124.jpg

Went camping at Big Basin, and took the bike along. Did 25 miles yesterday morning through the Santa Cruz mountains. Recovery was a great campfire breakfast afterwards.

GRREEAATT ride today http://app.strava.com/rides/18289655TT Started in the San Bernard River valley and NE to the edge of Beasly TX and then thru downtown Needville, TX and back to the BAR-BOB Ranch. Body parts and bike worked well together.

My Usual 30 mile, wilderness MUP ride in some decent temps and decreased humidity. All in all, a great ride. Now if only the path by the footbridge wasn't flooded, I could get back to my normal ride times.

I took the mountain bike out this morning, rode a little over 20 miles, mostly on the back roads. I did take an old gravel road through the forest for about 5 miles. The bugs seem to have lessened some from a few weeks ago, and the humidity is down a bit here today. I had a nice ride.

Got in an afternoon ride, felt really good and kept a nice fast cadence with a good pace, even on the slight rises. Temp was 90*F and moderate humidity. Clouding up for a thunderstorm now.

Bill

28 miles Sunday. Rode up to and hung out with mama Deer and a couple of her kids. Also crossed paths with a very big wild turkey. 23 miles yesterday afternoon.

Muscles seemed tight and still a bit sore(from the water park--swiming, wave pool). I did a leisurely 30 mile ride. Funny thing is that the leisurely easy pace would've been my best pace a few months ago.

Got in 33 miles before the rain started. Had to use my backup wheel after breaking a spoke yesterday and waiting for it to be fixed. Only problem was my backup wheel is geared for Florida with A 11-23 cassette. Not great for the hills in NY.

http://pedalmybike.com/userTrackies/myTrackie4124.jpg

Had a good ride early this afternoon to try to beat the afternoon's thunderstorm however it started while I was out, so I cut things short. I do not like lightning at all.

Bill

Took the new carbon fiber CX bike on it's maiden ride. 30 miles in 1:40 of moving time. Great ride and a very comfortable bike.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/210641772

Sunday, I went for an easy going 17 mile ride with my husband.
Today, I rode over to my folk's house to stay with my Dad until his exercise guy came, then I did a fast one hour ride while he was there with Dad, then when my Mom got back, I pedaled home.

8 miles on the tandem with my stoker this evening.

Checking in after, lurking, looking, riding a little. So yeah, just got back 5 miles, all gentle low hills, no level. Temp dropping quickly from 98-100 into the upper 80's as the sunsets. Feels great, lard and flab slowly diminishing. Circulation working.

"Even Dwarfs Start Small"

Credit this thread for my ride. Thank you !!!