Did you ride today?
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From: Prince Albert, SK - Canada
Bikes: 1993 Trek 520 Touring, 2009 Globe SF 2, 2011 Giant Dash 3, 2011 GT Traffic 3.0, 2011 GT Traffic 5.0, 2012 GT Aggressor 3.0, 2014 Surface 604 Element
First ride since last November - about 8 km on the MUP. Will try the commute to work tomorrow.
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From: Tampa, Florida
Bikes: 2017 Colnago C-RS, 2012 Colnago Ace, 2010 Giant Cypress hybrid
Took the day off yesterday to help the wife paint the inside of the kitchen cabinets. 35 miles this morning with moderately high winds. Weren't these winds suppose to end at the end of March?
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What??? Only 2 wheels?


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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
I did my first bike commute to my new job today, 14.1 miles in, 14.9 miles home because it was a slightly different route. It was grand.
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Tom, that sucks about your CAAD 7 getting stolen on your first ride. Hope you can get it back even if its a long shot.
25.95 miles today, clouds are starting to roll in with the south wind's moisture off the Gulf ahead of this weekend's rain they are forecasting. Still a good ride.
Bill
25.95 miles today, clouds are starting to roll in with the south wind's moisture off the Gulf ahead of this weekend's rain they are forecasting. Still a good ride.
Bill
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From: Creede CO in summer & Okeechobee, FL or TX Gulf Coast in winter
Bikes: Zenetto Stealth road bike & Sundeal M7 MTN bike
Got LOST! Ended up riding 44 miles for the longest ride of the year and calling for a ride, just to pooped to finish. Winds were brutal. Good news is my body parts all OK this morning.
What??? Only 2 wheels?


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Still, 44 is nothing to sneeze at.
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From: Tampa, Florida
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44 miles at the MUP this morning. Nice and sunny and hot but the winds have been very strong all week long and today was no exception.
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From: South Florida
Bikes: Surly CrossCheck FG, Worksmans Industrial, a nirve KILROY
30 miles on my FG over on the island side of my town in FL. Windy and it got hot. Overall a great ride.
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From: Hollister, CA
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50 miles, 3250 feet of climbing. Of course 95% of the climbing came in 10 miles. We're having a bit of a cold spell with day time highs in the low 60's. The descent was a bit chilly.
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From: Okanagan, BC
Bikes: Cannondale Caad 8; Jamis Aurora Elite, Kona Disc road bike, Rocky Mntn Equipe, Apollo Imperial, KHS Aero Comp SS
14 miles tonight just before dark ... next time I'll take the lights and blinkers.
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No. I didn't. We are having a spring blizzard.
Back to the trainer.
minutes
crawl
Back to the trainer.
minutes
crawl
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From: Okanagan, BC
Bikes: Cannondale Caad 8; Jamis Aurora Elite, Kona Disc road bike, Rocky Mntn Equipe, Apollo Imperial, KHS Aero Comp SS
I finished building my CAAD7 yesterday. Then I rode it to rehearsal. Parked it outside a restaurant for a bit. Someone stole it. So I rode it exactly once. Darn!
Here it is just before I took it out.
After the theft, I reported it to the police. I don't really expect to get it back, but I'll spread the word.

Here it is just before I took it out.
After the theft, I reported it to the police. I don't really expect to get it back, but I'll spread the word.
What are the wheels on it? Were they original to the bike?
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From: Creede CO in summer & Okeechobee, FL or TX Gulf Coast in winter
Bikes: Zenetto Stealth road bike & Sundeal M7 MTN bike
20 miles - uneventful - BUT. County working on resurfacing roads in our area. My out and back route involved about one mile of gravel/sand/dirt on top of old asphalt. On way home I found the unpaved section had just been watered down. It was a muddy mess and I am ridding my brand new bike! No way around the mess so I rode as slow as I could dodging puddles and trying to ride the higher spots. It will be new unrideable chip seal by now.
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From: Tampa, Florida
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Nice 42 mile charity ride this morning for vets and 1st responders. Started off quite foggy but it burned off fairly quickly and it turned into a beautiful day. Even the winds behaved themselves today.
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From: SW Fl.
Bikes: 1999 DAHON Mariner, Day6 Semi Recumbent "FIREBALL", 1981 Custom Touring Paramount, 1983 Road Paramount, 2013 Giant Propel Advanced SL3, 2018 Specialized Red Roubaix Expert mech., 2002 Magna 7sp hybrid, 1976 Bassett Racing 45sp Cruiser
The 90 miles today is the last decent ride before my 70.3 triathlon next Sunday.
What??? Only 2 wheels?


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From: Boston-ish, MA
Bikes: 72 Peugeot UO-8, 82 Peugeot TH8, 87 Bianchi Brava, 76? Masi Grand Criterium, 74 Motobecane Champion Team, 86 & 77 Gazelle champion mondial, 81? Grandis, 82? Tommasini, 83 Peugeot PF10
We did another 30.5 miles on the tandem today. Temp about 51deg at start, predicted to turn out sunny. That didn't happen mostly. But it was a good day nevertheless.
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From: Long Island, New York, USA
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First outside ride of the year.
I did 25 miles and the wind was wicked on the way back. Have to say the saddle was pretty comfortable fir the first ride.
I did 25 miles and the wind was wicked on the way back. Have to say the saddle was pretty comfortable fir the first ride.
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27 miles this afternoon, cloudy with showers off and on the entire time, nothing worth stopping for though. Winds were NNW and kind of gusty with a cool edge to them, supposed to rain for the next few days here as the front backs up out of the Gulf.
Bill
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From: Okanagan, BC
Bikes: Cannondale Caad 8; Jamis Aurora Elite, Kona Disc road bike, Rocky Mntn Equipe, Apollo Imperial, KHS Aero Comp SS
16 mile loop thru the orchards. Temps reached 60F today - had to stop and take the sleeves off the jacket.
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From: Metro Indy, IN
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Sunny and 50's this afternoon - 24 mostly-rural miles on the V3. The looong steel frame really smooths out the road.
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Most of that spring snow melted but it was still sloppy out so I rode the steel bike with fenders. Taking it slow, I managed my first ride above 30 miles this season. The engine felt fine, but my calf/knee yelped a bunch towards the end. Still not sure if I'm on the road to recovery or perdition.




