First time out on a new bike and its been since I was a teen that I have ridden one. I am 73 and with a prosthetic left leg, I just wasn't sure how it would work out but it was good. I didn't ride but 2 miles but could have rode more but didn't want to push it. Went through all the gears changes and made sure the brakes worked good. I'm very excited about getting some much needed exercise and will ride again this week much farther. I thought I would be sore but things are looking good so far.

Richard

A typical 40 mile morning ride today. Started off very foggy so I had to put the lights on the bike. It took a while to clear up but when it did, it turned out to be a beautiful day with temps in the 80s.

With temperatures finally above freezing, the roads were safe enough to ride on without studded tires. Got in a little over an hour on my brand new bike this morning on the streets of my neighborhood before I had to go to work. First time I was able to ride it since I picked it up during a massive snowstorm last weekend.

We are experiencing fog since there is so much snow on the ground (we got 19 inches during a 9 day streak of measurable snowfall) and now it is finally starting to melt. It wasn't foggy at 6:30am when I was out, but sure was foggy at 9am when I was heading to work. Hasn't improved during the day.

13.2 miles, breezy, 50F, yesterday we had 50-65mph winds so even with a 60F+ temp, it was too dangerous to ride!! Today winds much calmer, trying to get in the miles to get my recumbent legs back on the new trike! :)

Just a short hop on the hybrid to the local Family Dollar. . . .

I got 50.2 miles in. Wanted to get my metric century in for the month but my legs said otherwise.

18.2 miles (29.3k), 29° but sunny, still a lot colder than I would like. Popcicle ride. 6 days of no ride after eye (cataract) surgery. Sure feels good to see out of my left eye again.

2018: 515m (828k) ♂ Total: 21,498m (34,598k)

22 miles Friday afternoon. Felt slower than usual due to exhaustion and 15 mph wind, but actual speed was about the same as usual. Temp was 50F, a bit lower with wind chill, and my toes were numb by the time I got home despite the layered socks and toe covers. I might need to try that aluminum foil trick again, or something comparable. Those Scott Road Pro shoes definitely ain't for cool or cold weather.

4 miles after work yesterday evening in spring-like 60F weather. Finally got my short wheelbase 'bent put back together - ready to be my 2018 commuter bike - and took it out for first ride in about 13 months. Poured down rain an hour or two later.
Today - temp 30 degrees lower but dry and was able to get a 7 mile ride on the long wheelbase ti bike after work.

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59 Miles, first dry day with temps over 40°. Just finished reading Leonnard Zim's "Haywire heart", panicked and searched everywhere for my heart rate monitor, bought new batteries for it and went out. I rode over 4 hours at close to 100% of my aerobic max, and the readings were from 185 to 211 BPM. Now after a half hour rest it's fluctuating between 124 and 130 BPM. I have no clue what that means, I'm sure nobody does. I'm 68, ride fairly hard 50-55 miles every other day when the weather is good. Rode over 6K miles last year, been riding 25+ years. Also I have constant A-Fib. I had a cat-scan last week showing 0 plaque, Dr said I have the heart of a healthy 30 year old. A bunch of interesting but useless information, Only thing it shows that that "Your age-80 is your max heart rate" is nonsense.

18.4 miles (29.6k). Considerably warmer today by about 18° and sunny. Probably the last day to ride for a few days, Wind, rain, more wind on the way. Sure messes up a weekend.

2018: 533m (858k) ♂ Total: 21,516m (34,627k)

42 miles yesterday in foggy conditions with two riding buddies. Today, I did the Honor Ride from the Trop, along the Pinellas Beaches, down to Fort Desoto and down to the Skyway Bridge before going back to the Trop. A total of 61 great miles.

Now I'm 50 I can post here :)

Headed south on the bike path for around 80km then turned around and came back hitting long stretches of gravel.
Slight tailwind on the way back.

Checked my monthly mileage and saw that I needed at least 40 mile rides for the rest of the month to top 1K. So today I did a 40 mile recovery ride for yesterday's charity ride.

Welcome!

Today I got in my first ride in a week because of the typical winter weather. With all the rain last week and even more predicted for next week, I was happy to get in a 2.5 hour ride in between all these rain events.

Second tandem ride of 2018 this afternoon with my favorite stoker. Twelve suburban miles. A couple of forgettable hills. Mid-40's but breezy.

I got another 52 miles in today. That gives me my 100 miles for the week. I just need to keep this up so I can make my 5k miles for the year come Dec 31.

Windy, Chilly ride uphill from the Illinois River to Morton Illinois and back. Maiden Voyage of my new-to-me 1987 Nishiki Olympic my bike mechanic buddy just tricked out. It rode great, and I had a lot of fun with my favorite ride partner, my 15 year old daughter.

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27 miles Sunday evening, took a flatter route than usual -- didn't have the energy to tackle both the hills and 15-20 mph wind simultaneously. Pleasant, cool, overcast.

Out on Saturday morning. Very windy....was like someone was pulling me back. Even had to pedal to go downhill.....


Got 17 miles in before I had to give up. My thighs are still hurting! A few miles from home, I took shelter in a bus stop. Had to get in out the wind!. Lay on the bench, ate my protein bar and had a drink.....it was actually quite nice. It was a quiet road, very little traffic.


Made it home, but my legs were FROZEN! As soon as I got in to the warmth, the itch started.....drove me mad!


Did a 10 mile, light session on Zwift on Sunday, to ease off the legs....dint work!


Night off tonight....

After battling too much wind yesterday for a couple hours my sore legs said no to a ride today. As a consolation I went to the park and walked the quarter mile track for 1 hour. It was even more windy today with powerful gusts. It made walking against the wind a real chore. We tied the record high of 77F for 02/19. No wonder I worked up a sweat during my walk today.

Gorgeous day with last minute decision to ride resulted in 75 miles and a found quarter.

Last Sunday was a beautiful day to ride. So I got a small group together for the first time and we rode and enjoyed a great day. No land speed records set, but we had a blast.