Machka 

First weekend of May!! What's it like where you are? Are you able to get out for a ride, or are you still riding inside? Are you sticking to cycling this weekend or doing a bit of cross-training?



Saturday - Over here, we're showing signs that winter is coming. It's a chilly windy day with threatening rain. But we might bundle up and get out for a short ride a little later.

If we could find at least one of our trainers, it would be tempting to set it up on the verandah.

Machka 

Well ... we got out for a short 18.89 km ride on our tandem today. It was quite chilly ... the temperature only got to 11C today, and it was quite windy (30-40 km/h).

WhyFi

Mother Nature evidently doesn't care if it's May or not. 38.4 miles yesterday, with fat, wet snowflakes pelting me in the face for the first half of the ride, replaced by stinging sleet in the second half. Temp was in the mid-30s F. Still lots of debris and with the wet roads it's was no surprise that I also developed a slow leak towards the very end of the ride. Thankfully, I was able to make it home without walking or stopping to replace the tube.

stilltooslow

68 here in MD. About to take a 32 mile fixie ride. Love riding my fixed on weekends due to the necessarily flatter routes having the least traffic, which is the opposite during the week.

triggahiccups

65 and sunny in new york. Nice day for some laps around prospect park.

arcticbiker

20 miles on the cross bike along streets and bike paths. Snowing today at 36 degrees. I'm ready for spring.

WhyFi

That sucked. Just under 12 miles on the road today. Had planned on an easy 25-30 mile ride, but flatted about 6 miles in; enough tire damage that I booted and turned back for home. I guess I need to get some tank-like tires for the gritty springtime roads in MN.

BykOfALesserGod

My dog is holding his head at a weird angle kinda like a doggie stiff neck.

I'm staying home until the vet sees him at 2 today and we find out what is up.

He's pretty rambunctious so hopefully it's just a minor muscle issue.

DOS

70 mile ride planned for Sunday from Arlington through DC and Montgomery county MD. Sunny and hi 60s forecast but will be around 50 when we start at 6:30, which is a tad chilly for May. I am ready for warmer temps but they aren't here yet.

mleach82

Did a 30 mile group ride this morning with LBS. Was a foggy morning but cleared up to a nice day.

Machka 

Sunday - 38.62 km on a sunny, somewhat windy autumn afternoon. High temperature = 13C.

MarkThailand

May 1 was Labor Day holiday for us workers/laborers. I rode 70 km to start off the month at my usual training loop. It is summer and very hot so I started my ride at 630 am when the temperature was already at 86 F. It was also windy but the wind direction was such that I could ride at 28 km into the wind and around 39 km with the wind.

But, I was scheduled for oral surgery - dental impant - on Friday and am still recovering. So, no riding yet, which is unfortunate since this is a long weekend with Monday being a make-up holiday for Coronation Day. Love live the King.

Mark

alexaschwanden

saturday: I did 40.8 miles from palo alto to SF with a small group of bike enthusiasts. At one point the Penny farthing bike( big wheeler) with the rider fell over but he was ok. I had chain issues and later it snapped clean off going through an intersection in south San Francisco, but a nice fellow stopped and helped me fix it. the ride was slow but interesting.
sunday: just relaxing.

WhyFi

Okay, that 'bent is kinda awesome.

alexaschwanden

That pencil bike actually has graphite in the tip to write, cool huh. the owner built it out of varies things.

Carloswithac

Did some hill climbing this morning.

30 miles, ~3k feet of climbing.


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Road leading up was traffic free.


I chuckled. Alpine is where everyone in San Diego goes to hill train.


Blistering uphill speeds...

=)

calgary_jim

60 km this morning going west into the foothills. It was beautiful at about 20 C and a very slight breeze. Best ride of the year so far.

calgary_jim

If you look closely at that penny farthing bike, how the heck do you reach the pedals? Look at the leg reach you'd need!

stilltooslow

Glad he was OK. I've actually ridden one of those and it's difficult getting on and off, and you're waaayy up there once you're mounted. Falling that distance, especially if that heavy thing is on top of you, can't be a pleasant experience!

mikemarin

New wheels installed yesterday,31 miles today.

cmc0108

just got back about an hour ago from a 25 miler. Not too bad for a noob. Almost no wind at all and the temp was perfect.

SpeshulEd 

22.4 miles yesterday, 21.3 today.

Put new tires on the rims yesterday after my ride and on this morning's ride placed 9th overall on one strava segment, plus 4 more PRs. Legs are getting stronger and body is getting fitter!

Not ride related, but got some new work clothes yesterday...dropped a size in pants and shirts. Can also now squeeze into the slim fit cuts without any issue. Woohoo!

DOS

Update: 73.5 miles today but spring never showed up. Cloudy and windy all morning ( with sun arriving just as I arrived back home). A good ride nonetheless.

atallen223

Chicago area is dry and nice and warm. Did a 3 mile hilly (at least for an Illinois flatlander) run yesterday, and an hour on the trainer. Today I did a nice and sunny 73 degree 50 mile ride.

alexaschwanden

the penny farthing has a foot peg that sticks out and he runs with the bike and puts a foot on the foot peg and gets momentum then jumps jump.simple. stopping is harder, he just goes through the intersection dodging cars like a mad (60 year old) man, but nice guy.