Did You Ride Today?
02-26-09 | 07:43 PM
#651
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
another 15mi this afternoon after work.
02-27-09 | 09:11 PM
#652
Bug Man
Joined: Oct 2008
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From: Cairo, Georgia
Bikes: Merlin Solis, Trek Pilot 2.1, Gary Fisher Sugar 3
I got in about 23 after work too. South wind 12 mph. Was 77 degrees though. Rain and storms coming tomorrow. Tornado's hit near our home last week.
02-28-09 | 08:50 PM
#653
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
nothing this weekend except on the trainer. raining here. 
03-02-09 | 01:13 PM
#654
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From: Raleigh, NC
rain, rain, snow
Thurs, Feb-26: 17.0 miles hill repeats; 1hr, 5min; fairly strong S breeze; warmish
Fri, Feb-27: 27.0 miles mostly hill repeats; 1hr, 49min; STRONG S wind; supposedly temps in the 60's
That S headwind knocked me down to 9 mph on FLAT section! Luckily most of the course was sheltered from the wind by trees and hills.
Sat, Feb-28: cold all day rain. No ride for me.
Sun, Mar-1: COLD all day rain. No ride for me.
Mon, Mar-2: There's 3 inches of snow on the ground, man. No ride for me.
If I wanted to ride in the snow, I could move back north.
Fri, Feb-27: 27.0 miles mostly hill repeats; 1hr, 49min; STRONG S wind; supposedly temps in the 60's
That S headwind knocked me down to 9 mph on FLAT section! Luckily most of the course was sheltered from the wind by trees and hills.
Sat, Feb-28: cold all day rain. No ride for me.
Sun, Mar-1: COLD all day rain. No ride for me.
Mon, Mar-2: There's 3 inches of snow on the ground, man. No ride for me.
If I wanted to ride in the snow, I could move back north.
03-02-09 | 01:50 PM
#655
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
Thurs, Feb-26: 17.0 miles hill repeats; 1hr, 5min; fairly strong S breeze; warmish
Fri, Feb-27: 27.0 miles mostly hill repeats; 1hr, 49min; STRONG S wind; supposedly temps in the 60's
That S headwind knocked me down to 9 mph on FLAT section! Luckily most of the course was sheltered from the wind by trees and hills.
Sat, Feb-28: cold all day rain. No ride for me.
Sun, Mar-1: COLD all day rain. No ride for me.
Mon, Mar-2: There's 3 inches of snow on the ground, man. No ride for me.
If I wanted to ride in the snow, I could move back north.
Fri, Feb-27: 27.0 miles mostly hill repeats; 1hr, 49min; STRONG S wind; supposedly temps in the 60's
That S headwind knocked me down to 9 mph on FLAT section! Luckily most of the course was sheltered from the wind by trees and hills.
Sat, Feb-28: cold all day rain. No ride for me.
Sun, Mar-1: COLD all day rain. No ride for me.
Mon, Mar-2: There's 3 inches of snow on the ground, man. No ride for me.
If I wanted to ride in the snow, I could move back north.
03-02-09 | 08:03 PM
#656
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
12-15mi at Umstead this afternoon on the cx bike.
03-03-09 | 09:21 AM
#658
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From: Raleigh, NC
A little lame responding 20 hrs too late, but the answer would still have been the same. I only have one rideable bike - and I don't fancy taking it in the mud at Umstead. It took long enough to clean it up after riding the Saturday after the Inauguration day snow storm the previous Tuesday.
03-03-09 | 10:12 AM
#659
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From: Phippsburg,Me.
Bikes: Trek 7300/cannondale mountain bike
Im southeast if you count the Quebec Arctic[where I intend to bike this year hell or high water.,/But here in Maine the roads are terrible and its cold with high snowbanks //I road Two days ago /the first time since the first week of December looks like it will be Mid March After our newest blizzard.I know I know,/this weather wouldnt bother you sun worshipers.hope I get to Titusville/Kenneth
03-03-09 | 12:27 PM
#660
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
No.
A little lame responding 20 hrs too late, but the answer would still have been the same. I only have one rideable bike - and I don't fancy taking it in the mud at Umstead. It took long enough to clean it up after riding the Saturday after the Inauguration day snow storm the previous Tuesday.
A little lame responding 20 hrs too late, but the answer would still have been the same. I only have one rideable bike - and I don't fancy taking it in the mud at Umstead. It took long enough to clean it up after riding the Saturday after the Inauguration day snow storm the previous Tuesday.
03-03-09 | 03:38 PM
#661
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From: Raleigh, NC
I also lack adequate clothing for 32F dropping to 29F.
32F rising to 38F or more, okay, that I could deal with.
The guy from Quebec probably thinks I'm a wimp. So what. I'm in NC, not Quebec. More important to be able to deal with heat and humidity in the long, long, summer.
32F rising to 38F or more, okay, that I could deal with.
The guy from Quebec probably thinks I'm a wimp. So what. I'm in NC, not Quebec. More important to be able to deal with heat and humidity in the long, long, summer.
03-03-09 | 07:12 PM
#662
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
on the trainer today. didn't feel like dealing with the cold. 19.5mi
03-03-09 | 08:07 PM
#663
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From: White Bluff, TN
Bikes: 2018 Synapse Dura-Ace, 1995 Specialized M2-pro, 1995 Gary Fisher Montare
you guys are making me feel bad. Haven't been on my bike in ages... I picked up a low profile headband type thing to keep my ears warm while at a Performance store in Atlanta last week though... so my temperature range just lowered slightly.
03-03-09 | 09:12 PM
#665
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From: Orange Park, Florida
Bikes: jamis xenith comp '08, trek 750 hybrid (w/drops) c.1995, centurian fixie, kona cindercone mtb c.2000
Geared up the raleigh international fixie from 43x16 (70 gear inch) to 52x17 (80 gear inch) friday last week. It felt good in the warm and calm during my commute on saturday. This morning however was a different story, highs in the low 50's winds at 12+ and gusts into the upper 20's.
Ok, so its not even a mile to work on the short route, about 1.5 on the back side, and then I have a few other ways to add more milage. I went in twice and only got to work for 'bout 45 mins. I guess people don't like to wash their cars when its cold, too bad I don't get paid when I don't work. I did do 'bout 10 miles in the wind fixed on 80 gear inch and still getting over the funk I'd been fighting these last few weeks, still not strong enough for that big gear.
Ok, so its not even a mile to work on the short route, about 1.5 on the back side, and then I have a few other ways to add more milage. I went in twice and only got to work for 'bout 45 mins. I guess people don't like to wash their cars when its cold, too bad I don't get paid when I don't work. I did do 'bout 10 miles in the wind fixed on 80 gear inch and still getting over the funk I'd been fighting these last few weeks, still not strong enough for that big gear.
03-04-09 | 10:57 AM
#666
VFL For Life
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From: Knoxville, TN
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Got in a freezer ride last night. Hopefully the last one. OK, the last one this week. The way this winter has been, we'll probably see snow in April. 
Oh, sweetness:
Tell me this isn't a dream.
Oh, sweetness:
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Last edited by Velo Vol; 03-04-09 at 11:00 AM.
03-04-09 | 12:19 PM
#667
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
15mi recovery ride at lunch. rode from work to downtown raleigh and back. beautiful day - about 40F & light winds.
03-04-09 | 02:25 PM
#668
Oldie. Boy, howdy!
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From: Shady Hills, Fl.
Bikes: 2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
ROFL!! We have VERY different definitions of what constitutes a "beautiful day"! 
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2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
BICYCLE - [[I]bahy-si-kuhl] - Noun :> A medical device used to correct the common geriatric condition of OFS, (Old, Fat & Slow), in a manner that does not induce brain-decaying boredom like walking or running.
2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
03-04-09 | 02:29 PM
#669
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
well, it was bright and sunny outside at lunchtime and having spent all weekend inside due to rain and last night on the trainer - yes it was good to get out!
03-04-09 | 02:36 PM
#670
Oldie. Boy, howdy!
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From: Shady Hills, Fl.
Bikes: 2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
(Course, I'm not trying to beat anyone but myself anymore!)
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2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
BICYCLE - [[I]bahy-si-kuhl] - Noun :> A medical device used to correct the common geriatric condition of OFS, (Old, Fat & Slow), in a manner that does not induce brain-decaying boredom like walking or running.
2005 Trek T2000 tandem, Giant TCR, Eddie Merckx Majestic Ti, Fuji Team, Giant Revel 29er, Windsor Clockwork (Orange) fixie, and a BikTrix Juggernaut Ultra 1000 fat tire eBike
03-05-09 | 07:35 PM
#671
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
23mi today. 11.5 back to work from Just Tires (rotation & oil change), then rode from work back to pick the car up. beautiful day! mid 60's!!!
03-06-09 | 12:00 PM
#673
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From: Knoxville, TN
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03-06-09 | 08:25 PM
#674
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Rawwrrrrrrrrr!
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From: Clayton, NC
Bikes: 2009 Specialized Ruby Sworks SL w/SRAM Red; 2006 Fuji Team RC; 2008 Felt F1x; 1980's Lotus Excelle; Mangusta FG/SS; Rossin (yet to be built up)
yes. 34mi in the mtns.
03-06-09 | 11:24 PM
#675
(this space for rent)
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From: White Bluff, TN
Bikes: 2018 Synapse Dura-Ace, 1995 Specialized M2-pro, 1995 Gary Fisher Montare
yes! left the loveless cafe at 8:45pm and did about 20 miles - out to mile marker 435 and back on the natchez trace parkway. Warm enough out for shorts and short sleeve jersey, moon full enough not to need headlight to see (though I turned it on for cars... about 8 total)
took two pics..
stopped to take one during the descent off the ridge
and one back at the loveless
took two pics..
stopped to take one during the descent off the ridge
and one back at the loveless
Last edited by Gavush; 03-06-09 at 11:27 PM. Reason: pics