150 Mile Weekend Ride Around Lake Pontchartrain - New Orleans Area
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150 Mile Weekend Ride Around Lake Pontchartrain - New Orleans Area
Saturday (March 6th) was an awesome Spring day down in South Louisiana. Light winds 5-10 (more near the lakes) and not a cloud in the sky. 61F in the shade, warm enough for summer wear in the sun. Rode the new Cinelli SuperCorsa (photo attached). There was suffering, but all in all a nice day on a sweet bike.
9 hours 3 minutes of riding. Average 16.3 mph. A couple hours of short pit stops along the way. The bike got a lot of attention at a big festival in one of the small towns I stopped in. The bladed spokes where a big hit.
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Commuting - because my daily riding plays a huge part in getting in the miles as I often crack out 20-50 bonus miles on the way in to work. Plus, all of my friends are here.
Long Distance Cycling - obviously
Road Bikes - because I rocked the new steel road bike all day.
Touring - because this ride makes an awesome 2 - day ride with camping at local State Parks. I have biked some variation of this route, clockwise and counter-clockwise at least a hundred times on various bikes dripping with panniers full of camping gear. The Google Map link is mostly for you folks!
9 hours 3 minutes of riding. Average 16.3 mph. A couple hours of short pit stops along the way. The bike got a lot of attention at a big festival in one of the small towns I stopped in. The bladed spokes where a big hit.
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Commuting - because my daily riding plays a huge part in getting in the miles as I often crack out 20-50 bonus miles on the way in to work. Plus, all of my friends are here.
Long Distance Cycling - obviously
Road Bikes - because I rocked the new steel road bike all day.
Touring - because this ride makes an awesome 2 - day ride with camping at local State Parks. I have biked some variation of this route, clockwise and counter-clockwise at least a hundred times on various bikes dripping with panniers full of camping gear. The Google Map link is mostly for you folks!
03-08-10, 09:11 AM
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That's a great writeup and report Joey. Do you roll directly from the house? This looks like a fantastic ride. I did notice that your route didn't swing by Cafe Dumond; I'm guessing that traffic would be tough on a bike rider over that way.
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Darn. Another ride to add to my to do list. Thanks.
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Awesome ride! I just moved to New Orleans in October (toured here and ended up staying) and have been wondering about good rides in the area. This looks perfect!
03-08-10, 09:37 PM
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Cafe Dumonde would have put me about 10 miles out of my way. Even if the wait staff were all exotic dancers and the food was free, I would not have added 10 more miles. I was cooked.
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I have been putting in some time on weekdays (closed Wednesday) at Bicycle Michael's on Frenchmen Street. Drop by some time and I will give you more ideas. Call first to make sure I am there. Ask for Joey.
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