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02-17-15, 08:44 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 10,667
Posted By CandSAdventures

OK, I'll bite.......explain! Love this...

OK, I'll bite.......explain!

Love this thread....
07-14-14, 08:23 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 1,325
Posted By CandSAdventures

It is risky. If you go, make is slow and steady,...

It is risky. If you go, make is slow and steady, even if you ride the entire thing by yourself. Take the rest stops, even extra ones. I don't know where the ride is but hydrate, hydrate, hydrate. ...
07-11-14, 08:46 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,045
Posted By CandSAdventures

I agree, HHH is sheer madness. It is one of the...

I agree, HHH is sheer madness. It is one of the things I like about it. This year I will complete either 8 or 10 of the charity rides. It is the only one that is madness. This year is a...
07-09-14, 07:16 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,045
Posted By CandSAdventures

Wanted to pretty bad. There were just too many...

Wanted to pretty bad. There were just too many other commitments. My son is getting married in August and of course I asked the obvious question: You are not planning it for HHH weekend are you? ...
06-23-14, 06:40 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,010
Posted By CandSAdventures

I'm going to use this! I ride for my wife....

I'm going to use this!

I ride for my wife. In the past, the rider numbers have had a place on them to write who you were riding for. Not this year, so I borrowed a marker and wrote it in. I...
06-21-14, 04:36 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,010
Posted By CandSAdventures

Tour de Cure today.....

I rode the Tour de Cure today in DFW. It was a good day for a bike ride. At one of the rest stops, I was talking to a volunteer and she said she was happy to see so many older folks riding. I...
06-20-14, 08:34 PM
Replies: 30
Views: 1,791
Posted By CandSAdventures

Every one falls. Even experienced riders. I...

Every one falls. Even experienced riders. I practiced in a parking lot doing slow laps around the truck. Lap and stop and unclip, lap and stop and unclip.....did not fall until I was in a parking...
04-16-14, 07:03 PM
Replies: 52
Views: 4,170
Posted By CandSAdventures

I think I get the best of both worlds....I enjoy...

I think I get the best of both worlds....I enjoy organized rides. I enjoy my daily solo rides.

My daily rides are solo, most people around me do not want to ride at 530am and that is my...
04-16-14, 06:40 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,196
Posted By CandSAdventures

Interesting ride coming up for the DFW area.

Check out the Ride the Chisolm Trail Parkway ride in Fort Worth. There is a new toll road opening up and they are letting bikes and runners on it. The road runs from FW to Cleburne. The entire road...
02-26-14, 07:49 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 6,605
Posted By CandSAdventures

I saw one take out the bike and rider. It was...

I saw one take out the bike and rider. It was not pretty. The squirrel got away without a scratch.
02-22-14, 05:41 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 391
Posted By CandSAdventures

Happy Spring

It's been a long winter (yea, I know but my standards are Texas standards) and I have been so bored on the trainer. Warm day, got the home stuff done early and took off for a little pedal therapy. ...
10-26-13, 07:05 PM
Replies: 27,079
Views: 3,097,017
Posted By CandSAdventures

I took a little ride in the rain this afternoon. ...

I took a little ride in the rain this afternoon. It did not start out in the rain or even finish in the ran; just the middle part was in the rain. The weather gurus all said 30% chance of rain. ...
Forum: Touring
10-25-13, 07:51 PM
Replies: 80
Views: 5,902
Posted By CandSAdventures

Great thread! I have been bitten by the touring...

Great thread! I have been bitten by the touring bug and have started planning some short trips. This is good information.
10-25-13, 06:42 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,907
Posted By CandSAdventures

Great Choice. I have done two. It is the only...

Great Choice. I have done two. It is the only charity ride with a fund raising component that I do. I would imagine that every single person on BF is or is close to someone who is diabetic.
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10-21-13, 06:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 789
Posted By CandSAdventures

I have SAG'd three times. The first was because...

I have SAG'd three times. The first was because I bit off more than I could chew. It is pretty flat here and I signed up for a longer distance than I should have (in 100+ degree heat). I realized...
10-16-13, 06:42 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,269
Posted By CandSAdventures

I was on a charity ride in east Texas and had two...

I was on a charity ride in east Texas and had two "unpaid participants" in about 10 miles. The first was a little wiener dog that was hiding in the tall weeds next to a corner. He jumped out...
10-14-13, 06:15 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 546
Posted By CandSAdventures

Carrollton here, a little on the far side.... I...

Carrollton here, a little on the far side.... I know there are more and closer riders. You might check w/ your LBS for a regular group.
Forum: Commuting
10-13-13, 03:14 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 1,180
Posted By CandSAdventures

I just commented to my wife this morning that...

I just commented to my wife this morning that skunks are the only animal I really don't like. They PLAGUE my pre-dawn rides. Cplager was right, they always look like cats at first. One reliable...
10-08-13, 07:17 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,079
Posted By CandSAdventures

Hope you are continuing to improve. I like your...

Hope you are continuing to improve. I like your idea of paying it forward. A blood donation is such a simple thing. As promised, they got mine today.
I just checked out your fishing blog. I...
10-04-13, 05:45 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,079
Posted By CandSAdventures

I give regular, 0+. I think they have a gps chip...

I give regular, 0+. I think they have a gps chip in me now!
Good progress...Keep It UP!
09-27-13, 06:51 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 5,318
Posted By CandSAdventures

The usual bunnies and snakes.....I was on a...

The usual bunnies and snakes.....I was on a charity ride and one of the kids waving a flag at the entrance to a rest stop was waving us around a tarantula crossing the road...made me smile.....lots...
09-08-13, 09:08 AM
Replies: 5,287
Views: 830,510
Posted By CandSAdventures

Sunday morning

I took my Sunday morning ride as normal today. I was just planning to ride a couple miles because I had not ridden much in the last week and, truth be told, had not really felt that well. The city...
09-06-13, 06:33 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,273
Posted By CandSAdventures

Maybe I can trade them for more PIE!

Maybe I can trade them for more PIE!
09-06-13, 06:09 PM
Replies: 50
Views: 3,273
Posted By CandSAdventures

It will probably be just me alone since I usually...

It will probably be just me alone since I usually ride alone....do I get extra points for multiple diners and multiple pieces of pie?
08-26-13, 07:25 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 394
Posted By CandSAdventures

now they have a 50k at the HHH........but not by choice.....

I signed up for the 100k this year at the HHH. I should have known from the early signs that it was not ment to be. I was leaving Dallas Friday morning so I checked everything out one last time on...
08-25-13, 07:37 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 439
Posted By CandSAdventures

It happens. You might go a long long time now...

It happens. You might go a long long time now w/o another flat. The good news, now you know to fix one. I was on a ride and my riding partner had 3 w/in about 20 miles.
Forum: Road Cycling
08-20-13, 05:30 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 2,383
Posted By CandSAdventures

Wife spent a few months at the wound clinic for a...

Wife spent a few months at the wound clinic for a wound that would not heal. They used Honeybutter (really, google it!). It was better than all the other ointments we had tried. Also, no scab. If...
08-18-13, 06:31 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 462
Posted By CandSAdventures

Signed up for the 100K HHH tonight.....

My usual riding partner for the HHH can't make it this year so I am going alone. He lives there however one of his grand kids is having a birthday party. Grand kids birthday or ride with your...
08-17-13, 08:25 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 8,184
Posted By CandSAdventures

Rigorous for most, rigor mortis for him. (NCIS,...

Rigorous for most, rigor mortis for him. (NCIS, Ducky said it)
08-17-13, 11:42 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 521
Posted By CandSAdventures

Ever have one of those rides......

I started out this morning with a headache and just a little grumpy. No particular reason, just one of those days. Started out on my usual route and about the 13th or 14th mile, it all just...
08-16-13, 06:34 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 3,532
Posted By CandSAdventures

I like doing the charity rides, I always have a...

I like doing the charity rides, I always have a good time. The only one I sign up for that requires fund raising is the TdC. Like several others of you, it is the one that means something to me. ...
08-09-13, 06:45 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 819
Posted By CandSAdventures

Breath in thru your nose, out thru your...

Breath in thru your nose, out thru your mouth....repeat constantly.

You can usually figure out where the really buggy areas are at a certain time of day and plan for them. I ride alot before...
Forum: Commuting
08-09-13, 06:28 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,555
Posted By CandSAdventures

I dodge skunks frequently. I think I flatspotted...

I dodge skunks frequently. I think I flatspotted my tires this morning trying to avoid a young one. The only animal I have actually collided with was a duck. It was being chased by another duck...
08-09-13, 06:18 PM
Replies: 69
Views: 3,435
Posted By CandSAdventures

Hey Jarrett, there is some nice scenery around...

Hey Jarrett, there is some nice scenery around you. I recently did the Cow Creek ride. The specific route is on Mapmyride.....If they have not harvested the sunflowers yet, it is stunning from a...
08-03-13, 07:38 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 623
Posted By CandSAdventures

DFW Tour de Cure

Rode the DFW Tour de Cure today. This was may second year to ride it. Last year was not enjoyable. The charity rides always say it's not a race. This year, I slowed way down and instead of riding...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-03-13, 02:46 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,258
Posted By CandSAdventures

Did one at the Hotter N' Hell.....in the parking...

Did one at the Hotter N' Hell.....in the parking lot! in front of about 100 of my "closest" biking buddies....slowed to a stop, too close to the rider beside me and unclipped only on that...
08-01-13, 05:11 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,292
Posted By CandSAdventures

First, congrats on making the first 10 mile ride....

First, congrats on making the first 10 mile ride. It gets easier, just do small increases.

I ride the same loop, about 10 miles around, on the weekdays when time is shorter. I do my "exploring"...
Forum: Road Cycling
08-01-13, 04:42 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,450
Posted By CandSAdventures

It was bad. I was out too. I think it was over...

It was bad. I was out too. I think it was over 80 at 5:30. Riding the Tour de Cure this weekend. Selected the 32 mile route. I did the 60 last year and it was just too hot.
I think we have a...
Forum: Road Cycling
07-31-13, 06:43 PM
Replies: 116
Views: 6,450
Posted By CandSAdventures

I get up early in the morning before the crowds...

I get up early in the morning before the crowds wake up.....I always check the wind, never the temperature. Wind just zaps my strength.
Forum: Texas
07-27-13, 06:26 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,401
Posted By CandSAdventures

LOL!! Last 3 years I talked him into driving to...

LOL!! Last 3 years I talked him into driving to the start line! Only problem is that he is sooooooo slow I have to wait on him to get to go get a Scotty Burger.
Forum: Texas
07-26-13, 05:00 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,401
Posted By CandSAdventures

They still have some host families that put...

They still have some host families that put people up in their homes. I understand some come back to the same host year after year. Try contacting the organizers and see what is available.

I...
07-19-13, 07:51 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,096
Posted By CandSAdventures

I use a cycling ap on my phone. Did not take...

I use a cycling ap on my phone. Did not take long to figure out that the map function did not account for the hills. A measured route of 25 miles showed 23 miles on the distance register. Others...
07-13-13, 07:23 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 2,055
Posted By CandSAdventures

Enjoyed the write up! Sounds like fun. ...

Enjoyed the write up! Sounds like fun. Heat/Wind/Salty Skin are everyday occurrences when riding in Texas. That said, it sounds like fun to me! The fruit stands made me smile.....I can just smell...
07-07-13, 06:59 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,375
Posted By CandSAdventures

I love the early rides. I typically get out and...

I love the early rides. I typically get out and ride between 5 and 5:30. Nothing like a sunrise all to yourself. I ride a combination of streets and MUP. The only issue ever is the skunks on the...
Forum: Commuting
07-02-13, 07:41 PM
Replies: 90
Views: 4,694
Posted By CandSAdventures

Always wear mine.

Always wear mine.
06-26-13, 08:16 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 931
Posted By CandSAdventures

Hmmm. Doom and Gloom Mr. Beanz? Nobody ever...

Hmmm. Doom and Gloom Mr. Beanz? Nobody ever said education was cheap. I guess I'm going to learn a new skill or two.
06-25-13, 06:42 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 931
Posted By CandSAdventures

These are the stock wheels on a Fuji Roubaix. ...

These are the stock wheels on a Fuji Roubaix. They have about 2k miles on them. It broke right at the bend at the top. I always watch my tire pressure, try to avoid pot holes and such. I check...
06-22-13, 03:35 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 859
Posted By CandSAdventures

Bad luck....watch that cut...just spent 8 mos...

Bad luck....watch that cut...just spent 8 mos taking my true love to the wound clinic weekly.
Forum: Commuting
06-21-13, 06:57 PM
Replies: 51
Views: 4,434
Posted By CandSAdventures

I usually eat at work but sometimes, I eat while...

I usually eat at work but sometimes, I eat while I ride.
06-20-13, 07:11 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 931
Posted By CandSAdventures

broken spoke....

I broke a spoke and went to the LBS to get another one. Tech said bigger folks break more, I laughed and said more incentive to loose weight. Then he said yes, then you get to blame it on having...
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