abracapocus

mrz80, nice pics! I need to figure out how to take pics while riding right after I master drinking water while riding.

Didn't ride today, but I did ride to work yesterday. Life and weather keep getting in the way. I wanted to ride today too but yesterday I was coughing a lot, my throat was a bit sore and I occasionally had trouble catching my breath. Grabbed a few pics on the way home yesterday...

Gingko tree



Another shot of the Gingko tree. I want to put one in my yard.



Finally, some movie junk to show you. This is for an ABC Family movie called Always and Forever set up in Inman Park.



And finally, hauling home my free Tofurky feast. I should've bungied it down. One of the bumps on my way home caused the box to bust open. I almost lost the fake wishbone! :-)

agobel

"New" bike's maiden rail trail voyage on a lovely autumn day.


Some interesting rock and root formations & a natural spring to top it all off

Beautiful tunnel; ugly picture

O'er the bridge

Helloooo down there

Horse & jockey sculptures. If you look closely, you can see the horse as apparently eaten several small tricycles.

kjc9640

11/18/2010
25.1 miles today
194 ride days LY vs. 195 ride days TY
1526 miles needed to hit 2010 goal (7500 miles)
I am @ 79.6% of my goal. 88.2% of the year has passed, this is not looking good , 14 miles behind of last year at this date
26.5 miles average ride this month
30.6 miles average ride this yr.

Motivation meter today 8.5 on a scale of 1-10 got the Mo Jo going a little slow today...

Perfect day for a ride

zzOtherlandzz

VERY COOL pictures..... sept that one of the Tofurky ..... that scares me a bit.....

No riding for me lately.... Back is still hurting.... plus having my back porch redone.... Almost done with the porch and starting to feel a bit better... Soooo maybe a ride soon....

droobieinop

Wow, nice stuff. Things here in FL aren't so interesting. Your Soma is nice and your surroundings, just as nice.
btw, where are you?

abracapocus

zzOtherlandzz, back problems suck. :-( I have a herniated disc that makes me hobble around like an old woman when I get out of bed. At least it doesn't seem to interfere with bike riding. Heal quickly!

agobel, I second droobieinop's question, where is that? It looks awesome.

slow spoke, your spokes are out of control!

zzOtherlandzz

Well I did manage a short ride today. My mom was using my van & my truck was full of the lumber that we tore of the porch before we rebuilt it. I needed to go to the post office so decided to try a ride. Back hurt a lil bit while riding (but it hurts while doing anything right now). But when I was done and got off the bike and stretched a bit it actually felt pretty good. Only rode 6 miles... but like I used to say "A short ride is better than no ride"...

mrz80

abracapocus - 's not too difficult. It does require a fairly small camera, hence my borrowing of the wife's Sony W100. I doubt I could've managed the SLR without killing myself .

agobel - definitely, where's the tunnel? Did the RR in question recently single-track what was originally a double-track line?

kjc9640

11/19/2010
29.0 miles today
195 ride days LY vs. 196 ride days TY
1497 miles needed to hit 2010 goal (7500 miles)
I am @ 80.0% of my goal. 88.5% of the year has passed, this is not looking good , 26 miles behind of last year at this date
26.7 miles average ride this month
30.6 miles average ride this yr.

Motivation meter today 10.0 on a scale of 1-10 got the Mo Jo going today...

Perfect day for a ride

No more spoke problems, I have now replaced both wheels with Mavic Open Pro wheels with DT spokes, 36 in the back and 32 in the front with Shimano Ultegra Hubs. These wheels should last me a life time. I'm 70 yrs old so that might not be as long as I think.

agobel

Thanks for the bike like, droopie. I live in York, Pennsylvania, just north of MD line; pretty much straight up from Baltimore. Here is some information on the York County Heritage Rail Trail. It is indeed a lovely ride, intermittent woods and farmland. https://www.yorkcountyparks.org/parkp...il%20Trail.pdf
I aspire to ride to it, then on it, but I just drive there for now, then begin my ride. It's a short drive, but across some hilly, bike-unfriendly streets, so I'm not up to it quite yet. Happy trails!

agobel

York County Heritage Rail Trail. Adored by the elderly as a walking trail, and by casual and avid cyclists alike. It's flat, safe, and scenic. About 7 miles from my usual starting point is a sweet little cafe called "Serenity Station" where I like to stop for a pick-me-up. Next time I go, I'm definitely taking my DSLR for some higher quality photos. I wonder what the weather will look like tomorrow...

agobel

See the above link for a brochure. In answer to your question, I don't believe so?

Here are some more pictures I snapped of the tunnel, since it seemed to interest you.


Mouth

1866

It was dark inside, and a faint a dripping could be heard. Very eerie/cool.

Avanti73

45 mile this morning

Horrible Hundred tomorrow

kjc9640

11/21/2010
32.2 miles today
196 ride days LY vs. 197 ride days TY
1465 miles needed to hit 2010 goal (7500 miles)
I am @ 80.5% of my goal. 89.5% of the year has passed, this is not looking good , 39 miles behind of last year at this date
27.2 miles average ride this month
30.6 miles average ride this yr.

Motivation meter today 9.0 on a scale of 1-10 got the Mo Jo going today...

Perfect day for a ride, I left home with 68 spokes and got home with 68 spokes

Avanti73

100 miles on the Horrible Hundred today
5.5 hrs rolling 6.5 over all
2 rest stops and waited for 1 flat in our group
7000+ calories burned
18.3 mph rolling avg.

kjc9640

Avanti73 very impressive numbers. What did you think of the ride?

droobieinop

This year's Horrible Hundred in Clermont, Fl.
The hilliest ride in Fl, as far as I know.
The winds were supposed to start at 5 mph but, seemed like most of the day was spent fighting a 10-15 mph head and cross wind.
https://connect.garmin.com/activity/57520600

2010.11.21: Horrible Hundred
Distance: 99.91 mi
Time: 05:09:13 h:m:s
Avg Speed: 19.4 mph
Avg HR: 143 bpm
Avg Bike Cadence: 85 rpm
Avg Power: 235
Elevation Gain: 3,551 ft
Calories: 4,497 C
Max Speed: 46.3 mph
Max HR: 178 bpm
Max Bike Cadence: 126 rpm

Avg Temp: 75.6 °F

sean koby

11-21-10 Sun

Rode the Horrible Hundred in Clermont,Fl..........I hurt.........70 miles, 3642' vertical feet of climbing........I know u MTN guys laugh, but for this Fl boy whos been riding for 6 months now....it was rough.....Great scenery......

kjc9640

sean-koby
droobieinop

Congratulations on your completion of the HH. I hope you had a good ride.

kjc9640

11/22/2010
29.6 miles today
197 ride days LY vs. 198 ride days TY
1435 miles needed to hit 2010 goal (7500 miles)
I am @ 80.9% of my goal. 89.5% of the year has passed, this is not looking good , 35 miles behind of last year at this date
27.4 miles average ride this month
30.6 miles average ride this yr.

Motivation meter today 8.0 on a scale of 1-10 the Mo Jo was a little slow going today...

Perfect day for a ride, I left home with 68 spokes and got home with 68 spokes, two days in a row I'm on a roll

abracapocus

Yesterday I rode in to work. Everyone seems to have checked out early; it was a pleasant ride in even though I got rained on lightly. Just as I was getting ready to leave work the sky turned black and it started raining. Yay? And it rained hard on me the whole way home. At least it was 70 F. I know what I'm spending my next REI dividend on: rain pants, a hat cover and shoe covers. Actually, I bet one of those cheap plastic shower caps will work over the hat. My stuff stayed surprisingly dry in my Basil panniers. I did stick my iPad in a plastic bag for added security though. Drivers were actually trying to avoid splashing me with puddles which was nice but didn't really make any difference. My jeans were soaked when I got home. And I'm still fighting something that's restricting my airways some. Nothing a week of vacation in a warm place won't fix. So I'ma do that! You all have a wonderful holiday and I'll see you back here in a week or so.

kjc9640

11/24/2010
23.2 miles today
198 ride days LY vs. 199 ride days TY
1412 miles needed to hit 2010 goal (7500 miles)
I am @ 81.2% of my goal. 89.9% of the year has passed, this is not looking good , 43 miles behind of last year at this date
27.1 miles average ride this month
30.6 miles average ride this yr.

Motivation meter today 9.0 on a scale of 1-10

Perfect day for a ride, The wife and I will be driving to St Pete to spend thanksgiving with my daughter and son. Should get in a 30 or 35 mile ride Friday.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE

Lindaosm

Yes, finally! Have been riding the spinner at the gym since hubby's shoulder surgery but not out on the bike until today. We decided to go down to Inverness
and rent a Trike. It worked out really good. We rode a little over 10 miles south and then back. Sure felt good to be back outside on the bike. Weather was
beautiful. Here's hubby on the Trike. He says he could really get used to it. I know he was really happy just to be back riding.


LindaN

kjc9640

11/25/2010
38.5 miles
11/26/2010
17.8 miles

199 ride days LY vs. 201 ride days TY
1356 miles needed to hit 2010 goal (7500 miles)
I am @ 82.6% of my goal. 90.4% of the year has passed, this is not looking good , 23 miles behind of last year at this date
27.2 miles average ride this month
30.6 miles average ride this yr.

Motivation meter both days was 10 on a scale of 1-10

Rode from the Skyway Bridge to Gandy Blvd on Thanksgiving with my daughter,then back to her house for Turkey.

On Friday we rode from the Skyway to downtown St. Pete (night ride). Two great days...

kjc9640

11/28/2010
34.7 miles

200 ride days LY vs. 202 ride days TY
1321 miles needed to hit 2010 goal (7500 miles)
I am @ 82.6% of my goal. 90.96% of the year has passed, this is not looking good , 17 miles behind last year at this date
27.6 miles average ride this month
30.6 miles average ride this yr.

Motivation meter today was 10 on a scale of 1-10

Perfect day to ride. Alot of people out today. I might have to adjust my goal as it looks more and more like I am not going to hit my mark of 7500 miles. I will have to do 600 + miles in December to hit last years total. This will be a bit of a disapointment but looking at the year and the issues that I have had 6800 miles might not be to bad. We will see...