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22 Miles. The weekend looks like a great one! 70's dry not too windy.
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Originally Posted by Troul
(Post 22544689)
22 Miles. The weekend looks like a great one! 70's dry not too windy.
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Originally Posted by kahn
(Post 22544765)
I suggest you sit it out. Those kinds of conditions will only make you soft! :p
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18 miles
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With my father having a skin cancer scare last year, I'm taking the ferocious summer sun a lot more seriously this year and covering up as much as I can (especially arms, ears, and neck). |
Originally Posted by The Chemist
(Post 22545771)
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With my father having a skin cancer scare last year, I'm taking the ferocious summer sun a lot more seriously this year and covering up as much as I can (especially arms, ears, and neck). |
15.5 and 800 feet on my gray day loop.
Here's the same picture of folks enjoying low tide. We had a record low tide the other day and this was a followup. One photo as seen and one edited on the phone with Google's Pixel Magic Eraser tool. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8ecb1f6906.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...d939a752ae.jpg |
Today was a leisurely 25 or so miles. That puts me just over 600 for June. I think I am going to take the next 2 days off the bikes, to get chores done to clear me for the last 10 days of the month. Then a push to hit 1000 miles for June. which would be only the 2nd 1000 mile month I have had, ever. That will put me at 2300 on July 1st, giving me 6 months to get 2700 more for the 5000 mile mark. I have been playing catch up after being mostly inactive the first 4 months of the year, due to acute prostatitis. I am a bit surprised at how quickly I have regained my cycling conditioning.
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66 miles, 1,585 feet of elevation. Long gravel loop around the bay over mixed surfaces. Almost constant headwinds over on the east side of the Bay....just for a bit more character building.
Gravel Metric Century |
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Not too hot today (30 degrees), mostly because it was cloudy.. I decided to try setting my tires to the pressure recommended for total loaded weight and tire size that the online pressure calculator suggested (60psi) instead of max pressure (85psi) that I previously ran, and it was a great decision. Much smoother than running at max pressure, and still my best ever average speed (29.8km/h) over this distance. |
Yup I need a job at JBLM
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Well third ride on my new bike after 10 years+ off one. Working on conditioning rides and riding an old airport here in east Nashville that people use for walking, running and cycling. Decent headwind down one of the runways but managed to get just under 17 miles in and averaged 15mph based on Strava. Trying to get into light touring shape to get out with an old friend from grad school. Recently turned 60 and this wish I had done this much sooner.
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86 miles. I swear the temperature read 39°F initially. I just looked away until the clouds broke... that temperature was 43°F...
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Originally Posted by Germany_chris
(Post 22546916)
Yup I need a job at JBLM
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Originally Posted by kahn
(Post 22547255)
Joint Base Lewis McCord?
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Durn I typically only ride 13-14 miles maybe twice a week. But then again fitting it into my schedule is a little difficult.
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40 miles, 4,373 feet of elevation. Rode to Woodside, up King's Mountain Road and then up Skyline to Purisima Creek Redwood Open Space Preserve. I di the Whittemore Gulch Trail down which is some of the most gorgeous singletrack in the area. A peek at Ocean views, redwood forest, ferns, just outstanding. Then there is the Purisima Creek Trail climb out of the park which is where you pay for the fun. A little over 4 miles with about 1,600 feet of climbing, the middle part averages about 15% but there is tree cover for the most part. Epic.
King's Mountain Road to Purisima Creek https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3f1bd045da.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8c610898a9.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...359facff1c.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...677cab1aeb.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ae2734377a.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b1219392fe.jpg |
Originally Posted by KJ43
(Post 22548575)
40 miles, 4,373 feet of elevation. Rode to Woodside, up King's Mountain Road and then up Skyline to Purisima Creek Redwood Open Space Preserve. I di the Whittemore Gulch Trail down which is some of the most gorgeous singletrack in the area. A peek at Ocean views, redwood forest, ferns, just outstanding. Then there is the Purisima Creek Trail climb out of the park which is where you pay for the fun. A little over 4 miles with about 1,600 feet of climbing, the middle part averages about 15% but there is tree cover for the most part. Epic.
King's Mountain Road to Purisima Creek https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...3f1bd045da.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...8c610898a9.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...359facff1c.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...677cab1aeb.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...ae2734377a.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...b1219392fe.jpg |
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Circumnavigated two small lakes, climbed 1500’ and got 4 fastest Strava segments for my elderly age group 65+. Look out seniors, I’m gunning for ya. :backpedal:
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I've been wanting to do this ride for a while. I thought today would be my last shot before summer got into full swing. I call it "The (metric) Half Century from Hell". It's actually 60km, not 50, but what's an extra 10km when you're riding up a mountain? Route on top, elevation on bottom.
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...4db3833e0a.jpg 1) it was hotter than I wanted to admit, and especially while going slow up the mountain. 2) I did not bring enough water. Especially the last five miles of climbing up the mountain, I was getting worried about my hydration. After I got done, I stopped and had lunch. I drank probably 40oz of water and still haven't peed yet. That rise starting from the lowest spot to where my mark on the elevation chart is over 1400 feet of elevation in right about 10 miles. Absolutely brutal. This might actually be a "fun" ride in the right time of year. I can tell you now, June is *not* the right time of year. |
Originally Posted by VegasJen
(Post 22548737)
I've been wanting to do this ride for a while. I thought today would be my last shot before summer got into full swing. I call it "The (metric) Half Century from Hell". It's actually 60km, not 50, but what's an extra 10km when you're riding up a mountain? Route on top, elevation on bottom.
1) it was hotter than I wanted to admit, and especially while going slow up the mountain. 2) I did not bring enough water. Especially the last five miles of climbing up the mountain, I was getting worried about my hydration. After I got done, I stopped and had lunch. I drank probably 40oz of water and still haven't peed yet. That rise starting from the lowest spot to where my mark on the elevation chart is over 1400 feet of elevation in right about 10 miles. Absolutely brutal. This might actually be a "fun" ride in the right time of year. I can tell you now, June is *not* the right time of year. |
40 Miles.
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Between yesterday, 22.8 and 800 feet and today, 2 miles and 800 feet.
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...5bacf5c16e.jpg Smith Cove https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...a948bfb241.jpg Heybrook Lookout https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...1c96b2c814.jpg Mt Index and Bridal Veil Falls |
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