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11-15-20, 01:26 AM
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Posted By momsonherbike

In Memory of kenkayak: ...

In Memory of kenkayak:


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11-14-20, 02:29 AM
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Posted By momsonherbike

34.6 miles. A "dual jacket, long underwear" ride...

34.6 miles. A "dual jacket, long underwear" ride in slowly dropping temps and stiff headwinds. Nice to still see some colors on the trees.
10-06-20, 05:54 AM
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51 miles yesterday, 52 miles the day before....

51 miles yesterday, 52 miles the day before. Loving the autumn weather.
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05-28-20, 08:32 AM
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42 miles on Memorial Day. One of the few days it...

42 miles on Memorial Day. One of the few days it was NOT raining in our neck of the woods. Turned 280 miles on this ride for this new Specialized ebike (purchased end of April) which I bought...
03-06-20, 03:29 AM
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100 miles this week thus far, and still have a...

100 miles this week thus far, and still have a few days left. New ebike has been a complete joy to ride, and still really, really motivating even after a year. Now riding mostly on the gravel roads,...
02-18-20, 06:40 AM
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21.5 peaceful, calm, and serene gravel road...

21.5 peaceful, calm, and serene gravel road miles. An unexpected jump in the temps to 52° in mid afternoon allowed for some quality bike time on a quiet lovely day before the temps sadly tumbled and...
02-06-20, 04:45 AM
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Low water bridge that is supposed to have the...
01-20-20, 01:22 AM
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Posted By momsonherbike

50 miles on Thursday. Best day of the week -...

50 miles on Thursday. Best day of the week - warm, sunny, clear, and calm. Terrific ride. Friday was high winds and dropping temps. Saturday was snow, ice and sleet. Sunday was windy with temps...
01-01-20, 12:53 AM
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15.2 miles of gravel road yesterday on the Giant...

15.2 miles of gravel road yesterday on the Giant LaFree. Then took the bike to my local bike shop for its (free) maintenance check, and to make one or two adjustments. Want to have the ebike in top...
12-22-19, 07:34 PM
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13 miles in the afternoon, taking advantage of...

13 miles in the afternoon, taking advantage of the unusual 50°f temps that gave me a window of just two short hours to ride in the warmth. I chose the local network of gravel roads to enjoy and the...
12-02-19, 05:19 AM
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No riding for me yesterday, either, except in the...

No riding for me yesterday, either, except in the car. Very rainy and 37°f. Was out the day before with a group of 9 likeminded "up there in age" cyclists. We rode 25 miles in 41°f overcast weather,...
11-26-19, 06:49 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

32 miles this morning. Left just as the sun was...

32 miles this morning. Left just as the sun was starting to melt the frost on the grass, and returned home just as the temps were hitting the high 50s. A nice half paved - half gravel road bike ride....
11-15-19, 07:13 PM
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Barely 50°F at the warmest part of the day. Was a...

Barely 50°F at the warmest part of the day. Was a toss up of which to ride - bike or horse. The bike won only because I wanted to see if I could tough out the chilly wind at 18mph. If so, I would...
11-11-19, 07:43 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

30 miles in 2 hours - paved and gravel roads....

30 miles in 2 hours - paved and gravel roads. Determined to get as many miles as I could locally before the weather all goes to hell in a hand basket tonight and tomorrow with cold rain and snow and...
11-10-19, 10:03 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

Winter Is Coming (to Virginia) so gotta get out...

Winter Is Coming (to Virginia) so gotta get out now before it gets too cold. 13.5 miles today of stop-n-go to pick up road litter enroute on my adopted stretch of road. Got my road spotlessly cleaned...
10-25-19, 07:27 PM
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Do I need to even say where I rode yesterday? ...

Do I need to even say where I rode yesterday?
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10-19-19, 07:09 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

32 miles on our local gravel and paved roads. It...

32 miles on our local gravel and paved roads. It was cold earlier this morning at sunrise, right at freezing, and not much better when I set off at 10:30am after coming back from an early (7:30am and...
10-13-19, 07:29 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

22 miles on the C&O canal (round trip) from Great...

22 miles on the C&O canal (round trip) from Great Falls National Park into DC and back. A beautiful, well groomed and gently flat section of trail that was like rush hour traffic adjacent to Great...
10-07-19, 01:12 AM
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30 miles in the morning with a wind chill of 32°...

30 miles in the morning with a wind chill of 32° at 16-18mph. Was dressed for the dropped temps in layers and stayed toasty warm. Thought I'd peel off layers as the day warmed up, but ended the ride...
09-13-19, 01:55 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

40.5 miles cumulative from the 10th to the 13th....

40.5 miles cumulative from the 10th to the 13th. Today was the first day in many months to wear the jacket - not because of the cold as much as the drizzle and damp. It was 90+° yesterday; 62° today....
09-09-19, 04:43 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

26 miles Sunday on a charity ride, 18 solo miles...

26 miles Sunday on a charity ride, 18 solo miles Monday, and 20 solo miles today. Weather has been spectacular- cool, calm, mid 70s. Perfect for riding. So every chance I have to take my bike out, I...
09-01-19, 04:28 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

17 miles with the goal to visit the grave of an...

17 miles with the goal to visit the grave of an old equestrian endurance friend who died in 2004 at age 49 of cancer. (I'm a genealogist so I'm quite at home haunting graveyards in the corporeal...
08-31-19, 06:38 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

21 miles. Had a headwind going...and a headwind...

21 miles. Had a headwind going...and a headwind coming back. Is that even possible?:foo:

Did stop enroute at the local cemetery to visit a friend's grave, and ended up meeting, then spending a...
08-29-19, 06:52 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

12.7 miles just before sunset. It was cool, calm,...

12.7 miles just before sunset. It was cool, calm, and peaceful. Had a bit of a delay about a mile down the road - a sweet Boxer puppy exploring on her own alongside the paved road. She was thrilled...
08-28-19, 06:57 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

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08-27-19, 05:48 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

23 miles in two sets.

23 miles in two sets.
08-26-19, 12:27 AM
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30 miles at a charity bike ride. Perfect day,...

30 miles at a charity bike ride. Perfect day, perfect weather, perfect ride. Volunteered afterwards.
08-16-19, 01:48 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

Drove to the MUP (path start is two towns up from...

Drove to the MUP (path start is two towns up from me, or 12 miles away whichever way you want to say it) and cycled to the bike shop in the next town (11 miles up, right off the path) where I had...
08-15-19, 07:01 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

16.2 miles on the paved roads. Rode in the dry...

16.2 miles on the paved roads. Rode in the dry spell between two monsoon-like thunderstorms. Kept one eye on the black clouds moving in across the mountains, and ended the ride, still dry, just as...
08-13-19, 07:33 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

20.7 miles in advance of the rains moving in. Mid...

20.7 miles in advance of the rains moving in. Mid 70s, delightfully cooler weather for the ride just about 2 hours before we got slammed with surprise heat and humidity giving birth to the line of...
08-12-19, 04:59 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

15.1 miles according to the phone app that...

15.1 miles according to the phone app that displays my bike's info. There is a GPS ride program built in that's sweet to use. However, my Garmin 810 - parked on my handlebar - declared my distance...
08-11-19, 03:00 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

12 miles today, mostly testing out one of my old...

12 miles today, mostly testing out one of my old saddles on the new Giant ebike. Didn't like the brand new noseless saddle I'd just purchased - it was too fat aft of the bobbed nose and that extra...
08-09-19, 07:41 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

20 miles on the paved roads while DH borrowed my...

20 miles on the paved roads while DH borrowed my tractor for mowing (he lent his temporarily to DS whose antique tractor decided - last week - to call it quits forever). Beautiful morning to ride....
08-08-19, 02:05 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

16 miles yesterday evening on the paved roads....

16 miles yesterday evening on the paved roads. Had to stop riding the gravel roads (for a while) because they were doing a number on my right wrist (guess I was holding the grips too tight, and a lot...
08-02-19, 03:18 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

13 miles on the local gravel roads. Got on the...

13 miles on the local gravel roads. Got on the bike mid morning (after feeding the horses) to beat the heat and the forecast thunderstorms. Chose a different set of roads today, closer to the...
07-16-19, 01:34 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

15 miles on the gravel roads this morning - the...

15 miles on the gravel roads this morning - the bike won the toss of the coin of "do I ride the horse or bike". At least I don't have to hose off a sweaty bike afterwards. Just myself. ;) Temps in...
07-14-19, 06:34 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

10 miles on the quiet local rural gravel roads...

10 miles on the quiet local rural gravel roads with the new Giant fat tired carbon belt e-assist. Started out with the sun setting because biking any earlier meant enduring 90 degrees with a humidity...
07-09-19, 12:37 AM
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Posted By momsonherbike

Yup, my standard 10 mile gravel road ride. Having...

Yup, my standard 10 mile gravel road ride. Having to ride at near sunset because of the unrelenting heat and humidity means a short ride is better than no ride at all. Unfortunately, the...
07-05-19, 12:34 AM
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Posted By momsonherbike

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07-03-19, 03:22 AM
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Not today. Picked up my newest bike this morning...

Not today. Picked up my newest bike this morning from the bike shop (went in yesterday for shifter adjustments plus an overall checkup) but it sat in the garage for the rest of the day while I worked...
06-27-19, 12:00 AM
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9.5 miles Tuesday morning, 9.8 miles yesterday...

9.5 miles Tuesday morning, 9.8 miles yesterday evening. Two different loops of gravel roads, both peaceful and relaxing. Passed only 2 cars on Tuesday, and 3 yesterday leaving the miles of roads...
06-24-19, 06:33 PM
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Perfect shade for a hot humid day, and/or a cool...
06-23-19, 12:08 PM
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Getting back into riding after a hiatus of...

Getting back into riding after a hiatus of several months. Did 10 miles today in calm, sunny 73° weather, 10 yesterday dealing with a slightly obnoxious headwind, and 10 the day before with a...
05-29-18, 07:22 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

10 quiet miles on the road bike with the cycle...

10 quiet miles on the road bike with the cycle club - 12 in our group. We kept to the bike trail due to rush hour traffic on the roads. Being careful not to put too many miles on my knee on any one...
05-12-18, 12:09 PM
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16 miles on a very fun, very scenic rural route...

16 miles on a very fun, very scenic rural route for a charity bike ride benefiting a local animal shelter - this being their 17th year to host a charity ride. Perfect day, perfect weather, barely a...
05-03-18, 06:08 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

10 fun miles with the wonderful ladies group this...

10 fun miles with the wonderful ladies group this morning. We all had such a blast. Temps were at 90° with some profound humidity by the end of the ride, so after stopping reroute home to do some...
05-02-18, 01:12 AM
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Posted By momsonherbike

10 miles on the road bike with a group ride...

10 miles on the road bike with a group ride today, slowly working towards get my biking legs back after an entire winter off. No more knee issue, either. Hooray! Happy to have my ultra-lightweight...
01-11-18, 05:32 PM
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Posted By momsonherbike

Only 8.3 miles which took an hour and a half...

Only 8.3 miles which took an hour and a half because I combined it with doing road litter clean-up, plus stopping to chat with neighbors. So lots of starts and stops and stomping on cans to flatten...
10-28-17, 02:18 PM
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25 miles with a fun group on the C&O - Point of...

25 miles with a fun group on the C&O - Point of Rocks, MD to Harpers Ferry, WV. It was chilly in the morning, and I was wishing I had worn my fleece gloves. But the rest of the clothing was...
06-03-17, 11:57 AM
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30 miles at an organized ride in Maryland this...

30 miles at an organized ride in Maryland this morning. Perfect day, perfect weather, nice route through farming country that was gently rolling, but for the most part reasonably flat. Temps low to...
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