gomango

Well done.

I'm getting up early tomorrow to ride to Watertown, a town west of the Twin Cities.

The challenge?

Beat the impending winter storm.

4" to 7" are forecast for tomorrow.

32 degrees at ride time.

MetinUz

Ah yes, snow. I vaguely remember it from my years in Minnesota Seriously, Watertown was one of my favorite rides, including a loop around Lake Minnetonka.

gomango

We usually ride out the southern LRT to Excelsior, and then up 19.

You can get a 75 mile ride from our house in St. Paul.

Flat as a pancake till you hit the lake, then rollers.

Fun stuff!

abarth

It was nice riding with you too. Sorry about the crash. You are the fastest rider on C&V bike I've seen around here. Looking forward to ride together again.

abarth

Beautiful track Miyata. The owner is a really fast rider. I've seen him doing 30+ mph on that bike many times.


My newly finished Lemond Zurich. Rode great, but the saddle was a pain in the butt.


Occupy Starbucks



It was freezing cold but sunny, can't ask for a better weather this time of year in the Pacific Northwest.

JJScaliger

Rode 46 miles today. High 40's and a little windy.

Rollers on central Pike.

jimmuller 

We took the tandem out today, met BF member cmolway. He'd shown me before that he could shut me down easily, but today he was towing a trailer with his son. He still shut us down.

Nevertheless we had a good day! 29.33 miles, Carlisle to Chelmesford to Carlisle to Concord to Carlisle.

Stopping for a photo op at Carlisle's cranberry bog:





And at Battlefield Historical Park in Concord, on the North Bridge:

seedsbelize 

I went exploring in the very poor southern part of the city, behind the airport. 30 kms in a maze from which there appeared no escape. And indeed there was only one--the way I went in. No pics. I feel fortunate to have found my way back.

due ruote 

Entrance to the Chicago Botanic Gardens. Early and wet weekend ride to check a few adjustments on the rain bike.

JJScaliger

It was 58 degrees in RI today, so rain or not I decided to go out. Dressed for it, but got wet. Rode 45 miles. I almost timed my ride between bands of rain but I started about 1 hour too early this morning. Pictures came out awful on my crappy phone, this is the best.

Dry docked in a clearing off Matteson road in Scituate RI.

gomango

A sailboat and a De Rosa in the same pic.

Virtually unbeatable.

Ride the wheels off her!

JJScaliger

Thanks, my wife's response when she uploaded this picture from my phone (I have people who connect me to the internets) was a little different. "Your photos get stranger and stranger! Why is there a dilapidated old sailboat in this one?" Composition, color, subject matter; an artist can't explain these things.

YoKev

My bike club had their annual Christmas Ride last night. Thirty six of us in costume rolled in the streets of Kingston, spreading holiday cheer! We work with social services to deliver gifts to a few families in need and also stop by the womens shelter to deliver gifts to the children living there. A good time was had by all!

Here I am, towing a Christmas tree to be delivered to a family.


Rollin


Fun


My girlfriend and me


Santa gets thirsty




Crazy lights




Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

abarth

What are those on the top right corner on the picture?

So much fun. I want to be in your bike club. Thanks for sharing.

jjames1452 

Short and COLD. Dayton to Beavercreek and back. I need a face mask. I did get to test the camcorder mounted to the handlebars. Pretty cool. It will be a hoot to use on TOSRV.

bigbossman 

Not sure.... cuz I've only seen pictures once or twice. But - I think they are boobs.




Seriously, though..... those look like plaster casts of some real actual honest to God live ones - and some pretty nice ones, at that. Fun club, indeed!

Roger M

I have a jello mold that looks like that. I used it one Thanksgiving....

JJScaliger

Is that Santa's house?


I rode 37 miles today in a balmy 39 degrees. Went down a road I've ridden by a million times. Rode about 2 miles on a dirt road. 23mm are fine as long as the road is hard packed.

Ponagansett Rd





Daylight is at a premium.

Anthropy

Went out today. Nice 50 deg F, but a bit windy, but I had to get out of the house. You are right about "On Your Left" being a lost language. Funny thing is that it is the "cool" kids in their shiny new road bikes and nifty bike kit that usually don't say a word.

Tom

AZORCH

Been indoors on the hated trainer all week and got lucky: a nice day with temperatures flirting with the 50's - and on the weekend, too! (Of course, we're also supposed to get snow tomorrow. Jeez.) I took the Bob Jackson out for a forty-five mile ride through town, out into the country, along a few river bottom highways, through local small towns, and back home again. I stopped just off the town square to pose the Bob Jackson in front of a quaint little brick store front.

JJScaliger

This winter is unusually warm in RI. It was 55 degrees today! I was able to get out of work early and squeezed in a 39 mile ride.


Nathanael Greene Homestead in Coventry 1770.



https://www.nathanaelgreenehomestead.org/


A week ago I rode out to Coventry on my day off; I didn't get lost, but I couldn't find the new road I wanted to ride. So on the way back I thought I would salvage the ride by stopping at this historical site, but I was unable to find an easy way to cross the the Pawtuxet river as the Laurel street bridge has been out since the flood last spring. It was cold, so I packed it in, but vowed to come back before the year ended.

The Pawtuxet river last week.



I had to race home as the daylight failed.

3alarmer 

Possibly the most dangerous ride I've taken recently.

Luckily, I was slightly intoxicated.

scozim 

Down and back to the mailbox only today - about 25 degrees. Hoping to get the mtb out and head into the hills tomorrow with the camera. Still going to be cold but there's a lot of climbing so I should warm up just fine.

seedsbelize 

I couldn't find this thread on Sunday. I rode a metric century, the first half into a stiff wind and had trouble maintaining 20 kmph. On the return trip I was coasting at 31. Temps in the mid 80s, warmish for this time of year. The camera never crossed my mind until I was on the road. My first out of town ride in a little over a month.

pastorbobnlnh 

I was able to do the winter soltice ride today. Left in light, came home in the dark. Doesn't help that sunset was at something like 3:50 pm EST here in NH. What's really amazing is that there is no snow on the ground and it reached 45F today. Simply astounding, but I'm not complaining.