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even solid days of sunshine my weird cyclist tan lines are coming out of hiding and starting to provoke comments once again squint and you ll miss it the beginning of the wonderful glove tan line but probably the most bizarre thing about having so many sunny dry days in a row is that i haven t washed my bike in forever after getting into a steady routine of cleaning my winter bike every single day the lack of maintenance currently needed is rather off putting i carry my bike up the stairs after a good ride and stare in surprise as i realize that once again she is completely clean it has been so dry that smoky the bear is out in full force to warn of forest fires the wind has been active lately but i have stumbled upon a routine for my rides that makes the wind enjoyable rather than oppressive i used to ride a lot of loops on my days off but this spring i have found out and back routes to be even better i check the wind direction and then choose a road that will take me directly into its path after riding into the wind as far as time and or interest allow i turn around and head home it is an intoxicating feeling to have the wind suddenly at my back the air seems to go still and there is a voice in my head that says go i have realized something about myself it is easy for me to be motivated to ride my bike but it is much harder to be motivated to ride my bike fast i often slow down whenever the going gets rough to give my legs and lungs a break but with a tailwind i don t know exactly why but i can often push past the point of discomfort i think my brain gets so excited with how fast my bike is going with the help of the wind that it forgets to complain so i go as hard as i can and it is incredible i have never been the thrill seeker type so bombing down hills on my bike gives me a rare glimpse into the world of the adrenaline rush my brother and i rode together yesterday we leave for colorado in less than a month so we have been trying to ride as much as possible lately and it was the best fun to feel the wind s power together we came back home feeling like epic beasts share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in bike ride uncategorized tagged biking cycling 16 replies 91 miles of good fun posted on march 22 2016 by bribikes 25 today turned out to be one of those lovely days when i don t have much planned and there is time to take a long leisurely bike ride awhile back i promised a hill that i would come back and climb it someday so i set out this morning just before dawn to fulfill that promise as we all know oaths sworn to hills are legally binding weather wise the day creepily mirrored dan s ride from yesterday there was a light layer of snow on the ground when i left the house and the temperature was in the mid 20 s i had the best seat in the house to watch the sun rise as i climbed along a ridge up out of the valley where i live to my left i watched as the sun rose over the adirondack mountains it was beautiful the thoughts rolling around in my head were not so beautiful my scaredy cat side was out in full force masquerading as common sense i was going into this ride with two issues stiff legs and a minor saddle sore and part of me wanted to abort my mission and head for home but deep down i really wanted a day out on my bike so i set out to manage these nagging issues as best as i could i have found the best way for me to get my legs feeling better is to drop down into a ridiculously low gear and just spin it out and sure enough 20 miles down the road my muscles decided to get back in the game the saddle sore was similarly compliant with a good dosage of cream it stayed calm throughout the entire ride it is weird what games my mind will play on me to try to keep me from doing what i have set out to do the miles flew by and before i knew it i was sailing down the hill into the city of rome i stopped at fort stanwix and meandered about a bit but i couldn t really find anything more exciting than biking to do now it was time to go back toward home and face the hill it turned out much smaller than i thought it would be i got in a good rhythm and had almost made it to the top when i had to stop it wasn t because my legs were unwilling to climb any longer not this time it was because an australian shepherd mix had decided he didn t want me to climb any longer he dashed over and staked out the shoulder of the road as his personal territory barking furiously at me if i dared move an inch there was a time when i was bold in the face of any dog but since being viciously attacked a few summers ago i err on the side of caution and fear grabbing a granola bar i attempted to appease the creature who was staring me down with fierce blue eyes just as i was starting to despair a gentleman pulled his car over and chased the dog away for me i was very grateful indeed although i felt quite silly for not being able to handle the situation myself next time i will be braver hopefully the rest of the ride home was calm and peaceful i love it when an hour or two slips away while steadily pedaling the only part of the ride that wasn t calm and peaceful was discovering my favorite downhill section of road ever technically this hill is smaller than the one going into the city of rome but because of the gradient and great road conditions i was really able to fly down the slope for those few minutes i felt like a bizarre hybrid animal a cross between a charging rhinoceros and a soaring eagle i know i said this the last time i rode this route but i am going to repeat myself i have to bike this way again soon share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in bike ride tagged biking cycling 25 replies record smashing posted on february 15 2016 by bribikes 30 last winter i began biking year round i was determined to conquer the snow and cold and i will admit it was scary at first it took time to learn how to deal with riding in freezing weather and my beginning attempt was slightly disastrous but i got the hang of it and by the end of winter i had successfully ridden in 18f by the time this winter rolled around i was raring to go i couldn t wait for a chance to ride in even colder temperatures and set a new personal best but this winter has been a warm one and subzero temperatures have been a rarity with half of february already past i had begun to give up hope of having the opportunity to break last year s record then this weekend a cold front swooped in with the power of a mighty eagle when i got out of work on saturday afternoon the temperature had fallen to 15 that got me to thinking what if the temperature continued to drop overnight like it often does sure enough the forecast for sunday morning was 21 i went to sleep with butterflies in my stomach half from apprehension and half from excitement when morning came i would get my chance maybe my only chance of the season to ride in super cold weather oh man was i really ready for this waking up to a cold apartment felt like a good sign i checked the weather 26 and still dropping i dressed more carefully then i have ever dressed in my life wool socks base layer thick layer windproof layer boots earmuffs balaclava goggles helmet thin gloves thick gloves once everything was precisely in place i carried my bike down the stairs locked the door behind me plunged my hands into my bar mitts and set off down the road the first three miles were spent mentally checking and re checking every part of my body to make sure it was still warm as faint colors started to appear in the eastern sky signaling the beginning of sunrise i began to relax and enjoy the ride i listened to the squeaky sounds of the cold snow under my tires i saw comforting puffs of smoke rising from every home i smelled the tangy sweet scent of silage hay and cows as i passed farms i felt the cold air rush in to fill my lungs as dawn continued to paint the sky i began to feel an inexpressible joy come over me oh what a day to be alive i pedaled on warm and happy well mostly warm every part of me felt fine except for my lower back and butt they were freezing right off i had made a tactical error one of the layers i was using was too short to provide full coverage and the cold air was seeping right through my jacket this turn of events was unexpected and slightly amusing i found that getting out of the saddle to pedal got me feeling warm once more so i spent the rest of the ride alternating between standing and sitting down as i pulled into the parking lot of my church i felt an overwhelming rush of endorphins and with it complete elation fifteen miles in an hour and thirty five minutes at 28f good times share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in bike ride uncategorized tagged biking cycling 30 replies the danger of hydration posted on february 5 2016 by bribikes 25 yesterday was a busy day for me i visited my sister in law and my little nieces and nephews and i also went to my brother s basketball game so when i started the morning with an aching brain i was not very pleased if there is one thing i absolutely cannot stand it is the throbbing pain of a headache there are people i know that live with chronic headaches and migraines and i simply don t know how they do it thankfully i rarely have headaches and when i do have one it can always be traced back to one of three causes sickness sleep deprivation or dehydration i felt healthy and i have been sleeping well so the cause of my headache was surely dehydration mild dehydration is pretty easy to fight against just add water for the rest of the morning and into the early afternoon i made sure i drank plenty of fluids and sure enough my nagging headache disappeared then it was time to leave my sister in law s house and ride to my brother s basketball game i had only been biking for a few miles when i realized that in my haste to banish my headache i had overcompensated slightly in my intake of fluids for the next thirty miles i stopped at every convenience store i could find to use their restroom my habit is to buy something if i stop to use a store s restroom it seems only fair but yesterday i did duck out of one store without purchasing anything i guess i will have to go back and make it up to them sometime but other than the frequent stops and the misfortune of losing a glove somewhere along the way the ride was amazing i have been along this road plenty of times in a car but this was my first time on a bike there was a category 3 hill to climb which was exciting to me because although i live in a hilly area we don t have many long climbs there was also a plentiful sprinkling of little rolling hills on this road which are always fun to go up and down my family and i had a great time watching my brother play he always seems to have fun on the court and he played well last night unfortunately the game did not go our way and the opposing team won by a single point despite the ultimate loss it was a well fought exciting game then it was time to head home i must admit i cheated i biked to my brother s game but i rode back in the van with my family because they are awesome and willing to give me a free ride when i decide i need to sleep before work i checked on mapmyride i climbed 1 644 feet and descended 2 121 feet so i clearly got the easy end of the deal there was a category 2 hill right before i reached the school where my brother was playing i coasted down that hill into the city knowing that i would not have to climb up it that night honestly i felt a bit guilty it was a wonderful route to ride so i have made a promise with myself i will re ride this route and next time i will bike home share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr like loading posted in bike ride tagged biking cycling headache health water 25 replies new roads to ride posted on february 2 2016 by bribikes 20 my life has been busier then normal lately i had some great bike rides in january but all of them were on familiar roads mostly for the sake of transportation i have been itching to try out a new route and just have a day to meander around the countryside when i woke up this morning i knew that today was the day finding a route to ride feeding and walking my dogs getting all my gear together and eating breakfast seemed to take me forever it never ceases to amaze me that when i need to leave for work in the morning it only takes me a half hour to get ready but on my days off it can take me a few hours before i finally drag myself out the door but eventually i found myself on my bike heading down the road it was a nice slightly sunny morning and the temperature was predicted to stay between 25 30 degrees throughout the day within a few miles i was pedaling down country lanes that i have rarely if ever been down before it is great fun to explore new roads never knowing what will be around the next bend or over the next hill after an hour and a half i took a quick stop at a convenience store to have a snack and refill my water bottle going back outside i felt rather chilled and even after ten minutes of biking my body wouldn t warm up i hadn t brought along extra clothes which now seemed like a grave mistake oh great i thought to myself you are in a pickle now i pedaled furiously down the road trying to warm up worrying that the reminder of my ride would be spent with cold toes and freezing fingers but then i saw the hill it was a great big old hill and i let out a sigh of relief there was no way i still feel chilled at the top of that hill my route took me through four state forests where there were trees trees and more trees i don t think i have ever seen so many chipmunks and squirrels in my life they were everywhere chattering or darting across the roads it was so quiet and calm in the woods a perfect place to think and pray after stopping again for a bathroom break and more water i came across my favorite road of the ride it was a dirt road covered in ice my studded tires seemed so delighted to sink their teeth into the icy surface but then i came to a long downhill stretch of road where the ice was mushy and mixed with mealy snow my tires could not find anything to grip onto as the bike started to slide feverishly down the hill i thought i was about careen wildly off the road and crash but i reminded myself relax trust the bike don t you dare touch the brakes once we were safely at the bottom of the hill i let out a wild laugh i could feel the adrenalin rush for the next several miles before long my ride was almost over and i felt tired and happy having accomplished my mission for the day it is wonderful to know that there are so many roads in my local area that are just waiting for me to explore them share this tweet email a link to a friend opens in new window email share on tumblr 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