Bike Log

[andyzee]

That's what I ride, but I'm no tiny guy, as stated above. The biggest air I've ever gotten is launching off of water bars at my local riding spot.

Brian, the place you described sounded interesting so I did a search on it. Dude, be careful!

 

[bvibert]

Brian, the place you described sounded interesting so I did a search on it. Dude, be careful!

Thanks for the heads up. That site is my main source of info. I wished I had taken a better look at their maps before I headed out though. Believe me I looked like a total (insert MTB equivalent to gaper here) out there, even walking down a few narrow, twisty, and/or rooty steep downhills. Kinda of embarrassing since they were all pretty short, but I was trying to be safe since I was alone. Not to mention I rode around in circles for 2 hours...

EDIT: I think for the most part those "You can really hurt yourself" ratings are on the jumps and drops in there, which I was avoiding like the plague.

 

[andyzee]

Thanks for the heads up. That site is my main source of info. I wished I had taken a better look at their maps before I headed out though. Believe me I looked like a total (insert MTB equivalent to gaper here) out there, even walking down a few narrow, twisty, and/or rooty steep downhills. Kinda of embarrassing since they were all pretty short, but I was trying to be safe since I was alone. Not to mention I rode around in circles for 2 hours...

EDIT: I think for the most part those "You can really hurt yourself" ratings are on the jumps and drops in there, which I was avoiding like the plague.

They had some nice photos on that site as well, looked pretty interestiing.

In my case, got in a simple 13.3 miles this morning on the road @ 17.2 miles. Nothing like a morning workout to make you feel good the rest of the day!

 

[skibum1321]

Well, I haven't posted in this thread in quite some time, so here is my season overview so far:
~1300 miles total
- CRW spring century in May (~18.5 mph)
- Harpoon Brewery 2 Brewery in June (136 miles, ~18 mph)
- Climb to the Clouds this past Sunday (6000+ feet of climbing, ~17 mph)

I try to get to the NEBC hill ride on some Wednesdays and the CRW fitness ride most Thursdays.

 

[Goblin84]

bonked in a big bad way yesterday. everyone remember to eat dinner the day before you ride ok?

 

[cbcbd]

Today I went for two rides.
One 33mi @ 16.1mph with 2200ft gain to Trumbull to visit my parents for Dad's b-day,
another 33mi @ 15.8mph (at night) on the way back to Stamford.

As I pulled in to my driveway my light dimmed down to the lower setting (it does this automatically when the battery is about to run out)... whew, close... especially since I forgot to pack my extra headlamp.

I am freakin' beat...

Now, these times seem like they suck and it's kind of low for me for only 30mi.. but I ran 7 mi yesterday after not having run for a month... and the last time I rode my road bike was on 6/14... so I'm pretty damn happy with those numbers... and it was a fun ride

 

[Marc]

Went for a century ride yesterday. 100 miles on the dot, 6000 feet vertical, 16 mph.

My knee was feeling better, but now it's sore again. I kinda had to make sure I could do a century though for the upcoming PMC. I can handle it aerobically, but feck. I'm thinkin' I've got tendinitis in the knee, so that blows.

 

[cbcbd]

dude, nice avg on that century... and with 6000ft gain

 

[bvibert]

I got out for a MTB ride with my Dad in Nepaug yesterday. Great day for riding and I was able to explore a bit more. I'm starting to be able to put together some pieces of the puzzle...

 

[marcski]

Did 80 miles with about 4100 feet of climbing all over north bergen county and rockland county on sat. Beautiful weather and a great ride...15.4 avg. I took a little off, as I rode with my father-in-law and I wanted to pace myself as this was my longest ride to date. My previous high mileage was 64. (limited more due to time constraints than anything else). Then woke up on sunday and did my normal ride at 16.1, which is about 30 miles and 2000' of climbing.

 

[andyzee]

Did 80 miles with about 4100 feet of climbing all over north bergen county and rockland county on sat. Beautiful weather and a great ride...15.4 avg. I took a little off, as I rode with my father-in-law and I wanted to pace myself as this was my longest ride to date. My previous high mileage was 64. (limited more due to time constraints than anything else). Then woke up on sunday and did my normal ride at 16.1, which is about 30 miles and 2000' of climbing.

Used to love Bergen County for biking. You do 9W?

I got in 16.5 miles this morning at 17.5 MPH.

 

[marcski]

Used to love Bergen County for biking. You do 9W?

I got in 16.5 miles this morning at 17.5 MPH.

Actually, we try to stay away from 9W due to the high volume of traffic...But we were on it for about 5 miles or so, including a big climb.

I got out today for my regular ride, about 30 miles, 1900 feet of climbing with a 16.8 avg.

 

[Goblin84]

Did 45 mile group ride yesterday at around 20mph avg. Was pretty flat only around a 2000ft elevation gain.

about 9 of us in the group. We warmed up for the first 10 miles and then it just seemed like there was always someone going off the front which made for a very interesting ride. The last few miles was just spinning which brought our avg speed down a ton. This was my first group ride in a LONG time so I was a little rusty on group etiquette.

Group ride = fun

 

[marcski]

Let's see....Did my regular 30 mile 2000' ride on tuesday and thursday nights.

Then went mtn biking last night for only an hour..(it got dark and I still don't have a light).

Then did 60 miles on the road today in Bergen and Rockland Counties again....and this time, Andyzee....we did about 10 miles along 9W...I have to admit, it was nice and smooth since being repaved last year....

If the weather holds out tomorrow...my plan is to do my regular ride in the morning and then head out into the woods in the P.M. (have to take advantage of the wife being away with the kids!)

 

[marcski]

O.k. on second thought...with the wife and kids away and after riding 60 miles on saturday....I stayed horizontal most of sunday and took it easy.

But, I did get out for my "regular ride" (30 or so miles about 2000' of climbing) yesterday and this morning. I had to be somewhere for work, so I was in the saddle at 6:15 and 6:10 a.m. the last 2 mornings. Back by 8. In the car and showered by 8:30 to make my 9:30 appointments.

 

[Goblin84]

ahhhh this is killing me guys! I am changing jobs and moving from NH to NY. I have had NO time to ride. I did the one group ride last week but that is really it.

I need to get out more!!!

 

[bvibert]

I finally got out on the MTB again for a couple of hours on Sunday. I did some more exploring at Nepaug and found some pretty good stuff. I would have gone for longer than two hours, but I ran out of water right when I got to the bottom of this rather large hill that I would have to climb back up at some point or another. I decided to head right back up the hill and back to the car. I was carrying a little less water than normal because I always have a bunch left over in my hydro pack, guess I could have used that extra yesterday... :roll:

It was a great ride otherwise though, and a perfect day to be cycling in CT.

 

[marcski]

Got out on the Mtn bike for about an hour and a half of a good hilly ride on friday morning before work. Then did 46 miles on sat. with about 2600' of climbing at a 17.1 pace. Did my regular 30 mile/1900' ride on sunday morning and again this morning before work. Gave the legs a rest yesterday.

On Friday, my mtn bike...which is just a trail bike, not even a big burly DH'er felt like a Harley after spending so much time on my road bike lately.

 

[cbcbd]

Got out on the road bike on Sat for my 24 mile loop @17.9 - I think the elevation for that ride is 2200'... I forgot to take my watch along.

It was one of those days where it felt like I was towing someone.

After that I went for an 1h30m mtb ride. And yeah, that bike felt even clunkier and heavier. I wasn't all XC so I took it easy and stopped more than usual.

 

[aveski2000]

24 Hours of Great Glen this past weekend. Four laps @ 8.5 miles per = 34 miles or so. Great weather and a good time was had by all.