Bike Log

[Charlie Schuessler]

Just came in from the cold and the first outdoor after work road ride of the spring season. 14.1 miles in just under 50-minutes in 38°F. It was warmer at Sunapee on Wednesday…

I’ve been spinning in the basement all winter and to get outside is wonderful!

 

[bvibert]

Nice to see you back on the forums Charlie!

 

[mlctvt]

Took a long lunch today, nice 25 mile ride on deserted backroads. 16.5 mph

 

[mlctvt]

40 hilly miles with the wife on Saturday, averaged 16.8mph . Her first ride of the year so she made me lead. She kicked my but on the hills! I'm paying for not working out enough on the spinning bike this winter. Should be a great year though, we're getting out early. Looking to do at least 4000 miles and 5 or 6 organized centuries and maybe a 200K too.
My wife loves hills so she's checking out the 6 gap ride in Vermont

 

[Greg]

2009 Log

White Memorial CT, 5/7: 4 miles*
White Memorial CT, 6/6: 4 miles*
Hubbard Park, CT 6/8: 5 miles*
White Memorial CT, 6/10: 4 miles*
Nepaug CT, 6/15: 5 miles*
West Hartford Reservoir CT, 6/22: 7 miles*
Nassahegan CT, 6/24: 5.87 miles
Nassahegan CT, 6/26: 5.72 miles
Nassahegan CT, 6/29: 4 miles*
Nassahegan CT, 7/1: 5.91 miles
Nassahegan CT, 7/7: 3.63 miles
Nassahegan CT, 7/8: 5.72 miles
Nassahegan CT, 7/10: 5.7 miles
Nassahegan CT, 7/13: 5.15 miles
Nassahegan CT, 7/18: 7.75 miles
Nassahegan CT, 7/20: 9.6 miles
Nassahegan CT, 7/22: 3.8 miles
Trail of Tears MA, 7/27: 5.7 miles
Trail of Tears MA, 7/28: 1.8 miles
Willow Street MA, 8/1: 4.7 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/3: 6.92 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/5: 5.43 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/10: 10.9 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/12: 5.66 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/14: 3.06 miles
West Hartford Reservoir CT, 8/17: 9.33 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/20: 4.64 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/14: 9.76 miles
Nassahegan CT, 8/28: 6.05 miles
Nassahegan CT, 9/1: 9.19 miles
Nassahegan CT, 9/3: 5.23 miles
Hubbard Park CT, 9/7: 9.13 miles
Waldo State Park, C, 9/11: 5.33 miles
Nassahegan CT, 9/14: 8.17 miles
Tyler Mill CT, 9/18: 8.06 miles
Nassahegan CT, 9/20: 5.79 miles
Tyler Mill CT, 9/22: 6.21 miles
Nassahegan CT, 9/28: 12.61 miles
Nassahegan CT, 10/2: 4.72 miles
Nassahegan CT, 10/4: 4.77 miles
Nassahegan CT, 10/8: 6.49 miles
Nassahegan CT, 10/13: 9.15 miles
Nepaug CT, 10/19: 8.82 miles
Nassahegan CT, 10/22: 6.46 miles
Nassahegan CT, 10/26: 5.32 miles
Nassahegan CT, 11/2: 8.26 miles
Nassahegan CT, 11/9: 6.79 miles
Nassahegan CT, 11/15: 8.74 miles

Total for the season: 305 miles!

2009 Log

Nassahegan CT: 4/5: 4.7 miles

Goal for this season is 600 miles. Better get crackin'! Next ride is tomorrow.

 

[marcski]

I've been doing a decent amount of mountain biking the last month or so.... But yesterday with the gorgeous warm weather I thought I'd take advantage and bust out the road bike for the first time this season. Short sleeved jersey and shorts.....was all I needed. I did my regular ride about 29 miles and 2000 feet of climbing. I felt surprisingly strong....and I was riding at a decent clip judging by my intermediate times. On the way back....cruising on some flat road I heard some metal or what sounded like I rode over a nail. I thought great now I'm going to get a flat...but that never came....what I did start to hear was some running up front. I was able to get a hill and then got off and realized the front derailleur mount cracked. It's a separate piece not part of the derailleur but its what holds the derailleur to the frame. I tried to Jimmy a quick fix to get home as I was only about 4 miles away. Luckily I was at the top of a huge hill and there is a bike shop at the bottom. A new piece is on order and now I know where the screw is on the front derailleur to be able to slip it off the chain!

It's amazing ...despite a lot off off season spinning and 3 days of mountain biking/week for the last month but I'm still feeling the road ride in my legs the day after!

 

[Greg]

2009 Log

Nassahegan CT: 4/5: 4.7 miles
Nassahegan CT: 4/10: 6.2 miles
Nassahegan CT: 4/19: 7.7 miles
Nassahegan CT: 5/1: 6.0 miles

So 24.6 so far. Better pick up the pace if I want to make 600 this year...

 

[mlctvt]

2009 Road bike log

April: 419 miles (more miles than I put on the car for April)
May: 507 miles (crappy weather, should have been 650+)

 

[bvibert]

Up to 27.5 on the MTB so far this year:

4/5: 4.7
4/19: ~6.5
5/1: 6.0
5/3: 10.3

 

[Greg]

2009 Log

Nassahegan CT, 4/5: 4.7 miles
Nassahegan CT, 4/10: 6.2 miles
Nassahegan CT, 4/19: 7.7 miles
Nassahegan CT, 5/1: 6.0 miles
Nassahegan CT, 5/3: 10.3 miles
Nepaug CT, 5/11: 6.7 miles

41.6 so far. Last year it was almost July by this point.

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

2009 Log

Nassahegan CT, 4/5: 4.7 miles
Nassahegan CT, 4/10: 6.2 miles
Nassahegan CT, 4/19: 7.7 miles
Nassahegan CT, 5/1: 6.0 miles
Nassahegan CT, 5/3: 10.3 miles
Nepaug CT, 5/11: 6.7 miles

41.6 so far. Last year it was almost July by this point.

nice start!!!

 

[Marc]

40 hilly miles with the wife on Saturday, averaged 16.8mph . Her first ride of the year so she made me lead. She kicked my but on the hills! I'm paying for not working out enough on the spinning bike this winter. Should be a great year though, we're getting out early. Looking to do at least 4000 miles and 5 or 6 organized centuries and maybe a 200K too.
My wife loves hills so she's checking out the 6 gap ride in Vermont

I'd feel pretty silly posting my stats on this thread next to yours. So mine will stay in bikejournal.com where they belong, I think.

 

[mlctvt]

I'd feel pretty silly posting my stats on this thread next to yours. So mine will stay in bikejournal.com where they belong, I think.

I don't know - I think you're more dedicated than me, getting up at 5:00AM to ride to work a couple of days a week? I can barely get my ass to work at 8:30am! I'm going to try to ride to work on Friday since it's ride to work day!

 

[Marc]

I don't know - I think you're more dedicated than me, getting up at 5:00AM to ride to work a couple of days a week? I can barely get my ass to work at 8:30am! I'm going to try to ride to work on Friday since it's ride to work day!

Heh. Well... we'll see how long it lasts. Praying I don't have any knee issues this year.

 

[mattchuck2]

I picked up my new bike a week ago and I have 66.3 miles on it so far (although that's using Google Earth to measure because I haven't got a computer yet). Hope to put at least that much on it again this coming week.

 

[Marc]

Well, what the hell... YTD stats: 255.4 miles, 16,253 ft elevation gain, 16.13 mph average speed

Hoping to average 100 - 150 miles a week for the next month and half, and steadily increasing.

 

[bvibert]

I'm at about 40.6, in 6 rides, on the MTB so far this year.

 

[bvibert]

Another 12.5 last night, for 53.1 total.

 

[Marc]

Just got back from a ride, and felt good and strong.

32 miles, 2005 ft elevation gain. I managed to average 17.6 mph (I'm typically in the 16's).

YTD stats: 13 rides, 357.3 miles, 22,932 ft elevation gain, 16.33 mph average speed.

 

[Marc]

Week ending, 5/23-

YTD stats: 17 rides, 458.94 miles, 29,332 ft elevation gain, 16.40 average speed