Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted August 11, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 11, 2020 24 mile solo ride. Started at 5:20 and rode back roads with no traffic. Nice morning for a ride. At the entrance to one of the subdivisions that I cut through, somebody put up a new sign. They were annoyed enough to shop for, buy, and post a sign for cyclists to slow down on 25 mph streets. I’m not sure anyone rides through there faster than that. But it’s a popular route for the Razorlandia cycling club so it’s probably them that’s to blame. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted August 11, 2020 Share #2 Posted August 11, 2020 +12k steps over mostly uneven terrain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 11, 2020 Share #3 Posted August 11, 2020 55 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: 24 mile solo ride. Started at 5:20 and rode back roads with no traffic. Nice morning for a ride. At the entrance to one of the subdivisions that I cut through, somebody put up a new sign. They were annoyed enough to shop for, buy, and post a sign for cyclists to slow down on 25 mph streets. I’m not sure anyone rides through there faster than that. But it’s a popular route for the Razorlandia cycling club so it’s probably them that’s to blame. Man, I rarely hit 25mph in a neighborhood!!!! Damn e-bikes screwing with things I live right off a stretch of the W&OD where folks of all skills can easily get up a nice head of steam but which is also popular with pedestrians. Idiots on bikes are truly a problem. I generally am either warming up or cooling down in the Reston to Herndon stretch of the trail which also happens to be pretty well used by walkers and joggers, and recently wanted to club two different sets of "roadies" that still thought it was proper to be weaving and buzzing folks. Real "cool" guys FTR, that's a MOTORCYCLE, not a BICYCLE! So, motorcyclists are to blame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted August 11, 2020 Share #4 Posted August 11, 2020 WoJSTL and I walked 3 miles this morning from the hotel. We probably won't get in a bike ride until Friday at the earliest. I have gone over 25 mph in a neighborhood before. Cop had a speed trap set up and I was trying to get a ticket. I wanted to frame it. It was in military housing and I wouldn't have to pay anything - just explain to my boss which would have been fun. Three passes by the cop and he didn't bite. I guess radar can't see carbon fiber? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 11, 2020 Share #5 Posted August 11, 2020 1 Sadly, today was my bailout day. Day 60+, it finally happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 11, 2020 Share #6 Posted August 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: 1 Sadly, today was my bailout day. Day 60+, it finally happened. You still have 10 more hours to try again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 11, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 11, 2020 Just now, Razors Edge said: You still have 10 more hours to try again! Not a chance. Too much pain this morning. I need to let it settle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 11, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Square Wheels said: Not a chance. Too much pain this morning. I need to let it settle. How about an easy 3 mile walk? Not nearly as jarring and a chance to smell some roses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted August 11, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: How about an easy 3 mile walk? Not nearly as jarring and a chance to smell some roses. I walk a mile to work, a mile back to my car, and then a 1+ mile walk each night with the wife. I rarely get less than 10k steps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 11, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I walk a mile to work, a mile back to my car, and then a 1+ mile walk each night with the wife. I rarely get less than 10k steps. Leave the Garmin running!!!!! You got 3 right there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Come Lately Name Posted August 11, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 11, 2020 13.3 pre dinner miles. 90 degrees and four digit humidity. Was weird because with my lower leg swollen from the yellowjacket sting, my calf muscle is completely rigid. It was like riding with a walking cast on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted August 12, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 12, 2020 29 on a club ride 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted August 12, 2020 Share #13 Posted August 12, 2020 11 hours ago, Old No. 7 said: At the entrance to one of the subdivisions that I cut through, somebody put up a new sign. They were annoyed enough to shop for, buy, and post a sign for cyclists to slow down on 25 mph streets. To me, if you're biking the speed limit, all is ok and legal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted August 12, 2020 Share #14 Posted August 12, 2020 6 on the commute. 33@18.8 on the group ride. If you knew the route and how many stops and starts it takes to get out of town, that is more impressive. We are normally hard pressed to get to 18! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted August 12, 2020 Share #15 Posted August 12, 2020 17 hours ago, JerrySTL said: Three passes by the cop and he didn't bite. I guess radar can't see carbon fiber? The cop was thinking “ go away boy, ya’ bother me. “ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted August 12, 2020 Share #16 Posted August 12, 2020 11 hours ago, groupw said: 6 on the commute. 33@18.8 on the group ride. If you knew the route and how many stops and starts it takes to get out of town, that is more impressive. We are normally hard pressed to get to 18! Down here, for whatever reason, the riding was "easier" today. I'm still sore from my MTB ride on Sun, but yesterday's road ride was quite a fun one. I also couldn't figure out the wind direction. It felt (and sounded) like a headwind, but riding was too easy for that to be true and also unlikely in both directions. Maybe the air was "thinner" for a change? I still sweat like a maniac, though. 14 hours ago, bikeman564™ said: To me, if you're biking the speed limit, all is ok and legal. I bet it is related to blowing through stop signs as much as "speeding". Too many of our club riders act like jerks (and individuals as well). Folks seem to behave differently (stupidly) when in packs 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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