Popular Post TrentonMakes Posted September 27, 2014 Popular Post Share #1 Posted September 27, 2014 41.6 miles in 3:20 total time. Just shy of 2400 feet of climbing. This was a tough one - there's a fairly long climb toward the end of the ride and I was toast. My Strava stats say things like "222/228". Felt oh so good to pull into the driveway. Another picture-perfect day; I'll post some later. as usual. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JerrySTL ★ Posted September 27, 2014 Popular Post Share #2 Posted September 27, 2014 67 miles at 17.8 mph avg. Great weather and a very flat ride with a good group including my youngest daughter. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/600127376 That's me below. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 27, 2014 Share #3 Posted September 27, 2014 67 miles at 17.8 mph avg. Great weather and a very flat ride with a good group including my youngest daughter. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/600127376 That's me below. Lookin' good, Jerry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post az_cyclist Posted September 27, 2014 Popular Post Share #4 Posted September 27, 2014 90.8 @ 15.5 ave today... the club ride plus an extra loop to get my September Ultramarathon Cycling ride in. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 28, 2014 Share #5 Posted September 28, 2014 90.8 @ 15.5 ave today... the club ride plus an extra loop to get my September Ultramarathon Cycling ride in. 90.8 @ 15.5 ave today... the club ride plus an extra loop to get my September Ultramarathon Cycling ride in. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 28, 2014 Share #6 Posted September 28, 2014 You guys are amazing to me. Two hours on the bike is about all I ever want to do. I can't imagine riding for 4-6 hours. I rode 24.5 miles at the Swamp. Ran over a snake and got attacked by hordes of mosquitos. Won't be going back there any time soon. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smudge ★ Posted September 28, 2014 Popular Post Share #7 Posted September 28, 2014 I did just shy of 30 miles. Approx 17 more than I had planned! I jumped on the Sirrus with my camera to look for some color; we're still quite green in this neck of the woods. I found a little bit of color, but not much. Mostly, it was a meandering ride. I love my new Sirrus shoes; but they don't have cleats yet, so they are a bit more of a workout. And, of course, I ended up going straight into a head wind for about 8 miles on the way home. (But I REALLY wanted to ride that route!) And if Jerry can post a selfie of sorts, so can I. I got desperate for color, so I took a few pics of purple flowers. I found out I am impressed with the digital zoom on my camera. I didn't know the moths had spots on their wings, and I thought I had missed the bumble bees. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 28, 2014 Share #8 Posted September 28, 2014 You guys are amazing to me. Two hours on the bike is about all I ever want to do. I can't imagine riding for 4-6 hours. I rode 24.5 miles at the Swamp. Ran over a snake and got attacked by hordes of mosquitos. Won't be going back there any time soon. How am I supposed to "like" this post when you ran over a snake??!! Poor guy was just out gettin' some sun. Ah well, you were out on your bike, so I will "like." What the heck was I don't last night that got me eaten up by mosquitoes??? Oh ya! I took my husband's cat for a walk. Came home and, dang, I was all eaten up on my lower legs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted September 28, 2014 Share #9 Posted September 28, 2014 How am I supposed to "like" this post when you ran over a snake??!! Poor guy was just out gettin' some sun. Believe me, I tried to avoid him. He was lying in the road motionless and I didn't see him until the last second, and then only because he started squirming. I don't think I hurt him too much, though. When I came back going the opposite direction, he was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 28, 2014 Share #10 Posted September 28, 2014 Ya, a hawk looked down and said, "Easy lunch!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 28, 2014 Share #11 Posted September 28, 2014 Smudge, you ride a Specialized Sirrus? My daughter is looking at the base model of that bike - how do you like it? She really liked it on a test ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted September 28, 2014 Share #12 Posted September 28, 2014 great pics smudge! I dont have a selfie to add from yesterday's ride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentonMakes Posted September 29, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted September 29, 2014 Photos from Saturday's ride...... this is the old train station in Hopewell Borough, NJ. Beautiful old building. The last time I was here was a memorial service for a client I'd worked with for years, a really nice guy and a well-liked local councilman. I didn't realize that the Community Room at this building had been named after him (apparently it was dedicated in June). That was really nice to see - it was sort of a spur-of-the-moment idea to take the couple-block detour past this building and I'm really glad I did. Heading north out of Hopewell is a road that's very popular for cycling, over "Sourland Mountain" - saw a bunch of other riders out there. First time I ever rode it myself - it might be a long time before I ride it again because there are almost no shoulders, car speeds are high and the road is in rough shape. We are starting to get some color here. Back to Lambertville, which has been a stop on many of my rides this summer (including water/Gatorade at Valparaiso's Deli). Heading out of town I climbed the hill on a different street and found a cemetery with a great view. I could imagine parking myself here for eternity. The almost 42 miles on the day brings my YTD to 497. The almost 2,400 feet of climbing was a high for 2014 - as I noted before I was gassed at the end. For most of my rides this year I had a time constraint but this day I could have ridden for another hour, at least, if my body was open to the idea. It wasn't. I didn't sleep well the night before; without that excuse I'd probably see this ride as a setback. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_cyclist Posted September 29, 2014 Share #14 Posted September 29, 2014 Nice pics Trenton! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 29, 2014 Share #15 Posted September 29, 2014 Smudge, you ride a Specialized Sirrus? My daughter is looking at the base model of that bike - how do you like it? She really liked it on a test ride. I will say this: it's my second Sirrus. My first Sirrus was a left-over from 2005 that showed up in my LBS. It was leaning against a wall, and I said, "What's that?" with lust in my voice. I took a ride and instantly fell in love. I hadn't been on a "nice" bike in probably 15 years. It was a Sirrus Sport Disc. I had seen a bunch of orange bikes this spring and was jonesin' for a new one. So I traded in the 2005 and got the 2014. Again, disc brakes which I love. I've always enjoyed riding my Sirrus bikes. They are fairly fast and nimble for a straight bar bike. Comfortable in that you can generally feel confident on it. I just wish Specialized would pull their heads out of their azz and go back to making the XS frame; some of us still need that!! Anyway, I love the Sirrus bikes; I call them my knockin' around bikes. They get me to the store, my mom's house, or out for a 30 mile ride. It's the bike I'll pack and ship to NY when I take my trip in May. My daughter has a Vita (the sister to the Sirrus), and she loves that bike too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted September 29, 2014 Share #16 Posted September 29, 2014 Thanks, smudge! She liked it a lot better than the Trek 7.2, so I think this might be the one for her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudge ★ Posted September 30, 2014 Share #17 Posted September 30, 2014 Lucky girl!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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