On Strike? 🪧 Did my hybrid go on strike because I didn’t ride it for a few days? This morning I had a 9:15 doctor’s appointment; and I though I’d ride the hybrid there, then do a few easy laps around the park. This plan was thwarted when I went to pump up the hybrid’s […]
RAGBRAI Ready? 🥧 Am I RAGBRAI ready? Not at this point! This event is seven days long; and the average daily distance is some 70 miles. Am I equal to that? If my riding so far this week is any indication, I’ve got a “fur piece” to go; both literally and figuratively. RAGBRAI is a
Nip and Tuck 🚂 The final mile of this morning’s ride felt like nip and tuck. There was a freight train rolling along in the same direction that I was traveling! The contest was looking rather unequal, too. Although I was gaining on the train, those locomotives were approaching my crossing too fast for me
Winter’s Coming Back! 🥶 Winter’s coming back! Can you believe it? After days of un-March-like temperatures, tonight it’s going to drop to 41. I might want hand warmers for tomorrow’s ride! The wind chill could be as low as 34 degrees; with a wind from the NE. That means a headwind on the way home,
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Erin Go Bragh! ☘️ I’m not Irish; but let’s say, Erin Go Bragh! I know I’m nowhere near ready to paddle around the Emerald Isle; I don’t have — and probably never will have — the arm/upper body strength. But maybe I could pedal all around Ireland! It looks like Ireland is quite chilly. I
Miles in the Bank 🚴🏿 Today I decided I needed to put some miles in the bank. I’m considering aiming for 100 miles per week; and for the current Monday-Sunday time period, I’m still about 9 miles short. Not that I’m planning a bicycle tour. I’m don’t feel quite back in shape after last year’s
Undercover ☔️ I’m undercover this afternoon; or, rather, under cover. Would this Fischer Barometer let me know exactly when things will let loose? Today I rode an hour or so earlier than usual; and that turned out to be a good thing. It was already overcast before 7 am; and it was an incredible 75
On Tenterhooks Again! 🪝 I’m on tenterhooks again, thanks to the forecast. It might be helpful if I had a weather radio to take along while riding! The forecast for the next three days talks about “slight chance” of T-storms in the morning; then T-storms “likely” later in the day. I can’t know when the
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Ramping It Up ↗️ I’m ramping it up now; sort of. It can be difficult to determine whether you’re making progress when you don’t have a power meter; speed can depend on factors besides strength (headwind or tailwind; flat terrain or hills, etc.). Today I rode the hybrid so I could use the trunk and
Re-View? 👀 You get plenty of re-view when you ride the same route day after day. (Or maybe night after night!) Whether you see it through polarized lenses or not, it often seems like nothing changes from one ride to the next. The same old path. The same trees along the riverbank. For now, at