Bill sent out a message to the mailing list saying he was looking for someone to do about 30 miles at a 16-17 mph pace. That would be a good solid ride for me, so I joined him. The rain threatened all evening and there were a few sprinkles, but we did 54 kilometers in [...]
Entries from July 2007
July 8, 2007
Bike Route Mapping Websites
When I first discovered Gmap-Pedometer, I was delighted that I could draw my bike routes on a map using a mouse and I would get the miles covered, an elevation profile, and a record of the ride like this. The geographic data comes from Google maps. There is no need login, but you have to [...]
July 5, 2007
Three Unions and a Windsor Redux
I have done three rides called Three Unions and a Windsor in the last two years. The distances were: 43.9, 60.4, and 53.2 miles. They are all variations on a theme. Riding around Carrol County on the rolling hills. Today’s ride was 43.9 miles and had 2644 ft of climbing without a single major hill. [...]
July 4, 2007
Typical Evening Ride
It was quite nice when I left the house at 7:00 PM. I headed out Jefferson Pike towards Jefferson. The first few miles I averaged about 15.5 mph, but then I started the climb into Jefferson. That was followed by the climb up Marlu Ridge. By the time I reached the top my average speed [...]
July 1, 2007
Ride, Fix Flat, Repeat, …
I replaced my worn Continental Ultra Race front tire with a Continental Gatorskin in hopes of getting fewer flats. With about 60 miles on the new tire, I felt like I had a flat. I stopped and checked the back tire. It was fine. It turned out that my brand new front tire had the [...]
