| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Max Speed (mph) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
7/1/2012
(Sun)
|
50.96 |
31.50 |
03:50:25 |
13.27 |
Road: Hills |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Trees Down All Over Town Ride. We met Phil and Janet at their house around 8 am and headed toward Millersport. All along the way from Picktown to Buckeye Lake signs of last Friday's 80 mph winds were evident. Siding ripped off houses, debris scattered everywhere and numerous trees and wires down. The worst we found were along Deep Cut where the road was closed. We peddled on through to find trees across the road and telephone posts broken off at the base leaning by their wires. We ate breakfast at Old Canal Restaurant where there was no power but they were serving with generator power. Trees were downed and laying into the canal. After breakfast we rode out to Lake Rd where a tree completely blocked the road. We had to cross over a house's driveway to get around. As we headed into Pleasantville Janet got a call and they had to return home due to a family emergency involving her dad. Mar and I continued on to Carroll Eastern and rode back home as the temps continued to climb. We were glad to get back to the AC but really enjoyed our exciting "Storm Team" ride today.
Today's route may be found here:
http://goo.gl/maps/K5XT |
| Weather Conditions: Mid 70s to start and upper 80s at end with partly cloudy skies and quite humid. |
7/3/2012
(Tue)
|
13.88 |
25.50 |
01:04:37 |
12.89 |
Road: Hills |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Too Hot Just Run Errands Ride. With temps approaching 100 later today we decided to just run a short trip to get things done this morning. We left just after 8am and headed to CVS to pick up my Rx. I chatted with Charisse and David about the power outages from the storms and then we slipped over to Subway for breakfast. Then around to PNC to make a deposit but the ATM was out of order so Mar went inside. Then we headed to Hiren's house to drop off the DVDs that we were supposed to give him when he and Ranna visited on Sunday. Marilyn got a tour of the house and I got some Chai tea and played with Nayan. We put Nayan on the tandem before we left so he could get a feel for the big bike. Then down 256 to Allen and back Stemen as the temps began to steam up.
This route may be found here:
http://goo.gl/maps/0c67 |
| Weather Conditions: Warm start with temps in the mid 70s and warming quickly to the mid 80s by 10:30am as we neared home. Mostly clear skies and moderate humidity. |
7/5/2012
(Thu)
|
50.43 |
25.61 |
03:32:49 |
14.22 |
Road: Flat |
Easy Racers Gold Rush Replica
LWB Bent |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
| Comments: Early Bird Ride. Noting the excessive heat warning I got up early and took off just after 6am. Streets were still somewhat wet from last night's rain but were drying up as the sun began to beat down. I rolled into Glacier Knoll and onto the trail. As I rode up to the bridge just after the Brice Rd tunnel I came up on a beautiful indigo bunting right in front of me on the trail evidently drinking from a puddle. He took of right in front of me giving me one of the best views of his species I've ever had. Then on to Groveport and over to Three Creeks. Not too many folks on the trail today. Just after the underpass on 104 I came upon a deer right next to the trail pointed away from me. I came up silently and she darted into the woods a few feet then turned to look back at me. Then 3 other deer just off to my left in the woods also checking me out. I rolled along into Bexley thinking I might stop at COSI for breakfast but the closer I got the darker the skies became. I decided I would race for home though my prospects looked bleak. The rain actually held of longer than I expected. I came upon Chuck coming at me just after US33. He seemed to think it would pass north of us so he continued on as did I. I got all the way to Diley when I began to feel a few drops as I crossed the railroad track. Then it rained more steadily all the rest of the way home. No lightning seen just a comfortable rain keeping me cool. |
| Weather Conditions: Sunny and low 70s to start and becoming cloudy and eventually light showers as I finished up with temps in the upper 70s. |
7/19/2012
(Thu)
|
50.25 |
25.50 |
03:36:20 |
13.94 |
Road: Flat |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
| Comments: Back on the Bike Ride. It felt like a long time between rides. Between work and my trip with Stephanie to Vegas and the steamy weather I really needed to get back on the bike. We hopped on the tandem at 6am to avoid the heat and possible showers. On Diley we spotted four deer off in the soybean field. Then on down Long with very little traffic at this early hour. We did encounter a Pickerington police car on Windmiller, then on Diley, then in the neighborhood before Long, then on Long at Bowen, then he turned around on Bowen and passed us again going the other way. It was like we were being followed... We jumped on the trail and soon saw headlights in our mirrors as the ranger was following us on the trail! We lost him over the bridge just past Gender but it had me looking for the black helicopters the rest of our ride. We worked our way down to Bexley and stopped for lunch at COSI. Then back on the trail at Main St. where we ran into a mother and her two grown sons on bikes waiting for the cross light at Livingston Ave. She looked to be young enough to be their sister as we all rode along together for a while. Then we continued along at a really good pace for the rest of the ride as our average shows. We saw Chuck in passing near Heron's pond but we were all moving too fast trying to avoid high temps and the coming rain to stop. Made it back before 10:30am and really enjoyed being back on the bike. |
| Weather Conditions: Low 70s to start and clear to start. Upper 70s and increasing clouds with high humidity and very light winds as ride progressed. |
7/22/2012
(Sun)
|
49.98 |
35.86 |
03:01:34 |
16.52 |
Road: Hills |
Easy Racers Gold Rush Replica
LWB Bent |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Granville Area Hill Ride. The Huntington team of which I'm a member held a tune up ride for Pelotonia which is now 3 weeks away. I arrived at the park early and found no one there. I drove back to town and got a cup of coffee at a cafe and the guys there said "Oh, that ride was yesterday!" I rode back to the park after my coffee and found folks there unloading bikes and getting ready to ride. A husband and wife team put this ride on and did a great job of organizing. There were 17 bikes including one recumbent-me. We took off at 8 am and rolled up into Granville and then north into the hills and farmland eventually stopping in Homer. I was able to stay with the lead group the whole way and we really kept up a fine pace. I would drop back a bit climbing the hills and then would roar past everyone coming down hills. I was again just behind the lead two riders coming out of Alexandria and heading for home down Raccoon Valley Rd as I climbed the last hill. I thought I could catch the leaders down the final hill and hold on for the finish when I dropped the chain on the inside as I crested the hill! I quickly jumped off the bike and replaced the chain on the chainring. Then back on the bike for the finish. I couldn't catch those guys but finished 3rd easily after an amazing and beautiful roll through the area.
Today's route may be found here:
http://goo.gl/maps/lzQC |
| Weather Conditions: Cool start in the upper 60s with partly cloudy skies and no wind. Warming into the low 80s later with light winds out of the northwest and clearing skies. |
7/25/2012
(Wed)
|
50.32 |
25.88 |
03:34:21 |
14.09 |
Road: Flat |
Easy Racers Gold Rush Replica
LWB Bent |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Oh Dear No Deer for Phil Ride. Met Phil at the park at about 6:30am after riding down Diley and spotting 8-10 deer in the soybean field before the railroad tracks. We rode on the trail down to Bexley and stopped at COSI for breakfast before heading back. Phil spotted a red tailed hawk on the powerline tower as he was lamenting his inability to find deer in the park. We never did see a single deer. To add to his frustration we stopped to talk to Tom Frazier on the trail who told us he just saw 4 fawns and numerous adults along his path. Though we crossed that same area 30 minutes later we never saw a single deer. We decided a fake target practice deer should be erected near Abby Trails just so Phil can feel better about it. Nice ride today. Here is the route:
http://goo.gl/maps/UB7Bs |
| Weather Conditions: Cool start low 60s and warming into the upper 70s with clear skies and low humidity. Light winds late out of the SE. |
7/25/2012
(Wed)
|
13.43 |
22.41 |
01:06:40 |
12.09 |
Road: Flat |
Easy Racers Gold Rush Replica
LWB Bent |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
| Comments: Neighborhood Ride with John and Hanna. John Schlitt contacted me earlier today to see if I would like to ride with he and Hanna. They came by about 6:30pm and we rode around the neighborhood. We had nice conversations about work, kids, and Pelotonia. It was pretty hot but fun. |
| Weather Conditions: Around 90 degrees but not too humid. |
7/26/2012
(Thu)
|
7.81 |
17.75 |
00:40:53 |
11.46 |
Road: Flat |
Easy Racers Gold Rush Replica
LWB Bent |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Ride to Bob Evans and Great Clips. The title says it all. Very warm.
Here's the way I got there:
http://goo.gl/maps/mVqDQ
|
| Weather Conditions: Warm mid 80s with clear sunny skies. |
7/28/2012
(Sat)
|
57.02 |
31.50 |
04:20:26 |
13.14 |
Road: Hills |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
Comments: Jumping Canal Fish Ride. We started early and jumped off around 6:30am to head for breakfast in Millersport. We rode down Harmon and out 204 for a change knowing that traffic should be light early on a Saturday morning. We followed Etna Rd to Broad and Mill St into Pataskala following the "Bike Route" signs through town. We headed out Blacks where we soon noticed a sign stating the road was closed in 1/2 mile. This turned out to be right before Watkins Rd where the pavement was completely torn out. We speculated that they are lowering the hill to improve visibility at the intersection. We walked the bike around the construction and continued on our way. We rode into Hebron and down Canal Rd where we spotted 4 heron and more jumping fish than we've ever seen. A family was fishing there and they yelled that they had been catching small fish. Then on into Millersport where we stopped for breakfast at Olde Canal Restaurant. Terri took care of us as usual and we ordered 2x2x2 as usual. There were a couple of bikers there when we pulled up and two more came as we were leaving. Then on into Baltimore where we continued to see lots of garage sales as we had all morning. Then on down Basil Western where we saw two kestrels jump off the phone lines and fly along with us for a while. We pulled into Meier for a pit stop then Mar saw a kingfisher flying around the pond at the end of the parking lot. Then up Diley and back home by 1130am.
Today's route may be found here:
http://goo.gl/maps/rORs3 |
| Weather Conditions: Upper 60s to start and mid 70s to end. Cloudy early then partly cloudy skies later with light winds out of the WNW. |
7/29/2012
(Sun)
|
50.17 |
25.50 |
03:44:00 |
13.44 |
Road: Flat |
Rans Screamer
Rd Bent Tandem |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
| Comments: Balloon Chase Ride. We left our driveway about 7:30am and immediately spotted the Kellar Farms balloon off to the west about 2 miles away. We were heading in that general direction and found ourselves getting closer as we rode through the neighborhoods toward 256. As we hit the light at Kroger's we stopped and saw the balloon heading south past the watertower. We continued down Diley counting 2 deer in the soybean field then rolling down Long as we watched the balloon begin to descend. We hopped on the trail and found lots of folks riding on this very nice Sunday morning. We rode down to COSI for breakfast and then back. We stopped at CVS to pick up my prescription then back home. |
| Weather Conditions: Cool start low 60s then warming into the upper 70s. Clear early then partly cloudy late. |
7/30/2012
(Mon)
|
47.39 |
25.88 |
03:25:00 |
13.87 |
Road: Flat |
Easy Racers Gold Rush Replica
LWB Bent |
'BentRider Recumbent Club |
| Comments: Screamer Chain Eats Wheel Ride. We set out for Phil and Janet's house at about 6:30 am and enjoyed a pleasant ride out Stemen to Doty then on past the usual 3 walking ladies on Bickel Church. As I downshifted to pull into Phil's driveway we heard a horrible crunching sound as the rear wheel locked up. After getting off the bike I saw that the chain had come off on the inside of the chainwheel and jammed hopelessly most of the way around the wheel. Phil immediately pointed out that a spoke had been broken in the mishap. We tried to no avail to pull the chain back out. At this point I knew we had to take the bike in to the shop. Phil and I wrestled the tandem into his Odyssey and drove us home. We then put it into our van for transport to the bike shop later. I then prepared the single bikes for riding and we took off to meet the Paulsens at Glacier Knoll for our plan B ride. We got there about 8:30am and we rode out Marilyn and Janet enjoying their continuous conversations as we rode the trail. We made it to Oxbow Loop and decided to head back. Phil and I took off just after Confluence Park to ride over to Ebright Rd and then rode hard to catch up with the ladies. We just did catch them as they were approaching Glacier Knoll. Then Mar and I headed to Old Bag of Nails for lunch where Phil and Janet drove to join us. After lunch we biked home. Then I took the Screamer to BicycleOne where Brett helped me evaluate the sad situation with the rear wheel. I left the bike there where it will take a few days to fix. The indicated mileage is 7 miles on the Screamer to Phil's place and 40.39 miles on the Goldrush. |
| Weather Conditions: Cool start low 60s warming to the mid 80s with partly cloudy skies and lower humidity. |
| July Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Max Speed (mph) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 11 |
441.64 |
35.86 |
31:57:05 |
13.90 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Max Speed (mph) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 111 |
4,834.98 |
44.00 |
365:26:13 |
13.16 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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