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I've Got Something to Say
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Time: 00:00:00
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Distance:
7.55 miles
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Max Speed:
24.00 mph
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Avg Speed:
12.20 mph
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Route:
home-work (Page Ave)
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Weight:
241
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Category: general: commute -
solo
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Terrain: Road: Hills
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Bike: Fuji Supreme 700c Hybrid
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Club: Commuter Cycling Century |
| Weather Conditions: 33 degrees (feels like 28)
Wind: WSW6
Humidity: 78%
Light snow |
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Time: 00:44:01
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Distance:
8.74 miles
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Max Speed:
23.00 mph
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Avg Speed:
11.80 mph
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Altitude Gain:
0 ft
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Route:
f
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Weight:
0
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Category: general: commute -
solo
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Terrain: Road: Hills
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Bike: Fuji Supreme 700c Hybrid
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Club: Commuter Cycling Century |
| Weather Conditions: 32 degrees (feels like 24)
Wind: W10
Humidity: 85%
Cloudy w/snow & some sleet
Sunset: 4:56 PM
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The forecast for Fri called for some snow in the area through the morning hours - the commute into work was fine w/temps in the upper 20's. Then there was some pretty white stuff fallen late morning. What I didn't see in the forecast was the precip in the late afternoon and people reporting slick spots on the sidewalks exiting out of the building... A co-worker asked if I had spikes in my tires - no, I don't have studded tires.
When I left work at about 5:15 there was some light flurries coming down (and I felt a few sleet pellets along the way, too), the pavement was wet, but I never encountered any slick/icey spots. What I did encounter was a stiff wind out of the W which was espicially bothersome on the 1/2 mile+ stretch of road (Natural Bridge) that is slight uphill along side the new runway at STL International - I was heading the same directions as the planes taking off (i.e. a headwind). As I was approached an overpass making my way up Natural Bridge, an airplane rumbled down the nearby runway and took off into the clouds. before I reached the otherside of the overpass two more jets completed their take-offs - that's how slow I was trudging into the wind, and I didn't get stopped at the traffic lights on either end of the overpass.
But I did make it to my destination (bowling alley for Fri night league) without incident - it was a good night's ride.
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