| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
5/1/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/2/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/3/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/5/2023
(Fri)
|
23.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, WG, Olde Towne. Stopped at Saints' Row. |
5/6/2023
(Sat)
|
1.00 |
0 |
general: testing -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Twice around the block to set the left crank.
When I changed the bottom bracket last summer, I must not have tightened the left crank enough. In the fall, it worked loose. Usually, that means that the crank is toast. The hard steel of the spindle will have scoured the soft aluminum of the crank and it will never seat tightly again. Well, I crossed my fingers and tightened the crank and it held for quite a while. But last week, it came loose again.
These cranks are really nice -- self-extracting Sugino. I'd like to keep them on the bike if possible.
Today, I removed the bolt, and cleaned the threads of both the bolt and spindle. Then I put on some blue thread adhesive and followed Sheldon's recommendation -- tighten the bolt, ride the bike a mile, and re-tightened the bolt. I should mark or photograph the bolt so I can tell if it ever works out. |
5/8/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/9/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/10/2023
(Wed)
|
21.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Long way home through Olde Towne, WG. Beautiful weather. |
5/11/2023
(Thu)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: errand -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Picked up clear title at Motor Car Tag and Title. Took long way through WG and Olde Towne.
Had the Riv. This is the nicest bike I have ever ridden. |
5/13/2023
(Sat)
|
26.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Panasonic DX-4000
Road |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Downtown, City Dock, Cumberland Head, Marcel's. |
5/14/2023
(Sun)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Panasonic DX-4000
Road |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Triple cross Saranac, Old Base, Stone Barracks. Rode a mile or two with Brian from Phila., bound for Montreal. He was on a fully loaded Disc Trucker, 6 days out. Camping at an RV park just north of town. |
5/16/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/17/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/19/2023
(Fri)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: BTWD, though since I don't work on Fridays, I didn't BTW. Saw Tom there. Krishna and Guy, too. Wasn't really so good this year. No coffee. No doughnuts or bagels. Just some power bars and gorp. I signed up too late to get a t-shirt. Maybe I'll skip it next year. |
5/22/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/23/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/24/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/25/2023
(Thu)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express. Fourth consecutive day of splendid weather. |
5/27/2023
(Sat)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport. Breakfast at Cafe Sophie. Sixth straight day of great weather. |
5/30/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
race: criterium -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/31/2023
(Wed)
|
21.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Long way home through WG. Perfect weather for a bike ride. |
| May Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 21 |
281.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 185 |
2,818.00 |
2,575 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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