| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
1/2/2023
(Mon)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG express. Cloudy, but mild. No rain. |
1/3/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Drizzling in the morning, but warm. |
1/4/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exporation Lane. Light rain. |
1/13/2023
(Fri)
|
22.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: First ride since positive covid last Thursday. Cold. Airport. WG, Olde Towne. |
1/16/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
1/17/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
1/18/2023
(Wed)
|
18.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Long way home through Olde Towne and WG. |
1/23/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
1/24/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
1/25/2023
(Wed)
|
5.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Miserable weather this PM. M. came and fetched me. |
1/26/2023
(Thu)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport. Gray day. Feels colder than the 44 F reading. |
1/27/2023
(Fri)
|
17.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Jiggety-jig. M. gave me a lift to the office, where I retrieved the bike I left there on Wed. Took the long way home, through WG. Stopped for coffee at La Poteria. |
1/30/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
1/31/2023
(Tue)
|
5.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. M. picked me up with rain and temps closing in on freezing. |
| January Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 14 |
166.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
2/1/2023
(Wed)
|
6.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Jiggety-jig. M. dropped me off at Exploration. Biked home. Would have taken the long way, but it was too cold. |
2/2/2023
(Thu)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express |
2/7/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
2/8/2023
(Wed)
|
20.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Long way home through WG. |
2/9/2023
(Thu)
|
24.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport and WG. Stopped for a coke at Cafe Sophie. Saw 4 SF50's on the tarmac, including N64AR, and one I don't think I've seen before. Bright blue tail. Couldn't see the number. Temps pretty mild -- mid 60's. |
2/13/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
2/14/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. On the way home, stopped at the corner of Middlebrook and Frederick to by some roses from a street vendor. |
2/15/2023
(Wed)
|
20.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Long way home, through Olde Town, Deer Park, WG. Very pleasant, with temps in the mid 60's and light overcast. |
2/20/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
2/21/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
2/23/2023
(Thu)
|
23.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, Scotland, WG, Olde Towne. Absolutely gorgeous day with temps in the mid 70's. Stopped in at Saints' Row brew pub and had a delicious German black lager. |
2/27/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration lane. Light rain on the way home. |
2/28/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
| February Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 13 |
181.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
3/1/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/4/2023
(Sat)
|
30.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Rolling |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Gregg Rd. ramble. Returned via Airpark. Clear but windy. It is March, after all. Brought binocs. N10RS (which I have bookmarked) and N246KB, which is not even in the FR24 database yet. Must be brand new. |
3/6/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/8/2023
(Wed)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express. Brisky, but clear. |
3/13/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/14/2023
(Tue)
|
12.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/15/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/16/2023
(Thu)
|
20.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Beautiful day. Maybe the best this year 60F and much less wind than yesterday or the day before. East Village, Scotland, Airport, Flower Hill, Saybrooke, Olde Towne. Stopped for a delicious black lager at Saints' Row. |
3/20/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/21/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/22/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/23/2023
(Thu)
|
17.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG, Olde Towne. Stopped at Saints' Row. Macy's at Lakeforest Mall is closed. Mall itself looks like it is still open, but barely. |
3/27/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/28/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
3/29/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
| March Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 15 |
197.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
4/10/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Great to be back in the saddle after resolution of a medical issue. |
4/11/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
4/12/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
4/13/2023
(Thu)
|
19.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, WG, Olde Towne, Saints' Row |
4/17/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
4/18/2023
(Tue)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG, OldeTowne |
4/19/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
4/21/2023
(Fri)
|
20.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Scotland, Airport, WG, Olde Towne, Saints' Row. Perfect biking weather. |
4/24/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
4/25/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Left crank came loose again yesterday. Second time since I replaced the bottom bracket last year. Tightened up. Stayed on for today. Took quite a while to work loose again. Maybe I won't have to replace it. |
4/27/2023
(Thu)
|
14.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Charlene, QV, Flower Hill, WG, Olde Town. |
| April Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 11 |
142.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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 |
6/1/2023
(Thu)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express. Saints' Row. |
6/4/2023
(Sun)
|
6.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh SC-30
XC Rigid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Neighborhood pootle |
6/6/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
6/7/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
6/10/2023
(Sat)
|
18.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport, Saybrooke, Olde Towne. Breakfast at Cafe Sophie. The food is not that good. Last time I had Norwegian pancakes. Won't do that again. This time, oatmeal, which wasn't very good, either. Still, I like the place. And the coffee is excellent. |
6/12/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
6/13/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Perfect weather. |
6/14/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
6/16/2023
(Fri)
|
17.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG and Deer Park. Beautiful morning. |
6/16/2023
(Fri)
|
2.00 |
0 |
general: testing -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh SC-30
XC Rigid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Test ride. New wheel, chain, and cassette. Seems to be fine. Had to tweak the derailer limit screws. Wheels are now all made for 10-speed. Travis gave me a spacer to put under the lock ring of a 7-speed cassette. 724 miles on virtual odometer. |
6/17/2023
(Sat)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Breakfast at Cafe Sophie. East Village, Airport, Cross Country, Quail Valley, Charlene. |
6/18/2023
(Sun)
|
3.00 |
0 |
general: errand -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh SC-30
XC Rigid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Lidl |
6/20/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
6/21/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Dreary weather. Very light rain in the morning. Cold drizzle coming home. This is not the weather I ordered. |
6/24/2023
(Sat)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Scotland, Airport. Left crank started falling off, so I made a beeline for home. This has been going on since I replaced the bottom bracket last year. I'm gonna need a new crank. For the time, I'll use the slightly bent one from the Riv. car crash. But I'm having trouble getting the pedal off the old crank. Let's see what WD-40 can do. |
6/26/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Bike is falling apart. Saturday the crank came loose. I substituted an old, somewhat bent, crank of the same length (170 mm). Couldn't get the pedal off the old crank Borrowed one from the tandem. On the way to work, the bottom bracket started making awful noises. I think it is done. Only replaced it last year, but it was N.O.S. and I'd had it around for more than 10 years. Even so, 837 miles is not very far. Turns out you can get just a left crank without buying the set. I'll try that and a new bracket. |
6/27/2023
(Tue)
|
6.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Uber'd home to rush Jem to the vets'. |
6/28/2023
(Wed)
|
5.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Got a ride in from M. Biked back. |
6/28/2023
(Wed)
|
1.00 |
0 |
general: testing -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Replace front brake pads and test. Old ones were right down to the limit -- 1 mm. at 2491 miles. Job was a little tricky. Glad I looked at YouTube first. I would have missed the clip on the retaining screw.
Noise that I thought was coming from a loose headset is, in fact, coming from the saddle.
Till now, I thought that the ticking noise I hear when I pull the front brake was a blip on the rotor. Today I saw the real cause. When I pull the front brake, the tension on the spokes causes one spoke to graze the brake caliper. You can see the scrapes on the caliper. I noticed it when the bike was on the stand and the spokes are evenly stressed. When I'm on the bike and the top spokes are stressed more, it doesn't happen. I suppose it's something I could live with, but I think I will consult with the bike shop.
New brake pads seem to work well. There was not much adjusting -- just let out amlost all the slack. Didn't need to do any aligning. Both sides pull off clean. |
| June Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 19 |
182.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
7/1/2023
(Sat)
|
23.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport and WG. Smoke from fires in Canada made riding iffy on Thu. and Fri. Rain overnight cleaned things up. |
7/3/2023
(Mon)
|
25.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport, WG, OldeTowne |
7/4/2023
(Tue)
|
14.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG express |
7/5/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/6/2023
(Thu)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Scotland, Airport, Flower Hill. |
7/8/2023
(Sat)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Breakfast at Cafe Sophie |
7/10/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/11/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/12/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/13/2023
(Thu)
|
22.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport, WG |
7/14/2023
(Fri)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Seneca Creek State Park, via Game Preserve Road. Saw a hummingbird, a groundhog, and a wedding. This is a nice ride. I should do it more often. |
7/17/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/18/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/21/2023
(Fri)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express |
7/24/2023
(Mon)
|
12.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Stopped at Sam's Pharmacy on the way home. |
7/25/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/26/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
7/27/2023
(Thu)
|
19.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, WG, Olde Towne. Pretty warm, but tolerable on a bike. |
7/27/2023
(Thu)
|
19.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh SC-30
XC Rigid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, WG, Olde Towne
[03May24 - originally posted as on Raleigh hybrid, but that was out of commission on that date. Attributing it to Riv, or Americano makes their odo not agree with Bike journal. Pretty sure I did do the ride, so I'm attributing it to The Raleigh MB. |
7/28/2023
(Fri)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG, Deer Park, Olde Towne. |
7/31/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane, then straight back home for Jem crisis |
| July Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 21 |
301.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
8/1/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
8/2/2023
(Wed)
|
19.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG, Olde Towne, Saint's Row. Perfect biking weather.
Installed new Flyer saddle at 2492 miles. Both of the previous Brooks's that I had on this bike creaked.
There was a click that I thought was from a loose headset, so I loosened the pinch bolts, tightened the star nut, and re-tightened the pinch bolts. No effect. Then I checked the S&S couplers. The top one was good and tight ,as I suppose you would expect, since it is under compression. The lower coupler was just a bit loose -- probably not even a quarter turn. But that was enough. No more click. I'll have to keep an eye on this bottom coupler, which is under tension. Fortunately, I think it will make noise a long time before it gets dangerously loose. |
8/5/2023
(Sat)
|
23.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport, WG, Olde Towne.
Saddle creak seems to be creeping back. I wonder if there is something about this seat-post. |
8/7/2023
(Mon)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Lakeforest. My test bed is still not ready. Gonna take PTO day-by-day till it is ready. Took the long way home through WG and Airport. |
8/8/2023
(Tue)
|
26.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: All of Wildcat and Rocky. Perfect summer weather. Broken clouds 80F, not humid, nice breeze. |
8/11/2023
(Fri)
|
23.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: East Village, Airport, WG, Olde Towne. Perfect weather. I'm getting excited about my Lake Champlain tour in less than a month.
Took the bike up to Larry yesterday to look at a spoke ticking against the front brake caliper. Watched him work, but I couldn't really tell what he was doing, and he wouldn't say. (Though he did tell me I shouldn't have undone the couplers to fit it in the car trunk -- only do that for flying. And he told my my saddle was tipped too far back, and I had the wrong kind of pedals. I've bought three high-end bikes from this guy, and interacted with him numerous times. I can't recall a single encounter when he didn't tell me I was doing something wrong.)
Whatever he did, the front brake is totally silent, now. |
8/14/2023
(Mon)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express. Hot and muggy, but still better than sitting around inside. |
8/15/2023
(Tue)
|
12.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport express. |
8/16/2023
(Wed)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Deluxe. Beautiful morning. Bike is running great. Tick in the front brake is totally gone. New saddle is comfortable (if a little bit noisy). |
8/21/2023
(Mon)
|
12.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG express. Perfect weather. |
8/22/2023
(Tue)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport. More great weather. |
8/23/2023
(Wed)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG & Deer Park. Quite cool at 7:30 AM. Probably about 60F. Used arm warmers. Other than creaky saddle, bike seems ready for upcoming tour. And creaky saddle is not a show stopper. |
8/25/2023
(Fri)
|
14.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG express w/ stop at Saints' Row. They were out of Baker Street, but the brown ale was very good. |
8/28/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
8/29/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
| August Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 15 |
234.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9/1/2023
(Fri)
|
33.00 |
2,575 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Tour Tune-up. Damascus and back. Intentionally hilly. About 2600 feet of climb in 33 miles. My biggest climbing day on the tour coming up should be about 3300. I think I'll be OK.
Perfect weather. Followed Price's Distillery as far as the ford. Stopped in Damascus for a soda and at Doc Waters' for a cider.
Americano seems ready to go. I've got the saddle broken in and adjusted. The USB charger is hooked up again. The tick is gone from the front spokes. |
9/7/2023
(Thu)
|
52.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
solo
|
Road: Steep |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Lake Champlain Solo Day 1. Whitehall NY to Westport NY, Left Whitehall just after 8. Got to Westport about 2:30. Pretty hot. Must have been high 80's. Drank a lot of water and coke. Stopped at a makeshift dockside cafe for lunch. The lake is absolutely beautiful. From the cafe, there was a nice view of the new Crown Point bridge.
There were two big climbs today. One about 12 miles out, which I felt pretty good on. unforch, it made me cocky and I went too hard on the smaller climbs leading up to the second big climb coming out of Port Henry. I had to walk up the top of that one. I need to establish a "touring" pace, especially on the big climbs. Even so, there's nothing wrong with walking up a steep hill. If you're willing to do that, you can go almost anywhere.
I really lucked out with the weather. A half hour after I got to Westport a thunderstorm blew in with drenching rain and gusty winds. |
9/8/2023
(Fri)
|
49.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
solo
|
Road: Steep |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Lake Champlain Solo. Day 2. Westport to Plattsburgh. Couldn't get breakfast in Westport till 8, so I didn't get going till about 9. Last night the weather forecast was calling for thunderstorms all day, but no rain materialized. Was mostly cloudy. Cooler than yesterday.
Saw a pair of tourists stopped at a convenience store in Willsboro. I pulled in to chat with them. They were heading south. Today's destination was Port Henry. I never found out their ultimate goal. They were guys my age or about.
Today had one big climb -- coming out of Willsboro. It's the biggest of the whole tour. I took it slow and rested about halfway up. From the top it was several miles of downhill, including most of US9 going into Keeseville.
Coming out of Keeseville, you cross the AuSable twice -- once at the chasm, then again just before the river meets the lake. The second bridge is closed for reconstruction. There's a detour, but it isn't marked very well. Fortunately, the guys I met in Willsboro gave me good advice about the detour.
Coming up 9 past Valcour was beautiful.
I'm staying at Mom's. Peggy is there, too. She made a big pot of chili for supper. |
9/9/2023
(Sat)
|
65.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Lake Champlain Solo. Day 3. Plattsburgh to South Hero. Best day on a bike all year. Rode up the West Side of the lake to Rouses Point, then down through Alburg, North Hero, and South hero.
Yesterday, the forecast was for rain, but it never materialized. Skies were mostly sunny with scattered clouds. Temps in the high 60s. Just ideal for biking.
Stopped at a nice coffee shop in Rouses Point. While I was there a club ride out of Plattsburgh rolled in. Had a nice chat with them.
I probably saw at least a hundred cyclists today. There were gaggles of them stopped at the general store in North Hero, where you can get a good sandwich. While I ate my sandwich, I chatted with a group of 4 young ladies on a tour. They were classmates at Davidson College in NC and do a bike tour every year. They picked this area because one of their number lives in Burlington.
I rolled into the Ring Dang Doo B&B about a quarter to 3.
|
9/10/2023
(Sun)
|
56.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
solo
|
Road: Hills |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Lake Champlain Solo. Day 4. South Hero to Middlebury.
Fantastic stay last night at Ring Dang Doo.
Day started out great with trip across the Island Line causeway, including what might be the world's only bike ferry.
I got lost in Colchester where the bike path is not contiguous. I had pulled off the road and was checking the map on my phone. A lady passing by in a car stopped and asked me if I needed directions? I said yes. She turned her car around and led me back to the place I'd gone wrong.
Burlington was disappointing. The last two times I was here (both times on a bike) it was charming. Today, it just seemed crowded and ugly. I didn't linger at all.
I did have some trouble with my GPS. It kept losing the pre-loaded Komoot route. Eventually, I used its stand-alone routing function to get me to Middlebury, and that worked fine.
Skies were cloudy. There was an occasional drizzle, but it had no real impact.
Came through Bristol, a nice-looking town, which seemed to have a nice coffee shop. Unforch, it had just closed as I rolled up. |
9/11/2023
(Mon)
|
41.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
solo
|
Road: Steep |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Lake Champlain Solo. Day 5. Middlebury to Whitehall. A good day. Maybe the second best of the tour. Short but quite hilly. Had to walk up three hills. Didn't go through a single settlement of any size. I might not even have seen a gas station. Went past a lovely lake (Hortonia). Short stretch of gravel (very rideable).
Weather was predicted to improve after 10 and the distance was short, so I didn't leave till then. Got to Whitehall about 2, where I had a late lunch at a Stewart's.
Weather today was a lot like yesterday -- cloudy with occasional no-impact drizzle.
Bike ran great. Not a single hitch. No flats. New saddle is very comfortable. Bike packs very nicely in the trunk of the rental car by merely splitting it. You don't eve have to take the wheels off.
So ends my first solo multi-day tour. 263 miles. Some challenges. Lots of beautiful scenery and interesting, friendly people. I don't think this will be the last one. |
9/12/2023
(Tue)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: City, Old Base, West End |
9/14/2023
(Thu)
|
49.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Steep |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Beekmantown, Dannemora, Saranac, Schuyler Falls. Great roads, challenging hills. Clinton County should be be a biking mecca. |
9/16/2023
(Sat)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
group
|
Road: Flat |
Panasonic DX-4000
Road |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: City, base with John. |
9/19/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
9/20/2023
(Wed)
|
20.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Long way home. Saw a doe and two fawns in WG. Fawns were so still, at first I thought they were statues. |
9/25/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
9/26/2023
(Tue)
|
6.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Lakeforest |
9/27/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
9/28/2023
(Thu)
|
19.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, OldeTown, Saints' Row |
| September Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 15 |
446.00 |
2,575 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
10/2/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/3/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/4/2023
(Wed)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Third consecutive day of sparkling weather. |
10/6/2023
(Fri)
|
25.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, WG, and Olde Towne. Stopped at depot for second breakfast. Watched a 3-loco, 98-car train head west. |
10/9/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane and Lakeforest. Rohloff oil changed at 3183 miles. |
10/10/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/11/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/12/2023
(Thu)
|
7.00 |
0 |
general: testing -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Cannondale MT2000
Mtn Tandem |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Shakedown cruise for tomorrow's seagull. Had lunch at Cafe Sophie |
10/14/2023
(Sat)
|
59.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Cannondale MT2000
Mtn Tandem |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Seagull Century with L. Our 18th time. The t-shirt says this was the 35th one, so we've done more than half of them.
Today was about the worst weather we've had on this ride. It started to rain before we got to the first rest top at Washington High School. We never had to contend with a downpour, but it was steady for the rest of the ride and we got pretty well soaked. Fortunately, temps were mild -- in the 60's. Some well-meaning citizen set up his own rest stop 8 or 10 miles from the finish, at which point we were beginning to fade. He had set up a canopy so we could get out of the rain, and was serving hot chicken broth. There's still a lot of good in the world.
The metric wasn't quite a century -- only 94 KM. With the bad weather, we weren't about to complain. The route seemed quite different from past years, especially the part just preceding the turn on to College-Backbone Road.
I stayed over in Salisbury. L. drove this morning from CP. We got started later than I would have liked -- about 10:30. By the time we hit the rest stops, they had already started to pack up. In past years, we've seen thousands of other cyclists. This year, very few. That's probably a combination of our late start and the bad weather.
Our pace was 13.5. That's down from down from last year's 14.3. Best I've recorded was 16.4 in '07. I tired a bit last year, but not this year. We probably just didn't hit it as hard. |
10/16/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/17/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/18/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/20/2023
(Fri)
|
21.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Airport, WG. Stopped for coffee at Cafe Sophie. |
10/23/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/24/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/25/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
10/27/2023
(Fri)
|
15.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG and Olde Towne. stopped at Saints Row |
10/30/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Came home in the rain. Police closed 355, presumably cleaning up an accident. Had to detour. Noticeably darker at quitting time than last Wed. |
10/31/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
| October Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 19 |
273.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
11/2/2023
(Thu)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. First frost last night. Still below freezing when I went in. |
11/6/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Time change. Came home in full darkness. Lights worked fine. |
11/7/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
11/8/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Crisp but very clear. |
11/13/2023
(Mon)
|
55.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
group
|
Off: Hills |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Silver Comet. Smyrna to Cedartown with John. Good day. Unexpected substantial hills between Rockmart and Cedartown did not discourage us. Lots of people are out on the trail, but we seem to be the only long-distance tourists. |
11/14/2023
(Tue)
|
47.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
group
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Cedartown to Anniston on the Silver Comet and Chief Ladiga with John. More great weather. Alabama folks are very friendly. Lunch in a great coffee shop in Piedmont. Took a cab to downtown Anniston for supper. Our motel (McClellan Inn) is super. |
11/15/2023
(Wed)
|
61.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
group
|
Off: Hills |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Anniston to Rockmart with John on the Chief Ladiga-Silver Comet. Our longest mileage. With the hills, also our most challenging. Nevertheless, our best day. Terrific breakfast at the Waffle House in Jacksonville. Coffee in Piedmont. Lunch at Pirkle's Deli in Cedartown. |
11/16/2023
(Thu)
|
41.00 |
0 |
general: touring -
group
|
Off: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Rockmart to Smyrna with John on the Silver Comet. Best weather day yet. Shortest day. Over too soon. 204 miles for the 4-day tour. |
11/20/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
11/27/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
| November Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 10 |
266.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
12/4/2023
(Mon)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
12/5/2023
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
12/6/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
12/12/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Very cold, But clear. Yesterday's snow is all but gone |
12/13/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Not quite so cold. |
12/15/2023
(Fri)
|
24.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport, WG, Deer Park, Olde Towne. Very pleasant. Clear skies and mid 50's. |
12/18/2023
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
12/19/2023
(Tue)
|
11.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
12/20/2023
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration. Met Renee and Scout (successor to Skip) down at the bottom of the hill. He is a dandy. |
12/22/2023
(Fri)
|
3.00 |
0 |
general: errand -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh SC-30
XC Rigid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Post Office and back |
12/28/2023
(Thu)
|
22.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, Airport, Flower Hill, WG, Olde Towne. First decent weather in days. Good to get out. |
12/29/2023
(Fri)
|
17.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Orchard. Out on Huntmaster, back on Blunt. |
| December Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 12 |
149.00 |
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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