| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
5/1/2024
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Started my last month. Retiring. I've probably biked to work 4 or 5 thousand times. |
5/3/2024
(Fri)
|
2.00 |
0 |
general: testing -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
Comments: Test ride of Raleigh hybrid with new left crank.
In April of '22 I replaced the bottom bracket. I forgot about Sheldon's dictum to re-tighten cranks a mile after installing them. It took quite a while, but eventually the left crank was ruined. Once that happens, there is nothing you can do but get a new crank. I thought I would have to replace the pair, but I found a 170 mm left crank on the web. It's not as nice looking as the ruined Sugino crank, but it will do.
When I installed the crank last summer, I felt some grittiness and figured the April '22 bracket was toast. (It sat on my shelf for 10 years before I got around to installing it.) So I got another bracket off the web. I researched it pretty carefully to get one that would fit, but it didn't. With other bike options, I could leave it in pieces. Finally, it is back together with the April '22 bottom bracket. It is fine. Grittiness was probably in the chain, which got a badly needed cleaning and some oil. And this time, I made it a point to ride a mile and re-tighten the cranks. |
5/3/2024
(Fri)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG. Olde Towne. Stopped at Saints Row for an Irish Imperial Stout. very nice weather. |
5/6/2024
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. After almost a year, the Raleigh hybrid is back on the road. It's a nice bike. Not as nice as the Americano or the Riv, but certainly worth keeping as long as I have space for it. |
5/7/2024
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/8/2024
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/11/2024
(Sat)
|
25.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: East Village, airport, WG, Olde Towne |
5/13/2024
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/14/2024
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/15/2024
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh C40
700c Hybrid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. |
5/16/2024
(Thu)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express. Stopped at Saints' Row. First time on the Riv in a while. It's a nice bike. |
5/17/2024
(Fri)
|
5.00 |
0 |
general: errand -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Raleigh SC-30
XC Rigid |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Haircut. Stopped at La Poteria on the way home. Had a nice chat with Steve, an old-timer from Yorkshire.
Noticed a wobble in the back wheel. Surprising, because that's a new wheel Closer inspection shows that the wheel is straight, but the tire isn't. Tire probably doesn't have 1000 miles, but it does have more than 20 years. I'll get some new tires next time I'm at JRA. |
5/20/2024
(Mon)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/21/2024
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Perfect weather. |
5/22/2024
(Wed)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane |
5/24/2024
(Fri)
|
25.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Laytonsville Ramble. Riggs, Zion, Griffith, Rocky. Nice weather. Heard an owl by Great Seneca Creek. |
5/27/2024
(Mon)
|
16.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Memorial Day. WG, Deer Park, Saints' Row |
5/28/2024
(Tue)
|
10.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane. Nice weather both ways |
5/29/2024
(Wed)
|
12.00 |
0 |
general: commute -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Co-Motion Americano
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: Exploration Lane for the last time. Biked to work most days since 24 March 2001. Now I'm retired. Stopped at Lakeforest on the way in to see Patty S. Nice weather on the way in. Roads wet on the way home but rain had passed. Bittersweet. |
5/30/2024
(Thu)
|
13.00 |
0 |
general: leisure -
solo
|
Road: Flat |
Rivendell Rambouillet
Touring |
Bike Washington |
| Comments: WG Express |
| May Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 20 |
237.00 |
0 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Altitude Gain (ft) |
Ride Category |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 196 |
3,229.00 |
3,250 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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