| Ride Date |
Distance (miles) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Average Heart Rate (bpm) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
7/3/2024
(Wed)
|
12.70 |
00:45:00 |
16.93 |
139 |
In: Trainer |
Bacchetta CA 2.0 700C
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Climbing II DVD after getting back from MS with sore throat that won't go away. Didn't feel like it at all. Avg:139W, Max:203W, NP:143W, IF:0.758, ISS:42.6, Cal:451, Cad:72, ATemp:74F. Not as pathetic as as feared. |
7/4/2024
(Thu)
|
32.40 |
01:53:00 |
17.20 |
141 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: 1st road ride back from MS with major sore throat, rode with cough drops yet again, Felt tired. Cad:75, Vert:700, ATemp:60F |
7/5/2024
(Fri)
|
50.50 |
02:58:00 |
17.02 |
144 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Rode from CR, still have sore throat but on steroids and antibiotics. Still riding with cough drops. Wind was blasting consistently from N which made climbing up Hood Hill easier. (1st time this year). Cad:73, Vert:1230, ATemp:64F |
7/5/2024
(Fri)
|
20.00 |
01:45:00 |
11.43 |
120 |
Road: Rolling |
Rans Alterra 29
XC Rigid |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Pedal & Pints from from Luki to Odyssey and New Image in Old Town Arvada. |
7/7/2024
(Sun)
|
55.10 |
03:09:00 |
17.49 |
142 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Rode from CR early morning, still have sore throat and congestion but not as bad. Actually felt half-decent. Climbed to top of Hood Hill and trail side of dam climb. Felt strongest since May. Still no power on hills. Cad:72, Vert:1440, ATemp:64F |
7/9/2024
(Tue)
|
46.10 |
02:36:00 |
17.73 |
144 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Rode from Englewood, cockblocked 7 times on/off trail on way out, people everywhere at 0630.Felt tired whole ride despite speed, legs felt dead. Luckily ride back was relatively clear. Still have a tiny sore throat but now stomach is a mess due to antibiotics. 900' vertical, 74 cadence, ATemp 65F. |
7/12/2024
(Fri)
|
55.60 |
03:31:00 |
15.81 |
148 |
Road: Hills |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: C470/Chatfield Loop; started very early, climbing was slow but steady, low gears on CA3 really helped, very tired up Bear Creek last 5 miles, very hot at end. Cad:71, ATemp:76F, Max:88F, 1580'... 2 actual Cat 4 climbs... nothing by CO standards, mountainous by Houston standards |
7/14/2024
(Sun)
|
39.70 |
02:18:00 |
17.26 |
146 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Single large loop (w/ Dam trail climb and Hood climb) at Chatfield. Very crowded by end. 1000', 73 Cad, 75F Atemp. Rather grumpy by end. |
7/15/2024
(Mon)
|
19.20 |
01:38:00 |
11.76 |
147 |
Off: Hills |
Rans Alterra 29
XC Rigid |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Waterton Canyon from Chatfield on Alterra. Started out ok, but got tired going up canyon into headwind. 1st time in 2024 |
7/21/2024
(Sun)
|
39.00 |
02:31:00 |
15.50 |
142 |
Road: Hills |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Day 1 RAGBRAI: Drove to hotel then rode off course to Henderson. Intentionally rode slow on hills to save legs. 1800' vert in 39 miles! Cad:70, ATemp:64F, very nice, almost cold to start! Very slow on hills, but felt ok otherwise, nothing too steep. |
7/22/2024
(Mon)
|
39.00 |
02:28:00 |
15.81 |
136 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Day 2 RAGBRAI, Drove to hotel, rode from there off route in fog to Griswold. The off route route was foggy but flat, legs felt pretty good until the climbing parts..lol Vert:1450, Cad:72, ATemp:71F |
7/23/2024
(Tue)
|
43.00 |
02:30:00 |
17.20 |
143 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Drove to AirBnB in Winterset, turned wrong out of driveway and went in wrong direction all the way past I-35. Lots of car traffic. Rode back then drove to Orient, rode against route to Greenfield, then returned back on route. Messed up Bday all around, made best out of it as I could. Did get a nap in the afternoon.. ;-) |
7/24/2024
(Wed)
|
39.00 |
02:29:00 |
15.70 |
135 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Rode out from Winterset AirBnB with Steve, etc, then returned off route (part of what I rode yesterday. Rode against tons of car traffic on return. Shower after was nice. Vert:1120, Cad:73, ATemp:69F |
7/25/2024
(Thu)
|
55.50 |
03:44:00 |
14.87 |
138 |
Road: Hills |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Drove to Ottumwa, then rode from hotel. Rode off route to Albia; 1st 12 miles were pretty good, last 8 were HORRENDOUS!! Only flat tire on RAGBRAI. Hit something I never saw as my head was so violently shaking form shitty pavement. Lots of climbing!! Vert:2120, ATemp:74F, Cad:74 |
7/26/2024
(Fri)
|
60.60 |
03:47:00 |
16.02 |
127 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Day 6 RAGBRAI; Drove to Mt. Pleasant then rode out and joined route at Trenton, then rode against traffic (minimal) to Wayland. Should have ridden full century loop but cut it short. Got lost in Trenten. Legs felt good overall. Vert:1380, ATemp:72F, Cad:74, some climbing but not as bad as other days. |
7/27/2024
(Sat)
|
43.20 |
02:33:00 |
16.94 |
138 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Day 7 RAGBRAI on a steamy humid morning. Rode it early w/Steve, Lori, etc, then back against 20k+ riders, not fun, should have ridden long way back. Legs felt a bit tired, but ok otherwise. Vert:800', Cad:76, ATemp:70F |
| July Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Average Heart Rate (bpm) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 16 |
650.60 |
40:35:00 |
16.19 |
139 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
8/3/2024
(Sat)
|
51.00 |
02:49:00 |
18.11 |
145 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: 1st post covid ride, on a partly cloudy warm humid morning from Xenia. Lots of congestion but ok otherwise. Cad:75, ATemp:69F, 500 vert |
8/7/2024
(Wed)
|
40.50 |
02:14:00 |
18.13 |
149 |
Road: Flat |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Hot steamy ride from Slidell. Rangers didn't show up till after 0700, closed bathrooms, trail closed at bayou bridged, doubled back until they decided to open the trail. Sun blinded me last 15 miles. Got tired by end. ATemp:76F, 90F at end. Cad:76 |
8/10/2024
(Sat)
|
50.10 |
02:47:00 |
18.00 |
153 |
Road: Flat |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Tammany Trace on a warm sultry humid stifling morning with a Heat Advisory beginning at 1000. Legs felt ok, but more of a heat endurance ride than an active training ride. Blinding sun last 14 miles was very annoying. Cad:76 rpm, Vert: 400 jumbo feet, ATemp: 78F |
8/14/2024
(Wed)
|
35.80 |
01:59:00 |
18.05 |
152 |
Road: Flat |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Another steamy ride before dawn during High Heat Advisory in Gulf Shores, AL. Avg'd 18.5 on way out towards Ft. Morgan. Turned around as the sun came out and started to cook. Think I began to get heat exhaustion and stopped 2 miles from hotel. COMPLETELY drenched when I got back. ATemp:83F, Cad:76, Vert:400; |
8/21/2024
(Wed)
|
35.20 |
02:00:00 |
17.60 |
145 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: REALLY cold start, 46F (started an hour later than planned), on Cardinal Greenway from AirBnB in Muncie, IN. Very shallow but long rolling grades. Bad pavement in spots, but not consistently horrible, very low traffic! Time constrained yet again. Cad:78, ATemp:57F, Vert:600' |
8/22/2024
(Thu)
|
41.60 |
02:27:00 |
16.98 |
140 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Another time constrained ride on Cardinal Greenway, very cold start again (48F), ATemp:55F, very sunny!! Blinded after sun came up. Cad:77, Vert:700' |
8/23/2024
(Fri)
|
38.80 |
02:15:00 |
17.24 |
145 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Relatively quick ride on Cardinal before heading to Kalamazoo/GBV. Time constrained as always cleat cover fell off as always. 600' climbing. ATemp:58F, Cad:78 |
8/26/2024
(Mon)
|
40.40 |
02:16:00 |
17.82 |
141 |
Road: Flat |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Prairie Grass trail ride from Xenia. Legs beginning to feel good again, but only 400' vertical. ATemp:68F, Cad:76 |
8/28/2024
(Wed)
|
50.10 |
02:44:00 |
18.33 |
149 |
Road: Flat |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Prairie Grass ride from Xenia AirBnB, felt pretty good on the relatively flat route, 500' vertical. ATemp: muggy 74F, Cad:76. |
| August Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Average Heart Rate (bpm) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 9 |
383.50 |
21:31:00 |
17.83 |
147 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
9/4/2024
(Wed)
|
14.20 |
00:50:00 |
17.04 |
129 |
In: Trainer |
Bacchetta CA 2.0 700C
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: 1st Post Heedfest ride back in CO, intentionally took it VERY easy. Climbing II DVD, Avg:138W, Max:185W, NP:142W, IF:0.752, TSS:46.9, Cal:500, Cad:72, ATemp:77F!!, AW-AHr=+9 |
9/6/2024
(Fri)
|
35.90 |
01:59:00 |
18.10 |
146 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Chatfield ride from Titan Rd before seeing rental unit. Legs actually felt half-decent. Climbing slightly less sloth-like. Faster than I would have guessed. 800' vertical, ATemp:65F, Cad:75 |
9/8/2024
(Sun)
|
50.10 |
02:44:00 |
18.33 |
146 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Chatfield ride before seeing a rental unit. Didn't climb as less sloth-like as last ride, but faster on flats/downhill. 1000' vert, Cad:74, ATemp:65F |
9/9/2024
(Mon)
|
17.10 |
01:00:00 |
17.10 |
136 |
In: Trainer |
Bacchetta CA 2.0 700C
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Climbing II DVD, felt ok, slow start, but good by end. Avg:141W, Max:242W, NP:146W, Cad:73, ATemp:74F, AW-Ahr=+5 |
9/11/2024
(Wed)
|
37.40 |
02:08:00 |
17.53 |
145 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Casual ride from Steeplechase before rental unit. Went slow at start but rode more tempo after new rental unit ride-by. 800' vert, Cad:75, ATemp:71F |
9/13/2024
(Fri)
|
37.70 |
02:05:00 |
18.10 |
141 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Rode from standard Chatfield, Cad:74, Vert:800', ATemp:61F |
9/15/2024
(Sun)
|
52.80 |
03:01:00 |
17.50 |
145 |
Road: Rolling |
CarBent Raven
SWB Bent |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Standard Chatfield ride, Cad:74, Vert:1100, ATemp:65F |
9/17/2024
(Tue)
|
32.90 |
02:00:00 |
16.45 |
134 |
Road: Rolling |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Chatfield ride... guess I didn't push too hard? Cad:74, Vert:800, ATemp:68F |
9/21/2024
(Sat)
|
55.50 |
02:35:00 |
21.48 |
147 |
Road: Flat |
Bacchetta CA 3.0 Disc
Road |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: M2D 24 ride: Felt fairly good on flats, VERY slow on any hills. Out front for a bit with 2 racers. Minor front tire wobble until it exploded pulling out of rest stop. Went down at low speed. VERY lucky for being unlucky. SAG'd in from rest stop. Cad:77, Vert:1000', Desc:3000', ATemp:69F |
9/25/2024
(Wed)
|
15.00 |
01:30:00 |
10.00 |
124 |
Road: Flat |
Rans Alterra 29
XC Rigid |
MBBC (Manly Bulge Bicycle Club) |
| Comments: Pedals & Pints ride from a brewery which was closed for a private event |
| September Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Average Heart Rate (bpm) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 10 |
348.60 |
19:52:00 |
17.92 |
139 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
| YTD Rides |
Distance (miles) |
Ride Time (hh:mm:ss) |
Average Speed (mph) |
Average Heart Rate (bpm) |
Ride Type |
Bike |
Club Affiliation |
| 100 |
3,508.60 |
208:48:00 |
16.91 |
142 |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
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