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Tale of Two Rides
No work for me this week, but I took advantage of the good weather and rode yesterday and today. Yesterday I took the fixed-gear out for a 30 mile ride around the BWI trail and Patapsco State Park. It was the longest ride I’ve taken in quite a while.. my maximum one-way commute is around…
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Rain
It’s March, which means it must be raining. The big rain isn’t supposed to hit till overnight, so this morning, despite a steady drizzle, I was able to squeeze in one last ride before Spring Break. I wore rain gear over a long sleeve jersey and cycling pants. At long last, I was able to…
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March
What a difference a month makes. Today marked my 8th ride of March, eclipsing my total for the entire month of February. Amazing how quickly the conditions improve as Spring approaches. Now if we could just get rid of the pesky snow on the park access road, I could finally ditch the hiking boots and…
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Sun
Today is our fifth nice day in a row, a truly rare occurrence this time of year. Not to fear, though, as we’re expecting a return to our usual crappy weather later this week. I took the road bike out, with the initial intention of doing 18 miles through Oella and Catonsville, but I was…
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Century
Assuming I ride home today, I’ll have my first hundred-mile week of 2010 this week. As promised yesterday, I rode out to Ilchester Rd and into the park on the Grist Mill Trail. The trail was very twiggy, but otherwise in good shape except for a single really small snow-covered patch. I expect that’ll melt…
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Meltdown
A bit brisk out this morning, but we’re finally getting some dry weather and sun to help melt some more of the snow. By next week, I may even be able to drag out the road bike. Took my first complete loop through the park today since (checks ride log) January 28, not counting a…
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Never trust the weather forecast
So.. yesterday’s morning forecast: mostly cloudy all day, then rain after 7pm. I leave work at 5, so no need to pack rain gear for later, right? Wrong. It started raining at 3:30, and I got to ride home in a steady drizzle with no rain gear. No, it wasn’t all that bad. But, I…
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That hit the spot
I celebrated the end of February with my first long morning ride in forever (well, since February 4, which might as well be forever). I took New Cut Rd into Ellicott City, then rode along River Rd to the park entrance on Ilchester. The trail still looked too snow-covered for road tires, so I doubled…
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Give and Take
So, an after-work commitment kept me from biking yesterday, on what turned out to be a pretty nice day. I made up for it by riding in today, on a day where I thought I wouldn’t be able to ride. We’ve got yet another storm riding up the east coast, but this one is slamming…
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Bike First, Ask Questions Later
Rain in the forecast for later today, but it was nice this morning, so I packed the rain gear and rode in. You gotta ride when you can in February. Murphy’s Law says that if I don’t ride in, the rain will hold off until after I get home. So if it’s not raining, I’d…