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Happy February
We got around 5 inches of snow on Saturday, so I kicked February off with a ride very typical of February.. snowy and salty. The roads were actually in really good shape until I got to UMBC. Mostly clear of snow and ice, and not too much salt. In the park, the access road was…
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Road Bike
Took the road bike this morning. Since I took the fenders off this bike, I’ve been trying to only take it out on dry, sunny days, which are hard to come by around here this time of year. With cloudy skies and a “chance of sprinkles,” today’s weather isn’t what I’d call ideal for taking…
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Back to normal
After Monday’s wild weather, I’ve had a couple days of uneventful, almost boring rides to and from work. The weather has been in the 30s and 40s for the most part during my rides, although today it was a bit chillier at 27. I’ve stuck with the fixed-gear all week because the roads are still…
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Weird weather
OK, so I wimped out Friday and took the car to work on a day when the weather ended up pretty good. History has shown that when I wimp out on a ride, 9 times out of 10 I end up regretting it, and that knowledge helped get me on the bike this morning, on…
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River bank repair
With bad weather threatening for tomorrow, I decided to do a longer ride this morning. I rode out to New Cut Rd, then River Rd, then through the park. Today, part of River Rd was down to one lane for construction work. It looks like they’re doing some sort of restoration/shoring up of the river…
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Never a dull day..
You never know what kind of weather you’re going to get in winter, and this morning was a perfect example. We got a “surprise” light frosting of snow/sleet/rain overnight. No mention of it whatsoever in yesterday’s forecast. By the time I had to leave, the system had moved out, but the roads were still wet,…
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Squeak
I dusted off the road bike for the start of the work week. I hadn’t ridden it in two weeks. Yesterday I tightened up my rear derailleur cable. It took a full turn and a half of the barrel adjuster to get it to shift onto larger cogs without hesitating. Anyhow, it paid off –…
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Ick
Stomach bug kept me off the bike (and home from work) on Friday. I started coming down with it on Thursday afternoon, but was able to ride home, although it was a bit of a struggle coming up Lawyers Hill. It was an unseasonably warm 50 degrees out, so I dressed down quite a bit…
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Morning Ride Notes
Took a 15 mile ride in today, and the roads/trails have improved enough that I was able to stay clipped in for the entire ride. That doesn’t happen very often in January. Weather conditions were almost identical to yesterday morning, except with a bit more of a breeze. I switched back to clipless pedals with…
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More on toe clips
I switched footwear for the ride home today. Instead of hiking boots, I wore an old pair of suede high-top lined shoes that I had lying around the office. They fit in the toe clips a lot better than the boots, so the ride home was more comfortable. They’re not weatherproof, so I wouldn’t want…