Road conditions in New England are
pretty rough this time of year. That cannot stop you! Nor should the asshole redneck drivers who buzz you every chance they get, or the dogs chasing you down wet damaged roadways. Get out there and ride. Spring will be here in no time.. and counting. You do not want to be the guy at the back of the pack sucking wind.
Who loves this cold and clammy time of year? Kayakers. As yards of of snow melt in the woods and higher elevations it leaves the rivers and streams bursting at their seams. It’s quite a nice sound, the rushing water, relaxing and exciting. There’s nothing like watching it from a bridge in the middle of the madness. I was at the Gorge one spring in the whites with my oldest daughter (before my youngest) and we were ass lsiding down the ice covered trails. Tons of fun. On the back to the car we stopped to look over a bridge. She dropped her bucket and in a blink of an eye it was gone, down stream and never to be seen again. She cryed, I got her a new one. Why did she have a beach bucket with her? Got me.
I went for a ride last night as soon as I arrived home. I got out the door by 5:25 and had little time as the sun sets at 7:00. I was able to get in a bit over 20 miles before the sun went down and arrived home with time to spare. I felt moderately ok. Not very loose at first but it all came around by the final 8 miles. No sprinting drills.. lots of dogs barked but none wanted to leave their yards.
On a side note for this summer at five minutes and six seconds after 4 AM on the 8th of July this year, the time and date will be 04:05:06 07/08/09. This will never happen again in your lifetime. or your kids.. or their kids… and so on.
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I attempted to read an article at Pez cycling news dot com. About a paragraph in I found all the blinking banner adverts disorientating. I felt a siezure coming on and had to bail on the site. What a bummer when you whore yourself out like that. I understand they have to make money with advertising, but so does Yahoo. Yahoo’s adverts are not nearly as invasive. Watch the short video below to get an idea of what I’m talking about. OK, you want a level playing field… velonews has adverts that are barely noticable.
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Now thats a whopper!!! I want to taste this burger bad. Anyone that says a cheeseburger isn’t delicious is out of their mind. The sweet juicy taste and fantastic toppings. It’s hard to make a shitty one they taste so good. Now this is coming froma guy who doesn’t eat red meat regularly.
Josh Kowalczyk, an intern with the West Michigan Whitecaps, in Comstock Park, Mich. poses for a photo March 24, 2009. The $20 burger will feature a sesame-seed bun made from a pound of dough, five 1/3-pound beef patties, five slices of cheese, nearly a cup of chili and liberal doses of salsa and corn chips.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:28 pm
Yes, the road conditions are rough. I got spanked all the way to work this morning by potholes and frost heaves. At 20 degrees the old leg muscles just don’t kick like they do when it’s 65-70. I noticed you had a polar wireless setup on your road bike. Hopefully it works better for you than 2 of them have for me in the past. After numerous go-rounds with the company I finally lost all patience and it ended up under the business end of a hammer. I was out out some money I suppose, but the act itself was incredibly emotionally cathartic.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Only problem I’ve had with it is the chest strap failed after two years of use. Last week during a ride (minus my heart rate monitor) my computer would pick up my friends heart rate when I was next to him. Funny how the “own code” is supposed to be for “you” and it seems to pick up other transmitters too.