Entries from May 2008

May 28, 2008

My bike camera is broken, but who cares

Today I rode with Meg (aka the mountain goat) and her husband, JD. They joined me at Toby and we had a great time. With no time line on the new, “beefier” gorillapod’s arrival, I’ve been putting the Olympus in my pocket. I’ve been riding like that a few months with no problems except today [...]

May 26, 2008

Two rides in one day

The General said seeing that I rode on her preferred method of recreational transportation today, she would ride mine today, too. We found a wildlife management area that we did not know existed in the next town over. It was the General’s idea to ride to the top and check out the view. It was [...]

May 26, 2008

I did ride today…

Photo credit: The General

My prediction came true! Heather

May 25, 2008

I got 2.5 hours sleep, no problem

After the General got her bike home yesterday, she was really looking forward to doing a ride together. I had to take a nap yesterday afternoon because I had an overnight OT shift. When I got home today, the General asked if I was feeling up for a “short” spin before crashing. It was the [...]

May 25, 2008

May I have your attention, please

Did the cosmos seemed misaligned yesterday? Did something not feel quite right, but you just couldn’t put your finger on it? Don’t worry any longer because I have the answer, and here it is:

What is it you ask? It’s the General’s new bike! It’s a Giant FCR 3, and it’s what the owner at the [...]

May 24, 2008

Saturday Ride

Countryside
Originally uploaded by sipclip&go

Today I got a decent ride in, despite a nasty headache I had been battling since about 4 this morning. It had nothing to do with the beer consumed at The Dirty Truth after work yesterday. Really. The weather was wonderful with plenty of sunshine and big overstacked clouds rolling across the [...]

May 21, 2008

Wednesday Ride

I had an opportunity to ride today: not the most ideal one because the pleasure of riding will inevitably lead to the pain I’ll feel later tonight when working until 3AM. Tonight is inventory at the bookstore, an event I am required to oversee as part as my job duties. The upside is that I’m [...]

May 21, 2008

“My bike’s a friend with benefits”

I found this post on the Boston Globe’s Go to It blog. The post is about Bicycle Benefits and how it has hit the Boston area. Borrowed directly from their site:
“Bicycle Benefits is a progressive bicycling program designed to reward individuals and businesses for their commitment to cleaner air, personal health, and the use of [...]

May 20, 2008

It looked like rain, and that was enough.

Since I’ve been keeping track of certain ride details with Bike Journal, I logged a PR re average speed today. The forecast said we were suppose to get rain, and the sky looked like it was going to open up at any minute. Hence the average speed of 17.1 mph. It was another 5 days [...]

May 20, 2008

Cape Cod Rail Trail

Over the weekend I had a chance to ride my bike down the Cape Cod Rail Trail. I had been lazy all weekend, and in a last ditch effort I pulled myself outside to sneak a quick ride in before my getaway ended. Starting in Wellfleet, this trail runs with Route 6 into Orleans.  Keeping off [...]