What a beautiful Saturday. Rode 4 miles to meet the SBRA group at the Riverhead Water Front. The good weather certainly accounted for the large group. Interesting thought, can it also be the reason for so many polite drivers stopping at intersections to allow us to pass, and a pleasent wait staff at the deli stop? Some SBRA ride leader named their ride a de-stress ride. After a week of rain and work related stress, the leisurely C pace, a timely stop for lunch and the company of SBRA members this ride certainly qualifies as a de-stresser. However it was not 100% stress free, at least for one person. Halfway into the ride that member experienced a ‘Wardrobe Malfunction’, as their bicycling shorts decided to split apart exposing a full moon before lunch. I’m no bike fashionista, but I believe in the security of a new pair of shorts every season.
What a weekend of bicycling. Denis Mechov won The Giro d’Italia by a close margin. Lance Armstrong finished despite a broken collar bone. My fans waited to cheer me on my Tour of Jamesport despite my flating at the beach.
Finally a dry Saturday. My first ride of 2009… correction my first ride out in the East End for 2009. I’ve been taking mostly short flat rides in the city. I chose to take a short loop of the ‘Tank Hill’ on Sound Shore Road. As I crested the hill a group of riders were comimg down in the opposite direction. The ride was pleasant with a short brake at the Beach for a view of the Long Island Sound. The ride back West was another story. The head wind was stronger than when I started out. Right now my legs are paying the price for cranking it up into the headwind.
My ride stats: average speed was 14.5 MPH, Distance was 20.1 Miles, Max Speed was 27.7 MPH, must have been on a downhill stretch.
August 2001, I jumped at the opportunity to work in Singapore. I was motivated more by the opportunity to bicycle on weekends there, than furthering my career. I have my prioroities. This weekend we boarded a Bumboat to Palau Ubin. We rode the Island’s dirt road through dense forests which seperated the villages. Singaporeans’ food obsessed reputation is true. Every village we passed had a square with a food court. Each village had their own local speciality, all were exceptionally well prepared. You might say we bicycled food court to food court. If only Club Centuries had food like this at their rest stops.
The date of this MTB ride in Minnewaska State Park Preserve was agreed upon several months in advance. However no amount of planning assures that you will see the fall foliage at its peak. The Preserve is part of the Shawangunk Ridge located in a sparsely populated area in the Catskills. The carriage trails provide the most spectacular views. The Nature Conservancy has designated the preserve as one of the “75 Last Great Places on Earth”.
Lugless bottom bracket assembly with a 39-53 teeth Campy Chorus Crank. Solid and rigid.
Lugless seat cluster with top tube cable routing.
This is a shot of my compact 13-22 9 speed cassette. It’s what I use for the my weekend rides weekend rides. It’s also my transportation it gets me to the places I want to photograph.
