Cloudy and cool this Sunday morning. Did a little wandering ride around the neighborhood for an hour, as far as Fletcher Hills. Not too much traffic, not too much stress!
Mileage for the hour was around 11.6 miles.
Total for the week is around 32 miles.
Eight more radiation treatments, I think.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Saturday, March 24, 2007
Trip To Dick Blick
Rode the bike today, not on the Dam Ride, but on a sortie to Dick Blick down in Little Italy. I don't recall ever being in that part of town before, or they have fixed it up, or something. Looks very genteel. Well, maybe not, but the coffee shops and sidewalk cafes are all there.
Got the blotting paper. I had to fold the big sheet to fit (sort of) into the pannier. It fell out five times on the way home. At one point a street lady tried to hit me up for some money for "food".
I was kinda tired climbing any kind of grades, but I did the 22.58 miles in 1 hour 58 minutes 09 seconds of riding time.
I was surprised, and I don't know why, as I have certainly ridden downtown a number of times, that the trip is the same length as the Dam Ride.
Dick Blick Trip at Bikely.com
Got the blotting paper. I had to fold the big sheet to fit (sort of) into the pannier. It fell out five times on the way home. At one point a street lady tried to hit me up for some money for "food".
I was kinda tired climbing any kind of grades, but I did the 22.58 miles in 1 hour 58 minutes 09 seconds of riding time.
I was surprised, and I don't know why, as I have certainly ridden downtown a number of times, that the trip is the same length as the Dam Ride.
Dick Blick Trip at Bikely.com
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Blotto
No riding, it's cold, I can't fit it into my busy schedule, blah blah blah. Saturday is coming up, maybe I can squeeze it in THEN...
Maybe I'll ride down to Dick Blick and pick up some blotting paper, since Aaron Brothers and Michael's do not know what I'm talking about...
A lady was telling me that she took her Terry in for some servicing and that the estimate came to around 300 bucks, or maybe a bit less. She said it needed a chain and shifters, and other stuff. She decided to buy a new bike (a Trek). Now, the Terry is what I call an semi-expensive bike. It seems to me that fixing that stuff would basically give you a new bike. If it fits you and suit your purpose, why not fix it? I've certainly spent several times the cost of my Schwinn on repairs!! I wonder what she going to do with the Terry? I hope it won't languish in her garage!
The San Diego Velodrome swap meet is coming up this weekend. I told Steve the L. that he should take that Mercx he bought cheaply, put a sign on it that says "I paid 25 bucks for this. It's not for sale."
Maybe I'll ride down to Dick Blick and pick up some blotting paper, since Aaron Brothers and Michael's do not know what I'm talking about...
A lady was telling me that she took her Terry in for some servicing and that the estimate came to around 300 bucks, or maybe a bit less. She said it needed a chain and shifters, and other stuff. She decided to buy a new bike (a Trek). Now, the Terry is what I call an semi-expensive bike. It seems to me that fixing that stuff would basically give you a new bike. If it fits you and suit your purpose, why not fix it? I've certainly spent several times the cost of my Schwinn on repairs!! I wonder what she going to do with the Terry? I hope it won't languish in her garage!
The San Diego Velodrome swap meet is coming up this weekend. I told Steve the L. that he should take that Mercx he bought cheaply, put a sign on it that says "I paid 25 bucks for this. It's not for sale."
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Back Again
We visited Oak Mountain State Park near Birmingham in Alabama last week. Not a whole lot of people there on a Friday, but it WAS a bit chilly and had been raining the day before. Saw a couple of roadies.
Later we drove up to Peavine Falls and saw a number of mountain-type bikers. I ran across a website showing the trails. Very nice!
These were pretty much the only bicyclists I saw the whole five days, although I did see a nice-looking bike shop in Pelham.
Later we drove up to Peavine Falls and saw a number of mountain-type bikers. I ran across a website showing the trails. Very nice!
These were pretty much the only bicyclists I saw the whole five days, although I did see a nice-looking bike shop in Pelham.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Another Sunny Sunday
Went for a Dam Ride this morning. Saw a bunch of CO2 cartridges in the Fletcher Hills area along a quarter mile length of the route. I picked one up, so now MY fingerprints are on it. I'm sure they were being used for some nefarious purpose, but I don't know what. (Good thing I spell checked at this point, too boo-boos!)
Lot of walkers on the Father Serra path. I was making quite good time, in the first half-hour I had 7 miles on the meter! I was all the way to the base of the Jackson Drive Hill where I stopped to rest, I mean take off my jacket, when the first hour was up and I had completed 14.4 miles. I think that's a new record. I sorta really pushed myself, and I was pretty beat going up the hill, so I dropped it down into granny granny, the 24/34 combo.
After grinding up the hill, sweating like a pig, I coasted down to the Lake and did a lap there. A goose menanced me, but I zoomed past HIM! Lots of people at the lake too, I guess the sun brings them out. It was sunny the whole ride, fortunately I put some sunblock on beforehand.
Ride Stats:
22.44 miles (36.13km)
1:38:19 elapsed (riding) time
13.74 mph average (22.12 k/h)
Yesterday I rode for an hour, which totalled about 10 miles.
So the weekly mileage would be around 32.44 miles, or so.
Mister Odometer reads 6,134, which doesn't mean a whole lot unless you know what it was at the beginning of the year. Let us check the log. Ahh, it was 6,046, so I have not quite gone a hundred miles this year on the Schwinn. Well, it WAS broke all that time, and now I'M broke, so there you are.
Lot of walkers on the Father Serra path. I was making quite good time, in the first half-hour I had 7 miles on the meter! I was all the way to the base of the Jackson Drive Hill where I stopped to rest, I mean take off my jacket, when the first hour was up and I had completed 14.4 miles. I think that's a new record. I sorta really pushed myself, and I was pretty beat going up the hill, so I dropped it down into granny granny, the 24/34 combo.
After grinding up the hill, sweating like a pig, I coasted down to the Lake and did a lap there. A goose menanced me, but I zoomed past HIM! Lots of people at the lake too, I guess the sun brings them out. It was sunny the whole ride, fortunately I put some sunblock on beforehand.
Ride Stats:
22.44 miles (36.13km)
1:38:19 elapsed (riding) time
13.74 mph average (22.12 k/h)
Yesterday I rode for an hour, which totalled about 10 miles.
So the weekly mileage would be around 32.44 miles, or so.
Mister Odometer reads 6,134, which doesn't mean a whole lot unless you know what it was at the beginning of the year. Let us check the log. Ahh, it was 6,046, so I have not quite gone a hundred miles this year on the Schwinn. Well, it WAS broke all that time, and now I'M broke, so there you are.
Saturday, March 03, 2007
Saturday Morning Ride
Went for a modified Dam Ride this morning at around seven.
I wanted to document the construction project that is causing bicycle problems on Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa. It seem to me that MOST construction projects pay no heed to bicyclists.
Why do they put the signs IN the bike lane?
The lane is narrowing, where are bicyclists supposed to go?
Narrower and narrower. Take the lane!
I suppose I COULD be in the bike lane here.
Yellow light, better stop!
Sharing the road.
No alternative bike lane signage, what's up with that?
Almost to safety!
Finally, the end of the construction zone, and safety!
Well, I just just think they could have handled this construction zone better, with some sign letting the car drivers know they would need to share the road, or signs telling the bicyclists where to ride.
Saw the sad remains of this book on Fletcher Parkway. Looks familiar, I wonder what it is?
Here is the much-requested Horse That Looks Like A Dog
El Cajon on a spring morning, looking to the east from Fletcher Hills.
What do you suppose this area is? Looks like one of those old gas station pollution systems, but I'm sure there was never a gas station there!
The San Diego River in near-rampant spring flood stage. Well, maybe not so much...
And then home again, home again.
For a total of 25.01 miles, at an exceedly slow pace! I blame my slowness on the radiation treatments. Yeah, that's it! That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it!
The headset nut is coming loose. I am perturbed at this. Those Park headset wrenches don't seem to fit very well and I'm afraid to crank down on them, plus the nuts ARE aluminium, don't yah know. I think some blue Loctite is in the cards.
I wanted to document the construction project that is causing bicycle problems on Fletcher Parkway in La Mesa. It seem to me that MOST construction projects pay no heed to bicyclists.
By the way, you can click on all the pictures to visit zooomr and see them in all their large size glory, read any humorous comments I may (or may not) have made, and look at the GeoTags to see where the photos were taken. Coolness!The start of the construction area.
Why do they put the signs IN the bike lane?
The lane is narrowing, where are bicyclists supposed to go?
Narrower and narrower. Take the lane!
I suppose I COULD be in the bike lane here.
Yellow light, better stop!
Sharing the road.
No alternative bike lane signage, what's up with that?
Almost to safety!
Finally, the end of the construction zone, and safety!
Well, I just just think they could have handled this construction zone better, with some sign letting the car drivers know they would need to share the road, or signs telling the bicyclists where to ride.
Saw the sad remains of this book on Fletcher Parkway. Looks familiar, I wonder what it is?
Here is the much-requested Horse That Looks Like A Dog
El Cajon on a spring morning, looking to the east from Fletcher Hills.
What do you suppose this area is? Looks like one of those old gas station pollution systems, but I'm sure there was never a gas station there!
The San Diego River in near-rampant spring flood stage. Well, maybe not so much...
And then home again, home again.
For a total of 25.01 miles, at an exceedly slow pace! I blame my slowness on the radiation treatments. Yeah, that's it! That's my excuse and I'm sticking with it!
The headset nut is coming loose. I am perturbed at this. Those Park headset wrenches don't seem to fit very well and I'm afraid to crank down on them, plus the nuts ARE aluminium, don't yah know. I think some blue Loctite is in the cards.
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