So yea, at least I haven't broken anything else on my body in a while and I hope to keep that way, but here's my list from the weekend....
1 - was Zwifting the other night and suddenly something wasn't right - flat rear tire.
2 - go to change it the next day - snap... there goes the shifter cable.
3 - Saturday get ready to go ride - snapped off the connector for my heart rate monitor strap.
4 - adding air to front tire of Cx bike for my fun ride - the valve stem thingy breaks off... had to change the tire.. What in the world? I was almost afraid go to ride....
Glad I did though because I ventured out to do one of my favorite routes - Cx bike through Carvins Cove - this is a combination of pavement, sidewalks (Hollins U), the dirt path from Hollins U to Birkdale, more pavement until finally arriving at the Happy Valley Fire Road. OH MY was it nice today! A few years back some doofus at the water authority added all this crappy, scrap gravel to the fire road and made it horrible, now someone has take a grader and shoved all that bad crap off. This was a great discovery today and I hope they leave it just like this. It is dirt and a bit of gravel but oh so nice to ride on. I had a blast. I had to stop at one point to take off my vest because I was hot. I had to bushwhack around a huge downfallen tree that obscured the entire road, but knowing the area so well it was quite easy to cut through the woods to the next single track. Back on the road and remembering someone mentioning that Little Bell had been rerouted, I chose to check it out - what a pleasant discovery! It was fun!!! It now bypasses the muddy mess and also the tree snag that caused me to break my hand a few years back. As I was cruising through enjoying the trail, I nearly ran over a black snake. Poor little thing, glad I avoided it. Back on the fire road and soon to be road, my glute was starting to dislike the work I was making it due. Consequently my quad and hamstring would soon join the rebellion. Once I arrived at Rt311 for the most harrowing part of the ride, I decided to pull off and stretch a bit before beginning that hammer fest.
I was able to zip down the road without must trouble and soon found myself heading back home. How is it the fun rides end so quickly!!! I was so happy I did the ride, but sure was tiring!!! I can't wait to do it again -maybe next weekend.
:)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3285992621
Sunday - breakfast and ride near home... rain was predicted at 2pm and my legs were tired from yesterday so I didn't stray far from home. I ended up riding to the airport, around the air traffic control tower, out and back around FedEx and UPS, to the mall and around the ring road a bit. Back through the neighborhood home. I spent gobs of time in my bike room straighten up stuff. I've been lazy and just dropping stuff when I get home. Also took the rest of the stuff off the trainer bike for a good scrubbing. Who knows when that was done last. I suspect winter 2017 or spring 2018. I scrubbed the cassette, the chain and took the derailleur pulleys off - took the broken shifter cable off. Hopefully the new cable won't be long in coming and hopefully I can pull off the repair - either way the weather should be nicer soon and I can ride to work some and/or ride after work. I hate the basement when there's other options.
Great weekend all in all. - Friday was a grocery getting and errands during this COVID time.
I have some pictures, but I can't get them to the computer right now to share... Will add if I think about it later.
Bye! Have a good week, stay safe, stay home or isolated if you can.
1 - was Zwifting the other night and suddenly something wasn't right - flat rear tire.
2 - go to change it the next day - snap... there goes the shifter cable.
3 - Saturday get ready to go ride - snapped off the connector for my heart rate monitor strap.
4 - adding air to front tire of Cx bike for my fun ride - the valve stem thingy breaks off... had to change the tire.. What in the world? I was almost afraid go to ride....
Glad I did though because I ventured out to do one of my favorite routes - Cx bike through Carvins Cove - this is a combination of pavement, sidewalks (Hollins U), the dirt path from Hollins U to Birkdale, more pavement until finally arriving at the Happy Valley Fire Road. OH MY was it nice today! A few years back some doofus at the water authority added all this crappy, scrap gravel to the fire road and made it horrible, now someone has take a grader and shoved all that bad crap off. This was a great discovery today and I hope they leave it just like this. It is dirt and a bit of gravel but oh so nice to ride on. I had a blast. I had to stop at one point to take off my vest because I was hot. I had to bushwhack around a huge downfallen tree that obscured the entire road, but knowing the area so well it was quite easy to cut through the woods to the next single track. Back on the road and remembering someone mentioning that Little Bell had been rerouted, I chose to check it out - what a pleasant discovery! It was fun!!! It now bypasses the muddy mess and also the tree snag that caused me to break my hand a few years back. As I was cruising through enjoying the trail, I nearly ran over a black snake. Poor little thing, glad I avoided it. Back on the fire road and soon to be road, my glute was starting to dislike the work I was making it due. Consequently my quad and hamstring would soon join the rebellion. Once I arrived at Rt311 for the most harrowing part of the ride, I decided to pull off and stretch a bit before beginning that hammer fest.
I was able to zip down the road without must trouble and soon found myself heading back home. How is it the fun rides end so quickly!!! I was so happy I did the ride, but sure was tiring!!! I can't wait to do it again -maybe next weekend.
:)
https://www.strava.com/activities/3285992621
Sunday - breakfast and ride near home... rain was predicted at 2pm and my legs were tired from yesterday so I didn't stray far from home. I ended up riding to the airport, around the air traffic control tower, out and back around FedEx and UPS, to the mall and around the ring road a bit. Back through the neighborhood home. I spent gobs of time in my bike room straighten up stuff. I've been lazy and just dropping stuff when I get home. Also took the rest of the stuff off the trainer bike for a good scrubbing. Who knows when that was done last. I suspect winter 2017 or spring 2018. I scrubbed the cassette, the chain and took the derailleur pulleys off - took the broken shifter cable off. Hopefully the new cable won't be long in coming and hopefully I can pull off the repair - either way the weather should be nicer soon and I can ride to work some and/or ride after work. I hate the basement when there's other options.
Great weekend all in all. - Friday was a grocery getting and errands during this COVID time.
I have some pictures, but I can't get them to the computer right now to share... Will add if I think about it later.
Bye! Have a good week, stay safe, stay home or isolated if you can.
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