Just a ride report

[wooglin]

I got a free day Saturday. The trails are wet, so it was a road ride or nothing. The weather called for partly to mostly sunny skies and a high of 75. I set out about 9, only to find a damp mist and threatening sky out there.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212row-med.jpg

The mist was the kind that will get you wet if you stay in it, so I got wet.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212damp2-med.jpg

Fortunately it never turned to rain, and I went ahead with the planned ride, which took me down the river floodplain to the Congaree river where I took a look a the boat ramp. Lots of water in there.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212bridge1-med.jpg

Lots of boats in that water too, although I didn't see them. Not my gig, but not a bad way to spend a day either.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212scsaturday-med.jpg

Fifty five miles in it was lunch time. Mmmmmoonpie!

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212lunch2-med.jpg

Don't I look excited?

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212lunch1-med.jpg

After lunch the sun finally broke through.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212sun-med.jpg

Felt damn good to be out of the knee warmers.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212cinelli-med.jpg

Somewhere about here I was fiddling with the camera and it went off. Best pic I took all day I think.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212shadow3-med.jpg

Yard art.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212fisherman-med.jpg

Goat porn. Nice rack, huh?

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212goatporn-med.jpg

Here's my trusty steed on a bridge somewhere about mile 70. The culvert was just full of barn swallows as they kept flying in and out, but getting a picture of a barn swallow in flight is more difficult than you might think. Or maybe not.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212bike-med.jpg

And finally home sweet home. Another century in the books.

http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212porch-med.jpg

[Mr Tiles]

Excellent pics...made my day!

[Serial Midget]

My longest ride so far this year was 50 miles... I spent Saturday and Sunday doing 2 hours on the rollers.

I like the goat. :D

[LordOpie]

awesome! My longest ride has been only 55 miles :( Supposed to do 60 yesterday, but my partner's chain got stuck on a climb, she fell over hurting her side and nearly got clipped by a passing car, so we turned around and called it 35 miles for the day.

Love the pics.

This one...
http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212bridge1-med.jpg
...looks like your bike skidded and left blue-ish rubber marks before finally stopping.

That goat rocks! First time ever yesterday, I saw a cow and a horse standing side-by-side, like they were talking at the watercooler.

Is it me or does your saddle have a funny tilt?
http://forum.bikemag.com/photopost/data/500/1212bike-med.jpg

[wooglin]

Is it me or does your saddle have a funny tilt?
I should post this in your thread. The nose looks high because the center is kind of swaybacked. Actually the saddle is level -- that's just what a Brooks Pro looks like after 20+ years of breaking in (and a few rain storms). :)

[The Toninator]

My longest ride so far this year was 50 miles... I spent Saturday and Sunday doing 2 hours on the rollers.

I like the goat. :D

winter is the only time i really really like living in houston. if i was only going to ride 50 miles i would even bother getting on the bike :o:

[Serial Midget]

winter is the only time i really really like living in houston. if i was only going to ride 50 miles i would even bother getting on the bike :o:

Bitch. :monkey:


The reason that I have not ridden more than 50 miles is because I have a job now... oh, wait... you have a job too. :nuts: