october 14, 2007
covered bridges ride was today. 63 miles around bucks county, pa. man this was a great ride. woke up before the sun rose and headed to mikes to meet up with him and ed. had about an hour drive there to drink some coffee and have a lite breakfast in the car; banana and a organic cereal and yogurt bar.
ride started very nicely. we spun slowly while the road climbed a little bit. but that was a sign of what was instore! 4000 overall feet of climbing! more than i have done ever. like going up zion 8 times in one day. this was a ride i definitely felt in the legs. thankfully the rest stops were great and allowed me a chance to relax off the bike and get some needed carbs.
although we only stopped at the mid way rest stop it was all we needed. not like the normal energy bars and gatorade these stops had great stuff. boiled red potatoes with salt and butter, home made cookies in all varieties, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, bananas, and other things as well. after having some potatoes half a pbj sandwich and an awesome peanut butter cookie i just sat in the middle of the field of the rest stop. since the ride was on the colder side it felt so nice just to sit there in the sun. did that for about 10 minutes until we were ready to ride.
the last half of the ride didnt have as much of the severe climbing as the first but it still had its share of hills. after hitting a flat with about 20 miles to go another rider zipped past me which suprised me. even though there were alot of good riders on the ride i hadnt seen someone with that 'next level' of riding. this guy hit a hill though and it allowed me to catch up. we played catch to each other back and forth and then finally i just sat in on his wheel and let him know i was there. too bad mike and ed werent along for the last 20 miles cause we went crazy! introduced ourselves and then we hammered. passed a bunch of riders and just were really aggressive. im glad todd and i rode together since i wouldnt have pushed myself as hard if we handt.
one of my favorite moments of the ride came with about 10 miles left. todd and i were making our run and then a biker gang of about 20 guys came into the road. since the roads were narrow and had alot of turns it didnt allow them to pass us right away. we ended up riding within the bike gang line for about 5-10 minutes! we could hear their radios and they just hung out with us. it was odd but nice to see how everyone on this ride, even the motorists, had patients towards each other. felt nice.
after the ride was over, which seemed to come up rather quickly. i hung out in the parking lot/park for a while waiting for mike and ed. while i waited a crc member recognized my jersey and we chatted. mike and ed rolled up and we just relaxed for a while before getting our finish line meal. we just all took turns laying down on our backs with our legs and arms sprawled out warming up in the sun. felt soooooo nice. we went over and picked up our lunch. kielbasi with sauerkraut, relish, peppers and mustard, cole claw, baked beans, pickled hot peppers, and carrots. then desert of cookies and peppermint patties. mike bought some beer and we all just sat in the field and had our lunch.
this was just an awesome ride. the food, the other riders, the course, everything. was a nice way to start the fall. ride;
d-63
t-4:10*
*im guessing this based off of mikes time.
check out this ride profile off of the central bucks bike club. it shows the evelvations...
ride started very nicely. we spun slowly while the road climbed a little bit. but that was a sign of what was instore! 4000 overall feet of climbing! more than i have done ever. like going up zion 8 times in one day. this was a ride i definitely felt in the legs. thankfully the rest stops were great and allowed me a chance to relax off the bike and get some needed carbs.
although we only stopped at the mid way rest stop it was all we needed. not like the normal energy bars and gatorade these stops had great stuff. boiled red potatoes with salt and butter, home made cookies in all varieties, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, bananas, and other things as well. after having some potatoes half a pbj sandwich and an awesome peanut butter cookie i just sat in the middle of the field of the rest stop. since the ride was on the colder side it felt so nice just to sit there in the sun. did that for about 10 minutes until we were ready to ride.
the last half of the ride didnt have as much of the severe climbing as the first but it still had its share of hills. after hitting a flat with about 20 miles to go another rider zipped past me which suprised me. even though there were alot of good riders on the ride i hadnt seen someone with that 'next level' of riding. this guy hit a hill though and it allowed me to catch up. we played catch to each other back and forth and then finally i just sat in on his wheel and let him know i was there. too bad mike and ed werent along for the last 20 miles cause we went crazy! introduced ourselves and then we hammered. passed a bunch of riders and just were really aggressive. im glad todd and i rode together since i wouldnt have pushed myself as hard if we handt.
one of my favorite moments of the ride came with about 10 miles left. todd and i were making our run and then a biker gang of about 20 guys came into the road. since the roads were narrow and had alot of turns it didnt allow them to pass us right away. we ended up riding within the bike gang line for about 5-10 minutes! we could hear their radios and they just hung out with us. it was odd but nice to see how everyone on this ride, even the motorists, had patients towards each other. felt nice.
after the ride was over, which seemed to come up rather quickly. i hung out in the parking lot/park for a while waiting for mike and ed. while i waited a crc member recognized my jersey and we chatted. mike and ed rolled up and we just relaxed for a while before getting our finish line meal. we just all took turns laying down on our backs with our legs and arms sprawled out warming up in the sun. felt soooooo nice. we went over and picked up our lunch. kielbasi with sauerkraut, relish, peppers and mustard, cole claw, baked beans, pickled hot peppers, and carrots. then desert of cookies and peppermint patties. mike bought some beer and we all just sat in the field and had our lunch.
this was just an awesome ride. the food, the other riders, the course, everything. was a nice way to start the fall. ride;
d-63
t-4:10*
*im guessing this based off of mikes time.
check out this ride profile off of the central bucks bike club. it shows the evelvations...
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