97’s BIKE Blog

A short ride tonite. The weather was the same as this morning.

Rode this morning in heavy traffic and mild winds. I’m still worried if i could make it when the temp goes into the teens…29 degrees is straight up cold for most on the East Coast. It was that this morning.

Rode for 4.5 miles this afternoon. The weather was mild.

Rode for 3 miles tonite. Light winds and 40 degrees. Weird weather for sure. Expecting snow on Sunday….thats gonna be fun.

I’m trying to get up to 10 miles a day in cold ass weather….a first for me.

Rode this morning for 4.9 miles. It was 28 degrees and COLD. Damn i miss the summer.

Rode 5.1 miles today. Still quite warm for this time of year(46 degrees). My ears and hands are the parts of me that really get hit hard when it’s cold. I bought some thinsulate gloves, thermal shirts and bottoms and fleece earmuffs over the weekend…and the weather decides to get warm.

Better to be prepared.

The weather is acting weird as usual. The high today was 45….with lots of rain. I was more amped to ride when the weather was warm and dry.

But i’m not trying to break any records here. My goal is just to ride once a day throughout the winter months so that when spring hits, i can be prepared to do some serious riding.

Also, my bike needs a serious tune up.

Its been awhile since i made a blog post. I’ve been busy with work and since i made my goal in September i have slacked. I wasn’t planning on riding till March but i’m going to try riding in the cold…my worst enemy when riding. Today was my first day. I only ride 4.3 miles. The temp was 22 degrees with a moderate wind. It was hard for me. Im not used to riding with winter gear.

I’ll try to ride everyday for the next 13 weeks. Here it goes.