After work I put on my biking jacket and long biking pants since the temparature was in the high 50's. I rode West down highway 46 for 18 miles and then back plus I rode an extra 14 miles for a total of 50 miles. I had a strong wind from the East and South. I use to really hate the wind, but now early in the year I think of it as extra training preparing me for the warm summer days. Of couse riding a mid racer like the Musashi also helps abit.
I'm really getting use to the Catbike Musashi now. I think I'll nick name it my 'pocket rocket'. I'm getting used to flying at over 30 mph down hills and 25mph during straight flat roads with a little tail wind.
I rode 50 miles with no stops (except stop signs, lights etc) . The first 19 miles I had an average speed of over 21mph. The ride took 3 hours total here are the ride data according to the Garmin 705 GPS:
Avarage speed: 16.9mph max: 32.8mph
Average heart rate: 144bpm max 158bmp
Average bike cadence: 92 rpm max 112rpm
Total distance: 50.47miles
Friday, April 22, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Whats new
Its been awhile since I have posted (four years). I'm still happily riding a bike, last year I rode over 2,200 miles on the Vision R40 starting in June. My longest trip last year was 100 miles while doing the Hope Indiana Century ride. The longest trip in one direction was 90 miles when I rode to New Albany Indiana from Greensburg Indiana on a whim.
There are a couple changes since the last time I have blogged, I now have a Garmin 705 GPS to keep track of my rides. The biggest change happened two weeks ago when I traded in my 15 year old Vision R40 for a brand new Catbike Musashi from Fairfield Cyclery in Fairfield Ohio. Its pictured above. The new bike rides great, I already have over 250 miles on it. I'll add some posts to talk about the changes plus the positive experience I had with the Garmin service department when I needed my GPS unit replaced.
Picture from the handlebar view:
Picture from the handlebar view:
Mounting of the Luxos U:
Expanding plug used to mount the Luxos:
Saturday, August 18, 2007
August 18th ride
Started at 9:00 this morning, rode down Highway 421 into Versailles then rode back along the same route.
Versailles trip
Trip distance: 53.25 Miles
Average speed: 15.41 MPH
Top speed: 30.3 MPH
Versailles trip
Trip distance: 53.25 Miles
Average speed: 15.41 MPH
Top speed: 30.3 MPH
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
August 14th group ride
Low turnout of 5 riders today. We rode the 20 mile loop, I then rode an extra 9 miles through Adams.
Trip distance: 29.0 miles
Trip distance: 29.0 miles
Sunday, August 5, 2007
August 5th ride
Today I did a late evening ride around the Adams loop. Even though it was at dusk, the ride was hot with no breeze blowing.
Adams loop
Trip distance: 17.72 Miles
Average speed: 16.34 MPH
Top speed: 26.8 MPH
Cats
No, I have never been chased by a cat or ever come close to running one over. I thought I should at least mention cats to counter the dog blog entry I had made previously. We do have a couple of house cats. Once while doing important work on my computer (playing a game). I had to stop for a few for an important boardroom meeting (bathroom break). When I returned our short haired black cat named Sophie was looking up at me expectantly from my computer chair. Willing to compromise I sat on the front of the chair leaving Sophie with the back half of the seat.
The computer work was getting fairly intense and I was getting less comfortable with the seating arrangement; my back was starting to ache a bit and I seemed to be letting a lot of aliens escape. I looked behind me and noticed Sophie looked very comfortable in her half of the chair.
My brain went into overdrive (and short circuited) , how could I make her decide that the chair was not the place for her? The burritos I had earlier was starting to work on me when it hit me. Ha! I'll just use a little gas warfare on her, that will get her off the chair and leave it all for me.
The bean burritos really are starting to build up some power. Time to fire the first round! I let it all go, loud and very smelly. I was holding my nose, feeling pretty smug as I was waiting for her to jump off the chair and leave me in comfort.
It was taking too long, nothing was happening and just as I was about to look behind me I felt the sharp end of Sophie's fangs needle through my pants and into my left rear cheek! I stood up with a yelp! Now I had a cat hanging from my rear. After what seemed an eternity, Sophie let go and gently dropped back into the chair while I was leaping about the room. Now with a pain in my rear I didn't feel much like sitting and decided to lay in bed for a while (on my stomach). I turned my computer off and looked down at Sophie now curled up using the entire chair looking up at me with a smug look.
Adams loop
Trip distance: 17.72 Miles
Average speed: 16.34 MPH
Top speed: 26.8 MPH
Cats
No, I have never been chased by a cat or ever come close to running one over. I thought I should at least mention cats to counter the dog blog entry I had made previously. We do have a couple of house cats. Once while doing important work on my computer (playing a game). I had to stop for a few for an important boardroom meeting (bathroom break). When I returned our short haired black cat named Sophie was looking up at me expectantly from my computer chair. Willing to compromise I sat on the front of the chair leaving Sophie with the back half of the seat.
The computer work was getting fairly intense and I was getting less comfortable with the seating arrangement; my back was starting to ache a bit and I seemed to be letting a lot of aliens escape. I looked behind me and noticed Sophie looked very comfortable in her half of the chair.
My brain went into overdrive (and short circuited) , how could I make her decide that the chair was not the place for her? The burritos I had earlier was starting to work on me when it hit me. Ha! I'll just use a little gas warfare on her, that will get her off the chair and leave it all for me.
The bean burritos really are starting to build up some power. Time to fire the first round! I let it all go, loud and very smelly. I was holding my nose, feeling pretty smug as I was waiting for her to jump off the chair and leave me in comfort.
It was taking too long, nothing was happening and just as I was about to look behind me I felt the sharp end of Sophie's fangs needle through my pants and into my left rear cheek! I stood up with a yelp! Now I had a cat hanging from my rear. After what seemed an eternity, Sophie let go and gently dropped back into the chair while I was leaping about the room. Now with a pain in my rear I didn't feel much like sitting and decided to lay in bed for a while (on my stomach). I turned my computer off and looked down at Sophie now curled up using the entire chair looking up at me with a smug look.
Saturday, August 4, 2007
August 2nd group ride
Good turnout today with 10 riders for the Greensburg group ride. We rode the 20 mile loop. After the group trip I rode the Adams loop.
Trip distance: 35.56 miles
Adams loop
In route bike maintenance:
Some of you may wonder what happens if I am 50 miles from home and the bike breaks down. It would be a long walk if I wasn't able to repair the bike on the spot. Most In route problems are centered on the tires or tubes. I carry some tools with me at all times, carried in a bag attached to the seat back. They include pliers, tire tools (for removing the tire off the rim), intertube patch repair kit (yes I actually repair flat tires during rides), spare intertubes (patches don't always work), wire ties, wire cutters, allen wrenches, tire patch and of course a bicycle pump to air up the repaired tires. If every thing else fails I also carry my cell phone as a last resort.
I used to have intertubes that had over five separate repair patches before replacing them with new tubes. I was amazed to see that most of the group don't carry at least a tire pump. When I asked I found that most of them carry their cell phones as their first resort, when I use it as a last resort in case of problems.
It's also important to make sure your tires are pumped up to the proper pressure. If the tire pressure is too low, it takes a lot more leg work to make the bike move forward. If they are pumped too high the tires may pop. Most tires have the recommended tire pressure listed on the side of the tire. Most high end tires handle 100 - 120 PSI (car tires are usually around 32 PSI), which means you need a special tire gauge to measure the pressure. Car tire gauges typically won't measure that high.
Trip distance: 35.56 miles
Adams loop
In route bike maintenance:
Some of you may wonder what happens if I am 50 miles from home and the bike breaks down. It would be a long walk if I wasn't able to repair the bike on the spot. Most In route problems are centered on the tires or tubes. I carry some tools with me at all times, carried in a bag attached to the seat back. They include pliers, tire tools (for removing the tire off the rim), intertube patch repair kit (yes I actually repair flat tires during rides), spare intertubes (patches don't always work), wire ties, wire cutters, allen wrenches, tire patch and of course a bicycle pump to air up the repaired tires. If every thing else fails I also carry my cell phone as a last resort.
I used to have intertubes that had over five separate repair patches before replacing them with new tubes. I was amazed to see that most of the group don't carry at least a tire pump. When I asked I found that most of them carry their cell phones as their first resort, when I use it as a last resort in case of problems.
It's also important to make sure your tires are pumped up to the proper pressure. If the tire pressure is too low, it takes a lot more leg work to make the bike move forward. If they are pumped too high the tires may pop. Most tires have the recommended tire pressure listed on the side of the tire. Most high end tires handle 100 - 120 PSI (car tires are usually around 32 PSI), which means you need a special tire gauge to measure the pressure. Car tire gauges typically won't measure that high.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
July 29th ride
Early evening ride to New Pennington and New Point.
Map of the ride
Trip distance: 35.54 miles
Average speed: 14.96 MPH
Remarks I have heard while riding my recumbent bicycle:
-Awesome!
-Did you build that yourself?
-Nice bike!
-The dumbfounded look from first time viewers.
-Hysterical laughter. (I assume also from first time viewers)
-Car horn
-Police siren; I was actually pulled over and told by a state trooper it was illegal to ride a recumbent on Highway 46! (unless I could keep up with traffic.)
-Thumbs up/down
-Finger up
-!$%!@
-One van load actually drove alongside me for a few minutes and filmed me with a camera phone while laughing hysterically. (I keep looking on youtube but haven't seen the movie yet.)
-"Dang, what happened? Did you have a bike wreck and not know how to put it back together?"
With so many people remarking about my unique bike combined with my own delusions of grandeur I have now put a sign on my bike with this websites address so anyone can look at the bike and instantly know how to find more information about the bike and the rides I take. Tonights ride was the first with the new sign.
Map of the ride
Trip distance: 35.54 miles
Average speed: 14.96 MPH
Remarks I have heard while riding my recumbent bicycle:
-Awesome!
-Did you build that yourself?
-Nice bike!
-The dumbfounded look from first time viewers.
-Hysterical laughter. (I assume also from first time viewers)
-Car horn
-Police siren; I was actually pulled over and told by a state trooper it was illegal to ride a recumbent on Highway 46! (unless I could keep up with traffic.)
-Thumbs up/down
-Finger up
-!$%!@
-One van load actually drove alongside me for a few minutes and filmed me with a camera phone while laughing hysterically. (I keep looking on youtube but haven't seen the movie yet.)
-"Dang, what happened? Did you have a bike wreck and not know how to put it back together?"
With so many people remarking about my unique bike combined with my own delusions of grandeur I have now put a sign on my bike with this websites address so anyone can look at the bike and instantly know how to find more information about the bike and the rides I take. Tonights ride was the first with the new sign.
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