That is exactly what I told my step B-I-L. If I felt like I did a few years ago, I'd gladly strap on a few more decades. Now, not so much.
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- Thread starter olbriar
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I'm sitting around and hoping it warms up and clears off soon. There is a weather system moving East just South of here. It is wet here from an over night rain and it continues to lightly sprinkle or heavily mist since. A little sunshine would make a world of difference.
The sun did break through the clouds and has peaked out a number of times. It's still cloudy but there is some sun and it has warmed up. I went riding but the South wind beat me up. I rode two loops South and put the bike up. If it calms down, I'll try to ride again later. Otherwise... I'm done for the day with only twenty five miles to my credit.
I discovered, once I was out riding, that the wind had not calmed down. It was warmer and I was stuffed from dinner so I kept right on riding like the weather was perfect. It was pretty much a chore to go South but the return trip provided a time to rest up. I rode another 34 miles and called it. I saw a couple of dog walkers but no riders today.
The sun did break through the clouds and has peaked out a number of times. It's still cloudy but there is some sun and it has warmed up. I went riding but the South wind beat me up. I rode two loops South and put the bike up. If it calms down, I'll try to ride again later. Otherwise... I'm done for the day with only twenty five miles to my credit.
I discovered, once I was out riding, that the wind had not calmed down. It was warmer and I was stuffed from dinner so I kept right on riding like the weather was perfect. It was pretty much a chore to go South but the return trip provided a time to rest up. I rode another 34 miles and called it. I saw a couple of dog walkers but no riders today.
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I tried riding after I had my yards mowed. It was just incredibly windy today. My weather app has the wind in the mid 20 mph range and gusting into the mid thirties. My station in town recorded a max gust of 36.9 mph. It was far worse out on the sidewalk South. I rode one loop South and a couple of times around town and put the bike up. Today is not the day to be riding. I logged 19 miles and feel like I lost a fight.
The wind was forecasted to be worse today than yesterday. It started out like it was going to be terrible today but waned as the day progressed. Not to say it wasn't windy.. no sir. But it never got as bad as yesterday. I mowed my lawns, trimmed a bit on my neighbor's tree that is mostly hanging over my yard and patio, curbed my trash and recycle bins, and made some chicken salad for dinner. The wind wasn't a show stopper so I went riding. I was the only one on the loop South. It would have been miserable riding without some assist. I logged 32 miles and put the bike up.
It was pretty nice today with the temp maxing out in the mid eighties. There was some wind to contend with but it was blowing far less than it has been this past week. I rode some this afternoon and then grabbed another battery and rode some more. The weather was decent enough that there were other cyclists out riding today. It was a good day to ride. I logged 70 miles.