9.9.09: 40 miles

9.8.09: 18 miles

today i convinced my brother in law, chris, to join me on a ride. i have no friends around anymore, and ammie is usually off doing yoga come ride time, so chris is my new/old friend. he does not own a bike, nor has he ever worn spandex...he was born in belgium....but he has never heard of the ronde, or roubaix for that matter. but he knows a lot about jeeps boats and beer. i have never had a friend like this before.

we did a short ride to start him off. i let him ride my cross check wich is a size 58. perfect for my 6'3" frame as i like my bikes on the small side. chris, however, stands 6'8"! even with the saddle raised above the min. insertion, it looked like he was pedaling a kids bike. we rode for about 1.5 hours and had some good conversation. maybe i will get him out again and he will start to realize the beauty of 120 psi, a fresh team kit...and a 65 cm frame.

9.7.09: MTB 11 miles?

Went early morning mtbing with travis this am. the thing about riding with travis is that the only way it can happen is before the sun rises. once the sun rises, and his wife realizes he is not in bed next to her, or feeding their litter of children, he gets in big trouble.

so its been since last october since we last saw each other. i forgot to bring the camera, so we will just pretend he is in the picture posted above. he would be the one 2 inches taller than the guy with the 29er.

we did the xc loop at millers pond. it was a very very nice morning. embrocation and armwarmers. we conversed about all sorts of things. travis is a great guy. that is all.

9.1.09: 23 miles

Until today i had forgotten how amazing shoe covers are. every time i looked down on my ride up chestnut hill i was reminded of how euro cool i am. this ride was perfect for shoe covers. a crisp, dry evening hovering around 68 before dropping to 60 by the time i reached home. this of course required the utilization of armwarmers. I slipped them up my arms in wonderment of all the magical fall rides that await.

this house has the best of both worlds. a porch with rocking chairs to sit and watch the storms roll in, plus a classic colonial salt box front door. one of my favs.

this is me leaving my house. self timers are PRO.