OC, End-to-End

Same ride as September 4 with an additional ride around Northside Park.
This time on the mountain bike.

20 miles

YTD: 1,068 miles

Short Ride

Last ride until Saturday. Going to Las Vegas for a few days. Not taking the bike.
Look what happened to this guy:
http://www.greencycles.blogspot.com/
Just taking a small carry-on bag of money on the way out, and a LARGE carry-on bag of money on the way home.

8 miles

YTD: 1,048 miles

Less than 3 weeks to The Seagull.

Short Ride, plus . . .

Same as previous ride and added two hill climbs.

10 miles

YTD: 1,040 miles

Short Ride

New Tires!

OK, OK, I have way too much time on my hands.

So what!

I was glad to get rid of the Continental Ultra Sports.

They were good tires, but WAY too difficult to get on and off of the rims. It seems to me that the bead wire needs to be slightly longer.

Fortunately, I never had a flat with them while I was out on the road.

However, I did waste an entire pre-ride hour one time struggling to change a tube with a leaking valve stem. I even broke a tire lever while trying to pry the tire bead out of the rim. That has NEVER happened to me before!

I was hesitant to buy Continentals again but the Ultra Gatorskins seemed like the best choice at the bike shop. They were somewhat difficult to mount, but I don't think they were as tight as the Ultra Sports.

I think I'll go back to Bontrager after I wear these out.

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Once around the neighborhood,
out to Meadowood Park and back,
once around the park,
once more around the neighborhood.

Half hour

7 miles

YTD: 1,030 miles

One Thousand Miles

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Baltimore Bicycling Club
Civil War Century

I rode the Metric Century: 100 km, (62 miles)

YTD: 1,023 miles, (1.646 km)

Little Assawoman Bay Loop

Fenwick Island, Delaware to Bethany Beach, Delaware

20 miles

YTD: 961 miles

OC, End-to-End

Fenwick Island, Delaware to the inlet at the south end of Ocean City, Maryland
... and back.

19 miles

YTD: 941 miles