Sunday, January 16, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
"Calm before the storm" - one/eleven/eleven - Swansea, MA
Went for a little 4.5 mile ride through the snow this morning with Al, Bob, and Matt. The temp was 16 degrees, but since it was so calm out, it didn't feel much lower than...oh...17 degrees. Most of the trails were packed down enough to get a good pace going. Riding a hardtail, I got rattled from the frozen footprints. Just a bit tricky keeping a good line but all in all, a good ride.
Tidbit: Some monster of a storm is heading our way...forecasting upwards of 17 inches of snow in some areas.
Happy Trails,
OMMB
Tidbit: Some monster of a storm is heading our way...forecasting upwards of 17 inches of snow in some areas.
Happy Trails,
OMMB
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
"to the snow to the slush to the ice" - 1/4/11 - Swansea, MA
- Miles: 3.5
- Weather: cloudy
- Temp: 35-40ish
- Trail Conditions: mostly packed snow and ice
- Technical Level: a bit tricky
Notes: Thought I'd give Swansea a try during my telework lunch break. Most of the snow around here has melted...and of course refroze (snow to slush to ice). Nevertheless, figured I had a good chance of catching some actual trail. Got to admit...it was TOUGH going, but there was good exposed trail and the areas trodden by walkers actually made it ride-able. I rode at the blazing speed of 20 minutes per mile! The inner loops, now marked by fancy new wooden arrow signs, were in better condition (easy access for walkers) than the outer loops where the snow was deeper.
Tidbits: I suspect that some bikers that were bored due to the snow, decided that building wooden markers for the trails, would be a good thing to do during the "stand down". Gotta love it.
Happy Trails,
OMMB
- Weather: cloudy
- Temp: 35-40ish
- Trail Conditions: mostly packed snow and ice
- Technical Level: a bit tricky
Notes: Thought I'd give Swansea a try during my telework lunch break. Most of the snow around here has melted...and of course refroze (snow to slush to ice). Nevertheless, figured I had a good chance of catching some actual trail. Got to admit...it was TOUGH going, but there was good exposed trail and the areas trodden by walkers actually made it ride-able. I rode at the blazing speed of 20 minutes per mile! The inner loops, now marked by fancy new wooden arrow signs, were in better condition (easy access for walkers) than the outer loops where the snow was deeper.
Tidbits: I suspect that some bikers that were bored due to the snow, decided that building wooden markers for the trails, would be a good thing to do during the "stand down". Gotta love it.
Happy Trails,
OMMB
Saturday, January 1, 2011
"Slushy Snowy Tar" - one/one/eleven - East Bay Bike Path - RI
- Weather: clear/sunny
- Temp: 45+
Notes: Out to redo the 8.3 mile ride from the other day but conditions on the bike path have become slushy with the warmer temps. Made it real tough to stay on the hardpack. I initially tried to ride on 30 psi in the tires but that wasn't low enough. Rode on almost flat tires just to stay on a straight course...I'm guessing around 10-15 psi did the trick.
Tidbits: So I tried my newly acquired mobile phone app that automatically posts my GPS trip data to Trimble Outdoors website. Here's the data the app captured... the link brings you to the map. Should work well for future trail rides.
Date: 1 Jan 2011 10:03:38 AM
Activity: Mountain Biking
State: Rhode Island (RI)
Distance: 4.77 mi
Active: 4.67 mi
Average Speed: Overall: 5.4 mph - 0:11:12/mi
Active: 6.5 mph - 0:09:11/mi
Duration: 0:53:24
Active: 0:42:57
Resting: 0:10:27
Tags: Warren, Rhode Island
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=984692&utm_source=emailtrip&utm_medium=email
Happy New Year Trails,
OMMB
- Temp: 45+
Notes: Out to redo the 8.3 mile ride from the other day but conditions on the bike path have become slushy with the warmer temps. Made it real tough to stay on the hardpack. I initially tried to ride on 30 psi in the tires but that wasn't low enough. Rode on almost flat tires just to stay on a straight course...I'm guessing around 10-15 psi did the trick.
Tidbits: So I tried my newly acquired mobile phone app that automatically posts my GPS trip data to Trimble Outdoors website. Here's the data the app captured... the link brings you to the map. Should work well for future trail rides.
Date: 1 Jan 2011 10:03:38 AM
Activity: Mountain Biking
State: Rhode Island (RI)
Distance: 4.77 mi
Active: 4.67 mi
Average Speed: Overall: 5.4 mph - 0:11:12/mi
Active: 6.5 mph - 0:09:11/mi
Duration: 0:53:24
Active: 0:42:57
Resting: 0:10:27
Tags: Warren, Rhode Island
http://www.trimbleoutdoors.com/ViewTrip.aspx?tripId=984692&utm_source=emailtrip&utm_medium=email
Happy New Year Trails,
OMMB
"Snowy Tar" - 12/30/10 - East Bay Bike Path - RI
- Miles: 8.3
- Weather: Clear
- Temp: 30
Notes: After a week of holiday festivities, it was time to get out for a ride...no matter what! Since riding trails was impossible the other day, I went for the bike path. The snow was trodden down to hard pack and with tire pressure real low (20 psi or less), I was able to ride along at a decent pace. Took the loop around Colt State Park where the road was down to tar (but that was a chore on almost flat tires).
Happy Trails,
OMMB
- Weather: Clear
- Temp: 30
Notes: After a week of holiday festivities, it was time to get out for a ride...no matter what! Since riding trails was impossible the other day, I went for the bike path. The snow was trodden down to hard pack and with tire pressure real low (20 psi or less), I was able to ride along at a decent pace. Took the loop around Colt State Park where the road was down to tar (but that was a chore on almost flat tires).
Happy Trails,
OMMB
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