Had intentions (hopes) of riding some trail this weekend, since the recent rain storm melted most of the snow.
Reports I got were not good...
Swansea - impossible
Big River - not worth the bother
If you want to drive further away...
Burlingame (RI) - 70% ride-able
Otis Air Force Base (Cape Cod) - good conditions
...so Teri and I hit the bike path for a few miles. View Online | Trip Map | Elevation Profile
Think Spring...but for now continue to prepare for Winter riding.
Happy Trails,
OMMB
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
"They're baaa-aack" - 2/15/11 - Massasoit State Park - Taunton, MA
- Riders: Bob, Matt, OMMB
- Miles: 9
- Weather: windy, clear
- Temp: 29 (colder windchill)
- Trail Conditions: hardpack snow / ice
- Technical Level: see trail conditions above (then you decide); actually really not too bad
- Whoops, Yikes, and Oh Sheets: a Whoops slide out and a Yikes endo by Bob; also a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee slide across the ice for OMMB.
Notes: Although the wind made the temp feel colder than actual, we had a great ride. Last Saturday, Matt and company found that the trails were packed down by hikers and snowmobiles; very ride-able. After riding a few hundred feet, gingerly not knowing how the bike would react on the hardpack, it was indeed found to be very manageable. Although the single track, trodden down by hikers, made for a shock and vibration test ride. Kind of tricky because if you happened to drift off the track, you found yourself in 15 inches of snow. Ask Bob, he buried his front wheel resulting in an endo into the snow! Unfortunately no one got to see it...all we heard was "ooooooooooooooooooooooooo" then some laughing. Good times. The double track packed by the snowmobiles was VERY manageable. Really almost like riding on tar...but watch out for ice patches! I tried to ride across a large stretch of ice and ended up sliding into home plate for about 20 feet, bike and all. Really had a blast...it was good to be outside. Much more fun than the "rides to nowhere" in my shed on the old wind trainer.
Tidbits: Bikeworks now carries Kona...go check -em out. You may also want to consider studded tires for this type of ride.
Happy Trails,
OMMB
- Miles: 9
- Weather: windy, clear
- Temp: 29 (colder windchill)
- Trail Conditions: hardpack snow / ice
- Technical Level: see trail conditions above (then you decide); actually really not too bad
- Whoops, Yikes, and Oh Sheets: a Whoops slide out and a Yikes endo by Bob; also a weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee slide across the ice for OMMB.
Notes: Although the wind made the temp feel colder than actual, we had a great ride. Last Saturday, Matt and company found that the trails were packed down by hikers and snowmobiles; very ride-able. After riding a few hundred feet, gingerly not knowing how the bike would react on the hardpack, it was indeed found to be very manageable. Although the single track, trodden down by hikers, made for a shock and vibration test ride. Kind of tricky because if you happened to drift off the track, you found yourself in 15 inches of snow. Ask Bob, he buried his front wheel resulting in an endo into the snow! Unfortunately no one got to see it...all we heard was "ooooooooooooooooooooooooo" then some laughing. Good times. The double track packed by the snowmobiles was VERY manageable. Really almost like riding on tar...but watch out for ice patches! I tried to ride across a large stretch of ice and ended up sliding into home plate for about 20 feet, bike and all. Really had a blast...it was good to be outside. Much more fun than the "rides to nowhere" in my shed on the old wind trainer.
Tidbits: Bikeworks now carries Kona...go check -em out. You may also want to consider studded tires for this type of ride.
Happy Trails,
OMMB
Sunday, February 6, 2011
"Friday = Skiday" - 2/4/11 - Sunapee Mtn - New Hampshire
Ever wonder how many miles are covered when skiing/snowboarding? Me too. Here's a day I spent at Sunapee Mtn with Sadie...Click On
Happy Trails,
OMMB
OMMB
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