Another successful biking weekend!
This past weekend 4 of us got together downtown for a nice 25 mile ride that took us past Sauer Castle, through Roanoke Park, and had a nice stop at Browne’s Irish Market for some tasting of Irish Gin and an imported Cream Liqueur that’s way better than Baley’s. We continued with a pleasant ride through Cliff drive, and finished off at the Spoke’s Cafe downtown. We also were able to experience both riding in the rain in the beginning and in some hot sun at the end. Somebody may have also learned that even though the Interior of their Jeep with its top off is pretty much rain resistant, Jeep failed to design drains for the cup holders. James, Tara, and I were joined by Ryan, who is a friend we’ve been riding with on the Velo Garage rides and who actually was my next apartment neighbor when I lived in the Soho Lofts downtown.
Here’s the route we took.
Elapsed Time | Moving Time | Distance | Average Speed | Max Speed | Elevation Gain |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
02:26:02
hours
|
01:48:53
hours
|
23.61
mi.
|
13.01
mph
|
30.65
mph
|
1,224.74
ft.
|
Then Sunday afternoon, James, Tara and I all converged on Big Rip Brewery for a Beer and a good ride up into the north-land, and a re-introduction to riding in the heat. I think I consumed 4 water bottles worth of water during my 40 mile trip.
Elapsed Time | Moving Time | Distance | Average Speed | Max Speed | Elevation Gain | Calories Burned |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
04:59:56
hours
|
03:30:43
hours
|
44.38
mi.
|
12.64
mph
|
29.75
mph
|
2,021.65
ft.
|
1,792
kcal
|
Timber also seems to have gotten some good riding in, training for the DK200 in June. Almost road 100 miles on Saturday, and got another 40 in on Sunday. Nice work man! Hope the newly opened Rock Island trail treated you well.
Coming up this week, we can look forward to 3 separate events!
- Thursday – Velo Garage Evening Ride (starts at 6:30 – any skill level welcome – 10-15 miles.)
- Friday – Ride to Work day – Leave the car behind for a day!
- Sunday – Tour De Bier.
Information about these and all our upcoming rides can be found here! http://breakfastbikebeer.com/rides/.
Cheers!