Saturday, April 13, 2013

30 Days of Biking: SnOgre*

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After taking two days off to do just a little bit of shoveling, I got out today for a couple hours of saddle time on the Ogre.

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We got about a foot of snow on Thursday and Friday. Despite the plow drivers' best efforts, some of it wanted to stick around.
I freely admit that I rode on the fog line for most of this stretch. Not only was it the path of least resistance, it was also my best chance at staying upright.

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Some roads were fully covered with snow.

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While others were clear as could be.

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I stopped at the Fredenberg picnic shelter for a snack break.
I've probably stopped her twenty times on twenty rides and have yet to see another person.

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I was actually much happier than I look here. I must not like my picture taken.

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Will the ice ever go out?

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It should be smooth sailing in another couple of weeks. Winter has to end sometime.

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One final bike shot just to keep the ratio above fifty percent.

*I don't believe I will refer to it as the SnOgre again. It's a bit too corny even for me.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

30 Days of Biking: Ten on The Tenth

Nothing too exciting happened during today's 10 mile ride. Unless you count the huge owl that flew along side me for several seconds while being chased by a crow. I tried to get a picture, but by the time I got my camera out it was gone from view. As the saying goes,"No picture, didn't happen."

Speaking of no pictures, I didn't get any good ones today, so we'll just have to look at tomorrow's weather instead.

It looks to be fat tire weather for the next couple of days. I'm just not sure whether thats a good thing or a bad thing. I'm about ready for spring.

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

30 Days of Biking: Cause and Effect

Today I learned about cause and effect.

Sunday ride took me through stuff like this:
Black and Tan

Which caused my drivetrain to look like this:
Mud Bath

The effect was a noisy, jumpy chain that led to today's ride being cut short.

Now where'd I put that lube?

Monday, April 8, 2013

30 Days of Biking: Serendipity

I stopped during my ride today to take this......

Beaver River

and as fortune would have it, these two flew overhead.

Flyover

It's great when things come together like that.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

30 Days of Biking: Tin Man

Once yesterday's snowfall melted from the roads I headed out for a sixteen mile ride.

Tin Man

I would have gone farther, but I figured once you start seeing giant fictional characters it's probably time to call it a day.