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Cycling Thread 2013

Frayed Knot Mar 31 2013 07:31 PM

Our thread from last year has already gone to archive heaven. Best illustration of the difference between the ultra-warm early months of 2012 here in the northeast vs the much cooler-than-normal first 1/4 of 2013 so far: - Bike miles to date thru the end of March 2012 = 363 - Bike miles to date thru the end of March 2013 = 45 Been out all of three times so far (twice during a brief warm snap early in March and once yesterday). Last year I think I had four or five rides before March even started because it was so warm in January & February. I got some catching up to do.

TransMonk Apr 01 2013 07:42 AM Re: Cycling Thread 2013

I'm right there with you on the weather. I was able to get in about 30 miles at the end of last week. It's been slow going so that I don't blow out my back after the 5 months of not riding.

Mets – Willets Point Apr 01 2013 08:09 AM Re: Cycling Thread 2013

Biked to work on Friday and today and took a pleasure ride with the kids (and the neighbor's kids) yesterday. My daughter is riding in the child seat for the first time and seems to love it.

TransMonk Apr 01 2013 08:32 AM Re: Cycling Thread 2013

WP - How is your child seat configured?

Mets – Willets Point Apr 01 2013 08:42 AM Re: Cycling Thread 2013

It's a Copilot bike seat on a rack on the back of the bike. Here's a picture of my son in the bike seat a couple of years ago.

TransMonk Apr 01 2013 08:46 AM Re: Cycling Thread 2013

Cool, thanks!

Frayed Knot Apr 01 2013 09:02 AM Re: Cycling Thread 2013

I was doing an organized ride a bunch of years ago and caught up to a guy with one of those kid trailers on his bike. Since the only way for the rider to actually see his kid in one of those is to turn around, I couldn't resist saying to him; "Say, was there a child in there when you started out"? Fortunately the guy had a sense of humor and simply responded; "Damn, did he fall out again? ... I'll just pick him up on the way back"

The Second Spitter Apr 01 2013 06:14 PM Re: Cycling Thread 2013

I've done about 1200km this year, which is rather low compared to last year. Illness aside, I found cycling and deadlifting to be mutually incompatible activities, for the most part. I can't deadlift after cycling and can't cycle after deadlifting without feeling significant soreness in my lower back.