Did You Ride Today?

[CAMPYBOB]

Consecutive riding day number 92:

Just an easy 18-mile cruise to keep the legs loose. 525' of climbing in wonderful 86 degree sunshine!

I think I'll ride long tomorrow. The days are getting shorter and it won't be long until we really will need the arm warmers and tight and then the Winter jackets and lobster claw gloves.

Ride now! Enjoy the warmth of the fading summer sun!

 

[zipp2001]

I got out for 15 miles before getting my grand buddy for a weekend sleep over. Nothing hard just a nice easy roll in the cool fall air. The temps have been dropping into the mid 60's quite a bit lately, and yes CAMPYBOB not long before the cooler riding gear appears.

 

[Uawadall]

34.6 miles/17.9 mph/1508.

A club ride, I didn't do to bad keeping in the pace line (except on those big downhills). I have to make sure I get at least 50-60 miles in during the week, 12 wasn't enough. I can tell that my breathing and effort was a little off. Rode with one of the guys I use to ride with when I first started. It was good to catch up on things with him.

 

[CAMPYBOB]

Consecutive riding day number 93:

I've lost track...I think this was bee/wasp/hornet/whatever sting number FIVE this year!

My jersey was unzipped and whatever it was flew in and zapped me right below the Hear Rate Monitor Strap on my right side. The *******!

93 miles under sunny sky. It was 62 degrees at the start and soon up to 75 degrees with the first 46 miles into a 9 to 12 MPH head wind. After stopping 2-1/2 miles into the ride to take a ****, I kept the work load realistic running into the wind.

I didn't put a foot down after that slowly got my power up all the way back with the wind behind me. The last 35 miles went by quickly and even the long upgrade drags were topped in the big ring with barely any loss of RPM's.

It was a beautiful ride with traffic about as light and polite as it gets. I saw a few motorcycles out and lots of fishing, pleasure and pontoon boats on the roads...probably getting a lot of them out of the water as our season is just about over.

Empty roads...empty beach...the sun goes down alone.

 

[Uawadall]

Consecutive riding day number 93:

I've lost track...I think this was bee/wasp/hornet/whatever sting number FIVE this year!

My jersey was unzipped and whatever it was flew in and zapped me right below the Hear Rate Monitor Strap on my right side. The *******!

93 miles under sunny sky. It was 62 degrees at the start and soon up to 75 degrees with the first 46 miles into a 9 to 12 MPH head wind. After stopping 2-1/2 miles into the ride to take a ****, I kept the work load realistic running into the wind.

I didn't put a foot down after that slowly got my power up all the way back with the wind behind me. The last 35 miles went by quickly and even the long upgrade drags were topped in the big ring with barely any loss of RPM's.

It was a beautiful ride with traffic about as light and polite as it gets. I saw a few motorcycles out and lots of fishing, pleasure and pontoon boats on the roads...probably getting a lot of them out of the water as our season is just about over.

Empty roads...empty beach...the sun goes down alone.

93 miles for day 93 I see. Nice work!

 

[CAMPYBOB]

Thanks, U!

The 93 miles was coincidence, as I had no idea what day I was on while I was riding. My brain was fried by the 90 non-stop miles after the **** break.

IIRC, the actual mileage was 93.22. Climbing was just under 4000' at 3935'. Average speed was a smidge under 16 MPH...that headwind stretch running North in the morning had me locked into the 53 x 21 for mile after mile, making no speed statistics at all, but enjoying the cool morning air while I gazed around at all the nice real estate and motor homes along the route.

The soybeans and corn are starting to come off the fields...yields are going to be a mix of really good and really, really bad. In several spots the roads were coated in bean chaff and corn leaves were blowing around a little bit as the combines and semi trucks worked the fields as some as the dew was off.

 

[Uawadall]

Wasn't engaged in the ride, felt a little out of it. Kept in a small gear and spun, mostly headwinds and cold temps. One of my favorite climbs came up, a 1.2 mile heavy breather. I was trying to pr and started standing climbing like always. As I passed the top and started descending, I hear "snap".....Finished the descended very slowly and cautiously. I reach the bottom and check out the bike. A broken spoke..I could swear that area is cursed for cycling. Within a 5 mile radius I've skid twice, have gotten flat tires at least 5 times and know I can add broken spoke to the list. I was 8 miles away from home and luckily had mountain bike shoes on.

The wheel looked ok other than the spoke, but it was significantly out of true. The Mavic Kysrium Elite rear wheels have a low amount of spokes, guess missing one is enough to throw it that much out of whack. Will be buying some spokes and using the spare wheel set in the mean time.

14.6 miles/15mph/1115 ft. Was a little annoyed, but thats life. Would rather be annoyed than have a crash.

 

[jhuskey]

Got about 4 miles in, hit a dog and crashed. I am screwed. Laying on a bed waiting on ct scan. I have a fractured pelvis, just dont know how bad as yet. Either way not gonna be on a bike for a long while.

 

[CAMPYBOB]

Damn, JH! I hope nothing else is broken. I got 27 X-Ray's out of the last mutt in 2013. I had nothing broken, but it felt like I went a couple rounds with Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini. Yeah, a cracked pelvis is NOT GOOD! PM me if you need the contact info of the doctor that worked on the busted pelvis of my friend that was hit by the Camaro.

Consecutive day of riding number 94:

The above crash is EXACTLY why I am both grateful and lucky to have made it made it this far. Hitting the deck hard is all too easy to do on a road bike!

32 miles trying everything possible to hold the warp engines engaged! It was stiff terrain with 1675' of climbing packed in sections that allow very little rhythm and roll-on is mostly a dream. Gut it up and keep the power on is all I can usually manage.

The air was almost cool at 73 degrees and the sun was in a cloudless sky! Perfect! Let's Ride!

I shoved off with a light 3 MPH tail wind and put the baddest hill of the day behind me. The legs felt great considering yesterday's big miles. I hit the East bound leg and dropped my head into the side / head breeze that had picked up to 8 MPH...not bad at all.

Turned for home and climbed a 'bonus' hill just for the hell of it. The legs felt pretty decent!

 

[jhuskey]

Fractured in 4 places. Waiting on the Ortho to make a call. I feel my form fading already. I have refused pain medication. Feels ok lying still. I do need a drink. On the upside UT romped the Gators.

 

[zipp2001]

Hope you recover quickly JH !

Had to pull out the arm and leg warmers today. 58 degrees, 11-15 wind with a few guts at 25+, add in some tri spoke wheels and you have a great workout.

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[Uawadall]

Got about 4 miles in, hit a dog and crashed. I am screwed. Laying on a bed waiting on ct scan. I have a fractured pelvis, just dont know how bad as yet. Either way not gonna be on a bike for a long while.

Damn, get well soon.

 

[jhuskey]

Damn, get well soon.

Thanks, just laying here waiting to be transferred to a room. They are keeping me overnight for observation. My 1st stay over night in a hospital ever. Whoo f**kin Hoo. At least no indication of surgery at this point just a lot of laying.

 

[CAMPYBOB]

Oh yeah...there will be LOTS of laying around in the next 6-12 weeks. And plenty of time for some drinking on the deck in the Autumn sun.

4 fractures! Holy ****!

I hope the owner was identified and ready for his home owner's insurance to cover EVERYTHING. Including missed training time. And I will tell you that is a going to be a paltry sum in consideration of your injuries, missed work and riding time that can never be recovered.

Let me know if you need anything...like a really good ortho...or an attorney!

 

[CAMPYBOB]

Had to pull out the arm and leg warmers today.

Nooooooo!

I see you're still terrorizing the bike paths, Zipp! Keep it up! Every rider and walker you flash by is getting an education in speed and conditioning.

 

[jhuskey]

Damn, JH! I hope nothing else is broken. I got 27 X-Ray's out of the last mutt in 2013. I had nothing broken, but it felt like I went a couple rounds with Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini. Yeah, a cracked pelvis is NOT GOOD! PM me if you need the contact info of the doctor that worked on the busted pelvis of my friend that was hit by the Camaro.

Consecutive day of riding number 94:

The above crash is EXACTLY why I am both grateful and lucky to have made it made it this far. Hitting the deck hard is all too easy to do on a road bike!

32 miles trying everything possible to hold the warp engines engaged! It was stiff terrain with 1675' of climbing packed in sections that allow very little rhythm and roll-on is mostly a dream. Gut it up and keep the power on is all I can usually manage.

The air was almost cool at 73 degrees and the sun was in a cloudless sky! Perfect! Let's Ride!

I shoved off with a light 3 MPH tail wind and put the baddest hill of the day behind me. The legs felt great considering yesterday's big miles. I hit the East bound leg and dropped my head into the side / head breeze that had picked up to 8 MPH...not bad at all.

Turned for home and climbed a 'bonus' hill just for the hell of it. The legs felt pretty decent!

Oh yeah...there will be LOTS of laying around in the next 6-12 weeks. And plenty of time for some drinking on the deck in the Autumn sun.

4 fractures! Holy ****!

I hope the owner was identified and ready for his home owner's insurance to cover EVERYTHING. Including missed training time. And I will tell you that is a going to be a paltry sum in consideration of your injuries, missed work and riding time that can never be recovered.

Let me know if you need anything...like a really good ortho...or an attorney!

The dude probably doesnt have insurance.

 

[CAMPYBOB]

The dude probably doesnt have insurance.

****! I know you got a police report in addition to a painful aberlamps ride to the ER.

Please...tell me he has a job and least half of his teeth. Did you see or hear this one or was it like my last one? Just a black blur and I was on the deck. No warning. No time to even get the, "Oh sh...", thought fully formed.


Of my four dog crash incidents, dog strike No. 2 was my favorite. Old woman about 70 years into life comes strolling out of her front yard after her beloved Fido ran into my front wheel while I was sailing down grade at 27 MPH. Fastest speed of the ride recorded as this was the first down hill stretch of road on the course.

I landed on the chip & seal and other than being tore up and bleeding from everything that stuck out...I wasn't really hurt. I got very lucky as this was a fast one!

Her first words...I **** you not!...were, "Please don't sue me! I'm a widow and I'm on a fixed income!".

I asked her how many acres she own of what was obviously a decent size farm.

"150 acres." She answered.

Dead serious, I told her my lawyer and I would split 75 of that to cover medical costs, lost wages, loss of services, loss of training and a replacement bike.

The look on her face was priceless.

My bike was trashed and my wife had to bring her SUV to pick me up. I stopped by an old neighbor's farm and he told me to rub WD40 into the road rash and it would heal faster. OK...er...I'll pass on that!


People that can't keep their mutts off the roads are idiots. My in-laws' insurance company forked over $50G in a law suit to cover a local club member's shoulder surgeries after he crashed into their mutt. They learned their lesson YEARS after I kept telling them to TIE the damned thing up.

The club member was an old friend and I felt terrible about the crash and the price he has paid in pain in the years following that completely unnecessary crash.

I hope you're resting easy tonight and your wife brought your favorite hip flask. And yeah, screw those Gator's! Yes! Vol's for da win!

 

[jhuskey]

I never saw the dog coming or the owner. His neighbors knocked on his door but no answer. Actually my wife came and got me and helped me change clothes and then to the ER. I do have the dudes id and address so we will see. Still no pain meds but I asking for a sleep aid. No way in hell I can sleep here.

 

[CAMPYBOB]

Well, I hope you got some sleep last night. You're right about hospitals being a poor place to try and get some shuteye.

If no surgery is the ortho's choice the worst is over. Now, it's the long road to recovery...and with luck it won't be all that long. You've earned a vacation anyway, so a couple weeks out of the office is no biggee. Continuances and a little work from home...you'll get through it.

Google 'cycling news broken pelvis'. There were two professional riders that suffered cracked and / or broken pelvis injuries this season and both were back on the bike faster than I thought possible. The recovery schedule was amazingly fast. I know every injury is different and you ain't no 23-year old spring chicken like those pro boys are, but I'll bet they have you back on your trainer for light spinning in two or three week. Drink your milk, take your calcium and no wild sex for a few days!

Note: I said LIGHT work! No pressing the play button and getting a TDF climbing stage on the video screen in front of you while the computer applies the resistance brake hard!

 

[jhuskey]

Thanks Bob, yes didn't sleep much and you have good advise but what is this **** about no wild sex? I generally recover pretty well but this this starting over stuff is getting old. Maybe a I can go home today. Not sure what they can do fo me. I didn't want to stay last night.