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Title: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 04, 2020, 09:08:56 PM
Here's today's time lapse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwzHlxyi4ug (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwzHlxyi4ug)

Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: claws on April 04, 2020, 11:15:47 PM
The Quarantine Version  :wink:

(https://ph-files.imgix.net/433ec191-73a8-4626-a653-561d0aa9bf8c?auto=format&auto=compress&codec=mozjpeg&cs=strip&w=392.8888888888889&h=221&fit=max)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 05, 2020, 10:03:01 PM
Got a nice long one in today for Palm Sunday

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABsE4Zq90vM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABsE4Zq90vM)

21.1 miles.  Longest so far this year.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: bob on April 05, 2020, 10:17:21 PM
Wow  :buggedout: :buggedout:

I'm impressed.

I usually walk 2 miles a day if the weather allows it.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 08, 2020, 11:03:44 PM
Today's ride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91YtgJd9PwI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91YtgJd9PwI)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 11, 2020, 04:24:31 PM
Got a Holy Saturday bike ride in before it started raining...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJ4hwrfwts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okJ4hwrfwts)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 14, 2020, 09:12:46 PM
Even though it was cold and windy I got a good one in this afternoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXNqARaNb3s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXNqARaNb3s)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 15, 2020, 09:53:29 PM
Another trip through the local wind tunnel.  I hope it warms up soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdZP_SAA5BM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdZP_SAA5BM)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 16, 2020, 10:15:12 PM
Another one today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcS0k75AX1Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcS0k75AX1Q)

Attention Mother Nature: please provide decent weather.  I'm tired of freezing my ass off.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 17, 2020, 10:50:43 PM
Today's jaunt around town.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhMP-OnEQ1Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhMP-OnEQ1Q)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 19, 2020, 07:25:34 PM
Got a good one in on the trail - 21 miles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRojv4qsrTM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRojv4qsrTM)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: VenomX73 on April 19, 2020, 08:19:21 PM
(https://thewondrous.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Dirt-bike-jump-gone-wrong.gif)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 22, 2020, 05:31:33 PM
Since I was off work today I got a nice long one in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyQo3UW0T2o (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyQo3UW0T2o)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on April 25, 2020, 06:00:07 PM
Nice big loop around town today...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfD9iAUcb6Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfD9iAUcb6Q)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on May 03, 2020, 07:07:23 PM
Got two rides in today.

First ride was on the Copper Creek / Bear River trail near Preston, Iowa that was just over 14 miles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0W9gOwj63M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0W9gOwj63M)

Then I headed up to Bellevue and rode around up in town for a while for about another 8.5 miles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF7RpqamZK4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF7RpqamZK4)

Such a nice day for it too.  Not as crowded as it would've likely been up around home today.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on May 31, 2020, 09:31:22 PM
Today's ride

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbqyvcDmros (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbqyvcDmros)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on June 06, 2020, 08:42:12 PM
Did the whole Heritage Trail and back today.  Just over 52 miles total.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjTNBWaHOI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKjTNBWaHOI)

I think I'll be sleeping good tonight.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on June 11, 2020, 10:27:42 PM
Had to go out riding after work given how nice it was today

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=955g2b1BQFw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=955g2b1BQFw)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on June 12, 2020, 09:58:03 PM
Headed down to Cascade after work and got a ride in down there

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwN7KV5jUlo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwN7KV5jUlo)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on June 16, 2020, 10:42:34 PM
Crossed the river up in to the land of giant spiders (Wisconsin) for a ride today...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfXvsJZFujw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfXvsJZFujw)


Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on July 10, 2020, 06:18:38 PM
Had to take my bike in Wednesday to get the rear tire and wheel fixed up.  They told me it would probably be Monday but they got parts sooner than expected and got me fixed up early.

So after work I had a nice ten mile ride bringing the bike home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h6o6aleJSc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h6o6aleJSc)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on July 25, 2020, 01:23:52 PM
Today's late July trip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzJxakvSueE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzJxakvSueE)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 09, 2020, 11:25:19 AM
Down in Waukee this week house/cat sitting while my sister and brother in law are out of town taking care of some stuff.

Of course I brought the two wheel money sink along even though the weather isn't all that great this week. 

Stopped raining long enough yesterday and today that I got rides in.

Here's yesterday's ride from Waukee to Clive and back.

http://youtu.be/ie-TruWaRoI (http://youtu.be/ie-TruWaRoI)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 12, 2020, 06:03:58 PM
Weather finally cooperated for once so I was able to head into Des Moines to pick up some sodas of oat on my bike.  15 miles each way - just over 30 miles total. 

I took my GoPro but it ran out of juice not quite 1/2 way into the ride.  But here is what I do have....

http://youtu.be/SZY5stgSGrk (http://youtu.be/SZY5stgSGrk)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 13, 2020, 10:34:24 PM
And today's ride from Waukee up to Dallas Center and back.

http://youtu.be/_hmw0XFm8dI (http://youtu.be/_hmw0XFm8dI)

Little chilly out this morning but otherwise the weather was great today.  Where was this weather all of last week when I needed it and not just on the day I go home?  f**k.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 19, 2020, 10:06:24 PM
And went for a long 53 mile ride today.

http://youtu.be/NuPtA0EPGLw (http://youtu.be/NuPtA0EPGLw)

Went out to Dyersville from Dubuque to pick up some Oktoberfest and one of the mugs.  They had .5 and 1 liter mugs there.  I went with the .5 since I didn't have room for the 1 liter mug in my bag.

It was pretty nice out for a ride.  I think I'll be sleeping good tonight.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 20, 2020, 08:38:32 PM
Yeah slept decent last night. 

I got a bit more riding in today.

http://youtu.be/LGPeYx8HYN4 (http://youtu.be/LGPeYx8HYN4)

Did a couple short rides around Elizabeth and Galena in NW Illinois.  In total I had about 11.73 miles today which isn't bad for a day after a long ass haul.  Pretty nice day for riding too.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: ER on September 21, 2020, 03:55:23 PM
I remain beyond impressed by your feats, sprite. Very well done!  :thumbup:
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 23, 2020, 07:42:53 AM
And here's the first fall ride of 2020 that I did yesterday afternoon.

http://youtu.be/-HWMsJ0ZeF8 (http://youtu.be/-HWMsJ0ZeF8)
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 24, 2020, 09:25:09 AM
Got part of yesterday's ride on the GoPro

http://youtu.be/t9C8Qplq8-Q (http://youtu.be/t9C8Qplq8-Q)

I forgot to plug in Tuesday after getting home so I only had about 35% battery so it only lasted about 1/2 way through the trip.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 26, 2020, 08:27:59 PM
I went over to Freeport today to check out the Jane Addams Trail. 

http://youtu.be/HEQtqSj5TVw (http://youtu.be/HEQtqSj5TVw)

Went from Freeport north to just over the Wisconsin border and back.  Just under 36 miles total. 

Got most of the ride on video but I did have to stop for a bit to recharge the battery enough to film getting back into town.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on September 27, 2020, 04:26:17 PM
It rained this afternoon but I was able to get a good ride in this morning before it started raining.

http://youtu.be/A8BVB10YEj4 (http://youtu.be/A8BVB10YEj4)

Little over 13 miles total, including some good hill climbing.
Title: Re: Adventures in Bike Riding
Post by: sprite75 on October 02, 2020, 04:12:05 PM
This morning's ride.

http://youtu.be/xvT9ZAop9pY (http://youtu.be/xvT9ZAop9pY)

Almost 11 miles total.