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@ AARR « Sun 6:41:56 pm »

Mrs AARR likes her E-Bike. She goes for longer rides more frequently and is joing me more often.

@ AARR « Sun 5:24:33 pm »

Walked 1 mile with a church group on their Walk for Life at 2.5-2.7 mph. Biked with Mrs. AARR for 6.5 miles. Biked on a path between Utica and Sterling Heights. Going with the windo down hill for 6ish miles at 19-20mph. I was all over the map today.

@ AARR « Sun 5:21:59 pm »

44.5 miles, biked from Romeo to Sterling Heights and meandered in-between. 3’22"39’", 2283cal, 13.1 mphavg.

@ ~Z~ « Sun 4:54:11 pm »

if you are headed towards 129th again, i'd suggest one more crossing south to 128th. Dead end road, quiet, no worries on passing cars

@ Andy24 « Sun 4:13:57 pm »

Anyways I’ll get GDLK this week if they fit my timeframe

@ Andy24 « Sun 4:13:15 pm »

After your post, the train passed 129th Ave at 3:39pm. Hoping they didn’t work at that facility north of where I was

@ Andy24 « Sun 4:12:31 pm »

I don’t gamble tho. I enjoy road trips. I was hoping to get Grand Elk while near the Casino

@ Andy24 « Sun 4:11:59 pm »

Yep

@ ~Z~ « Sun 3:51:39 pm »

andy - you saw them at 44th kinda, then again at the casino an hour later sorta? hopefully if you were chasing and not just making a donation to the tribe at Gun Lake, you saw them elsewhere inbetween for a full view

@ Andy24 « Sun 2:53:10 pm »

Hmm first time I’ve seen Grand Elk run on a Sunday from Gr to Kzoo

@ David Collins « Sun 2:51:55 pm »

The place where we’re staying is in sawyer, not that far from the GR subdivision…hmmm

@ David Collins « Sun 2:51:23 pm »

I did end up going home for the weekend, definitely needed it. Seeing the family again next weekend at my dads 60th birthday

@ bluewonderrails « Sun 2:29:21 pm »

Watched a young cousin play soccer yesterday morning. Some small 2nd-grade league. 6-0 W first week, 0-6 L yesterday. I for one have no love of the game, but the obviousness, is allowing myself family time, but still enjoying the kids play more than enjoying the game itself

@ Jetlink « Sun 1:38:50 pm »

I never really played sports or got much into it. It is really fun though now that my kids play. I always did music-band-choir. Not sports. My kids are all doing both and I think that’s great.

@ Jetlink « Sun 1:37:31 pm »

They don’t play quite as well as ruby’s team but they are coming into it nicely.

@ Jetlink « Sun 1:34:17 pm »

Asher’s soccer team bested Portland 7-4. Asher scored 1 goal in the second half. He was goal keeper first half and allowed only one on a penalty kick.

@ Jetlink « Sun 1:32:24 pm »

Snacks snacks

@ chapmaja « Sun 10:52:00 am »

has started a new topic: Detroit Railroad questions

@ AARR « Sun 7:12:54 am »

#2 B II BCG&A

@ Jeff L « Sun 12:00:01 am »

#1

@ Jetlink « Sat 11:24:30 pm »

I just don’t see myself at their level.

@ Jetlink « Sat 11:24:13 pm »

But I knew the pros were big propents of spinning fast.

@ Jetlink « Sat 11:23:47 pm »

I wouldn’t have thought that. He said it will be easier on my knees and muscles too.

@ Jetlink « Sat 11:22:58 pm »

Maybe I misunderstood the chart he was showing me then. Or I was gleaning the wrong data off from it. Regardless. He showed me that that my current averages on the bianchi with the gear ratio’s I use are a cadence of about 60. He said shift down 1 or 2 and pedal faster. I will gain. I did. He was right.

@ kd_1014 « Sat 9:52:06 pm »

has started a new topic: Michigan Southern Ops

@ ~Z~ « Sat 8:28:23 pm »

i’ll have to time it when i’m on my next nice flat ride and use the stopwatch feature and double check mine.

@ ~Z~ « Sat 8:27:37 pm »

LSR will appreciate that. 120-130 sounds very high... the pros do 100-110 it seems. Google says lance armstrong rode at 110.

@ Jetlink « Sat 8:21:06 pm »

He suggested in the 120-130 range.

@ Jetlink « Sat 8:20:36 pm »

Sounds like my normal cadence is about 60.

@ ~Z~ « Sat 8:18:51 pm »

right, when we were riding on Thurs, I definitely noticed I’m at a higher cadence than you were. I try for just over 80rpm, so a little more than 1 cycle per second.

@ Jetlink « Sat 8:12:28 pm »

I tried it today. It seemed to work. But he was suggesting a much faster cadence than I could get to today. But still it seemed to help.

@ Jetlink « Sat 8:11:47 pm »

He suggested a lower gear ratio and a faster cadence.

@ Jetlink « Sat 8:11:11 pm »

I was looking for a higher gear ratio..

@ Jetlink « Sat 8:10:52 pm »

AARR wrote: Did they tell you to pedal faster
Jetlink wrote: I got some riding tips at the bike shop.

in a sense yes

@ AARR « Sat 7:22:57 pm »

Did they tell you to pedal faster

Jetlink wrote: I got some riding tips at the bike shop.

@ Jetlink « Sat 6:29:47 pm »

I got some riding tips at the bike shop. Tried to follow a few of them. Seemed helpful. I was getting 17-18 mph into a 10 gust 17 wind.

@ Jetlink « Sat 6:28:23 pm »

I had a 27 mph split.

@ Jetlink « Sat 6:28:11 pm »

Old Bianchi. New surly is getting some component swaps and different tires. Won’t have it for a week or two.

@ Jetlink « Sat 6:27:40 pm »

~Z~ wrote: average of 19mph? geezzz, crazy. that on the new Surly?

nope.

@ Chip « Sat 5:34:35 pm »

https://strava.app.link/TshJxNO0kDb

@ AARR « Sat 4:13:08 pm »

I want Jet tested

@ AARR « Sat 4:12:34 pm »

Didn’t keep track of miles or speed but I’m sure I was well below 19mph. Probably around 13-14.

@ AARR « Sat 4:11:31 pm »

32-33 miles on my alphabet trails.

@ ~Z~ « Sat 1:45:35 pm »

home, lunch, then nap has occurred

@ ~Z~ « Sat 1:45:09 pm »

kiddo cross country meet this morning, he did well, and right when it was done, off to kiddo #2 soccer game, then it finished and watched last half nephew soccer game.

@ ~Z~ « Sat 1:44:05 pm »

average of 19mph? geezzz, crazy. that on the new Surly?

@ Jetlink « Sat 1:09:01 pm »

Time for marching band in Rockford next

@ Jetlink « Sat 1:08:38 pm »

Quick ride to Sunfield and back.

@ Jetlink « Sat 1:08:22 pm »

https://www.mapmyride.com/workout/7537329010

@ Jetlink « Sat 1:08:15 pm »

Test

@ ConrailDetroit « Sat 11:54:31 am »

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