Saturday, January 1, 2011

Happy New Year!

A lot has been going on recently with me... I haven't posted in a few months due to... well, not really riding. I have done a few shorter rides, staying in my neighborhood, but the weather has kept me from doing much. I still haven't convinced myself to go out in sub 50 weather...

But, on the awesome side, my wife and I finally purchased a house! It is still in the process of being built, but once it completes, it will be a few miles from where our townhouse is, in Severn. 3.5 miles from the BWI loop and about 4 miles from B&A. It will be done January 31, so in a month we will be packing up and moving on in!

Today we went out shopping and I was surprised to see how warm it was, a nice 52 degrees. I decided to jump on my bike and do my normal Elvaton-B&A-East/West loop. Having never ridden in weather this cold (hey, its cold for me!) I donned bike shorts and a long sleeve Under Armor shirt with my new Dogfish Head jersey. Just a few pics... but I learned quite a bit. First off, gloves are necessary. It wasn't that bad, but my hands were very unresponsive. Second, I need a second layer of long, wind proof on my upper body. My legs, however were quite fine.

It also looks like they have made ZERO progression on fixing the B&A from where it washed out over a year ago.








Looks like Garmin Connect switched from Google Maps to Bing.

5 comments:

  1. Congrats on the new castle!

    As for cooler riding, I offer one word: wool. Gloves, hat, base layers, it will keep you warm and dry.

    Happy New Year!

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  2. You know about the Severna Park Peloton? You live close enough and ride near some of our members. http://severnaparkpeloton.org/

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  3. Thanks all! Rev - I've ridden with them a few times. I had a bad experience with one of their riders each time I rode which was a pretty heavy turnoff for me. I'm sure down the road I'll give them another try, but for the time being I'm fairly happy just riding around without worrying about others.

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  4. Hi just come across your blog, and found it interesting. You certainly live in a nice part of the world. I was there in June last year as the start point to my drive across America with my wife and two friends. I'm sure I drove over the bridge on your photo. I will continue to look out for you from now on.

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