Commuter Bikelog

Historical view

over 1162 rides

# Date
 
Bike
 
Type
 
Distance
 
Time
 
Av. Speed
 
Notes
1168  2010-09-29  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1167  2010-09-25  Surly  fun  103.71  8:36:31  12.00  Almanzo Gentleman's Ride. Same gravel course as the spring race, in a team format. No cramping problems this time around, but i was the slow one of the team. Still a beautiful and fun day to ride. 
1166  2010-09-24  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1165  2010-09-12  trainer/other  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  box bike ride with Margaret 
1164  2010-09-11  Surly  commute  73.68  5:33:43  13.20  Ride out the Luce Line to the Oxbow, looped back on the Dakota Rail Trail 
1163  2010-09-10  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute
 
1162  2010-09-09  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute
 
1161  2010-09-08  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1160  2010-09-02  Surly  commute  26.77  2:3:36  12.90  night ride w/Jim 
1159  2010-09-01  Surly  commute  11.56  00:43:21  15.90  To greg's 
1158  2010-08-29  trainer/other  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  Nice Ride bike ride out the Greenway and back. Pretty nice bikes. 
1157  2010-08-29  Surly  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  to Birchwood cafe to take out NiceRide bikes w/Josh 
1156  2010-08-28  MB4  commute  35.72  3:5:58  11.50  Ride to Wirth Park trails with Lee, beautiful morning 
1155  2010-08-25  Surly  fun  17.54  1:10:17  14.90  night ride, shepherd loop  
1154  2010-08-18  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1153  2010-08-17  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1152  2010-08-16  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1151  2010-08-13  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1150  2010-08-12  Surly  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  To Hub to help truetone w/Ellie's bike 
1149  2010-08-10  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1148  2010-08-09  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1147  2010-08-04  Surly  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  buster's 
1146  2010-08-04  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1145  2010-08-03  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute

stinkin' hot! 
1144  2010-08-01  MB4  fun  10.75  00:00:00  0.00  1 lap at Murphy-Hanrehan 
1143  2010-07-31  Surly  commute  30.29  02:09:14  14.00  Minnecycle2 and errands for bag parts 
1142  2010-07-30  Surly  commute  14.00  00:00:00  0.00  Minnecycle2! 
1141  2010-07-29  Surly  commute  20.00  00:00:00  0.00  King's for drinks with Mike 
1140  2010-07-29  Raleigh Sports  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  CSA pickup w/the trailer 
1139  2010-07-29  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1138  2010-07-28  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1137  2010-07-27  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1136  2010-07-25  Raleigh Sports  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  first run with new trailer - 50lbs of litter and dog food 
1135  2010-07-25  Surly  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  to HC 
1134  2010-07-23  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1133  2010-07-20  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1132  2010-07-18  Surly  commute  119.11  09:01:55  13.10  Winona plan B ride to Hudson, Osceola and back along the gateway (train running 3 hours late). 
1130  2010-07-16  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1129  2010-07-15  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1128  2010-07-14  Surly  commute  9.00  0:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1127  2010-07-12  Surly  commute  8.11  00:31:38  15.40  Work commute 
1126  2010-07-11  Surly  fun  39.88  2:31:51  15.70  Greenway to LRT out & back 
1125  2010-07-02  Redwood  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1124  2010-07-01  Redwood  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1123  2010-06-30  Redwood  commute  8.17  00:32:39  15.00  Work commute 
1122  2010-06-29  Surly  commute  14.95  00:59:23  15.00  Work commute, HC on the way home 
1121  2010-06-28  Redwood  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1120  2010-06-25  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1119  2010-06-23  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Met to sell a bike saddle 
1118  2010-06-19  Surly  race  107.33  8:8:54  13.10  Westside Dirty Benjamin race - tough day, plenty of wind but mostly flat. Hard first 20 miles after a month mostly off the bike, then settled in pretty well for the last 50 miles. Finished 83rd, in 9:16. 
1117  2010-06-18  Surly  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  NVGP race volunteer - uptown crit 
1116  2010-06-09  Surly  commute  11.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, errands 
1115  2010-06-07  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute - first post-vacation, beautiful day! 
1114  2010-05-27  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1113  2010-05-25  Surly  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  Beers at the happy gnome 
1112  2010-05-24  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1111  2010-05-22  Surly  commute  29.73  2:18:17  12.80  Dinner and fun w/K 
1110  2010-05-21  Ross  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  B-day party at Sean's 
1109  2010-05-20  Redwood  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  Ted's-dnd 
1108  2010-05-19  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1107  2010-05-18  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1106  2010-05-17  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1105  2010-05-15  Surly  race  100.61  7:51:11  12.70  Almanzo 100 race! super hard, super fun

41mph max - gravel descent! 
1104  2010-05-14  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1103  2010-05-08  Surly  commute  24.37  01:55:45  12.60  Twins game, party w/K 
1102  2010-05-06  Surly  commute  20.93  1:27:0042  14.20  Work commute, Buster's 
1101  2010-05-04  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1100  2010-05-03  Surly  commute  8.41  00:36:02  14.00  Work commute 
1098  2010-04-29  Surly  commute  21.00  00:00:00  0.00  Wits! w/K 
1097  2010-04-28  Redwood  commute  15.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, lunch w/J, GP for new hub cone 
1096  2010-04-27  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1095  2010-04-24  Surly  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  home from the Dub 
1094  2010-04-23  Surly  commute  24.67  1:48:13  13.60  to st. paul art crawl & drinks w/K 
1093  2010-04-23  Surly  commute  8.20  00:33:06  14.90  work commute 
1092  2010-04-22  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1091  2010-04-21  Surly  commute  5.67  00:22:24  0.00  coffee bean run to J&S 
1090  2010-04-21  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1089  2010-04-20  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1088  2010-04-19  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1087  2010-04-18  Ross  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00   
1086  2010-04-17  Raleigh Sports  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  groceries & beer 
1085  2010-04-16  Surly  commute  8.45  0:36:41  13.00  Work commute, big north wind 
1084  2010-04-15  Redwood  commute  11.17  00:43:18  15.50  ted's for dnd 
1083  2010-04-15  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1082  2010-04-14  Ross  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + river road 
1081  2010-04-13  Ross  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1080  2010-04-12  Ross  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  'round the block with Fi 
1079  2010-04-11  Ross  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  GW Spring Banquet at Dixie's 
1078  2010-04-11  Redwood  commute  46.57  2:51:25  16.30  Ride out the Gateway to explore May Avenue - nice gravel road, need to do it again with more time 
1077  2010-04-10  Ross  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  errands, Artcrank, Palmer's 
1076  2010-04-09  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  beer run 
1075  2010-04-09  Surly  commute  17.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + HC 
1074  2010-04-08  Surly  commute  20.12  1:23:47  14.40  work commute, ted's 
1073  2010-04-07  Surly  commute  19.96  1:29:04  13.40  work commute, lunch run, to M&D's 
1072  2010-04-06  Surly  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  meh 
1071  2010-04-05  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1070  2010-04-04  Ross  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  first 2-wheeler ride with Fiona! So proud. 
1069  2010-04-03  Ross  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  fixie fix-up test ride 
1068  2010-04-02  Surly  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + Ramsey hill 
1067  2010-04-01  Surly  commute  9.00  00:31:45  15.30  Work commute, first day of #30daysofbiking 
1066  2010-03-31  Surly  commute  15.14  00:59:03  15.30  work commute, river route home 
1065  2010-03-28  Surly  fun  63.64  4:55:05  12.90  Red Wing to Stockholm with Jim and 4 others from HC. A little chilly, but a great day of gravel and hills in prep for the A100. 
1064  2010-03-27  Surly  commute  39.68  3:3:36  12.90  To HC for parts, MMRB to work, Coldsprints @501 for fun 
1063  2010-03-23  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1062  2010-03-21  Redwood  fun  21.02  1:23:41  15.00  Loop around St. Paul to Ft. Snelling via Ohio St. Lots of flooding on the lower roads. 
1061  2010-03-18  Surly  commute  21.27  1:31:30  13.90  work commute, Ramsey hill, Ted's for gaming 
1060  2010-03-17  Surly  commute  10.40  00:48:19  12.90  work commute + Ramsey hill 
1059  2010-03-15  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1058  2010-03-14  Surly  commute  17.25  1:13:43  14.00  Bulldog uptown, A100 meetup 
1057  2010-03-13  Surly  commute  16.73  1:9:37  14.40  HC to fix a broken spoke, then the Angry Catfish 
1056  2010-03-08  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1055  2010-03-04  Surly  commute  20.17  1:30:32  13.30  Work commute, Ted's 
1054  2010-03-03  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1053  2010-02-28  Surly  commute  20.69  1:57:32  10.50  MBL ride to Kramarcuk's for brunch 
1052  2010-02-26  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  muddy pig 
1051  2010-02-18  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1050  2010-02-17  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1049  2010-01-16  Surly  commute  22.17  1:44:08  12.70  Ride to Schatzlein's for leather parts. Pretty day, the streets are melted to average winter (from deadly treacherous). 
1048  2010-01-15  Surly  commute  11.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + lunch @ Supatra's 
1047  2009-12-24  Surly  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  xmas eve errands, snowstorm 
1046  2009-12-23  Surly  commute  18.00  0:0:0  0.00  work commute + xmas errands, first day of snowstorm 
1045  2009-12-21  Surly  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  xmas shopping 
1044  2009-12-18  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1043  2009-12-05  Surly  commute  18.65  1:23:36  13.30  Hiawatha shop ride to no-coast craft fair. Made me want to make a bunch of saddlebags and have a booth. 
1042  2009-12-03  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1041  2009-12-02  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, first with saddlebag #2. works great! 
1040  2009-11-21  MB4  fun  8.45  0:56:41  8.90  River bottoms w/Mikkelsons 
1039  2009-11-20  Raleigh Sports  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  mmrb work night 
1038  2009-11-17  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1037  2009-11-16  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1036  2009-11-10  Raleigh Sports  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  bus stop 
1035  2009-11-07  Surly  fun  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  river bottoms ride, beautiful day 
1034  2009-11-06  Redwood  commute  9.00  0:0:00  0.00  Work commute 
1033  2009-11-04  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1032  2009-11-02  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1031  2009-10-30  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1030  2009-10-28  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1029  2009-10-27  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1028  2009-10-22  Raleigh Sports  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1027  2009-10-20  Raleigh Sports  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1026  2009-10-17  Raleigh Sports  commute  20.00  00:00:00  0.00  Ride to hc with new saddlebag! 
1025  2009-10-14  Redwood  commute  8.28  00:33:08  15.00  Work commute 
1024  2009-10-11  Redwood  commute  41.64  3:11:51  12.90  Ride w/Tony up to the ammunition plant, then Sturb's for dinner. 
1023  2009-10-11  Surly  race  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Wirth Park classic. 31?F in the morning, very light flurries during the race. Awful staircase runup. Not bad for the first race of the year though. 
1022  2009-10-09  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1021  2009-10-08  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1020  2009-10-07  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1019  2009-09-30  Surly  commute  22.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + hiawatha 
1018  2009-09-29  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1017  2009-09-26  Redwood  commute  32.32  2:12:43  14.60  Greenway ride w/Tom 
1016  2009-09-24  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1015  2009-09-23  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
1014  2009-09-16  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1013  2009-09-15  Surly  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1012  2009-09-13  Surly  commute  7.30  00:28:56  15.10  to St. Kate's garden for Orpheus and Eurydice operetta, lovely 
1011  2009-09-12  Surly  commute  15.95  1:17:27  12.30  Autumn beer review @ grain belt brewery 
1010  2009-09-11  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1009  2009-09-10  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1008  2009-09-07  Redwood  commute  65.35  4:53:10  13.30  Ride to Prescott for lunch at the Boxcar with Tony, Tim, Dan and Chris. Beautiful day for a ride. 
1007  2009-09-05  Surly  commute  12.73  00:49:17  15.50  Work commute, bank 
1006  2009-09-02  Surly  commute  27.36  1:43:38  15.80  Work commute, rng meeting in uptown 
1005  2009-08-26  Surly  commute  14.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute, out w/Redmond  
1004  2009-08-25  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
1003  2009-08-23  Surly  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  to Highland movie theater, Inglorious Basterds w/Marti 
1002  2009-08-23  Redwood  fun  43.84  3:07:24  14.00  Big loop from Battle Creek to Afton with Tony. Beautiful day, a little much traffic. Next time, we'll try to stay out of Woodbury so much. 
1001  2009-08-22  Redwood  commute  13.45  00:49:51  16.10  Ride to HC 
1000  2009-08-17  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
999  2009-08-16  Raleigh Sports  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  como park for the japanese lantern ceremony 
998  2009-08-12  Surly  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + flyer distro for cyclopath 
997  2009-08-11  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
996  2009-08-08  trainer/other  fun  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  Ride around Cape Mountain at the Oregon Coast w/Chris, Dan, Terry, Mike and Bruce. Used Dan's bike again, a little muddier than last week but better view at the top (foggy last week). 
995  2009-08-01  trainer/other  fun  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  Ride around Cape Mountain at the Oregon Coast w/Chris, Dan, and Terry. Used Dan's dual-sus Trek, the trails there are loads of fun. 
994  2009-07-25  Surly  commute  13.10  00:57:09  13.70  haircut, then downtown StP for North by Midwest music festival 
993  2009-07-25  MB4  fun  9.09  0:52:03  10.40  dirt ride at Salem Hills w/the Hiawatha crew 
992  2009-07-23  Surly  commute  25.91  2:8:34  12.00  Night ride with Jim, river road through downtown StP, mounds park then back home. Dynohub started grinding early in the ride, time for a replacement. 
991  2009-07-23  Surly  commute  19.19  1:18:51  14.50  Work commute 
989  2009-07-22  Surly  commute  23.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute, to HC, beers at the gnome 
988  2009-07-20  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
987  2009-07-19  Surly  commute  8.00  00:00:00  0.00  HP6 matinee 
986  2009-07-17  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Jim's place for grilling and beer 
985  2009-07-13  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
984  2009-07-09  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  to the Varsity for Josh Ritter show w/K 
983  2009-07-05  Redwood  fun  147.61  10:40:09  13.80  Winona to St. Paul ride, with new all-Minnesota gravel-heavy backroads route. An lots of hills. 8 people rode this year. A good time, fun ride, great group.

"Who knows a joke?"
"I trimmed my ass hairs last night!" 
982  2009-07-04  Redwood  fun  36.48  2:36:00  14.00  greenway-cedar lake trail ride with Tony, lunch at Se Salt 
980  2009-07-01  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
979  2009-06-30  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
978  2009-06-29  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
977  2009-06-28  Redwood  training  32.35  1:53:22  17.10  fast ride on the Greenway/Cedar trail loop 
976  2009-06-26  Surly  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, lunch @ supatra's 
975  2009-06-26  Redwood  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  biking w/Ella 
974  2009-06-25  Redwood  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  to the Saints game with Ella for a work outing. Fun time! 
973  2009-06-23  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
972  2009-06-22  Redwood  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  ymca ride w/ella, then park 
971  2009-06-20  Surly  commute  30.00  00:00:00  0.00  a day of riding with Krystal - lunch, 50s car show, then picnic at Rock the Garden in Mpls. 
970  2009-06-18  Redwood  commute  8.00  00:00:00  0.00  dinner and Izzy's w/Fi 
969  2009-06-17  Redwood  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  trail-a-bike w/Fi from the Y 
968  2009-06-15  Redwood  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  trail-a-bike w/Fi to the Y 
967  2009-06-14  Redwood  commute  4.27  0:24:22  10.50  lovely ride to Como Zoo with Fi on the trail-a-bike 
966  2009-06-10  Surly  commute  13.61  00:55:52  14.80  Volunteering at NVGP in Lowertown, ride part-way back w/Monte 
965  2009-06-07  Raleigh Sports  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  breakfast ride w/K 
964  2009-06-05  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
963  2009-06-04  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
962  2009-06-03  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
961  2009-06-02  Surly  commute  15.46  00:59:41  15.50  work commute, long way home 
960  2009-06-01  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
959  2009-05-29  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
958  2009-05-27  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute 
957  2009-05-25  Raleigh Sports  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Beer run then back from grilling at the Boss' 
956  2009-05-28  Surly  commute  18.21  01:25:25  12.70  Work commute 
955  2009-05-22  Surly  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + peace day at JJ Hill 
954  2009-05-21  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
953  2009-05-19  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
952  2009-05-17  Raleigh Sports  commute  40.00  00:00:00  0.00  day 2 of the 3 Speed Tour, with detours to Old Frontenac and along Ski Hill road. 
951  2009-05-16  Raleigh Sports  commute  45.00  00:00:00  0.00  First leg of the 2009 Lake Pepin 3 Speed Tour. Cold start, but the all-day tailwind was delightful, and the sun came out soon to warm things up.  
950  2009-05-14  Raleigh Sports  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, Y 
949  2009-05-13  Raleigh Sports  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  beer night @ Buster's 
948  2009-05-12  Raleigh Sports  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
947  2009-05-09  Raleigh Sports  commute  20.00  00:00:00  0.00  ride to hiawatha shop and around w/K 
946  2009-05-08  Raleigh Sports  commute  0.00  00:00:00  9.00  work commute, picked up fi from school 
945  2009-05-07  Raleigh Sports  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute, ymca 
944  2009-05-06  Raleigh Sports  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  Beer & groceries 
943  2009-05-01  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
942  2009-04-24  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
941  2009-04-25  Redwood  fun  42.00  00:00:00  13.00  como streetcar ride w/Gene & Megan to Stillwater and back - stupid bike cpu reset in my pocket after the ride 
940  2009-04-22  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + Y 
939  2009-04-23  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
938  2009-04-18  Redwood  fun  42.45  3:8:14  13.50  Hiawatha shop ride 
937  2009-04-17  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
936  2009-04-16  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
935  2009-04-15  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
934  2009-04-13  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
933  2009-04-10  Surly  commute  11.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
932  2009-04-08  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
931  2009-04-07  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
930  2009-04-06  Surly  commute  9.05  00:37:40  14.40  work commute - windy 
929  2009-04-03  Surly  commute  37.65  2:29:01  15.10  morning ride w/Lee on the Greenway loop, then work commute 
928  2009-03-29  Surly  fun  34.00  2:19:23  14.60  Ride with Lee, Greenway to Cedar bike path. Stopped at the midtown Freewheel for a snack, nice shop. Fun ride. 
927  2009-03-17  Surly  commute  43.02  2:54:28  14.70  early ride w/Lee out the Greenway and back, then work commute, then to the Gnome for beer 
926  2009-03-16  Surly  commute  15.29  00:57:06  16.00  work commute, river road loop home 
925  2009-03-15  Surly  commute  15.51  00:58:27  15.90  Coffee & games with K 
924  2009-03-07  Surly  commute  10.96  00:57:12  11.60  Coldsprints round 2 - 18th place, one better than last month! 
923  2009-03-09  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
922  2009-03-06  Ross  commute  13.43  00:52:52  16.37  Work commute, with lunchtime ride and happy hour @ GP. First ride of the year on slicks, wonderful! 
921  2009-02-22  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  to Sturb's, for GW team meeting 
920  2009-02-21  Surly  commute  10.96  00:55:28  11.80  to Jerabek's, just missed meeting up with the HC ride 
919  2009-02-18  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
918  2009-02-13  Surly  commute  11.00  00:47:33  13.80  To Coldsprints 2, first round. 19th in the qualifiers! 
917  2009-02-11  Surly  fun  28.00  00:00:00  11.00  Night ride with Jim and Brian, along the river north and back. First crash of the winter; all 3 of us down on an icy corner. 
916  2009-02-11  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
915  2009-02-07  Surly  fun  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  Como streetcar ride, east to the gateway through downtown and Great Waters and back. 30? and lovely out. 
914  2009-01-31  Surly  commute  20.00  00:00:00  0.00  42?F today, a real January thaw right at the end of the month. Easy fun ride over the HC, looping home, then out for Adro's b-day crawl later on. Sloppy but fun. 
913  2009-01-25  Surly  commute  17.00  00:00:00  0.00  Hiawatha pub crawl - 3?, about 40 people, 4 pubs. Lots of fun. 
912  2009-01-21  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
911  2009-01-20  Surly  commute  8.76  00:40:51  12.80  breakfast at Al's 
910  2009-01-17  Surly  fun  15.34  1:40:29  9.10  Como Streetcar Station ride 
909  2009-01-07  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
908  2009-01-02  Surly  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  Fixed bikes at mmrb.  
907  2008-12-31  Surly  race  19.23  1:38:25  11.70  Few Gears Eve alleycat race, with Lee. 2nd place! 
906  2008-12-09  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, cpu didn't work

cold, oatmeal snow, side roads not plowed - bleah 
905  2008-12-08  Surly  commute  21.52  2:05:55  10.20  work commute, then dan w b-day @ the town hall 
904  2008-12-06  Surly  commute  25.54  2:22:18  10.70  Hiawatha ride, breakfast @ Hot Plate. First ride of the year in full winter mode: studded tires, newly-built rear wheel on fixed/fixed Kogswell hub. The hub spins forever, i just hope that the lockring threads hold, one side is already stripped from previous owner. Fun ride, rehabilitative. 
903  2008-11-27  Redwood  fun  45.00  2:38:32  16.80  Thanksgiving morning ride w/Lee and 8 other riders, out around Lake Minnetonka and back. Upper 20s, a little windy, very tired afterward. 
902  2008-11-26  Ross  commute  8.49  00:35:57  14.93  work commute 
901  2008-11-21  Ross  commute  13.00  00:55:17  14.80  work commute + 
900  2008-11-15  Surly  race  12.29  00:52:08  14.10  State Champ CX Race, Bassett Park, B race, singlespeed. 8th place! 
899  2008-11-09  Surly  race  7.66  00:33:38  13.60  Lake Rebecca CX, just the race itself. Cold (33F) and light snow, frozen crust on the ground. 5th place, best finish of the year! 
898  2008-11-08  Surly  race  10.93  1:3:47  10.20  Velodrome CX race + warm-up.
10th place in Cat4. 
897  2008-11-04  Ross  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
896  2008-11-03  Ross  commute  11.28  00:47:56  14.90  work commute, first day after DST is over, glad to have lights - dark at 5:30! 
895  2008-11-01  Surly  race  7.74  00:37:11  12.40  Red Barn CX race 
894  2008-10-31  Ross  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, Y 
893  2008-10-29  Ross  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
892  2008-10-28  Ross  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
891  2008-10-27  Ross  commute  8.46  00:37:45  14.09  work commute 
890  2008-10-23  Ross  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
889  2008-10-22  Ross  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + store 
888  2008-10-21  Ross  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + store 
887  2008-10-17  Ross  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  to T's 
886  2008-10-16  Ross  commute  14.53  00:56:54  15.85  beers at Tony's 
885  2008-10-16  Ross  commute  8.32  00:34:18  15.16  work commute 
884  2008-10-15  Surly  commute  25.77  2:7:55  12.00  work commute + CX drills in M'haha park. 
883  2008-10-14  Ross  commute  8.56  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
882  2008-10-12  Surly  commute  41.26  3:14:38  12.70  Ride to Wirth Park CX race with T, the race itself, then to lunch on the ride home. Beautiful day for riding and racing. 
881  2008-10-11  Surly  commute  17.31  1:07:49  15.91  to HC for trailer parts + CX practice 
880  2008-10-09  Ross  commute  8.25  0:35:28  14.64  work commute 
879  2008-10-08  Ross  commute  23.73  1:49:40  13.32  lilydale night right w/T 
878  2008-10-08  Ross  commute  17.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + HC 
877  2008-10-06  Ross  commute  11.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, ymca 
876  2008-10-04  Ross  commute  25.00  00:00:00  0.00  Ghostbike memorial bike ride, as a family ride with girls taking turns on the trail-a-bike. Wonderful ride. 
875  2008-10-03  Ross  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, out 
874  2008-10-01  Ross  commute  20.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + HC + T 
873  2008-09-29  Redwood  commute  57.00  4:30:00  12.80  ride back from Red Wing to St. Paul. Beautiful day.  
872  2008-09-28  Redwood  commute  57.00  4:30:00  12.80  St. Paul to Red Wing ride, for dinner @ Norton's. yum. 
871  2008-09-26  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
870  2008-09-25  Raleigh Sports  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, lunch errands 
869  2008-09-24  Raleigh Sports  commute  16.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, dinner w/T 
868  2008-09-23  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
867  2008-09-22  Ross  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + Fi b-day shopping 
866  2008-09-21  Raleigh Sports  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  brunch w/T 
865  2008-09-19  Ross  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
864  2008-09-18  Ross  commute  20.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + lunch w/T 
863  2008-09-16  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  ymca 
862  2008-09-16  Ross  commute  17.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commuter + HC 
861  2008-09-15  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
860  2008-09-13  Ross  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  rainy ride to HC, soaked on the way home 
859  2008-09-12  Ross  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  night ride w/T 
858  2008-09-12  Redwood  commute  37.00  00:00:00  0.00  early morning ride with Lee & Shauna, west Greenway loop, then to work. Bike computer battery died after the first few miles. 
857  2008-09-10  Ross  commute  10.78  1:7:36  10.41  work commute, walked home with the girls 
856  2008-09-09  Ross  commute  27.84  1:48:58  15.86  work commute + HC + Acadia cafe for beer 
855  2008-09-08  Ross  commute  8.80  0:38:45  14.40  work commute 
854  2008-09-06  MB4  commute  23.56  3:30:14  6.60  Gnomefest 2008, at the Levis-Trow Mounds. Fantastic riding, especially along the bluffs, fun time. 
853  2008-09-04  Ross  commute  10.71  0:44:40  15.15  work commute + errands 
852  2008-09-03  Ross  commute  16.75  1:07:28  15.57  work commute + HC 
851  2008-09-01  Ross  commute  13.41  1:24:42  10.00  Take back labor day concert on Harriet Island. Lots of traffic re-routing for the RNC, so lots of walking the bike. Good shows though. 
850  2008-08-30  Ross  commute  35.77  2:57:04  12.63  work commute to HC, then to mpls for Thai w/Tracy, Ted & Cyndi 
849  2008-08-29  Ross  commute  8.40  00:33:37  15.77  work commute 
848  2008-08-26  Surly  fun  26.44  2:7:31  12.76  river bottoms night ride with tracy 
847  2008-08-26  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.50  00:00:00  0.00   
846  2008-08-26  Ross  commute  8.40  00:35:38  14.81  work commute 
845  2008-08-24  Raleigh Sports  commute  7.75  00:00:00  0.00  lunch ride 
844  2008-08-23  trainer/other  commute  20.00  00:00:00  0.00  borrowed tom's tandem for a ride with tracy, to the walker for miniputt 
843  2008-08-21  Ross  commute  13.40  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
842  2008-08-20  Ross  commute  13.40  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
841  2008-08-19  MB4  commute  30.70  2:19:13  13.20  night ride to the river bottoms w/jim, mark and brandon 
840  2008-08-19  Ross  commute  8.31  00:33:34  15.32  work commute 
839  2008-08-18  Ross  commute  42.26  3:5:42  13.97  work, HC run, home, then movie in loring park. 
838  2008-08-17  Surly  training  27.76  1:49:00  15.53  river bottoms - testing new tires, Hutchinson cross tires (model name?). Nice, roll fast on hardpack and road, predictable in corners.

Max 35.4 coasting down Pleasant Ave hill - yep, they roll pretty well. 
837  2008-08-16  Raleigh Sports  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  to b-day party @ oxford pool 
836  2008-08-15  Ross  commute  8.32  00:34:47  14.93  work commute 
835  2008-08-14  Ross  commute  2.25  00:00:00  0.00   
834  2008-08-13  Surly  commute  35.22  2:28:08  14.71  work commute, false alarm to the Y, back to work, HC, movie 
833  2008-08-12  Surly  commute  13.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, mmrb 
832  2008-08-11  Surly  commute  17.44  1:26:16  12.68  work commute, como park 
831  2008-08-08  Ross  commute  12.34  00:51:44  14.86  work commute 
830  2008-08-07  Ross  commute  8.20  00:33:09  15.24  work commute 
829  2008-08-06  Ross  commute  13.68  00:56:43  15.14  HC work commute
carried a 12-pack in the big m-bag, heavy! 
828  2008-08-02  MB4  race  86.18  9:11:40  9.30  2008 24 Hours of 9 Mile race, 12 hour solo division. 6 laps @ 14 miles each, plus back and forth to our pit area. Tired!

Finished 33/57 in the 12 hour solo men's category.

max 29.6mph 
827  2008-07-30  Surly  commute  16.17  1:8:38  14.62  work commute + HC 
826  2008-07-29  Ross  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  to mmrb to fix tricycles 
825  2008-07-29  Surly  commute  13.23  00:56:11  14.62  work commute, errands 
824  2008-07-29  Ross  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  breakfast ride to Al's 
823  2008-07-28  Surly  commute  18.00  :00:00  0.00  work commute, cocktails 
822  2008-07-27  Surly  commute  6.78  00:30:47  13.43  ride with trail-a-bike to dinner with Ella at Mama's pizza 
821  2008-07-26  Surly  commute  5.18  00:19:38  16.54  muddy pig run (last night) 
820  2008-07-25  MB4  fun  20.00  2:8:00  10.00  river bottoms ride 
819  2008-07-24  Surly  commute  12.34  00:54:38  14.03  work commute + y 
818  2008-07-23  Surly  commute  18.03  1:12:42  15.32  work commute + HC 
817  2008-07-22  Surly  commute  14.72  1:11:12  13.05  work commute, pizza w/fi 
816  2008-07-21  Surly  commute  13.05  1:00:00  13.83  work commute 
815  2008-07-20  Surly  commute  5.47  00:33:47  10.16  breakfast ride to Key's w/trail-a-bike 
814  2008-07-19  Surly  commute  13.83  00:55:35  15.44  HC work commute 
813  2008-07-18  Surly  commute  28.33  2:3:55  14.31  work commute, lunch out  
812  2008-07-17  Surly  training  30.45  1:52:20  16.50  pre-work ride with Lee, Ft. Snelling to the airport to Lilydale & Ohio street 
811  2008-07-16  Surly  commute  16.25  1:2:45  15.82  work commute + HC 
810  2008-07-15  Surly  commute  18.59  1:24:36  13.79  work commute + music at the history center 
809  2008-07-14  Surly  commute  10.42  00:42:33  15.29  work commute + Y 
808  2008-07-13  MB4  fun  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  First trip of the year to Lebanon Hills. Super fun, but cut short by a gash in the front tire. 
807  2008-07-12  Surly  commute  17.00  00:00:00  15.00  night ride 
806  2008-07-12  Redwood  commute  14.00  00:00:00  15.00  work commute to HC 
805  2008-07-11  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute
 
804  2008-07-10  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00 
803  2008-07-09  Surly  commute  36.81  2:28:49  15.24  work commute, bowling w/T 
802  2008-07-08  Surly  commute  40.55  3:00:00  14.00  work commute, ride w/Mike down m'haha pkwy 
801  2008-07-02  Surly  commute  9.70  00:46:34  13.19  cocktails 
800  2008-07-02  Redwood  fun  8.00  00:00:00  0.00  black dog warmup 
799  2008-07-02  Redwood  race  7.31  00:21:22  20.76  Black Dog time trial, 19:15 for the course, this includes a bit of cooldown. Max speed 24.6 
798  2008-07-01  Surly  commute  19.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, then home for lunch and back 
797  2008-06-30  Raleigh Sports  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  izzy's 
796  2008-06-30  Surly  commute  13.86  00:53:46  15.90  work commute, lunch w/colleen 
795  2008-06-27  Surly  commute  8.30  00:32:03  16.06  work commute 
794  2008-06-27  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00 
793  2008-06-26  Surly  commute  8.27  00:33:00  15.67  work commute 
792  2008-06-25  Surly  commute  22.60  1:31:28  15.29  work commute x2 
791  2008-06-24  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00 
790  2008-06-24  Surly  commute  9.42  00:39:57  14.93  work commute, Y 
789  2008-06-22  Redwood  fun  131.02  8:42:06  15.25  Ride to Red Wing and back with Jim, Tracy, Brian and Andre. This was plan B after the trains stopped running due to flooding in southern Wisconsin.

A perfect day for a ride - partly cloudy, a bit of a light rain shower, otherwise cool and slight breeze.

We rode to Afton for ice cream, then Prescott for lunch (the boxcar cafe, excellent), then across the river and down 35 to cross back at Red Wing. Cannon Valley trail to Welch to Hastings, where we had dinner at a fancy italian place on 2nd near the 61 bridge. From there, back along the same sort of route as last year, but we split up in Mendota Heights, with Tracy and I heading through West St. Paul and back via the Smith bridge.

This was a really great group, a lot of fun, and the first century for Brian and Tracy. No mechanicals, and no problems along the way other than the usual soreness and painfully tired muscles.

The generator LED light worked great, though Jim's Schmidt has a much nicer beam pattern, so it looked brighter. I wore chamois shorts this time, and i think i was more sore this trip than last year without them. No complaints other than a bit saddle sore, chafed nipples and slightly sore feet; legs are tired but held out fine.

There's talk of doing it again in August, assuming the train and bridges aren't an issue, and i'm already looking forward to it. 
788  2008-06-21  Surly  commute  25.80  1:48:24  15.20  work commute to HC, then downtown stp for jazz fest 
787  2008-06-20  Surly  commute  12.53  00:54:00  14.52  work commute + Y 
786  2008-06-19  Surly  commute  10.42  00:45:18  14.34  work commute + Y 
785  2008-06-18  Surly  commute  16.03  1:01:35  16.16  work commute + HC 
784  2008-06-17  Surly  commute  16.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + 
783  2008-06-16  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  2x 2 the Y 
782  2008-06-16  Surly  commute  8.24  00:33:13  15.39  work commute 
781  2008-06-13  Surly  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
780  2008-06-12  Surly  commute  10.71  00:44:42  14.82  work commute, Y 
779  2008-06-11  Surly  commute  13.00  00:00:00  0.00  to downtown stp bike festival 
778  2008-06-10  Surly  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  pick up car, drive to work 
777  2008-06-09  Surly  commute  20.43  1:20:24  15.71  work commute, home for lunch 
776  2008-06-08  Redwood  commute  9.00  00:39:00  14.30  to day by day 
775  2008-06-07  Raleigh Sports  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute to HC 
774  2008-06-05  Surly  commute  17.10  1:16:29  14.08  work commute, pick up ella from last day of school! 
773  2008-06-04  Surly  commute  16.82  1:06:48  15.60  work commute, then to hc for 2nd shift then home 
772  2008-06-03  Redwood  commute  38.07  2:30:33  15.72  work commute, then trip out greenway to slp and back with t 
771  2008-06-02  Surly  commute  7.00  00:29:07  15.05  work commute, from the auto body shop 
770  2008-05-31  Surly  commute  11.64  00:58:19  12.40  Took the girls for a playdate at Tracy's Villa Lobos chamber music recital. Traded musical halves with Lee, the girls had fun playing with Tre, and the music was fantastic. 
769  2008-05-30  Surly  commute  11.30  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + errands 
768  2008-05-28  Ross  commute  22.15  1:26:40  15.74  work commute, then work commute to HC, then cocktails 
767  2008-05-25  Lotus  commute  33.00  00:00:00  0.00  Ride to the riverbottoms with Tracy. 
766  2008-05-22  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
765  2008-05-21  Ross  commute  6.74  00:26:44  15.98  w.a. frost 
764  2008-05-20  Ross  commute  9.92  00:41:51  14.80  work commute 
763  2008-05-18  Ross  commute  0.75  00:00:00  0.00  neighborhood ride with fiona  
762  2008-05-16  Ross  commute  10.53  00:41:40  15.61  work commute+ y dropoff 
761  2008-05-15  Ross  commute  11.69  00:48:22  15.40  work commute, pick up girls at the Y 
760  2008-05-14  Ross  commute  3.66  00:17:34  13.17  took fi the littlest bike mechanic to mmrb in the burley 
759  2008-05-14  Surly  commute  15.91  1:16:05  13.37  work commute + errands monday 
758  2008-05-10  Redwood  fun  36.46  2:34:44  14.63  smith bridge dodd road loop with tracy, pastry stop at jerembek's 
757  2008-05-09  Surly  commute  20.81  1:22:30  15.61  work commute, long way home with redmond. 
756  2008-05-08  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  to the y and back x2 
755  2008-05-08  Surly  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
754  2008-05-08  Ross  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  al's breakfast fun + phototag 
753  2008-05-07  Surly  commute  25.03  1:35:16  16.46  work commute + trip to Sibley to fix a bike.

Part of these miles were on the Ross, testing the new LED light. Works great, but i'm worried about the heat, i don't think it's transferring heaet to the case. 
752  2008-05-05  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  2 trips to the Y 
751  2008-05-05  Ross  commute  14.75  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, then photo tag trip 
750  2008-05-04  Surly  commute  16.05  1:22:41  12.05  Burley trip with the girls to the May Day festival in Powderhorn Park. A bit of a challenge one the singlespeed, but the lowest gearing was pretty ok. 
749  2008-05-01  Surly  commute  9.92  00:41:20  14.97  work commute 
748  2008-04-30  Raleigh Sports  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  y and neighborhood errands 
747  2008-04-30  Surly  commute  21.85  1:28:29  15.37  work commute + shepherd/summit ride 
746  2008-04-29  Surly  commute  18.66  1:13:17  15.76  work commute, long way home via shepherd/summit 
745  2008-04-27  Surly  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  errands 
744  2008-04-23  Surly  commute  12.48  00:52:05  15.02  work commute + errands 
743  2008-04-22  Ross  commute  8.40  00:32:42  16.07  work commute 
742  2008-04-20  Raleigh Sports  commute  7.75  00:00:00  0.00  run to coop and phototag

first long ride on the B72 saddle - wonderful! 
741  2008-04-17  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  2 trips to the Y, with the burley 
740  2008-04-17  Surly  commute  8.34  00:33:03  15.77  work commute 
739  2008-04-16  Ross  commute  8.42  00:35:38  14.74  work commute 
738  2008-04-15  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  Fi to the Y 
737  2008-04-15  Surly  commute  8.90  00:36:11  15.41  work commute 
736  2008-04-14  Surly  commute  11.17  00:45:00  15.66  Work commute, then errands in search of a shortie 15mm wrench. Stopped to visit the new sibley bike depot and got a nice tour of the place! 
735  2008-04-13  Ross  fun  7.35  00:28:49  15.92  evening photo tag run 
734  2008-04-13  Surly  fun  29.62  1:56:27  15.78  Ride out to Hopkins and back with some bikelove guys. Mid 40s and sunny, beautiful day to ride. Tired by the end, but i can feel the legs coming back. 
733  2008-04-12  Surly  commute  17.59  1:9:00  15.70  Ride to GW spring banquet at Gigi's cafe.  
732  2008-04-09  Surly  commute  9.59  00:45:00  13.13  photo tag to the capitol and downtown, then target run 
731  2008-04-09  Redwood  fun  20.49  1:22:10  15.40  Lunchtime ride with Chris from Oregon. Best day of the week - dry and 50?, amid rain and snow otherwise. Headed along the river road to downtown Mpls to see the bridges and general scenery, then back along Summit for some St.P mansions. 
730  2008-04-05  Surly  fun  26.29  2:21:15  11.41  Hiawatha ride to firefly coffee shop then CRC. Warmest day yet, easily near 60 by noon, 65 for a high. 
729  2008-04-03  Surly  commute  20.00  1:51:32  11.57  Early morning photo tag ride, then to work, 7 corners hardware, the Y and walking home. Walking a mile took at least 2 mph off my average speed. Beautiful day, the girls had fun riding on the top tube and pedals of the bike. 
728  2008-03-30  Redwood  fun  18.85  1:19:06  14.63  Summit to the high bridge, around the park to hwy 13, back through m'haha park, river road and summit to home. 52? and gorgeous outside, warmest day of the year so far. 
727  2008-03-29  Ross  commute  8.00  00:00:00  0.00  como streetcar station ride to central corridor open house, then for thai food and home 
726  2008-03-28  Surly  commute  8.50  00:00:00  14.00  work commute (finally)
20s in the morning, 40s on the way home. 
725  2008-03-01  Surly  commute  26.66  2:18:57  11.74  Hiawatha ride to new louisiana cafe. 13? with 4? windchill at the start, 24? and 14? windchill at the end. The sun is starting to feel warm, and my hands were sweating in the icebike mitts by the time i was halfway home. 
724  2008-02-29  Surly  commute  10.50  00:00:00  0.00  to grumpy's for coldsprints #4 
723  2008-02-09  Surly  commute  14.09  1:27:22  9.96  2 rides - 8.5 miles with the como streetcar ride to the st. anthony dunn bros. A short one, since it was 15? and blowing snow everywhere.

Later, an errand ride to the asian grocery on university and penzey's, where i was let in after hours simply because i was on my bike. nice folks! the headwind coming home was horrible. 
722  2008-02-07  Surly  commute  9.00  00:44:31  12.50  early morning ride to Al's breakfast. 8? and calm winds on the way out, a reasonably good workout. 
721  2008-01-26  Surly  fun  17.00  1:36:30  10.94  como streetcar station ride with bikelovers 
720  2008-01-25  Surly  commute  10.50  00:59:12  11.07  ride to Grumpy's for coldsprints #3
15?, light wind 
719  2008-01-09  Surly  commute  9.50  00:00:00  0.00  breakfast at Al's, first real ride of the year.
17?, NW wind 6mph
First ride with the icebike mitts, and they worked great. The tips of my fingers got a bit cold after 4 miles, but it was easy enough to pull them into a fist and warm up quickly. I'll bet that on a longer ride they'd be downright hot.

Studded tires were great today too, lots of little ice patches with the overnight freeze. I was going out of my way to run over ice when i could. Fun! 
718  2008-01-01  Surly  fun  0.50  00:00:00  0.00  ride around the block 
717  2007-12-28  Surly  commute  18.39  1:41:55  11.25  work commute, then down to the Coldsprints at Grumpy's and home. 20? pretty much all day, snowy streets, not much ice.

First day with studded tires on the bike, they work great. The Surly is in full winter commuter mode, with generator light, fenders, studded tires, all ready to go. I have it in the lowest gear, 42x20, and that seems about right for going through snow and the slower tires. 
716  2007-12-13  trainer/other  commute  13.20  1:20:00  0.00  Sutton Lake loop ride with Chris in Florence, OR. I rode his uncle's Klein Pinnacle Race bike, worked great. Beautiful loop in the coastal forest, winding narrow road, nice lake, perfect day to ride. 
715  2007-12-09  trainer/other  race  10.50  00:00:00  0.00  Wintercross race in Eugene, OR. Rode a singlespeed Karate Monkey arranged by new bike friend Chris in Florence. Good field, i was outta shape and undergeared, so i pulled up the rear, but finished and had a lot of fun. 
714  2007-11-30  Surly  commute  6.50  00:00:00  0.00  Ride to the first edition of the Coldsprints at Grumpy's. Rode the qualifier, finished around 35/66 racers, didn't qualify. Fun time though. 
713  2007-11-29  Surly  commute  9.50  00:00:00  0.00  breakfast @ al's
first ride in the cold, and first trip with the new 3-speed setup, 3 cogs on the cassette. 42/18 gear, worked ok for the headwind out and uphill home. 10? and windy. 
712  2007-11-17  Surly  race  14.37  1:22:22  11.25  State Championship CX
places not posted yet
35 minutes/6 laps
First race 3 weeks after pneumonia, and felt pretty good. Lungs were ok, energy maybe 90%, but more lack of training time than lingering illness recovery. Tricky course, 2 barrier sections and the very long runup. I was happy to have the girls there cheering, even if we couldn't stay for the rest of the races. 
711  2007-11-03  Ross  commute  15.50  00:00:00  0.00  to MIA, BLB, fun! 
710  2007-10-27  Surly  race  10.06  00:54:03  11.67  red barn cx
12th place C1 
709  2007-10-21  Surly  race  25.67  2:00:23  13.15  Powderhorn Park CX race + commute there and back. Muddy race, perfect weather, 14th out off 110 starters.

max speed 28.7, not sure if it was race speed or commuting. 
708  2007-10-20  Ross  commute  25.00  00:00:00  0.00  hiawatha ride - breakfast at the birchwood 
707  2007-10-14  Surly  race  12.91  1:17:54  10.72  Boom Island factory cup CX race 
706  2007-10-05  Surly  commute  12.00  00:00:00  0.00  bikelove stp pub crawl 
705  2007-10-13  Ross  commute  31.00  00:00:00  0.00  hiawatha ride to jerembek's 
704  2007-09-14  Ross  commute  31.00  00:00:00  0.00   
703  2007-10-11  Surly  commute  14.44  00:56:29  15.98  work commute + errands 
702  2007-10-09  Ross  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute
cold and blustry today, high of around 50, after a day of rain and cold front coming through. 
701  2007-10-07  Surly  race  14.00  00:00:00  0.00  Lake Rebecca CX race
crashed and knocked the bike cpu sensor out of line, so no precise numbers this time.

Another hot and humid day, right before a cold front came through. The bike crash was a case of inattention and sloppy form over a very minor barrier. Great race finish though, out-sprinting two guys who had passed me while i was slacking off. Beat the 2nd guy by about a 1/2 wheel after pushing my way past and nearly crashing again. Good times... 
700  2007-10-04  Ross  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
699  2007-09-28  trainer/other  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute
first ride on the Ross that Tom found for me, $25 with a nicer crank from his stash. Bars are too narrow, top tube is a bit short, but the brakes are fine, the frame will be ok once i get the decals off, and i'll use my alloy Rigida rimmed wheels, should make a decent singlespeed. 
698  2007-10-03  trainer/other  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute on the Ross, i think it's done now. Got a set of redline m-bars from jim, and they feel pretty good, much better reach. Still needs a better seat, but otherwise riding nicely. 
697  2007-10-01  Surly  commute  17.85  1:26:59  13.09  work commute, then to m'haha park for CX practice w/the rodents.

32.4mph max, probably down the montreal hill 
696  2007-09-27  Redwood  commute  9.05  00:35:33  15.94  work commute 
695  2007-09-26  Redwood  commute  8.75  00:31:55  16.83  work commmute 
694  2007-09-25  Redwood  commute  12.24  00:45:16  16.80  work commute + ramsey hill run on the way home (untimed)

cool day, perfect riding weather 
693  2007-09-23  Surly  race  11.98  1:8:47  11.27  Porkchop challenge - St. Cloud CX, C1 race.

Not in great shape for the start of this season. No problems with the bike, just couldn't keep up the pace after the first lap or so. Lapped Ted, but didn't get lapped myself. I don't know my place yet, but I guess not a bad start to the season. 
692  2007-09-19  Surly  training  10.03  00:56:46  11.08  Boom Island CX training night - clinic (bike carrying) and 30 minutes training race. Good practice, it was useful to test some techniques out in a race situation. Started out hard, backed off after 10 minutes of oxygen debt and focused on technique. One good bruise on my right calf from a fudged dismount and a sore right shoulder from practice carrying the bike. 
691  2007-09-17  Surly  commute  8.24  00:32:00  16.00  work commute 
690  2007-09-16  Surly  commute  17.31  1:33:30  11.60  to m'haha park for some GW CX practice 
689  2007-09-16  Surly  commute  11.88  00:51:20  14.51  out with ted and cyndi, saw the ditch lilies, great group of gals playing old time music 
688  2007-09-15  Surly  commute  11.47  00:44:55  15.94  ride to the U to buy some used pedals 
687  2007-09-12  Surly  commute  8.40  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
686  2007-09-11  Surly  commute  8.44  00:34:29  15.16  work commute 
685  2007-09-10  Surly  commute  8.55  00:33:04  16.07  work commute 
684  2007-09-09  MB4  fun  26.21  3:30:00  8.05  Gnomefest!
2 day's worth of riding in 9 Mile Forest, near Wausau Wisconsin. A scouting ride to see the trails, then a 2 hour dirt alleycat race, then bike polo. Short photo op ride this morning before packing up for home. Max speed 26.2 coming in from the alleycat. Tons of fun all around, amazing trails! 
683  2007-09-06  Surly  commute  9.20  00:38:18  15.19  work commute 
682  2007-09-05  Surly  commute  8.37  00:33:44  15.31  work commute 
681  2007-09-04  Surly  commute  8.63  00:35:41  14.92  work commute
hot! 
680  2007-08-29  Surly  commute  23.45  1:28:38  16.28  work commute
therapy appointment with autumn
river road loop home 
679  2007-08-28  Surly  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
678  2007-08-27  Surly  commute  28.85  1:50:35  16.21  work commute
met autumn for lunch @ vina
errands to REI and the bike shop after work for gnomefest supplies
max speed 31.8, keeping up with traffic down county B2 
677  2007-08-26  Lotus  commute  26.82  2:33:22  11.34  Minneapolis Freeride 2 - a slow rolling party cruise of almost 300 cyclists around minneapolis from CRC to the Alt to Peace coffee to the Nomad World Pub to One on One. Kegs along the way, djs and live band at the end. Met up with some bike love folks, met some new people, saw some cool bikes (including a super nice jonny cycles fixie ridden by a redheaded cutie). 
676  2007-08-25  Surly  commute  31.57  2:16:41  14.20  Hiawatha ride, to downtown and 35w bridge site. 
675  2007-08-24  Surly  commute  8.60  00:33:44  15.86  work commute
first nice, dry day in almost a week 
674  2007-08-22  Lotus  commute  9.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
673  2007-08-17  Surly  commute  35.16  2:25:32  15.02  Work commute, home for lunch, then out for the Bike Love NE Pub Crawl. Bit of a sloppy ride home, but no crashes. 28 mph max, chasing traffic down University heading west.

Passed 2,000 miles for the year! 
672  2007-08-16  Lotus  commute  9.56  00:40:09  15.05  work + CSA 
671  2007-08-15  Surly  commute  8.35  00:32:17  16.16  work commute 
670  2007-08-14  Surly  commute  8.38  00:33:18  15.67  work commmute 
669  2007-08-13  Redwood  commute  9.39  00:38:28  15.30  work commute, counselor appt. w/autumn

Tired legs today after yesterday's ride and hills. Hot too. 
668  2007-08-12  Redwood  fun  55.34  3:26:34  16.37  Training/therapy ride to Farmington along Pilot Knob Road.  
667  2007-08-11  Surly  fun  22.82  1:37:53  14.20  Night ride with the new dynohub wheel and lumotec light. It works great, and the fork mount seems stable even over bumpy road (and cobblestones). Went over to see the 35W bridge a bit, then down to the Chatterbox in Highland for a couple of beers and a quick stop at Cub for eggs. Nice night for a ride after a very hot and humid day. 
666  2007-08-10  Surly  commute  8.25  00:31:08  16.35  work commute 
665  2007-08-09  Lotus  commute  10.45  00:43:43  14.84  work commute + CSA pickup

Up Ramsey hill on the fixed - 1:23 
664  2007-08-08  Surly  commute  10.43  00:37:24  17.37  work commute, ramsey hill on the way home
1:11, not bad 
663  2007-08-06  Surly  commute  8.27  00:32:50  15.65  work commute 
662  2007-08-03  Surly  commute  16.36  1:9:15  14.95  work commute, then poker night at redmond's house. fun times. 
661  2007-08-02  Lotus  commute  9.29  00:39:18  14.76  work commute + CSA 
660  2007-08-01  Surly  commute  8.28  00:31:09  16.42  work commute
stinkin' hot 
659  2007-07-31  Raleigh Sports  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  breakfast @ Al's w/Gordy and crew

had the Dinkytown omelette, pretty good. 
658  2007-07-28  trainer/other  fun  27.59  2:3:37  13.30  BikeE recumbent ride from Dad's to Ada and back. Hilly route, long hills, 40mph max downhill. Beautiful route to ride, narrow roads, great views. 
657  2007-07-26  trainer/other  fun  9.07  00:36:47  14.80  Ride on dad's BikeE recumbent around Woahink Lake.

Very different sort of ride, the steering felt very twitchy at first, and the steering is mostly in the bars, not really leaning through turns. Slow up the hills, but the gearing is plenty low. Max of 30mph down one hill. Fun ride! 
656  2007-07-24  Surly  commute  10.49  00:40:35  16.08  work commute 
655  2007-07-23  Surly  commute  8.51  0:33:32  15.89  work commute
hot and humid! 
654  2007-07-22  Surly  fun  0.94  00:22:17  2.97  ride with the girls on Como bike path - fun! 
653  2007-07-22  Surly  commute  11.88  00:42:11  17.31  to the chatterbox cafe, card retrieval. 
652  2007-07-21  Surly  commute  23.00  1:35:02  14.90  Hiawatha ride - overslept, but caught up with them at Jerembek's and finished with the group.

40.4 mph max down hwy 13! 
651  2007-07-21  Surly  commute  11.83  00:45:10  16.32  to ted's house, and the chatterbox 
650  2007-07-20  Surly  commute  8.30  00:31:32  16.12  work commmute 
649  2007-07-19  Lotus  commute  10.03  00:42:03  14.90  work commute, pick up CSA on the way home 
648  2007-07-18  Surly  commute  8.30  00:33:56  15.11  work commute
downpour on the way home, totally soaked 
647  2007-07-17  Surly  commute  8.89  00:36:13  15.40  work commute 
646  2007-07-16  Lotus  commute  10.47  00:42:08  15.45  work commute + errand to the bank 
645  2007-07-15  Surly  commute  35.00  00:00:00  0.00  Dinner with Mike & MB at Spoonriver (very good), then random night ride around.

Cyclometer lost on way back from restaurant. Flat tire about the same time (pinch, curb hit). Bawled out a taxi driver who didn't see me. 
644  2007-07-13  Surly  commute  8.38  00:31:39  16.41  work commute 
643  2007-07-12  Lotus  commute  8.39  00:34:00  15.30  work commute, fun riding the fixed lately, beautiful weather. 
642  2007-07-11  Lotus  commute  8.30  00:33:21  15.50  work commmute, cpu still not calibrated right. beautiful day, high of 75 or so. 
641  2007-07-09  Surly  commute  8.30  00:31:47  16.08  work commute 
640  2007-07-09  Surly  fun  23.00  1:26:00  15.30  morning ride
"fun". ha. i need to add a "therapeutic" category 
639  2007-07-07  Lotus  fun  31.00  2:22:32  13.34  hiawatha saturday ride, to jerembek's. computer mis-calibrated for 26" wheels, so this is approximate distance and speed. 
638  2007-07-06  Surly  fun  15.00  00:54:49  17.00  down to HC and back 
637  2007-07-04  Surly  training  31.81  1:46:27  17.97  Training/fun ride out the Luce Line trail from the Ox Yoke out west. 
636  2007-07-02  Redwood  commute  8.31  0:33:49  15.20  work commute
Surprisingly not sore after yesterday's 150 miles. Sleepy though.  
635  2007-07-01  Redwood  fun  150.14  10:22:00  14.70  The dual mode double metric century ride - train to Winona, then ride home. Rode with Jim and Gordy. We basically went from the Winona Amtrak station across the river to Wisconsin hwy 35, north to 63 west, then across the river again into Redwing, then the Cannon Valley trail to Welch, north to Hastings, then basically west to hwy 3 and Maria Ave to the Mendota bridge and Fort Snelling then home. Full report to come on the blog.

max speed 37.5 mph 
634  2007-06-29  Redwood  commute  10.35  00:38:03  16.72  work commmute, fairview route home 
633  2007-06-28  Redwood  commute  8.31  00:33:24  15.77  work commute 
632  2007-06-27  Surly  commute  8.29  00:31:32  16.36  work commute 
631  2007-06-26  Surly  commute  8.26  00:32:26  15.95  work commute
stinkin' hot 
630  2007-06-25  Surly  commute  16.64  1:06:24  15.43  work commute x2, because i forgot my bag the first trip in this morning. Hot & sticky day.

Malte flew home this morning, going to miss him. 
629  2007-06-23  Redwood  fun  48.73  3:33:00  15.15  Met up with Gordy, the the Hiawatha ride, then home. Good warmup ride for next sunday's dual mode double metric ride from Winona.

Going to swap back to the 12cm stem on the Redwood and put on some fresh bar tape. A little chain lube and it should be good to go. Also picked up a Banjo bros handlebar bag that should come in handy for camera and snacks.

Might be a little hazy on the numbers, because i thought i'd entered this once.  
628  2007-06-22  Surly  commute  10.31  00:53:43  11.95  work commute + last dinner at Famous Dave's with Malte 
627  2007-06-21  Lotus  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  coop and csa run, pulling the cargo trailer fixed. 
626  2007-06-20  Surly  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, forgot bike computer 
625  2007-06-19  Surly  commute  8.58  00:37:07  15.51  work commute
12 pack of summit in the carradice! 
624  2007-06-16  Raleigh Sports  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  neighborhood errands. Bike blitz day. 
623  2007-06-17  Surly  fun  6.87  00:41:15  10.17  trail ride with Malte at Battle Creek - great trails, lots of fun. 32mm Paselas did pretty ok on the singletrack, even the climbs. A few unintentional power slides, but no crashes this time.

worst day ever. 
622  2007-06-15  Surly  commute  9.43  00:38:44  15.15  work commute, lunch at Fresh Grounds, good sandwich. 
621  2007-06-14  Redwood  training  41.08  2:31:44  16.55  Gopher Wheelmen ride, the shorter, no-drop version. Bad sleep last night, and a hot day, so i wasn't sure i'd even ride, but once i learned of the shorter route group, i gave it a try. It was just he ride i wanted/needed - slower pace with a couple of good intervals. 16mph usual cruising speed. Felt like a good workout without totally draining me, hopefully i sleep better tonight too. 
620  2007-06-14  Redwood  commute  8.31  00:31:33  16.32  work commute 
619  2007-06-13  Surly  commute  8.28  00:33:06  15.46  work commute 
618  2007-06-12  Surly  commute  8.51  00:33:34  16.35  work commute 
617  2007-06-11  Surly  commute  10.57  00:47:17  13.90  work commuter
to JJ Hill for Kindergarten graduation! 
616  2007-06-10  Surly  commute  5.76  00:33:21  10.81  ride to Sweeney's for dinner to celebrate Autumn's successful Duluth ride! 
615  2007-06-08  Lotus  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  playdate shuttling and Menard's run 
614  2007-06-08  Surly  commute  10.40  00:42:21  15.48  work commute + lunch run

36.3 mph max down jefferson 
613  2007-06-07  Lotus  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  first CSA pick up of the year.

Didn't bike to work because of dire storm predictions that never materialized. bah! 
612  2007-06-06  Surly  commute  8.30  00:32:04  16.09  work commute
max 34 
611  2007-06-05  Surly  commute  14.67  1:10:12  13.00  ride w/Marita to find the Mpls Hostel. Greenway out, Franklin/University back. Beautiful day, 70? and sunny and perfect. 
610  2007-06-05  Lotus  commute  14.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute + lunchtime run to highland chipotle 
609  2007-06-04  Lotus  commute  8.30  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute on the rebuilt Lotus. Still a little cleanup to do, but rebuilt the BB and rear hub, changed the gearing to 44x16 fixed(!), and replaced the rear brakes with some Coda/Diacompe 986 cantilevers from Express. It stops much better now. The rear rim doesn't want to true perfectly, stiff spoke nipples and a slightly bent rim, but much better now.

The gearing is good, i was worried it would be a little low still, but i like it. It's a little slower than i would use for a road fixie, but a good compromise for the hills and loads for the panniers. 
608  2007-06-02  Surly  fun  30.06  2:24:43  12.76  first Hiawatha night ride - along m'haha creek, up to the bryant lake bowl and back to the shop, then home. Rainy afternoon but turned dry by 9pm and stayed dry for the ride 'til 1. 15 people turned out, fun time.

this ride puts me over 1,000 miles for the year! 
607  2007-06-02  Surly  fun  14.00  1:00:00  14.00  Pulled the big train on a ride to the Mpls Mill park along the river road with Marita.  
606  2007-06-01  Surly  commute  8.29  00:30:51  16.70  work commute
gorgeous day, tiny sprinkle of rain on the way home. 
605  2007-05-30  Surly  commute  8.28  00:34:00  15.26  work commute 
604  2007-05-29  Surly  commute  8.29  00:34:00  15.41  work commute
muggy and a bit of drizzle, morning and afternoon. need to get fenders on the surly. 
603  2007-05-26  Redwood  fun  30.40  1:41:09  18.20  Fun/training ride in Duluth, out around Pike Lake and back. Mid-50s and a little light rain during the ride, heavier rain after i finished. Winds light/moderate and variable. I was a little underdressed, but not too cold. It was a good ride, i got nicely settled in to a good rhythm, and i could have gone longer if not for the cold.
33.7 max 
602  2007-05-22  Surly  commute  8.72  00:32:44  15.68  work commute 
601  2007-05-21  Surly  commute  15.51  1:09:19  13.87  work commute + b-day dinner trip to Sweeney's 
600  2007-05-20  Redwood  fun  15.00  00:55:00  16.48  river road ride to mill ruins park 
599  2007-05-18  Redwood  commute  14.04  1:00:00  14.64  work commute, lunch run to highland 
598  2007-05-17  Surly  commute  24.14  1:32:56  15.91  breakfast @ al's, then work commute, home via shephard/river road route 
597  2007-05-16  Surly  commute  14.92  1:11:00  13.28  work commute + trip to crosby farm over lunch, looking for the tail light that fell off in one of yesterday's crashes (no luck) 
596  2007-05-15  Surly  fun  15.77  1:17:36  12.79  Trail ride with Malte at Crosby Farm trails. The Surly did great with road tires (32mm Paselas), but low-speed sharp turns on soft dirt = crash. Twice! The first crash gave me a nice deep cut in my shin, the second one a nice bruise on my left hand. Still, fun.

max speed 35mph 
595  2007-05-15  Surly  commute  8.30  00:31:23  16.33  work commute - cool and windy! 
594  2007-05-14  Surly  commute  8.29  00:34:31  15.00  work commute

86?, feels like 96 - hot! 
593  2007-05-13  trainer/other  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  Test ride on a Bike Friday tandem with Ella. Thanks to Dan for the test ride and great info. I want to buy one of these now. 
592  2007-05-12  Redwood  training  25.28  1:27:09  17.62  Lilydale route
beautiful day 
591  2007-05-11  Surly  commute  8.67  00:35:36  15.10  work commute
cooler day today, high of 72?, just beautiful out 
590  2007-05-10  Surly  commute  8.28  00:33:08  15.59  work commute - 33.3mph down the hill
85?, a bit humid, felt hot 
589  2007-05-09  Surly  commute  8.34  00:32:45  15.79  Work commute via Jefferson. This route has a lot less traffic, which is nice, and probably a bit faster. The hill is longer though, and just as much altitude gain as Montreal, so i go faster down (31.6 max today) and it's a better workout going up. Good change. 
588  2007-05-08  Surly  commute  9.33  00:36:40  15.89  work commute, new jefferson route, sidetrip to Cheapo's 
587  2007-05-06  Surly  commute  14.60  1:13:24  12.35  Ride to the May Day festival @ Powderhorn Park. I pulled Ella on the trail-a-bike, and Malte pulled Fi in the Burley. Windy day, but warm - it was supposed to rain all afternoon, and it turned out quite nice. 
586  2007-05-06  Surly  training  8.15  00:27:24  17.95  Short and windy training ride along Pierce Butler road. Max speed 29mph with the wind, 13mph against. 
585  2007-05-05  Redwood  training  13.45  00:51:00  16.25  short training ride - very windy day 
584  2007-05-04  Redwood  commute  8.52  00:33:36  16.00  work commute, a bit wet on the way home 
583  2007-05-03  Surly  commute  17.28  1:05:20  16.12  Work commute, longer river road loop home. Feeling tired, getting over a spring cold, still coughing and stuffy. 
582  2007-05-02  Surly  commute  11.87  00:48:14  15.51  work commute, stop @ coop and get kids from playdate on the way home. 
581  2007-05-01  Surly  commute  10.78  00:45:01  14.94  work commute - W. 7th route home with Ramsey hill climb. 1:08! 
580  2007-04-29  Redwood  fun  32.18  2:01:15  16.21  Iron Crotch ride! Due to recovering muscles from the Thursday ride and sleepiness from an early day at the KWMR and late night around the campfire, I scaled back to the easy 25 mile route. It was a beautiful day out, though a bit on the hot side in the afternoon. Autumn worked a rest stop, handing out water, fruit and cheese, and had a great time. Malte and i rode back from the stop to the 25-mile start, then around the loop and back to the rest stop to meet up with Autumn.

In an attempt at a surprise sprint, i attacked up a hill and had the jump on Malte for maybe 100 yards before he passed by for good. We both blew by our turn onto a long descent, hitting 39.6 mph max speed before heading back on track. Otherwise, a nice leisurely ride. Met fellow iBOB Sean with his Atlantis along the route. 
579  2007-04-28  Surly  commute  11.66  00:54:06  14.24  volunteering at the Ken Woods memorial road race - mostly back and forth between the finish line and turn 1. 
578  2007-04-27  Surly  commute  4.34  00:25:36  10.68  fun fair at e's school 
577  2007-04-26  Redwood  training  53.59  3:1:55  17.92  GW training ride - my first one! It was a slower version of the usual ride, with several people planning to race this coming saturday, but it still kicked my ass. I had a good time, and i hung with the group just fine for the first 20 miles or so. The next 5 miles i was struggling to hang off the back, and was shortly dropped with no hope of catching them. My legs simply ran out of steam, and we were on a stretch where they were going ~24mph where i was holding at around 21. After a couple more miles, Malte graciously came back with me and we finished the ride together. That's a very good thing, because i was pretty much lost in exurbville by then.

Looking back as we finished up, i was simply pushing too big a gear for much of the ride when i should have been spinning more. Some people on the team will undoubtedly point to the bike (the RIvendell, fenders, bell, Brooks saddle), but it wasn't the bike; it as the engine.

I was feeling good toward the midway point (though i didn't know we were midway), and spent some time in the lead group, which was another mistake. Still, i had a great ride for my usual ride, it just wasn't enough to stay with the pack this time. I plan on giving it another try, probably on another Thursday when the pace is a bit slower. 
576  2007-04-26  Surly  commute  8.46  00:33:00  15.81  work commute 
575  2007-04-25  Surly  commute  11.77  00:47:58  15.48  work commute + grocery run 
574  2007-04-24  Redwood  commute  9.00  00:38:37  14.53  work commute, meet ella after school 
573  2007-04-23  Surly  commute  9.82  00:40:00  15.51  Work commute, then pick up girls from playdate. Beautiful day!  
572  2007-04-21  Lotus  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  coop trip, then to pick up fi from playdate

the Lotus needs a good overhaul, really gritty after the winter. Going to singlespeed it. 
571  2007-04-20  Surly  commute  12.56  00:48:49  16.55  Work commute, then stopped by the Share the Road event on Summit & East River Road on the way home.

Windy day - 36mph with the tailwind! 
570  2007-04-19  Surly  commute  8.45  00:32:43  16.24  work commute 
569  2007-04-18  Surly  commute  8.41  00:31:00  16.75  work commute - still chilly in the morning, bit of a headwind on the way home 
568  2007-04-17  Surly  commute  34.23  2:00:00  16.62  Work commute, then a spin out the Greenway, then meetup at the Chatterbox. Beautiful day for a ride! 
567  2007-04-16  Surly  commute  8.44  00:31:47  16.64  work commute - so warm, no jacket on the way home! 
566  2007-04-15  Surly  commute  6.00  00:39:00  9.56  slow ride with the county crew to grand old creamery for early dessert 
565  2007-04-15  Surly  commute  7.31  00:48:32  9.32  Coop run, pulling ella on the t-a-b. Autumn brought the Dunelt, pulling the Burley with fi & groceries (not a great cargo puller, she said). 
564  2007-04-14  Raleigh Sports  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  neighborhood DFL convention 
563  2007-04-13  Raleigh Sports  fun  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  midnight post-party pavement art ride 
562  2007-04-13  Surly  commute  10.08  00:00:00  15.32  work commute - 30? in the morning, 52? on the way home. Errand run to the beer store with the Burley. 
561  2007-04-12  Lotus  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  breakfast at Al's with Gordy's crew 
560  2007-04-09  Surly  commute  9.73  00:40:26  14.96  Work commute - picked up the girls from a playdate on the way home. Chilly, 20? in the morning, 38? in the afternoon, but little wind. First flat tire of the year - a staple in the rear tire, must have picked it up on the morning run.

31.6 mph max 
559  2007-04-08  Surly  fun  47.77  3:47:00  12.81  Family ride to the end of the Gateway trail and back home. I had Ella on the trail-a-bike for the first 10 miles, then both girls in the Burley the next 15 miles, then just Fi for a few miles, then Ella all but the last 3 miles home.

Cold day - high of 38?, but sunny. It was 33 at about 12:30 when we started but it felt fine after about 2pm. Lots of short stops for snacks and re-arranging, a couple of longer picnic stops, but all pretty short, because we'd get cold off the bikes.

Fun day though. Ella had 30 miles on the trail-a-bike, and was a great trooper until she just got worn out and cold at the very end. Even Malte was tired, but partly from riding the horse trails most of the way. 
558  2007-04-06  Surly  commute  8.61  00:35:09  15.23  work commute

cold and windy - yuck! 
557  2007-04-01  Lotus  commute  6.50  00:00:00  0.00  visit to Ax-Man, then a grocery run to MS Market. 37.5 lbs in the panniers! next time, take the trailer! 
556  2007-04-01  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:35:00  0.00  Breakfast ride with Autumn to Birchwood Cafe. 
555  2007-03-29  Surly  commute  9.12  00:38:04  14.93  work commute - cool, dry day. The redwood has a little rear wheel wobble, so i switched to the surly today. Needs the street tires, and could use fenders, but fun to ride again. 
554  2007-03-28  Redwood  commute  8.57  00:33:30  16.00  Work commute. Rainy day, but dry while i was riding. 
553  2007-03-27  Redwood  commute  11.00  00:39:52  17.15  Work commute. Cool morning, tailwind, 19.5mph average on the way to work! Fastest work ride yet.

Stopped at coop on the way home for dinner supplies, through a short rain shower, but i missed the main storm.

30mph max 
552  2007-03-26  Redwood  commute  17.06  1:5:29  16.12  Work commute, took the Shepard Road loop home, then to pick up the girls from a playdate. Hot this afternoon, in the 80s, apparently.

32.7 max 
551  2007-03-24  Raleigh Sports  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  bike fixup day at mike & benita's, a few trips back and forth. 
550  2007-03-23  Redwood  commute  11.87  00:48:27  15.15  work commute, to whole foods on the way home to meet up with the family for grilling supplies.

max speed 29, high temp 60? 
549  2007-03-22  Redwood  commute  8.56  00:32:16  16.71  afternoon work commute. 50? and beautiful outside. 
548  2007-03-20  Redwood  commute  8.56  00:34:23  15.35  work commute - a bit windy, cold in the am, 22? 
547  2007-03-18  Raleigh Sports  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  to andrew & tess' to help move the last of the pod. 
546  2007-03-17  Redwood  commute  12.81  00:50:34  15.71  Frame class at CG's workshop in mpls. Excellent class, very interesting. Makes me want to build racks. and forks. and frames. :-) 
545  2007-03-16  Redwood  commute  8.50  00:33:00  16.00  work commute, a little chilly in the morning, light wind. 29.7 max down the hill. 
544  2007-03-15  Redwood  commute  8.60  00:33:18  16.06  work commute - colder today, only in the mid-30s, light snow on the way home. 
543  2007-03-14  Redwood  commute  8.57  00:33:35  15.81  Work commute. low 40s, but clear streets. Rain predicted, but dry all day.  
542  2007-03-13  Redwood  commute  15.30  1:4:41  14.86  Work commute, took west 7th-summit home, then rode to jjhill for conferences.

Sprint up Summit hill, from first painted line at bottom to first line of crosswalk. First run of a series of tests, time: 1:21.

max 29.3 
541  2007-03-12  Redwood  commute  8.62  00:34:07  16.01  Work commute on the nice bike! The lotus' front wheel isn't done yet, so a nice ride on the Riv. Home early to work at home, autumn's at the shop today. It's fun riding without hat and gloves or jacket, but i can feel how out of shape i am now. 
540  2007-03-11  Redwood  commute  12.63  1:13:10  10.83  Family ride to the County Cycles open house. Autumn was working a table there, but the rest of us rode, plus Andrew, who pulled the Burley. Ella rode the trail-a-bike with me pulling. A little cool breeze, but warm sun and more puddles. Malte got a flat on the way up, but the replacement tube seemed to hold ok. Windier on the way home, a headwind, and a pretty slow ride overall.

Fun time at the open house though, chatted with some nice people, won a pair of socks, got some nice tire levers from the Park guy. 
539  2007-03-10  Lotus  commute  13.00  1:10:00  0.00  ride w/autumn to county cycles to pick up new GW team kit! warm and sloppy, lots of puddles from the snow melt.

front hub sounding crunchy on the way home, will need to rebuild it. 
538  2007-03-09  Lotus  commute  11.00  00:50:00  0.00  36? leaving home, 46? by lunchtime. Rode to Rays for lunch - not bad, but the gyros wasn't as good as Uncle Nick's. Lunch ride was the first of the year without gloves or jacket! 
537  2007-03-08  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:40:00  0.00  work commute. a little icy in the morning, 22? and foggy, so damp and very cold-feeling. Better on the ride home. 
536  2007-03-04  Surly  fun  12.44  1:3:32  12.19  ride up to County Cycles with autumn, scouting out routes for her new work commute.

28?, streets are mostly clear after the recent snowstorm, with some frozen chunks at the edges and intersections. 
535  2007-03-01  Surly  fun  2.00  00:15:00  0.00  snow ride around the hood with autumn. heavy snow falling, just a little breeze, beautiful evening. wish i could ride an hour! 
534  2007-02-28  Lotus  commute  16.00  1:15:00  0.00  work commute
24? in the morning, calm, some overnight ice.
lunchtime trip to the downtown library - 37?, but a bit windy. maybe snow on the way home! 
533  2007-02-27  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:40:00  0.00  work commute. 21? in the morning, 34? with a little tailwind coming home. Streets are in good shape after the weekend's 14" snowstorm, just slushy and sloppy. We're apparently due for another 6" tomorrow afternoon. 
532  2007-02-22  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:40:00  0.00  work commute
21 in the morning, 31 heading home

17:44 ride in, much easier riding with the replaced derailleur (the ASX now), shifting is smooth, full range and no chain jumping. Nicest ride yet with this bike. 
531  2007-02-21  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:50:00  0.00  work commute. 26? in the morning, 46? coming home. Nice day!

Changed the lotus to a 6-speed rear last night, and it wasn't adjusted very well. Lots of chain skipping, and it wouldn't shift into the 14t cog, which was pretty much the whole point (having a larger gear). Going to try a different derailleur tonight and see if the hanger is bent, might have to go single again. 
530  2007-02-20  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:40:00  13.50  work commute
19? this morning, heading for a high of 40. Should be nice week until Friday, with a chance of rain. Streets a little wet, but the fenders work great. Still need a bigger chainring, but still under 20 minutes coming in this morning. 
529  2007-02-13  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:40:00  0.00  Work commute. Chilly - 11?, but it seemed ok until the last turn into the wind. Hopefully the wind shifts, otherwise it's into the wind all the way home. 
528  2007-02-11  trainer  training  16.63  1:00:00  16.73  another interval ride, i didn't even realize it had been a week since the last one... busy week. and cold too.

felt fine, pushed a little more than last ride, did some stretching after. 
527  2007-02-04  trainer  commute  16.58  1:03:00  15.86  E1 trainer ride, endurance with mild rollers. Much more comfortable on the trainer, no hamstring issues, felt fine. 
526  2007-02-02  trainer  training  10.66  00:30:00  19.04  Finally starting some training for this year. With a week of highs in the single digits coming up, it's time to resign myself to the squirrel cage. At least i rode one day last month. The Redwood is on the trainer, but i'm just logging this time under a separate 'bike' so the bike miles tracked are actual distance.

This was a baseline time trial ride, i'll retest in a month. It took some tinkering to get the computer set up on the rear wheel, so i lost some of my warmup before starting. I could feel the month+ off the bike - my hamstrings were tight at first, so i backed off a gear and spun more to warm them up again. I tried to focus on holding a good pace, and mostly kept it around 20, but i did a lot of fidgeting around getting comfortable on the trainer again. It was tough to keep it up through the last 10 minutes, but held on ok, with a mini sprint for the last 30 seconds. 
525  2007-01-23  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  First ride of the year, and first ride with two christmas gifts: new gloves and goggles. Both worked great, pretty warm fingers, no eye tearing up and very little fogging (mostly my own fault). A good ride, 25?, slushy snow on the edges of the street but not too slick. Studs would have been good, the slicks were a little slippery starting out. The fenders worked great, though i need a front mudflap to keep the slop off of the BB and drivetrain. 
524  2006-12-27  Redwood  commute  10.82  00:43:21  15.58  work commute

Decided to take the Redwood out for one last run this year. High of 42 today, the streets were mostly dry, a little snow/ice melt in some places, but easy riding. I haven't ridden the Redwood in a while, much too long, and it's amazing how fast it feels after riding the new singlespeed and the cross bike with the dirt tires.

29 mph max 
523  2006-12-24  Lotus  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  Pre-xmas errands - to the Clarks, then to target and the movie store and home. 40?, nice clear day, snow melting a bit. 
522  2006-12-20  Lotus  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  bank errand, then regular work commute
mid-30s and dry, nice day! rain & snow tomorrow 
521  2006-12-14  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
520  2006-12-13  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  26? and calm in the morning, a little wet from an overnight drizzle, but no ice on the streets. Low 40s on the way home. Nice week!

Gearing on the Lotus is too low, 57". It's fine uphills, and i think lower is probably better for winter in general, but it's pretty slow on the flats. I'm going to see if Express has a 42 or 44t chainring to fit and get it more like 66 or so. 
519  2006-12-09  Surly  fun  19.50  1:33:15  12.89  trail ride with Autum at river bottoms - first ride on those trails together in 8 years! Amazing weather for early December, in the mid-40s, little wind, clear sky.  
518  2006-12-06  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  Cold ride, upper single digits on the way in, teens and headwind on the way home. FIrst ride with new 26x1.5 tires on - cheap slicks from Nashbar. They fit tight and aren't fully seated, so the ride was a bit lumpy but i think they'll work fine. It's a good size tire for this bike, but i'll probably try some 1.75 tires when these die just for a little extra air. The fenders on it are great except that the rear stays are too short, so i need to make an extender. With that cleaned up and the rack + panniers, it should be ready for the winter. 
517  2006-12-01  Surly  commute  11.17  00:44:11  15.67  work commute
8? in the morning, 20 on the way home, light wind. 
516  2006-11-25  Surly  fun  35.00  3:07:37  11.46  Trail ride along the full river bottoms trail (Sibley House to the Ferry Bridge and back) with Ted & Malte. Around 30? at the start, upper 40s when we finished; over-dressed, got too warm by the halfway point. Really fun ride though, first singletrack ride of the year. 
515  2006-11-22  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
514  2006-11-18  Surly  fun  22.33  1:51:53  12.15  Hiawatha shop ride. 34?, and a cold wind. Fun ride along the river bottoms, 6 riders, a little mud. Cold toes! 
513  2006-11-17  Surly  commute  9.00  00:37:33  15.30  work commute 
512  2006-11-15  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
511  2006-11-14  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
510  2006-11-13  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
509  2006-11-11  Surly  race  8.17  00:40:40  12.69  Basset Creek CX

C race, 8/65

Malte WON! first place in the C race.

30?, cold day, took about 2 laps to really warm up, then made good progress after that. 30mph max, probably on the big descent out of the woods. Fun course, tougher than last year, more hairpin turns than last year, but the C racers didn't have to do the creek crossing (A & B did).

Another race with an irritating results problem. This time, the results were posted in good time, but though the organizers said they'd be giving out medals "in a few minutes", nothing was done about it until after the A race. An incredibly frustrating lack of communication, it sucks to wait an hour in the cold and still go home empty handed. 
508  2006-11-10  Lotus  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute
First ride on the Lotus, in 27" fixie mode. Handles ok, but pretty tall with the bigger wheels. Makes a reasonably light fixie though, i think i'll make the 26" setup a singlespeed. 
507  2006-11-09  Surly  commute  8.50  00:30:56  15.96  work commute
colder, back into the 40s 
506  2006-11-08  Surly  commute  17.60  1:10:55  15.45  work commmute + visit to jj hill for ella's puppet show. 70?F today! 
505  2006-11-06  Surly  commute  8.70  00:35:15  15.26  work commute
cool and misty, wet on the way home 
504  2006-11-05  Surly  fun  28.58  2:23:17  12.27  Family ride out the Gateway trail. Malte was at the Northfield CX race, 2nd place! We had a picnic on the trail, saw lots of ducks and geese. Ella on the trail-a-bike, Fi in the Burley w/Autumn. 
503  2006-11-04  Surly  race  9.32  00:37:50  14.91  Anoka CX race
C race, 5/43 - best finish ever!

After a cold spell, it warmed up nicely today, just in time for a perfect race day. Despite an early start, we managed to lose enough time changing and waiting on the portapotty to miss pre-riding the course.

As it turned out, the course was mostly flat, some singletrack but nothing too technical. Two places had loose sand, one was about a 50-foot sandpit after a barrier, for a short run. Overall, a flat open course with good stretches for recovery and speed - 24.6mph max today. One for the CXin' roadies.

Malte suffered a broken chain on the first lap at the short & rideable runup, apparently went in to it with too big a gear. When the chain broke he went down and got a bad scrape on the back of his knee. He ran the rest of the lap and the pit support put it back together for him, so he finished riding, but a lap down. Probably 2nd or 3rd in his group. 
502  2006-11-03  Surly  commute  10.15  00:41:44  15.33  work commute
18? for the morning ride, 34 in the afternoon. 
501  2006-11-01  Surly  commute  8.67  00:35:28  15.18  work commute
25? and windy in the morning, 35 and windy on the way home. 
500  2006-10-31  Surly  commute  8.80  00:35:21  15.55  work commute
mid 30s and windy! 
499  2006-10-30  Redwood  commute  8.50  00:32:41  16.22  morning work commute, driving in the pm. Gorgeous day, in the 60s.

31.6 mph max coming down the Lex dip, whee! 
498  2006-10-26  SR  commute  9.50  00:00:00  0.00  Work commute, got CSA on the way home. Sick kids, and little sleep this week, so not so much riding.

Big crash on hamline on the way home, hit the back of a car that didn't go on green when i had expected. I got a busted lip, cut gums, sore left shoulder and hip.

The bike is trashed though, fork bent behind the downtube, stress marks in the paint behind the headtube lugs. I'll strip the parts (still all good) and just ride the Surly commuting for a while. Bye SR! it was nice ridin' ya. 
497  2006-10-29  Surly  race  14.68  1:24:25  12.29  Como Park CX race

C race 19/60
Mileage includes riding to race and back.

Beautiful day, 55? and sunny. Long, twisty course, some nice singletrack, a spiral staircase-like runup, rough in the grass, one fairly steep rideup. Nothing too technical, but not too flat and fast either. If anything, not much space to recover, but overall a nice course.

I finished 19th, Malte was 5th overall, first C3. I was a little tired today, definitely a little dehydrated, but a reasonably good pace through the race. Caught up with Jeff Lisle on lap 4, then he repassed me for lap 5, and i hung with him til the finish, each of us passing two in the last lap.

Fun race overall, hope they have there again, i liked the course. 
496  2006-10-22  Surly  commute  11.30  00:00:00  13.26  Powderhorn Park CX race

C race, waiting for results.

Cold, blustry day, high of maybe 40?F, but with a cold wind. Nice course, pretty much looped the circumference of the park, lots of up and down the hills, with two sets of stair runups and one steep bur rideable hill climb.

I felt pretty good, had a good start in the top 12-15 riders, and kept it pretty steady until fading a bit on the last lap. The race ran 6 laps, and i was done in after about 5 1/2. I think it was the cold, plus an increasingly sore back from the hill climbing, and maybe the clif shot wore off too.

One small gripe: they apparently didn't post any results until after the A race was done (nothing up after the second A lap when we left, too cold to wait all day). Malte finished around 5th overall for the Cs, but they put him in C1, so he didn't get the prize for winning C3, which is his usual group. According to people at the registration table, the C results were supposed to be posted by the end of the B race, and it was too cold for most people to hang around the for whole event. A fun course, but that part sucked. A maybe race for next year. 
495  2006-10-22  Surly  commute  15.00  00:00:00  13.26  ride to Powderhorn Park CX race, along Mpls Greenway. Flippin' cold - 32? and breezy. Not much warmer on the way home, but warmer riding a bike than standing around. 
494  2006-10-21  SR  commute  5.50  00:00:00  0.00  Family ride to zoo boo @ como zoo. Cold night. Cable slipped on the way home, lost 1st gear right before train bridge. 
493  2006-10-21  Surly  fun  13.87  1:05:07  13.13  ride to powderhorn park to preview CX race course for tomorrow. Mid 30s, a little breeze. pulled the girls in the Burley, rode back on the greenway, complete to the river now, very nice. 
492  2006-10-19  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
491  2006-10-18  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute
30s and windy, cold all this week. A little drizzle on the way home. 
490  2006-10-17  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
489  2006-10-15  Surly  race  7.69  00:36:29  12.83  Alan Factory Cup CX race

C race, finished 20/55

Longer, twistier course than last year, with one loose dirt runup, more long straightaways. Dry course, dusty on the fist lap, missed a small pileup at the first turn. Malte finished 13th, first for the C2 group. 
488  2006-10-15  Surly  commute  28.00  00:00:00  0.00  ride to Boom Island for CX race, pulling Burley 
487  2006-10-12  SR  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  to ella's soccer practice 
486  2006-10-10  Surly  training  32.21  2:07:18  15.37  Training ride with the wheelmen to the river bottoms.  
485  2006-10-10  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commmute 
484  2006-10-09  SR  commute  9.60  00:42:04  13.70  work commute, rode home the girls after dance class 
483  2006-10-08  Surly  race  7.98  00:33:38  14.44  Lake Rebecca Cyclocross C1 race

It was supposed to be around 67? and clear, but it was actually 55? and drizzle started in earnest mid-race. The course was dry and flat until the last lap or so when the leaves started getting slippery.

The race went well, no crashes (one sideways slip on the leaves, last lap), and i felt stronger than last year. I had a chance to pre-ride the course this year, and it was a good refresher and warmup. I had a pretty consistent ride, slowing down a bit by the last lap, but had a good 32.2mph sprint at the end (with Malte drafting me). Rode all the run-ups except for the steeper one on the last lap, because of wet leaf traction problems.

Malte was about 3 places ahead of me until almost the end of the first lap, when he dropped his chain and lost a couple of minutes fixing it. He said he was tired the first couple of laps, but caught up to finish right behind me by the end. Without the chain problems, he probably would have been in the top 10 somewhere. He's definitely fast, i mainly gained ground by going fast in the rougher stuff.

The initial posted rankings had me 13th, Malte 14th out of 35 total in the C race. Malte won the C3 category though, Juniors 15-18! He got a nice shop credit at GP. 
482  2006-10-06  Surly  commute  8.70  00:34:06  16.00  work commute 
481  2006-10-05  Surly  commute  8.63  00:32:46  16.51  work commute 
480  2006-10-04  Surly  commute  11.09  1:05:23  11.79  work commute, home via ayd mill road (shhh! stealthy!)

road to ella's soccer practice, walked home 
479  2006-10-02  SR  commute  10.50  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, met the girls after their ballet class to bike home together. Beautiful day, 75? and sunny in October! 
478  2006-10-01  Surly  training  34.06  2:2:40  17.00  Training ride with Malte, to the river bottoms and back. It was more like a 1/2 pavement, 1/2 dirt time trial, going 20mph along a lot of the dirt trails. Beautiful day for it though, and a good workout. 
477  2006-09-30  Surly  commute  7.00  00:38:37  11.57  ride to choo choo bob's for fi's 3rd birthday party! 
476  2006-09-28  Surly  commute  8.82  00:35:38  15.67  work commute 
475  2006-09-27  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
474  2006-09-26  Surly  training  18.34  1:32:25  12.29  CX practice at Hidden Falls with some GW riders, Malte came along. Not a training ride, though we time trialed it through a sun shower to get there, and did a fast ride along the river road home. Really good technique drills, very helpful advice. Feeling more ready for cross season, though my fitness could be better. 
473  2006-09-26  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
472  2006-09-24  Surly  training  20.00  1:30:32  13.59  fun/training ride pulling the girls in the burley and malte riding.
max 29.4!

down to Fort Snelling via M'haha Park. Malte showed me the upper route to the fort, i usually take the lower train trail route, but this was a quicker way, and there's a good hookup across the long bridge to the river bottom trails that i need to try out.

Not the CX training in need to do, but a fun ride. 
471  2006-09-23  Raleigh Sports  commute  1.50  00:00:00  0.00  to neighborhood cleanup, helping to receive and tear down bikes. 
470  2006-09-20  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute 
469  2006-09-19  SR  commute  6.90  00:26:29  15.80  rode to work, then up to Metric after work to pick up car 
468  2006-09-18  SR  commute  6.80  00:00:00  0.00  45? and drizzly

dropped car off @ Metric, rode home.

(later) run to pick up dinner at Hoa Bien - takeout rides pretty well in the cargo trailer, no spills! 
467  2006-09-16  SR  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  run to the parts store, dead car battery 
466  2006-09-15  SR  commute  4.60  00:22:52  12.10  story time @ choo choo bob's

3-speed wheel again 
465  2006-09-15  Surly  commute  13.02  1:00:46  13.51  work commute + all school social at jj hill tonight. 
464  2006-09-14  SR  commute  9.00  00:35:22  15.10  work commute + csa pickup 
463  2006-09-13  Surly  commute  12.19  00:49:52  15.47  work commute, then to ella's soccer practice, then to Dunning Rec. Center for the St. Paul Bike Summit.

Great meeting with folks from the city of st. paul traffic planning office, run by Russ Stark of the Midway TMO and the director of the St. Paul TMO (didn't get her name).

Turnout was mostly from our general neighborhood, it seemed, with one guy who bikes from Hudson to Mpls for work. First a presentation of bike-related projects from the last few years, a lot of pictures of bike striped streets. Lots of good bike lanes going in, most of them not in my regular riding routes, but good to know about.

There was an open discussion section where people threw out ideas for projects, policies and general ideas for improving cycling and getting more cyclists involved. For projects, some sort of bike access along Snelling and University avenues was a popular topic, there was interest in the Ayd Mill route, and discussion about the bad condition of the Shephard road path. Lots of discussion about the gaps between paths, but there are a good number of projects already funded and on the schedule.

For other ideas, lots of talk about traffic enforcement for speeding and anti-cyclist behavior and cyclist safety instruction.

Overall, a good meeting, and the preliminary results from the recent biking survey seem to support the need to extend and connect the existing routes into a cohesive network of safe cycling routes. The most interesting and best idea of the night, i thought was to convince the city to adopt the Complete The Streets initiative, where bike/ped access is considered and integrated into every city street project. 
462  2006-09-12  Surly  commute  8.63  00:32:29  16.46  regular work commute 
461  2006-09-11  Surly  commute  8.67  00:33:23  16.27  regular work day commute
 
460  2006-09-10  Surly  fun  36.32  2:57:09  12.58  St. Paul Bike Classic! 54? and misting the whole ride, wet riding, cold at the stops. Smaller group riding this year, but a nice ride anyway.

First Classic ride with Ella on the trail-a-bike! She switched to the Burley with Fiona for a while early on, because she was getting cold, but later in the ride asked to switch back, and rode about the last 10 miles with Autumn. I had the Burley

34.1mph max on the downhill to the big Indian Mounds stop.

new 700x32 Pasela tires mounted, they ride nice, smooth and round, great cornering on the road. 
459  2006-09-09  Surly  commute  7.38  00:41:54  11.73  family ride to bea's birthday party 
458  2006-09-08  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  picked up fi from sammy's house 
457  2006-09-08  SR  commute  8.50  00:34:23  14.80  regular work commute 
456  2006-09-07  SR  commute  9.50  00:00:00  0.00  regular work commute, picked up csa on the way home, about 20lbs of produce 
455  2006-09-06  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  regular work commute

Fixed up the bars and retrued the fixie wheel. The brake levers are reverse-cabled on the bars, housing coming out along the lever. They're working great that way, and it makes for a nice handhold on the bars at the end too. 
454  2006-09-05  Raleigh Sports  commute  14.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute plus meeting @ ella's school 
453  2006-09-04  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  coop grocery run 
452  2006-09-01  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, lunch at the office.

The SR is back in fixie mode with flipped & clipped bars. So far i like this set up much better. The upright bars were cool, but not very efficient to ride. I'll give this a few days and see how it goes. 
451  2006-08-31  Surly  commute  16.72  1:15:14  13.91  back to work in afternoon, home, then errands to get csa, coop then loop around to home. very heavy trailer; 2 girls, ~20lbs of farm produce, 20lbs of peanut butter and fruit. good workout! 
450  2006-08-31  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  morning and lunch home - changed bikes for the afternoon 
449  2006-08-30  SR  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  coop grocery run w/fi in burley, malte along. 
448  2006-08-30  Raleigh Sports  commute  10.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, lunch @ work
brought malte to school for soccer tryout on the way in. 
447  2006-08-29  Surly  commute  30.00  00:00:00  0.00  Regular work commute plus quick run home to return something in the bag i took with me. Rode with Malte to County so he could meet with the Wheelmen team and go on the Tuesday ride. He's joining the team, and i might too, thinking about it... 
446  2006-08-26  Redwood  training  23.94  1:19:19  18.31  Training ride with Malte from the Clarks out to Pike lake and back. Beautiful day for a ride, nice tailwind on the way back in.

max 38.1 
445  2006-08-24  SR  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  family ride to the State Fair! Rain! Storms! the rides themselves were actually dry, but plenty of rain during the afternoon. A really fun time nonetheless. 
444  2006-08-25  SR  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  afternoon of work commute 
443  2006-08-23  Redwood  race  7.00  00:19:39  20.64  Black Dog time trial series. We went to watch, and it was a last-minute decision to put the bike on the car. I was the last rider to sign up, so i went last, #91. Flat open road course, a little bit of a headwind on the longer return leg. Fun sprint to the finish with the guy who started 30 sec before me, i just beat him to the line. Decent ride, it seems like a lot of my races are last-minute like this. I'll have to do a couple of these next year, seems like a decent fitness test, even if it's not my speciality.

Result: 13/15 in the Men's Stock category @ 19:39.0 
442  2006-08-23  Raleigh Sports  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  full day commute, with side trip to drop off the st. paul bike classic registration, then a lunchtime rendezvous with autumn, ella, fiona and malte at the science museum 
441  2006-08-22  SR  commute  17.30  1:05:00  16.00  work commute, home for lunch. the SR is riding nicely as a 5-speed. very upright, but feels light and quick. 
440  2006-08-21  SR  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, no lunch ride 
439  2006-08-20  Redwood  training  21.14  1:17:56  16.88  Nice ride with Malte to the stone arch bridge along the river. Saw Jim & Kevin on a different group ride to see historical spots around town. A fun, quick tour of the river and some of minneapolis. 
438  2006-08-19  SR  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  Family trip to coop via summit. The SR is in ghetto singlespeed mode with new cruiser bar set up. The general setup is nice, the gearing was too low and bad chainline, but didn't throw the chain. I think it needs to be geared, not sure i'd like riding fixed in an upright setup. I like the bars though, i'll try it this way a while. 
437  2006-08-18  Raleigh Sports  commute  2.00  00:00:00  0.00  dinner out @ Andy's Garage, welcome dinner for Malte 
436  2006-08-16  Raleigh Sports  commute  19.00  00:00:00  0.00  work commute, home for lunch

strong wind from the south! hard to fight on an upright 3-speed 
435  2006-08-15  Raleigh Sports  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  morning & afternoon work commute 
434  2006-08-14  SR  commute  8.70  00:37:53  13.70  morning & afternoon work commute. Flat rear tire on the way home, but close enough to nurse it in. 
433  2006-08-12  Surly  fun  32.84  2:23:30  13.97  To the saturday Hiawatha Cyclery ride and back. Went Summit to Harriet island, Lilydale path to Ft. Snelling and back to Minnehahap Park. Beautiful morning, fun time.

This was the first ride with the Surly fully set up in CX mode. The new saddle felt great, and the whole thing was very solid and felt light. New diamond weave bar wrap too! 
432  2006-08-11  Surly  commute  14.56  1:01:20  14.85  to work in the morning, then to como for ella's play after work, then home. 
431  2006-08-10  SR  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  full day commute

getting back into fixie mode and liking it, but still looking forward to new bars and a saddle swap. did a panic stop today, and not much fun from the hoods and non-aero levers. 
430  2006-08-10  Surly  commute  4.00  00:00:00  0.00  took e to class 
429  2006-08-08  SR  commute  18.00  00:00:00  0.00  First ride on the SR road bike, set up as a fixie. It reminds me why i hate narrow, short handlebars, but otherwise rides nicely. I'm going to put the m-bars and tall/long stem on it, and it should feel fine, as the top tube is a bit on the short side now. I think I'll get it set up as a 5-speed when i switch parts over, the derailleur and freewheel seem ok, and it'll be good to have the option. Seems like it'll make a good commuter, hope it takes fenders ok though, short reach brakes... 
428  2006-08-08  Surly  commute  8.36  00:42:25  12.40  brought ella to class on the trail-a-bike, picked her up after 
427  2006-08-07  Surly  commute  21.34  1:26:40  15.29  brought ella to como for class, then regular work commute. 
426  2006-08-04  Surly  commute  17.30  1:10:58  15.15  full day commute 
425  2006-08-02  Peugeot  commute  21.50  01:31:50  14.00  First ride in a few days after a long weekend of 100? temps then lots of rain.

Full day w/2 errands to the coop, groceries in the panniers after work. Rear tire is blowing out, a corner of one brake pad was rubbing the sidewall when squeezed down. Going to switch back to fixed mode for a while. 
424  2006-07-28  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  morning-only commute, already 94 at noon. a whole weekend of 100? coming up, yuck. 
423  2006-07-27  Surly  commute  19.90  1:24:23  14.55  An errand to return a cell phone on the way to work, lunch rides (hot!), then CSA on the way home, getting 2 bags worth into the carradice. mid-90s today, around 100?F for the next 4 days. bleah! 
422  2006-07-26  Surly  commute  9.38  00:48:07  12.12  just back from a long weekend trip yesterday, so we needed a grocery run. i pulled both ella on the t-a-b and the cargo trailer. a had fi in the kid burley. big trip, but easily enough room, not too bad to pull. feels like a hot day, even though the temp is only 80 right now. 
421  2006-07-20  Peugeot  commute  17.20  1:09:55  14.80  full day on the p3, picked up csa on the way home, in the pa panniers. 
420  2006-07-18  Redwood  commute  20.15  1:19:07  15.78  Full day commute - a little cooler and drier air today. Took a loopy route before and after lunch today, dropping by the library to return things on the way back to work, so a little extra mileage. 
419  2006-07-17  Redwood  commute  19.24  1:17:51  15.43  Full day commute - hot again, mid-90s. Getting more acclimated to the heat, but also riding slower, coasting more. 
418  2006-07-14  Redwood  commute  18.19  1:13:11  15.34  full day commute
94? this afternoon, and humid.

I dropped the bars on this bike about 2cm today, and it feels like a good change so far. The bike feels maybe a little smaller, i'm a little more on top of it. I think it's the slightly lower (though maxex-out height bars) position of the Surly influencing me, having ridden most of my miles on that lately, but the change seems to work on the Redwood too.

Also, met Curt Goodrich on the way back to work, saw him waiting for a light on Summit and stopped to say hi. He was on his 650b Rivendell, hard to miss. He turned down my way to join me for a mile or so, and we chatted about bikes and our kids. Very nice guy, i'd love to have one of his frames someday. 
417  2006-07-13  Surly  commute  8.83  00:37:48  14.60  Afternoon bike commute, picked up girls in burley, then csa on the home. Hot again! 
416  2006-07-12  Surly  commute  19.77  1:17:00  15.90  Full day of work commute. Hot! 95? this afternoon. 
415  2006-07-06  Redwood  commute  19.88  1:12:57  16.88  full day commute, fairview home 
414  2006-07-05  Surly  commute  17.31  1:08:17  15.84  regular day commute to work, lex home 
413  2006-07-02  Surly  commute  33.49  2:43:33  12.60  Family ride to the Battle Creek water park, then to grand old creamery and a quick grocery stop. Hot day; the swim felt great, but we all got a little sunburn. I pulled the burley, e rode with autumn. Max 30.5, but the hills weren't so fast on the way out. 
412  2006-06-22  Raleigh Sports  commute  17.50  00:00:00  0.00  Took the Raleigh out today, no cpu, so time or speed. Passed 1,000 miles today!

Swapped out the brake levers last night for some plain Tektro levers from the parts box. Much more solid-feeling than the original auto-adjust ones, though less stylish. Also swapped the front caliper for a Weinmann sidepull, which works fine, but the rear needed way more reach, so the rear stays original. I might change the front back too, since they won't both work and save the calipers for something else, though this is sort of why i got them.

Nice relaxed riding today; a little warm, but slower pace, and more wind sitting upright, so felt fine. Vacation starts tomorrow! 
411  2006-06-21  Surly  commute  17.40  1:09:33  15.60  regular work commmute, home for lunch 
410  2006-06-20  Peugeot  commute  20.10  1:13:58  16.30  full day commute - threat of rain made the morning ride fast. tried to meet up with the girls after work, but missed a connection and they were too tired to wait in the burley w/autumn. nice afternoon after short morning rain. 
409  2006-06-19  Surly  commute  17.47  1:12:07  15.11  full day commute to work, usual direct routes 
408  2006-06-17  Surly  commute  4.90  00:22:30  13.74  took the girls to choo choo bob's for storytime and lunch at the neighboring coffee shop. 
407  2006-06-18  Surly  commute  19.00  1:41:19  11.70  A day of solo rides with the girls in the burley. First to the New Louisiana cafe for breakfast, then home to pack a lunch, then to the science museum for a while, lunch in the park, then home. Warm day, but much less humid than the past few days.

Also, tipped the burley for the first time! Biking to the science museum, going fairly slow around a corner on the double-wide sidewalk, got the front tire in the center groove of the cement. I turned hard to get it out, and the front tire skidded in a sharp turn. I stopped just a foot into a hedge, but the sharp turn and stop flipped the burley on it's side. Fiona had been sleeping and was pretty startled, but Ella was pretty casual about it. They were buckled and helmeted, nobody hurt, but a but of a surprise. Also a surprise that the front wheel didn't taco, very glad it didn't. 
406  2006-06-16  Surly  commute  8.50  00:31:49  16.43  morning-only commmute, afternoon off. nice tailwind home, 30mph on the last stretch of hamline. 
405  2006-06-15  Surly  commute  3.50  00:00:00  13.00  family ride to jjhill for eva's b-day party 
404  2006-06-14  Peugeot  commute  15.60  00:55:52  16.70  home via the shephard/river road route 
403  2006-06-14  Surly  commute  9.23  00:39:21  14.53  morning commute w/e on the t-a-b

e's last day of school! i'm going to miss our daily rides together bringing her home from school. 
402  2006-06-13  Peugeot  commute  8.50  00:30:38  16.70  short way to work & home again on the p3, warmish and muggy 
401  2006-06-13  Surly  commute  8.96  00:41:18  13.57  morning ride w/e on the t-a-b. 2nd to last school day for this year! 
400  2006-06-12  Peugeot  commute  8.60  00:32:49  15.70  Afternoon ride on the P3. New tire in front! 
399  2006-06-12  Surly  commute  9.00  00:39:32  14.31  morning ride w/e on the t-a-b

first ride with 46t big ring, swapped for the original 50t that came with the crank. It drops the gearing down about 1.5 steps from the bigger ring, and it seems to spin easier. This will definitely be a better gearing setup for cross. 
398  2006-06-10  Redwood  fun  36.00  2:37:55  14.00  The saturday Hiawatha ride - from home to the shop, then around the mpls lakes, snack at the CRC Coffee bar, back to the shop and home. Fun, relaxed ride. 
397  2006-06-08  Peugeot  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  swapped the front wheel, so no cpu info

Tailwind after lunch, probably 20mph for most of the ride, nice! 
396  2006-06-08  Surly  commute  8.92  00:42:49  13.00  morning commute w/e on the t-a-b. 
395  2006-06-07  Surly  commute  8.34  00:46:38  11.18  family ride to run-n-fun so autumn could get some running shoe advice and socks. Stopped for ice cream on the way home, but fi slept the whole trip. 
394  2006-06-07  Peugeot  commute  9.10  00:37:57  14.40  afternoon ride on the p3 today, with Pa panniers. it took a little futzing to get them set up so they didn't dive into the spokes, since they were empty. one good solution is to roll them up on the sides and strap in place with the irish straps. 
393  2006-06-07  Surly  commute  9.03  00:42:21  13.22  morning commute, picked up ella. switching bikes for the afternoon 
392  2006-06-06  Surly  commute  19.31  1:27:47  13.72  Full day commute w/e on the t-a-b, then meet up at the coop after for groceries. Humid this morning, mid-80s but drier in the afternoon 
391  2006-06-03  Surly  commute  14.72  1:00:28  15.63  Ride over to Hiawatha cyclery for a brass bell and new 46t chainring for the Surly. Also to show off the complete bike, since Jim hadn't seen it since it was just a frame. Beautiful day, low 80s & sunny. 
390  2006-06-02  Surly  commute  8.35  00:35:20  14.90  afternoon-only commute, first time on a bike in 4 days, thanks to a nasty stomach bug. Feeling better, but a bit of a sore back, and need to eat more often to build up some reserves.

Mech note: switched to friction shifting on the ride in. The rear doesn't always index cleanly between 3 & 4, not sure if it's the derailer or if the cassette is more worn than i thought. Either way, it shifts like a dream in friction, the bar-end action is very light and easy to trim. 
389  2006-05-28  Surly  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  family ride to como zoo & como town! hot, in the 90s today, bleah! 
388  2006-05-25  Surly  commute  17.26  1:13:13  14.59  full day commute, e on the t-a-b

another hot & muggy day, high 70s 
387  2006-05-24  Redwood  commute  23.62  1:44:15  14.07  Met up with Kieron Yates, british cycle tourist and correspondent with the Bike Show out of London. Met on the Midtown Greenway, rode home with him for dinner and a visit. He's riding the length of the Mississippi, started in Fargo, heading for New Orleans, now about 800 miles into the trip. 
386  2006-05-24  Surly  commute  8.95  00:40:20  13.84  morning commute w/e on the t-a-b

warm, muggy day, thunderstorms coming later 
385  2006-05-23  Redwood  commute  10.55  00:41:31  16.00  upper 70s today and humid, hot ride home. stopped @ coop for some produce in the carradice bag 
384  2006-05-23  Surly  commute  9.00  00:00:00  0.00  morning commute w/e on t-a-b
(forgot to reset bike cpu) 
383  2006-05-22  Surly  commute  8.55  00:47:47  11.36  home from work! picked e up from school, then family ride to como zoo to meet with grandpa connell & grandma sandy. 
382  2006-05-21  Surly  commute  9.00  00:48:28  11.58  Family ride to the Science Museum for Ella's birthday party! Down Ramsey hill and back up Grand hill after, i had the Burley. Fun party, nice cool 60? day for a ride. 
381  2006-05-19  Peugeot  commute  11.70  00:49:53  14.10  afternoon ride with the flatbed, errands to drop off some stuff, work, then 40lbs of charcoal on the way home. 
380  2006-05-19  Surly  commute  9.50  00:43:51  13.42  morning commute w/e on the t-a-b 
379  2006-05-18  Peugeot  commute  9.10  00:35:20  15.60  Cleanup and waxed the chain on the P3 last night, so rode it back to work for the afternoon. I felt super strong, flying along in top gear @ 24mph, then i realized that the tailwind was in full force. Still, a fine ride home too. 
378  2006-05-18  Surly  commute  8.97  00:42:07  13.41  morning commute w/ella on the t-a-b 
377  2006-05-17  Surly  commute  18.15  1:18:08  14.28  full day, w/ella on t-a-b. very windy in the afternoon, huge headwind coming home. 
376  2006-05-16  Surly  commute  17.74  1:07:59  16.36  full day commute, ella home sick, beautiful day - 65?, partly cloudy 
375  2006-05-13  Redwood  race  13.56  00:42:26  19.33  2006 Oakdale Duathlon, Team Selawenta wins another 1st place for co-ed teams!

It's been rainy most of the week, and today is another cruddy day, around 48?, slight drizzle, but a little drier than last year. I was 2 minutes faster on the bike this year, didn't get passed. Felt fine, plenty warm on the ride (wool tights and jersey), hills were fine. 
374  2006-05-09  Surly  commute  17.74  1:12:25  15.17  full day commute with ella on t-a-b in am.  
373  2006-05-07  Surly  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  coop run; 1 chicken, 1pkg hot dogs, 10 lbs potatoes and 6 peasant rolls in the carradice. No computer on the bike, but a fairly quick ride. 
372  2006-05-07  Redwood  commute  20.34  1:35:36  12.95  family trip to fort snelling park for autumn to swim. I pulled fiona in the burley, autumn had ella on the t-a-b. Met up with Kirk & Emily there, and rode to Izzys for a snack on the way home. Beautiful day, fun ride. 
371  2006-05-06  Redwood  training  29.54  1:51:08  16.15  Training/fun ride with autumn on the grand rounds route (same as the st.p bike classic). Fun ride, just us on the fast bikes. 
370  2006-05-05  Surly  commute  18.23  1:15:16  15.04  all day commute, e on t-a-b in the morning. chilly again, but warmer by afternoon. 
369  2006-05-04  Surly  commute  17.76  1:13:33  14.98  all day commute, e on t-a-b in the morning. 57? high today, brisk winds. 
368  2006-05-03  Surly  commute  17.79  1:13:49  14.95  full day, w/ella on t-a-b in the morning.

swapped saddles to the brooks, much better 
367  2006-05-02  Redwood  commute  10.63  00:35:44  18.43  afternoon commute, no bags, fast & light ride 
366  2006-05-02  Surly  commute  9.20  00:40:44  13.65  morning ride w/t-a-b, beautiful day after 4 solid days of rain. 
365  2006-04-27  Surly  commute  5.87  00:31:39  11.52  family ride out to la cuc for dinner, i had e on the t-a-b, autumn pulled fi. beautiful night for a ride! 
364  2006-04-26  Redwood  commute  8.64  00:31:32  16.99  afternoon ride to work and home, hamline route 
363  2006-04-26  Surly  commute  9.20  00:40:22  14.13  morning commute with t-a-b, picked up ella at school 
362  2006-04-25  Redwood  commute  8.64  00:30:55  17.52  switched bikes for the afternoon ride. 19.32mph average on the way back to work 
361  2006-04-25  Surly  commute  9.19  00:40:17  14.17  morning bike commute with e on t-a-b. 35? on the way in - cold! 
360  2006-04-24  Surly  commute  9.19  00:41:19  13.76  morning-only bike commute, with threat of afternoon rain. E rode the t-a-b. 
359  2006-04-23  Surly  commute  9.24  00:52:14  10.95  family ride along summit, then to coop. Ella's longest trail-a-bike ride yet! 
358  2006-04-22  Surly  commute  8.75  00:45:41  11.98  No car use today for earth day!

2 commuting trips, first to Menard's for a load of plants to put in the yard, pulling the cargo trailer (3.6 miles rount trip). Later, a coop grocery and beer run with Fiona in the Burley. 
357  2006-04-21  Surly  commute  3.56  00:17:47  12.65  from home, pick up e from school in burley, w/fi 
356  2006-04-19  Surly  commute  17.90  1:18:44  14.18  full commute day, e on the trail-a-bike

windy, 45? in the morning, 62? high 
355  2006-04-18  Surly  commute  17.82  1:16:29  14.51  Full commute day - first day riding home with e on the trail-a-bike. Went great despite a bad headwind from the south, helped coming home though. Ella had a great time, it was nice to talk with her on the ride instead of straining to hear and giving up as usual with the trailer. 
354  2006-04-17  Surly  fun  1.30  00:00:00  0.00  first test ride with ella on the trail-a-bike around the neighborhood. went great, got used to the balance after a couple of blocks, i think we'll try it to ride home after school tomorrow. 
353  2006-04-17  Surly  commute  17.90  1:14:44  14.95  full day of commuting, with burley in the morning. 
352  2006-04-14  Surly  commute  8.56  00:32:35  16.24  I got to work in 14:20, 18.55 mph. Not an all-time speed record, but it looks like the week of pulling cargo paid off some. Home was slower, some headwind.

I'd like to see how fast i can do the morning ride, should be the fastest leg. The fastest work commute ride was on the P3, 13:31 @ 19.35mph. Not bad for a route with 19 stop lights. 
351  2006-04-13  Surly  fun  6.60  00:36:29  11.00  Pulled fiona in the burley, autumn & ella on trail-a-bike, up and around como lake. Beautiful, warm afternoon. Ella's longest trail-a-bike ride yet! 
350  2006-04-13  Surly  commute  9.25  00:40:24  14.21  Took the burley, picked up e from school. My back and legs are a little sore after a week of trailer pulling, so drove back to work in the afternoon (wimp!). Gas is $2.74! Biking again tomorrow, will be first week of daily bike commutes, will aim for no car use next week. 
349  2006-04-12  Surly  commute  19.30  00:00:00  0.00  no bike computer
Brought Burley to work, picked up e, swapped trailer for cargo trailer, then grocery run after work and home. Full load of groceries, but the Surly did fine pulling it all.  
348  2006-04-11  Peugeot  commute  12.25  00:55:40  13.82  Auto garage to work, pick up e, back to garage to get car. Warm and windy. Flat tire on Summit on the way to pick up the car, snakebite from one of the nasty potholes on either hamline or summit. 
347  2006-04-10  Peugeot  commute  19.93  1:22:51  14.95  Full day commute, picked e up from school w/Burley. 70? and beautiful, almost too hot! 31mph top speed, on the Fairview dip. 
346  2006-04-08  Peugeot  commute  5.08  00:24:09  13.31  coop & beer run w/cargo trailer. 12 pk beer, 10 lbs potatoes & eggs, none broken! 
345  2006-04-06  Surly  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  morning-only work commute 
344  2006-04-04  Redwood  commute  20.54  1:21:41  15.67  Full commuting day, home for lunch. Perfect day; 50?, slight breeze.  
343  2006-03-31  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:18:15  13.76  date night ride to the Dubliner and home 
342  2006-03-29  Surly  commute  16.50  00:00:00  0.00  Changed bikes for the afternoon ride. Windier, from the south, but 50?. Took the shephard road loop home, fun ride but bonked in the last 2 miles. Need to keep more snacks at work! 
341  2006-03-29  Peugeot  commute  8.80  00:00:00  0.00  40? and sunny for the am ride. Pulled the Burley to pick up Ella from school, 10mph headwind the whole way to work, bleah. Felt really slow.

Faster on the way north, used the ped bridge route, works fine w/trailer 
340  2006-03-28  Surly  commute  10.80  00:00:00  0.00  First commute on new Surly Crosscheck! 50? and beautiful outside, after a week of snowstorm and slow melt.

I've done most of the setup tweaking already, trying it out on the trainer, so not much to change now. The bars are a bit lower than the road bike, and the drops feel like a bit of a stretch. The tops feel great though, and with the fat brake levers it's very comfy. The saddle is still experimental, the mtb saddle for now, not too bad.

Everything is working well though, shifting is clean, even with the Very Old Suntour front, and the brakes seem plenty strong. The tires are definitely better for offroad riding; the square shoulders fight short turns on pavement, but they roll nice otherwise. I can't wait for the ground to firm up some so i can get it out in some dirt - with these tires it feels like more of a dirt bike.

ps. New Bike! New Bike! wheeee! 
339  2006-03-10  Redwood  commute  16.88  1:04:33  16.21  Full commute to work, home for lunch. 51? high today, beautiful riding weather. Felt like a nice fast ride. 
338  2006-03-09  Redwood  commute  8.64  00:35:25  15.34  afternoon to work, home by the lex-summit route 
337  2006-03-08  Peugeot  commute  13.56  1:00:00  13.77  To work in the afternoon, met the girls at the coop for a quick grocery run after work. Around 40?, but damp, so cold hands. 
336  2006-03-04  Redwood  fun  19.91  1:26:27  14.19  Ride with Tom and Gary, down river road, looping back along Summit. About 36, a little cold by the end. First ride with the new eggbeater pedals, worked great.  
335  2006-03-01  Redwood  training  0.00  1:20:00  0.00  E8 Feel for Pacing workout on the trainer.

A long grind at the same cadence with increasing resistance. Kinda boring. 
334  2006-02-14  Redwood  training  0.00  01:00:00  0.00  E1 Trainer ride in the basement.

I suppose i oughta include these basement rides this year, though i don't track the mileage (or speed), just the time. 
333  2006-01-30  Peugeot  commute  5.88  00:22:50  15.75  to work from Metric Auto, picked up car after work (Smith Ave bride down and up) 
332  2006-01-27  Peugeot  commute  18.70  1:17:21  14.93  to work, morning and afternoon, home for lunch 
331  2006-01-26  Peugeot  commute  11.22  00:45:51  14.93  home
Rode the Shepard-River Road route w/John. Some stretches pretty sloppy with melt and ice, but rideable. 
330  2006-01-26  Peugeot  commute  4.22  00:17:56  14.77  lunch 2 work
40?, a little breeze from the south. The ride home should be nicer. 
329  2006-01-14  Redwood  training  14.23  00:53:43  16.33  Training ride to Hiawatha Cyclery and back.
33?, slight breeze 
327  2005-12-27  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
326  2005-12-27  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning, to work
32?, foggy but no ice in the streets (alley and sidewalks icy though). New windblock gloves ok, probably better for 40? days. Nice to get a ride in though.

First ride with new Pa panniers. They're huge - easily 4-5x the size of my saddlebag. Needs to be mounted further back, my heels would hit unless i was forward on the pedals. Plenty of space for a camping load, i'm sure. 
325  2005-11-13  Redwood  race  5.90  00:32:03  11.60  CX race, State Championships @ Bassett Creek Park in Crystal, MN. C-1 race

40? and wet after a night of rain (snow predicted). Nice course, with a mudhole/stream crossing, wooden stair runup, and a runup with 2 obstacles to the finish line. Feeling slow after being sick and a couple of weeks not really riding, but did reasonably well.

One crash on lap 1, on an off-camber wet grass turn, no real damage. Could have used some knobbier tires for the wetter stretches, but they worked fine if i kept my speed up. Worst problem was muddy cleats, really hard to clip back in, kept having to bang the mud off on the cranks.

Great course setup though, good space for spectators, definitely a good one to do again. 
324  2005-11-11  Redwood  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
323  2005-11-11  Redwood  commute  6.00  00:00:00  0.00  lunch - met girls 
322  2005-11-11  Redwood  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
321  2005-11-04  Redwood  commute  0.00  00:00:00  4.30  home 
320  2005-11-04  Redwood  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work
drove am 
319  2005-11-02  Redwood  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
318  2005-11-02  Redwood  commute  9.50  00:00:00  0.00  pick up ella, lunch, back to work 
317  2005-11-02  Redwood  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning

pulling burley 
316  2005-11-01  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
315  2005-11-01  Peugeot  commute  9.47  00:00:00  14.90  pick up ella, lunch, back to work

windy return! 
314  2005-11-01  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:16:54  15.44  morning
pulled burley 
313  2005-10-28  Redwood  commute  9.86  00:36:34  16.50  home via shephard, river road, summit, fairview to thomas.

beautiful day out, minimal load with bag toe-strapped to rack 
312  2005-10-28  Redwood  commute  9.20  00:00:00  14.42  pick up ella, lunch, back to work 
311  2005-10-28  Redwood  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  morning, with burley

Redwood is back in road config, road tires and fenders. Now with rack on back for possible overnight tour in a couple of weeks. 
310  2005-10-27  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  home 
309  2005-10-27  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
308  2005-10-19  Redwood  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  home 
307  2005-10-19  Redwood  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
306  2005-10-19  Peugeot  commute  6.40  00:00:00  15.57  lunch ride - errand to coop, to home 
305  2005-10-19  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
304  2005-10-18  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  home 
303  2005-10-18  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
302  2005-10-18  Peugeot  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 home
picked up Ella @ school 
301  2005-10-18  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  morning
pulled Burley, to pick up Ella after school 
300  2005-10-17  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:00:00  0.00  home 
299  2005-10-17  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:14:10  18.70  lunch 2 work
drove ella in AM

fast ride - faster after a race day? 
298  2005-10-16  Redwood  race  7.28  00:35:54  12.23  Alan Factory Cup cyclocross race @ Boom Island Park in Mpls.

Lots of riders, short fast course with 6 barriers, one unrideable run-up. Good mix of grass track, chunky singletrack and short bits of asphalt.

I started off the back of the pack but passed a handful of people as the race went on. No crashes or breakdowns, same bike setup as last week (can probably skip the water bottle though). Much smoother mount/dismounts this time, only a couple of gimpy ones as i got more tired. Had fun watching some of the B race after, very fast riders, very quick over the barriers.

results update: i was 18 of 30 in my C1 group, 21 of 45 for the whole C race. 
297  2005-10-13  Peugeot  commute  4.50  00:00:00  0.00  home, lex route 
296  2005-10-13  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work (drove am) 
295  2005-10-10  Redwood  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
294  2005-10-10  Redwood  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work
drove ella in the am 
293  2005-10-09  Redwood  race  9.93  00:48:33  12.87  Lake Rebecca Cyclocross, C race

Avocet Cross II on the front, Kenda Kross(?) on the rear, no fenders, swapped to an Avocet plastic saddle. Handled the dirt course very well.

The course was mostly dry, no mud, just a little wet grass that was slippery (no crashes). The course is mostly flat, a mix of singletrack and mown grass track, some paved, a long gravel stretch. Middle 36t chainring the whole race except for the last long gravel sprint in the big ring. Two barriers at the foot of steeper climbs, hiked up the first barrier climb the first 3 laps, biked it the last 2. Small hoppable log barrier.

No idea how i placed, but i passed a few people. 35 minutes, i think 5 laps. I'll update when the standings are posted.

results update: i was 11th of 29 in the C race, 10/20 for my C1 group. 
292  2005-10-07  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
291  2005-10-07  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work
drove ella in am

cold & windy! 
290  2005-10-06  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
289  2005-10-06  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work
drove ella in am 
288  2005-10-03  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
287  2005-10-03  Peugeot  commute  9.06  00:39:11  14.59  meet @ school to pick up Ella, home 2 lunch, back to work. 
286  2005-10-03  Peugeot  commute  4.50  00:00:00  0.00  morning, dropped ella @ school 
285  2005-09-30  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
284  2005-09-30  Peugeot  commute  11.19  00:00:00  0.00  lunch ride errands - downtown to jjhill & back to work 
283  2005-09-30  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
282  2005-09-29  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
281  2005-09-29  Peugeot  commute  9.76  00:41:45  14.53  to JJHill (school tour), home for lunch, & back to work.
strong wind from the south today 
280  2005-09-29  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning

39? @ 8:am 
279  2005-09-27  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
278  2005-09-27  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  15.34  lunch 2 work

34.6 mph down montreal! 
277  2005-09-27  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  15.34  home 2 lunch 
276  2005-09-27  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
275  2005-09-26  Peugeot  commute  12.66  00:00:00  0.00  to County Cycles & back, Lex route, pulled the Burley 
274  2005-09-20  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch
drove in pm 
273  2005-09-20  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
272  2005-09-19  Peugeot  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  home 
271  2005-09-19  Peugeot  commute  13.89  00:57:04  15.12  lunch ride to Swede Hollow park, bad access but very nice park. 
270  2005-09-19  Peugeot  commute  4.25  00:13:31  19.35  morning
post-rain damp, but very fast ride (running late!). 3-speed seems nicely dialed in, got crank cotter fixed, much better. 
269  2005-09-18  Peugeot  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  ride to County Cycles and back - Lex up, Hamline to Raymond back. 
268  2005-09-17  Peugeot  commute  1.00  00:00:00  0.00  to cub & back 
267  2005-09-15  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home

passed 1500 miles for the year! 
266  2005-09-15  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
265  2005-09-15  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
264  2005-09-15  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning
first ride on P as a 3-speed!
Works great, faster than the Raleigh Sports with the same hub. Possibly undergeared with 40/16, maybe not. 
263  2005-09-14  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
262  2005-09-14  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
261  2005-09-14  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
260  2005-09-14  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
259  2005-09-13  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  15.50  home 
258  2005-09-13  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  15.50  lunch 2 work 
257  2005-09-13  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  15.50  home 2 lunch 
256  2005-09-13  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  15.50  morning 
255  2005-09-11  Redwood  fun  36.36  2:48:15  13.38  St. Paul Bike Classic ride
pulled the Burley
hot day! sunny and 85? by the end, but lots of fun 
254  2005-09-10  Raleigh Sports  commute  8.50  00:00:00  0.00  bea & sylvie's birthday parties, pulled burley 
253  2005-09-09  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
252  2005-09-09  Raleigh Sports  commute  6.10  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 home
side trip to bank 
251  2005-09-09  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
250  2005-09-09  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
249  2005-09-06  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 
248  2005-09-06  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
247  2005-09-06  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
246  2005-09-06  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
245  2005-09-02  Peugeot  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch
drove in the pm 
244  2005-09-02  Peugeot  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
243  2005-09-01  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 
242  2005-09-01  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
241  2005-09-01  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
240  2005-09-01  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
239  2005-08-31  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 
238  2005-08-31  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
237  2005-08-31  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
236  2005-08-31  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
235  2005-08-30  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch
worked @ home in the PM 
234  2005-08-30  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
233  2005-08-29  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 
232  2005-08-29  Raleigh Sports  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
231  2005-08-29  Peugeot  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
230  2005-08-29  Peugeot  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
229  2005-08-28  Peugeot  commute  1.50  00:00:00  0.00  to cub & back, ice cream trip 
228  2005-08-28  Redwood  commute  15.00  00:00:00  0.00  to Lake Phalen & back, pulling burley

Autumn's Triamerica race - 2nd place in age group! 
227  2005-08-25  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  home 
226  2005-08-25  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work
drove in the am 
225  2005-08-24  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  home 
224  2005-08-24  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
223  2005-08-24  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
222  2005-08-24  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
221  2005-08-23  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  home 
220  2005-08-23  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
219  2005-08-23  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
218  2005-08-23  Peugeot  commute  4.37  00:16:21  16.68  morning

The P is finished! (minus fenders) In fixed mode, 40x16. Needs a little fork tweak, rides slightly crooked no-handed. 
217  2005-08-22  Redwood  commute  5.19  00:00:00  0.00  home

stopped @ Express, bought SA AW hub, cable & trigger for 3-speed wheel project, $22 
216  2005-08-22  Redwood  commute  13.11  00:52:23  15.64  work 2 lunch
stopped @ Sibley, up Ramsey hill on the way home, lunch, then back to work 
215  2005-08-22  Redwood  commute  4.25  00:15:26  17.05  morning 
214  2005-08-21  Redwood  commute  25.27  1:53:32  13.69  rode to Beth's birthday party, i pulled the burley 
213  2005-08-17  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  15.79  home 
212  2005-08-17  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  15.79  lunch 2 work 
211  2005-08-17  Redwood  commute  6.68  00:00:00  15.79  home 2 lunch
stopped at GP  
210  2005-08-17  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
209  2005-08-16  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch
drove in the pm 
208  2005-08-16  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
207  2005-08-15  Redwood  commute  6.15  00:00:00  0.00  home
stop @ bank 
206  2005-08-15  Redwood  commute  4.75  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work
dropped off ss fw at tom's house 
205  2005-08-15  Peugeot  commute  4.30  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
204  2005-08-15  Peugeot  commute  4.35  00:00:00  0.00  morning to work

First commute on white Peugeot, set up as fixie, still needs m-bars. Decent ride, but hard to gauge with wacky narrow/skinny/low bars. Heavy frame! 
203  2005-08-11  Redwood  commute  4.26  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch
rain! lunch errands, drove in PM

saw gas @ $2.56 
202  2005-08-11  Redwood  commute  4.26  00:15:24  17.17  morning 
201  2005-08-10  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  0.00  home 
200  2005-08-10  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work
drove in AM 
199  2005-08-09  Redwood  commute  2.89  00:00:00  0.00  home
picked up car from Metric 
198  2005-08-09  Redwood  commute  4.33  00:00:00  16.24  lunch 2 home 
197  2005-08-09  Redwood  commute  4.33  00:00:00  16.24  home 2 lunch 
196  2005-08-09  Redwood  commute  4.26  00:14:53  17.59  morning 
195  2005-08-08  Redwood  commute  5.00  00:00:00  0.00  errand, then home 
194  2005-08-08  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:15:10  16.86  morning 
193  2005-08-05  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  0.00  home 
192  2005-08-05  Redwood  commute  4.33  00:00:00  15.05  lunch 2 work 
191  2005-08-05  Redwood  commute  7.32  00:00:00  15.05  home 2 lunch
met girls on their ride home - Ella rides 5 miles to Como Zoo & back! 
190  2005-08-05  Redwood  commute  2.89  00:9:40  18.40  morning
ride from Metric Auto, oil change 
189  2005-08-04  Redwood  commute  4.28  00:00:00  0.00  home 
188  2005-08-04  Redwood  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
187  2005-08-04  Redwood  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch
headwind! 
186  2005-08-04  Redwood  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
185  2005-08-01  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch
it was fun, reallly smooth riding, but the GP is getting sold 
184  2005-08-01  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  test commute on Raleigh Grand Prix.

too small - nice ride though, smooth, lots of fender room 
183  2005-07-29  Raleigh Sports  commute  14.00  00:00:00  0.00  ride to Mc Carron's lake & back, pulling Burley 
182  2005-07-28  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 
181  2005-07-28  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
180  2005-07-28  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  5.51  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
178  2005-07-27  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 
177  2005-07-27  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  lunch 2 work 
176  2005-07-27  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  home 2 lunch 
175  2005-07-27  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  0.00  morning 
174  2005-07-26  Raleigh Sports  commute  3.00  00:00:00  0.00  picked up girls from Oxford pool 
173  2005-07-26  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  9.63  00:00:00  14.50  home
swung by the express bike shop on the way home

over 1,000 miles for the year! 
172  2005-07-26  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:17:02  16.00  lunch 2 work
drove in the am 
171  2005-07-24  Redwood  fun  34.00  1:56:26  17.52  Preview ride of the Brewhouse triathlon route in Duluth with Autumn. Hot, a little breezy, but a great ride. Max speed 33.5 mph. 
170  2005-07-21  Raleigh SuperCourse  commute  4.33  00:00:00  15.27