Bicycle Rides

2011-08-26T02:49:00.000-04:00

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Okay not everything is perfect

2011-07-15T22:19:00.001-04:00

Well last night I experienced what I call the worst of the midnight ride incidents. I'll describe the night, first I'll get on my soap box

A full moon with a clear sky. Which means I had a full shadow barely needing lights. So I encounter two very annoying cars with high beams on that just would not turn them down. I mean I am riding with a full moon and on a well lighted major road and you have these idiots that drive with the high beams on. What gives are you that selfish that you just don't care about how you are perceived?

Off the soap box now.

Has it been 9 months?

2011-07-14T21:48:00.000-04:00

Wow 9 months have passed since my last entry. I still work at Netapp and I still work nights. Which I love riding my bicycle home at midnight. It is very quite and cars are really nice to me. They give me plenty of room. I need to start making entries here again more often.

Back to work

2010-11-01T22:39:00.001-04:00

Well I went back to work. I'm now working second shift at Netapp. Pretty cool place to work. So my miles should be much more consistent now that I am riding 10 miles each way. I actually started October 27th!!

The other part of the American Tobacco Trail

2010-09-22T17:44:00.000-04:00

Ok so today I did as I said I was going to do. Go And search out the other end of the ATT. So now that I have done this I have ridden the whole thing now. This part I was on today is the oldest part but they just recently repaved it so it was a nice ride. A little annoying the way they have you cross roads. Sometimes they have you crossing right at busy intersections. I saw two different people not even stop. One that tried to keep going when I was waiting for traffic. She did stop but not till she had entered the road. Now tell me again about how these paths are supposed to be safer when people don't want to stop at the road crossings? Just amazes me the way people ride their bicycles. Here are pictures from today.

At least this trails ends somewhere. Just within site of the Durham Bulls Ballpark.

I'm Still Here

2010-09-21T17:17:00.002-04:00

I haven't posted here for so long.I lost my job 7 months ago and now I have just been riding. You would think that with all this time on my hands I would ride more. But that is not the case. Oh I'm riding further on each ride just not 5 days a week. My miles are way off to say the least. Not working does depress you and sometimes I find I need to force myself out and ride. I need to stay on top of this so that when I go back to work I will be able to actually get there. Though in 7 months I've had 5 interviews but I haven't been hired. I'm always being told someone more senior then you was hired. I mean I have 18 years experience as a UNIX System Administrator. What they really mean is we found someone much younger and willing to work for much less. I just want to know when did I become old? It just snuck up on me. That is what I get for staying in shape. I don't feel old and I don't act old but I did become old. Well I rode some of the American Tobacco Trail today and here are some pictures. Oh and I have 45,265 miles on the bike now.

A picture of what the trail generally looks like in Wake County, Chatham County, and Durham County.

The trail must have ended at the last road crossing but there was no signs or anything just a sign that said authorized users only so I figured it continued on. I was wrong.

Just down the hill here it become impossible for me on my road bike to continue. Turns out that the trail did end back at the road. If you ride a couple of miles on the highway you can pick the trail back up for a few more miles I think. Maybe tomorrow I'll look for the other end.

40,000 Mile mark

2009-09-03T06:48:00.000-04:00

I reached 40,000 miles on this bike last night!

Wednesday Morning

2009-04-01T09:07:00.004-04:00

Well I passed 37,000 miles on this bike yesterday. And today marks the Seventh year that I have riden this good old Trek 520. Let see what have I replaced in seven years?

2 Front Wheels
1 Rear Wheel
Numerous Chains ( Meaning I did not keep count )
4 Sets of Cleats
4 Pairs of Shoes
Gallons of lube.
3 Sets of Handlebar tape

I'm getting two years out of each of my tires now. Thanks to my rotation schedule of Putting the new tire on the front and puting the older front tire on the back to replace the rear. Of course now that I have these perfect tires they are discontinued so who knows what will happen with the next tire I get. Best thing was this tire was only 15.00. Now I'll need to find another tire I like.

Anyway the stats for this morning ride:

13.01 Miles
48:36 Time
16.06 Average Speed
79 Cadence
31.08 Max Speed

Friday Morning

2009-02-06T12:05:00.003-05:00

Cold ride but not as cold as yesterday.

9.82 Miles

37:24 Time

15.76 Average Speed

78 Cadence

32.54 Miles

36,241 Total Miles on Bike

Friday Morning

2009-01-16T09:27:00.002-05:00

Quite cold today only 15F. that may not seem cold to some but when your normal Summer temps top 105 every year this is cold. Milestone today passed 36,000 on this bike this morning.

9.81 Miles
39:24 Time
14.95 Average Speed
78 Cadence
26.40 max Speed
Total Miles on this bike, Trek 520, 36,004

Monday Morning

2008-12-29T14:57:00.002-05:00

Well I broke another chain this morning. Considering I have only broken a total of 3 chains in 35 years this year has turned out to be a bad year for me and chains. This is my second chain this year. So 34 years 1 chain this year 2 chains. The broken chain almost caused me to crash. I was just cresting a hill and I had been standing pounding on the pedals when suddenly the bike front end went all squirrelly and after I regained control I realized that my feet just spun very easily. I must have broke it as I was sitting down but it caused me to push the handlebars one one side sending me down the road very precariously. The good thing was that I did not go down, did not bang down on the top tube, and I had my trusty tool set with me so that I could fix the chain and keep going.

Well I had 3,691 miles on this chain. It will be replaced tonight!!

Today's stats:

Miles: 9.74
Time: 36:07
Average Speed: 16.18
Average Cadence: 76
Max Speed: 29.57
Total Miles on bike: 35,794

Monday Morning

2008-11-03T10:13:00.003-05:00

9.78 Miles
34:15 Ride time
17.14 Average speed
31.09 Max Speed

Well I finally changed out my rear tire. I combined it with a lot of work that was needed. I had a really in bad shape rear wheel that needed to be replaced along with my front brakes so I did all that work this past weekend. Here is the history of that rear tire.

Total miles on tire 10,876.97 Miles
Originally placed on front wheel on 9/14/2006
Moved to Rear wheel on 11/01/2007 with 5,437 miles on it.
Rode it another 5448.74 Miles while on the rear wheel.
So I rode on that wheel since 9/15/2006 which is 2 years 1.5 months with no flats!

Thursday Morning

2008-10-09T11:20:00.003-04:00

11.77 Miles
41:30 Ride Time
17.02 Average Speed
32.54 Max Speed

As you can see to the left I have 10506.91 miles on the rear tire. I have not had one flat in all those miles either. Not bad for a $10.00 tire. Of course this is 10/09/2008 in the morning. The chart to the left is generated from my home web site so when I enter my rides into my system at home the totals show up here when the page loads. So after I enter this evenings ride it will be higher.

Tuesday Morning

2008-07-01T08:48:00.001-04:00

Well I finished out last month with 707 miles for the month.

13.03 Miles
45:41 Time for ride
17.12 Average Speed
34.04 Max Speed

Thursday

2008-06-26T13:09:00.003-04:00

Well last night I went past 33,000 miles on my Trek 520! Still love the bike. In my opinion it is the best made hands down. I have also added some stuff to make some updates here automatic. The bicyle totals area is now being generated from my personal website every time this page loads. So once I enter my ride info into my database it shows up here too!

Wednesday

2008-05-14T13:45:00.003-04:00

Broke a link on my chain today but it was a good break. Only broke once side and I was able to turn around and head home limping all the way. Rode easy so as to not snap the chain since it only had a one sided link in the chain. When the bike shop opened I went and bought a new drive train. Changed out the parts that they actually had and now while I wait on the middle chain ring I am riding the large chain ring. Not the best situation but better then not being able to ride. Hopefully it will be here in a day or two.

14.68 Miles
15.58 Average Speed
56:32 Ride Time
28.63 Max Speed

Monday Bike To Work Week Day #1

2008-05-12T09:26:00.002-04:00

Crummy start to the week. It is much cooler, requiring a sweatshirt, and damp. But then again it is Monday and this year Mondays have not been the best. Other then that it was a nice ride.

9.82 Miles
17:39 Average Speed (Tail wind)
33:53 Time to ride
30.84 Max Speed

Friday Evening

2008-05-02T22:08:00.003-04:00

The weather has been real nice lately. Cool in the mornings where I still need a longsleved shirt sometimes still a sweatshirt. But the afternoons have been getting warmer again tee shirt weather.

8.63 Miles
34:20 Time for ride
15.09 Average Speed
25.39 Max Speed

Monday Morning

2008-03-17T13:14:00.000-04:00

Cold this morning again. Only 38 degrees out.

9.86 Miles
40:57 Time
14.44 Average Speed
28.74 Max Speed

Nice picture from my neighborhood showing the trees are blooming and spring is just around the corner!

Friday Morning

2008-03-14T13:16:00.001-04:00

Nice ride this morning. Temperatures have been rising all week. It was about 45 this morning. Been in shorts from Tuesday. Afternoons have been better in the high 60's low 70's. I hope this weather hangs around from now on. But knowing how it is it won't. It is the nature of the weather beast.

9.85 Miles
35:59 Time to ride
16.43 Average Speed
32.30 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2008-02-21T11:06:00.000-05:00

A good ride this morning a bit cold and windy but fun none the less.

12.00 Miles
50:47 Time
14.18 Average Speed
27.59 max Speed
80 Average Cadence

Monday Morning

2008-02-11T11:00:00.000-05:00

Cold this morning 30 degrees. But uneventful

9.72 Miles
38:18 Time for ride
15.22 Average Speed
27.73 Max Speed

A picture on Avent Ferry Rd By Food Lion heading towards Centennial Campus

Tuesday Morning

2008-01-29T13:35:00.000-05:00

Nice ride a bit warmer this week. 47 degrees. So I was able to wear shorts again.

12.24 Miles
47:05 Time
15.60 Average Speed
34.98 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2008-01-22T10:27:00.000-05:00

Cold again but not as cold as yesterday. Yesterday was so cold, 19, that I broke down and purchased booties for my feet last night. Now today was a bit warmer at 29 but my feet did not feel anything. Later in the week it will get even colder and that will be the test.

9.84 Miles
38:57 Time for Ride
15.16 Average Speed
27.49 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2008-01-10T09:55:00.000-05:00

Well I had my first id10t for 2008 this morning. Just had to honk as if I was really slowing this person down. Come on grow up and stop being a baby people. I pay taxes and I own just as much of the road as you do!

Miles 9.70
36:39 Time
15.88 Average Speed
29.75 Max Speed

Monday Morning

2008-01-07T09:42:00.000-05:00

Well it was warmer this morning then it was last week. Other then the good news it was an uneventful ride in as usual.

9.83 Miles
35:30 Time to ride
16.61 Average Speed
31.35 Max Speed

Friday Morning

2008-01-04T10:29:00.000-05:00

Still cold out there. About the same as yesterday 22. 1 degree does not really make much of a difference.

10.53 Miles
43:41 Time for ride
14.46 Average Speed
28.10 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2008-01-03T08:51:00.000-05:00

Even colder this morning. I would rather ride when it is 112 then when it is 21. I hate the cold.

9.86 Miles
40:10 Ride Time
14.73 Average Speed
29.50 Max Speed

Happy New Year

2008-01-02T10:04:00.000-05:00

Well I'm going to try to be better this year about updating this blogg. Very cold this morning at least for me here. Only 25 degrees this morning. Other then being cold it was a nice ride. I did luck out in the aspect that I had a tail wind going to work this morning making a cold ride only cold not bitter cold.

9.86 Miles
15.80 Average Speed
37:26 Time
33.65 Max Speed

Thursday Night

2007-11-01T23:02:00.000-04:00

Pleasant ride tonight. Quite strange with daylight savings having been moved. Not used to riding in daylight in November. Other then that a nice with no problems. Was in the low 70's so the speed is up compared to earlier in the week.

9.11 Miles
17.89 Average Speed
30:33 Time
30.80 Max Speed

Monday Morning

2007-09-10T08:49:00.000-04:00

Perfect ride this morning. The cool days of fall are just around the corner.

10.02 Miles
17.69 Average Speed
33:59 Riding time
32.24 Max Speed

Friday Morning

2007-09-07T09:46:00.000-04:00

Nice ride but another cyclist almost crashed into me this morning. I should have expected it. Especially since we are now back on Centennial Campus which is part is NC State University. But here is what happened. Cyclist on sidewalk passes me slowly then as he gets to a driveway jumps back into the road suddenly realizes that I am am there and hits the curb trying not to hit me. bounces off the curb back at me. But by this time I had started to move further out into the lane. This idiot never even looked to see if anything was even there where he was headed. As I pass him I said you should look before you turn don't assume there is nothing there.

10.01 Miles
17.08 Average Speed
35:10 Time to ride
29.99 Max Speed

Thusday Morning

2007-09-06T09:43:00.000-04:00

Pleasant ride today. Nothing really happened on the ride in. I'm not complaining it makes for pure enjoyment when this happens every day for so long that you can't remember the last time someone hassled you! Of course lets see what happens now that I have said this.

10.22 Miles
16.97 Average Speed
36:08 Time for ride
31.94 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2007-08-16T09:07:00.000-04:00

Well this is definitely a faster ride to work. My averages are up across the board. Even the yearly average has been slowly climbing. But then there are 7 months of rides already in for the year. So for the yearly average to be rising I would have to be moving faster.

12.39 Miles
46:05 Time
16.13 Average Speed
35.20 Max Speed

Friday Morning

2007-08-03T10:56:00.000-04:00

Well It has been one week since my job location changed. I know no entry even saying we were moving. But my company moves often. This is my 5th location with them in 9 years. We move on average every 2 years. Sometimes less sometimes more. Technically it just down the block from where we were 1.5 years ago. They have spent over 1 million dollars moving us since I was hired. It is quite amazing how much money they waste. The good thing about the move is it is rolling hills that don't seem to slow you down like the hills going to the other building.

9.99 Miles
17.17 Average Speed
34:55 Time to ride
31.94 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2007-06-26T15:58:00.000-04:00

9.28 miles
36:20 Time
15.33 Average Speed
31.36 Max Speed

Uneventful Ride

N. Harrison approaching Maynard Heading North

Wednesday Morning

2007-06-13T13:54:00.000-04:00

Well It has now rained on me for 3 of the past 4 rides. Just a sprinkling Monday Night, Pouring for the last half of last night and pouring for all of my ride this morning. Does not look good for the ride home today since I have to leave early today...

Tuseday Morning

2007-06-12T10:39:00.000-04:00

Nice ride today.

13.74 Miles
16.52 Average Speed
49:55 Time to ride
29.74 Max Speed

Tuesday Night

2007-04-17T22:11:00.000-04:00

Well here is another post. I sure have been lazy about this thing. I hope to get better at updating it again.

It has been windy the past couple of days. The temperature has been rather cool too. Especially after we had a week of 80's.

Wednesday Morning

2007-03-21T15:21:00.000-04:00

Sorry but I have been real lazy about updating. The weather has been really nice except for a couple of days where is was cold and wet.

13.19 Miles
52:23 Time
15.11 Average Speed
34.15 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2007-02-22T09:02:00.000-05:00

Well it has been warm this week. A fantastic week to ride. Last night I was in my summer getup t-shirt and shorts. Of course I LOVE the heat so it is no where near what I like. I like 96 Degrees +

10.43 Miles
41:50 Time
14.97 Average Speed
28.99 Max Speed

A water tower that has been under construction for a while now. They are finally getting close to looking complete. I'm sure it is no where near complete yet. But it has been interesting watching it being built day by day....

Thursday Morning

2007-02-08T11:22:00.000-05:00

A Hill on my way to work. S. Harrison in Cary

Cooler again only 31. I had a 1 day reprieve from having to wear layers.

9.23 Miles
40:43 Time
13.61 Average Speed
29.27 Max Speed

Wednesday Morning

2007-02-07T13:48:00.000-05:00

Much better temperature today 43 degrees. So warm I was back in shorts again.

10.99 Miles
43:03 Time
15.33 Average Speed
29.99 Max Speed

The reason why I HATE bike lanes. See all the sand in the BL? You can't even ride in it. It is way too dangerous to ride in that much sand.

Tuesday Morning

2007-02-06T08:55:00.000-05:00

Wow colder then before 16 degrees! Had to cover my face with a scarf this morning just a wee bit too cold for me not to.

9.49 Miles
40:00 Time
14.24 Average Speed
29.57 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2007-02-01T15:39:00.000-05:00

Well it was snowing this morning so I opted for no camera. So no pictures of the snow. It was a pleasant ride in. Our snow does not last long here.

12.13 Miles
53:03 Time
13.72 Average Speed
27.38 Max Speed

Monday Morning

2007-01-29T14:32:00.000-05:00

Wow was it ever cold this morning. Maybe for you northerners this was not that cold but I have lived down in the south for 10 years now and cold sure is different now. 20 degrees. Not the coldest I have ridden in that would be 17 degrees but that is close. And that was about 3 years ago.

Looking at the weather report it does not look like it will be much warmer till Friday. Lets hope it is a bit warmer in the next day or so. Cold is a challenge but I love to ride in 105 I hate to ride below 30.

9.22 Miles
40:21 Time
13.71 Average Speed
28.70 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2007-01-23T08:52:00.000-05:00

Nice day to ride. A bit chilly but other then that it was a fine ride. I have now completed my collection of work stands by acquiring a truing stand over the weekend. It sure is nicer then using the brakes to true a wheel.

13.19 Miles
55:25 Time
14.28 Average Speed
31.65 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2007-01-18T12:39:00.000-05:00

Woke up to snow. About 1.5 inches fell then it changed to rain. Still rode the bike to work since the roads were basically clear. Some slush but no traction problems. The bike was iced when I arrived at work due to the rain freezing on the bike but just a light coating of ice. So I brought the bike indoors today to let is melt down and be comfortable today. No pictures since I did not want to subject the camera to the rain/ice conditions.

6.19 Miles
25:10 Time
14.79 Average Speed
27.12 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2007-01-16T11:28:00.000-05:00

The weather has been awesome the past couple of days for riding to work. Tee-shirt weather all the time. This morning it started raining and they say the temperature will fall through out the day to the 40's by evening with tonights low going in the 20's.

12.12 Miles
45:50 Time
15.87 Average Speed
30.26 Max Speed

Wednesday Morning

2007-01-10T09:57:00.000-05:00

Colder then yesterday.

9.76 Miles
40:34 Time
14.44 Average Speed
28.70 max Speed

Maynard in Cary

Tuesday Morning

2007-01-09T10:18:00.000-05:00

A bit cooler at 35 this morning. Nice ride no problems with drivers.

11.69 miles
48:34 Time
14.46 Average Speed
28.16 Max Speed

Lochmere Dr

Monday Morning

2007-01-08T10:36:00.000-05:00

Rain this morning so no pictures.

9.19 Miles
38:59 Time
14.16 Average Speed
27.89 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2007-01-04T12:19:00.000-05:00

Warming up. Supposed to over 70 today and tomorrow.

11.69 Miles
45:44 Time
15.34 Average Speed
29.27 Max Speed

This is series of pictuires of why bike lanes suck. Just look at all the dirt in the lane this is on Cressent Commons in Cary.

Wednesday Morning

2007-01-03T14:22:00.000-05:00

Hey it was chilly this morning 35. But I decided to still ride in shorts. Didn't really feel cold but by the time I arrived at work my toes were starting to tingle.

12.08 Miles
47:31 Time
15.25 Average Speed
28.16 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2007-01-02T09:26:00.000-05:00

Welcome to the new year! Yes I'm still here and still riding. I was just being lazy at the end of last year and was not updating this very often. I will try to update this daily again. I took the camera this morning so I have started off right with pictures. I also have to say I LOVE Firefox 2.0. The spell check feature alone is worth anything!

11.79 Miles
49:02 Time
14.43 Average Speed
28.99 Max Speed

Tarbert in Cary

Tuesday Morning

2006-11-28T15:41:00.000-05:00

Back after a little over a week on vacation for Thanksgiving. Broke my rear shift cable this morning so rather then ride in the top gear I tied the broken cable into my rear rack and have just a single gear to ride in. Will pick up a cable tonight after work at Performance.

10.30 Miles
46:43 Time
29.27 Max Speed

Friday

2006-11-17T15:49:00.000-05:00

Hey I was doing my own video this morning and came up on my friend who was also doing a video and had him give me a copy and managed to sync the two together for about 1 minute of video of myself with two view points. The big picture is of my cameras view and the PIP is of his camera at the same time. So I think this is quite unique enjoy.

Wednesday

2006-11-15T06:37:00.000-05:00

A video from the other night. This is thanks to a friend that had his digital camera and took the video. I'm the one out front enjoy......

Thursday Morning

2006-11-09T10:25:00.000-05:00

Tired

10.25 Miles
13.88 Average Speed
44:19 Time
27.89 Max Speed

Some fall colors in this picture from Tarbert Dr in Cary....

Friday Morning

2006-11-03T10:34:00.000-05:00

I haven't posted much here lately. But today was a milestone 25,000 miles on this bicycle since 2002. Still have 5 months till the bike reaches 5 years.

9.13 miles
39:35 Time
13.84 Average
29.57 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2006-10-19T08:55:00.000-04:00

Nice ride and once again back to normal.

10.23 Miles
37:29 Time
16.39 Average Speed
32.54 Max Speed

Tarbert Dr in Cary.....

Wednesday Night

2006-10-18T20:25:00.000-04:00

Well after weeks of slowing down I finally went close to normal for my average tonight. Hopefully the slump is over.

9.51 Miles
34:27 Time
16.42 Average
29.99 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2006-10-10T16:45:00.000-04:00

Well I'm back with pictures today.

12.86 Miles
53:03 Time
14.55 Average Speed
30.52 Max Speed

Monday Morning

2006-10-02T15:07:00.000-04:00

Well I have been really lazy.... So I have not updated this page for over a week. It is just the rides have been rather uneventful lately and nothing to say about the rides. Other then it is getting cooler in the AM and I have been riding with my long sleeved jerseys for the past week or so.

13.83 Miles
53:44 Time
15.45 Average Speed
33.49 Miles

Friday Morning

2006-09-22T09:25:00.000-04:00

Cool and nice.

13.87 Miles
52:52 Time
15.74 Average Speed
32.24 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2006-09-19T09:20:00.000-04:00

Good ride today. Looked like rain but nothing more then a few drops a couple of times.

12.67 Miles
52:15 Time
14.56 Average Speed
28.43 Max Speed

This is a strange thing they have done on Lake Pine. They added parking in front of some houses and they have a bike lane on this road so they moved the bike lane out. I don't know but If I lived in these houses to the right I would be mad. That the Apartments to the left are allowed to park right in front of my house. The really dumb thing is that I have never seen a car parked here yet and these have been here a month or so now. More waste of my Tax money.

2006-09-15T09:04:00.000-04:00

Pleasant ride. Cool but not cold.

12.76 Miles
50:11 Time
15.27 Average Speed
34.89 Max Speed

Thursday Night

2006-09-14T19:37:00.000-04:00

Nice ride tonight with Ricardo. When I ride with him I slow down and he goes faster. Good for both of us.

12.07 Miles
50:03 Time
14.48 Average Speed
29.27 Average Speed

Thursday Morning

2006-09-14T11:08:00.000-04:00

Well last night on the way home it was raining and about half way home the bike started to feel funny in the rear. Stopped and found the rear tire side wall tearing. So I reduced the pressure to almost nothing to keep the tire from exploding and rode to the bike shop and picked up a new tire.

Today it was still raining.

11.75 Miles
58:42 Time
14.48 Average Speed
31.08 Max Speed

Wednesday Morning

2006-09-13T09:02:00.000-04:00

Running late so I had to take the short fast way in.

5.54 Miles
18:54 Time
17.60 Average Speed
34.15 Max Speed

Tuesday Night

2006-09-12T19:55:00.000-04:00

Looked like rain so I kept the camera in my panniers.

15.08 Miles
59:40 Time
15.17 Average Speed
31.94 Max Speed

Tuesday Morning

2006-09-12T14:23:00.000-04:00

Well it would seem that blogger is changing before my eyes and I had to figure out how to recreate what I had before. It seems okay to me now.

13.40 Miles
51:16 Time
15.69 Average Speed
34.49 Max Speed

Here is a picture that can drive me nuts. I am forced to ride in the bike lane on this road. But as you can see from the picture there is a sidewalk there also. Now notice the runner that is running in the Bike Lane. I never understand how these people justify what they are doing. This person is forcing me out of the bike lane so that I won't hit them. Why don't the runners run on the side walk? You can see the bike symbol just ahead in this shot.

Tuesday Morning

2006-09-05T10:25:00.000-04:00

Well the Tropical Storm was last week. the weekend was pretty good but it was raining again this morning so no pictures.....

13.42 miles
51:12 Time
15.73 Average Speed
31.08 Max Speed

Monday Night

2006-08-28T19:18:00.000-04:00

Awesome speed tonight. Finally had the rhythm going down that hill on Cary Parkway. Been close to 40 before but tonight I went past 40 to 41.

11.91 miles
46:35 Time
15.34 Max Speed
41.07 Max Speed

Maynard Approaching 54 .......

Friday Morning

2006-08-25T08:39:00.000-04:00

Nice ride today..... But it would have been nicer if the school bus actually came to pick my daughter up for school. Wake County is so annoying.

6.72 Miles
25:18 Time
15.94 Average Speed
34.49 Max Speed

Wednesday Morning

2006-08-23T09:03:00.000-04:00

Rain again this morning....

13.54 miles
53:14 Time
15.26 Average Speed
33.49 Max Speed

Tuesday Night

2006-08-22T22:12:00.000-04:00

Nice ride

7.96 miles
30:09 Time
15.86 Average Speed
35.52 Max Speed

kildaire Farm Rd heading Towards Walnut......

Tuesday Morning

2006-08-22T09:06:00.000-04:00

Raining when I left. But it stopped rather early in my ride and did not rain anymore but I did not have the camera out due to the fact I don't want it to get wet from the spray off the road.

13.55 Miles
51:46 Time
15.72 Average Speed
32.54 Max Speed

Monday Morning

2006-08-21T13:32:00.000-04:00

Back from vacation and riding again.....

Great ride this morning after a week off.

13.05 Miles
0:51:45 Time
15.68 Average Speed
30.25 Max Speed

Kilarney Dr Heading away from Cary Parkway....

Wednesday Morning

2006-08-09T10:37:00.000-04:00

13.12 Miles
50:11 Time
15.69 Average Speed
31.36 Max Speed

Maynard passing Ralph....

Tuesday Morning

2006-08-08T12:00:00.000-04:00

Good ride but mentally I was not there. First I forgot my vitamins this morning. Then I get to the store to buy lunch for the day and realized I forgot my wallet so no lunch to day. But the bad thing is no wallet means no badge for work. That means I have a problem all day. The bathrooms are located outside the secured area so you need a badge to go to the bathroom....

Food is not really a problem since I keep enough other things to eat like oatmeal and powerbars in my desk I have done this before....

Hey I just discovered a new bike store in Cary. Performance has opened up a store that is not too far off my route so that is good.

12.17 Miles
47:22 Time
15.42 Average Speed
33.49 Max Speed

Monday Morning

2006-08-07T10:23:00.000-04:00

Good ride today. No pictures due to being lazy and not taking the camera.

9.20 Miles
33:00 Time
16.75 Average Speed
31.94 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2006-08-03T09:04:00.000-04:00

My Linux box at work that holds the database that I use to build this page crashed hard on Friday and died. Luckily I had a database dump with all the data for the days ride so I did not loose any data. But naturally I had to search down another computer to use as my Linux server and install all the software. Still not done but the APP that I created to work with the database was written in Ruby on Rails so I just moved it to my WinBlows laptop this morning and loaded up the database and entered all the rides since then and all is fine till I finish rebuilding my box.

7.27 Miles
28:06 Time
15.55 Average Speed
34.89 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2006-07-27T12:36:00.000-04:00

14.38 Miles
54:51 Time
15.73 Average Speed
31.94 Max Speed

Kilarney Dr Heading away from Cary Parkway....

Wednesday Night

2006-07-26T21:24:00.000-04:00

Great ride weather back in the 90's!! Yea Baby!!!

16.20 Miles
1:01:21 Time
15.85 Average Speed
32.54 Max Speed

Old Raleigh heading South towards 64....

Wednesday Morning

2006-07-26T10:17:00.000-04:00

Ahh what a nice day for a ride. Even after yesterdays rain it was still a bit humid.

13.62 Miles
52:20 Time
15.62 Average Speed
31.36 Max Speed

Kildaire Farm Rd heading south.....

Monday Morning

2006-07-24T09:52:00.000-04:00

Well with all my distractions gone maybe I'll get back to updating this more regularly again.

9.72 Miles
37:39 Time
15.49 Average Speed
32.54 Max Speed

Kildaire Farm Crossing Cary Parkway going south....

Thursday Morning

2006-07-20T11:23:00.000-04:00

Been busy sorry about the updates not taking place. Busy at work, VBS at church, and the Tour De France means no time.

13.75 Miles
53:46 Time
15.35 Average Speed
31.65 Max Speed

Academy street heading towards downtown Cary....

Tuesday Morning

2006-07-18T09:52:00.000-04:00

13.23 Miles
50:41 Time
15.66 Average Speed
30.26 Max Speed

Tarbert Drive passing Annie L Jones Park. Now there is something that is about to happen. This truck is about to make a left turn right as I go across this entrance to this parking lot. No turn signal nothing. He came with 1 inch of taking me out. I ended up having to go up and over the sidewalk to avoid being hit. Luckily there was a cut out so I did not have to try to jump the curb at the same time I am avoiding being run down. Needless to say he was reported to both the town since it was a town truck and the Police.

Monday Night Shop Ride

2006-07-17T21:40:00.000-04:00

Good ride tonight. Now the miles are for me not the ride. I rode 13 miles to get there and then I took the long way home at 15. That would make the shop portion about 14

41.36 Miles
3:10:23 Time
13.03 Average Speed
30.26 Max Speed

Pictures follow....

Monday Morning

2006-07-17T07:49:00.000-04:00

12.35 Miles
46:14 Time
16.03 Average Speed
30.80 Max Speed

Kildaire Farm Rd Approaching Maynard heading south.....

Friday Morning

2006-07-14T10:24:00.000-04:00

Great morning for a ride. Just picked a short route this morning why I don't know considering I felt it was such a perfect day...

8.73 Miles
32:59 Time
15.90 Average Speed
28.99 Max Speed

Chapel Hill Rd heading towards Maynard....

Thursday Night

2006-07-13T21:05:00.000-04:00

Hot is all I can say..

13.32 Miles
48:38 Time
16.45 Average Speed
30.52 Max Speed

Nice day for a run on Cary Parkway....

Thursday Morning

2006-07-13T16:12:00.000-04:00

Feeling tired the past couple of days. Must be the late nights watching the Tour.

12.13 Miles
50:23 Time
14.45 Average Speed
28.99 Max Speed

Lake Pine heading towards Cary Parkway....

Tuesday Night

2006-07-11T22:13:00.000-04:00

Wonderful day for a ride.

11.77 Miles
41:09 Time
17.17 Average Speed
39.96 Max Speed

Great day to have the top down....

Tuesday Morning

2006-07-11T11:14:00.000-04:00

11.92 Miles
43:49 Time
16.33 Average Speed
31.94 Max Speed

NW Maynard Rd just past N. Harrison.....

Monday Night

2006-07-10T19:32:00.001-04:00

Well had one crazy woman that decided her left turn was more important then my going straight. Followed her into the Food Lion parking lot at SW Cary Parkway and Old Apex so I could snap a picture of her rear end to report her here CARY POLICE

12.19 Miles
43:46 Time
16.72 Average Speed
38.65 Max Speed

Lowes in N Cary....

Thursday Night

2006-07-06T19:31:00.000-04:00

Good Ride. Uneventful rather boring but then that makes for a good ride!

12.10 Miles
43:06 Time
16.86 Average Speed
31.65 Max Speed

Thursday Morning

2006-07-06T08:21:00.000-04:00

Rain! So I took the short way in....

5.58 Miles
17:53 Time
18.73 Average Speed
30.52 Max Speed

Wednesday Morning

2006-07-05T14:48:00.000-04:00

Good ride after a holiday....

12.10 Miles
46:06 Time
15.76 Average Speed
31.65 Max Speed

Kildaire Farm Rd heading South....