Monday Morning

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Uneventful Ride

N. Harrison approaching Maynard Heading North

Wednesday Morning

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

Nice ride today.

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

Tuesday Night

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Colder then yesterday.

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

Maynard in Cary

Tuesday Morning

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

Rain this morning so no pictures.

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

Thursday Morning

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Well I'm back with pictures today.

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

Monday Morning

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

Cool and nice.

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

Tuesday Morning

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.

Pleasant ride. Cool but not cold.

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

Thursday Night

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Rain again this morning....

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

Tuesday Night

Nice ride

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

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

Tuesday Morning

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

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

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

Maynard passing Ralph....

Tuesday Morning

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

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

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

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

Kilarney Dr Heading away from Cary Parkway....

Wednesday Night

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Friday Morning

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monday Night

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

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

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

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

Wednesday Morning

Good ride after a holiday....

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

Kildaire Farm Rd heading South....

Monday Night Shop Ride

Rode the shop ride tonight. 95 degrees drank 5 bottles of water. Man it was a nice ride!!! Even took a small video.

32.45 Miles
2:19:46 Time
13.93 Average Speed
32.24 Max Speed

Video right here.....