200 Bicycle Rides!

From April 30, 2011 to August 3, 2013, I've completed a total of 200 bike rides! 

Milestone: First 100 Miles Cycling in 2013!

First 100 miles cycling in 2013!

Winter is fighting to keep hold, with few days this season where I've felt comfortable with the road conditions to ride. I don't like to bicycle if the temperature is below freezing, like today. As the temps get lower the more cardio-intense biking becomes, and a lot less pleasurable. I'm also leery of riding on ice and rutted snow. I like to remain on my bike when biking, and wiping out on ice is counter to that goal. However, the Vernal Equinox is three days away, and thus Spring is in the air! I As the days get warmer I'll be riding more! 

VeloViewer

The VeloViewer website is apparently having issues. If you do not see the tracker image here the site is probably down. 

Goals: I Haz Them

Happy New Year 2013!

2012 Biking Synopsis

View the large original resolution (1680x3470) version on Flickr

2012+ Miles Bicycled In 2012 - Details

2012+ Miles Bicycled In 2012 - Details, a set on Flickr.
'2012+' because its actually 2015.00 miles as depicted. I went a little over on my last ride.... but who's counting? ;)

2012 Miles Bicycled in 2012!!

That's a bit zoomed out, so here's a close up excluding the extreme north and south trips to Kensington Metropark and Milan, Michigan, respectively. Click either image for a much larger version.



W00t!! With the weather turning cold and Winter showing its fangs, I made the final push this weekend and completed my goal!!!

Here's a picture of me I took at the 2000 mile mark on today's trip... Finger 'V' is actually '2' for 2000 miles. ;)

Cold weather gear! Riding in mid-30°F temps to get the milage!

There's a collection of detailed images on Flickr, find them via my blogpost here.

Strava Activity Widget

Strava Summary Widget

2000+ 'Lifetime' Miles Biked!

marqueA2 and The Matador

August 4, 2012

Biking: May - Dec 2011 vs Jan - Jul 2012

Here's a little data comparing my biking May - Dec 2011 vs Jan - Jul 2012. 

Awesome Biking Staycation!

I had off work from July 4 through July 8. Even though we had a heat wave with temps in the high 90°s and even above 100° I still got out there and rode!

Quarter-mile Hike

As a bike-based explorer, I so often find bikable trails at the end of 'Dead End' streets. Sometimes... not so much. :) 


My GPS shows Craig Road as a solid line connected here east/west. If there was ever a connection here it was a long time ago. Certainly too overgrown for biking, but a fun hike. :) 

Also, don't trust your GPS!


video after the jump

Riding on a foot-wide 'skinny'... not as easy as it sounds. Perhaps it will be easier on a drier day when the boards are not so slick. Did it though. :)

One Thousand Miles Bicycled!

A bit of Geo-biking...

Today I took off work for a bike ride and geocaching. :-)

More after the jump! 

Level Up!

More About How I Use Google Earth

Exploring more about my 'One Year Of Bike Rides' graphic. Google Earth has at least one thing over most maps... its in 3D! That means you get really cool maps like these: