Today was finally warm enough and somewhat dry enough to go riding. I got off work early today and as I was driving home I caught with another Jeep Wrangler with a bike carrier on the back. On the carrier were two Cannondale mountain bikes. They appeared to be identical dual suspension models. I wondered if the driver was coming back from riding or going to somewhere to ride. This inspired me to ride when I got home but as I got closer to home there were rain drops on the windshield. The clouds were kinda heavy but I figured the rain could go away so I waited about an hour and then left for the ride. No rain drops during the ride. That was great! Temperature was 70 degrees when I started and 68 when I finished. Wind was 14 mph from the SSE.

With an early start I was able to ride in the daylight for about 40 minutes. This was nice since I have not been able to ride since December 22nd. Tomorrow’s weather should be good enough for a ride. Then in the evening another cold front moves in. Maybe tomorrow’s ride will be on my road bike. Today’s ride was on the Motobecane 700HT MTB. I did have a problem when I finished the ride and dismounted: my hamstring muscle area was very sore. I must have been sitting on the saddle in a wrong position. It is getting better as I stretch it.

Ride data for the month and year:

• December miles 203.60 (I wasn’t sure I was going to break 200)
• YTD miles 5136.92 (It looks like I will not make it to 5200)

12-30-2010 Ride Information

Addition charts, weather and map.

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