Mark's Cycling & Hiking Blog
  • Home
  • Mark's Cycling Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Boulder Canyon Posts
  • Cycling Event Meet-Ups
  • Home
  • Mark's Cycling Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Boulder Canyon Posts
  • Cycling Event Meet-Ups

The Weekend report

8/18/2017

0 Comments

 
Picture
Saturday morning and radar showed two lines of showers to the west but what the heck, on to Logan for what was an excellent route on good pavement, marked turns, plenty of but not too many climbs, etc...  I left my camera in the car so have nothing else to show but it turned out to be a beautiful day with mostly sunny skies.  Only 26 came out, no doubt many decided not to come as the hourly forecast was not promising.  Virtually everyone did the 73 mile route with 4500' of climbing.  A strong salute to Chuck Luzader for the maps, cue sheet and marking the roads.  Then.....
Picture
....the rain rolled in for Saturday late afternoon.  Here, it poured for an hour+ so I sat a bit on the front porch and spotted the first preying mantis of the season.  Ghastly looking creature but he probably thinks the same of me.
Picture
Sunday morning and the start of a 7:30am ride out of New Albany.  I should have put the notice of this ride on the blog but was lazy.  Don Novel on the right.  Don manages a service center so helped settle a disagreement between Flyin Tuna and me.  FT lives a couple miles from me so we decided to car pool to Logan.  Soon into the drive, the check engine light came on in her truck.  Since the dashboard on my car is always lit like a Christmas tree, I have learned to ignore these things.  Anyway, FT immediately pulls off the road and turns off the engine.  I'm like, "Wait, what?  Just drive."  We debate, she considers calling 911 to see if they can offer an opinion.  Eventually, we get going but this morning, with.....
Picture
....FT listening, I ask Don, the expert and he confirms my diagnosis.  Just drive and have the engine checked at some point in the next few days.  Turns out it was an oxygen sensor so no big deal.  Good group of people got going on a 70 mile route, 18 of us to start.  Some of you know I am following a plan that is intended to lift me from a mediocre, low B cyclist to the threshold of a mediocre, medium B cyclist. Jon Hastings updates the plan each day and it has been interesting to follow but also counter intuitive.  That probably means everything I have previously done on a bike has been wrong.  Anyway, today I was to do something less than 70 so when.....
Picture
....I discovered Aaron C battling with a flat tire, I opted out of the group, lent him moral support before taking a direct route to Granville and eventually finishing with 51 miles.  Another personal note;  I have been influenced by all this talk about "Gravel Grinding" so am shopping for a 59cm gravel bike.  I may have found one from Mike McClinchie who has a very nice Pivot coming available in October.  However, if anyone out there wants to rid themselves of a decent gravel bike, let me know.  I will borrow a bike this week to try a gravel route. Thereafter I may not be interested so will see.
Picture
Here is the first option for Saturday. I have the routes posted below for the 72ish mile route and 100ish mile routes.
8:00 AM - 72 or 100 miles, Class A, B
Both routes take you thru the scenic Hocking Hills and Zaleski State Forests with a stop at the Lake Hope Beach Snack Bar. Century route takes you beyond Vinton County into Wellston. Climbing gears recommended as hills will
be abundant.
Meet at the Logan Conference Center, 30682 Chieftain Drive, Logan, OH. Directions from Columbus: Route 33 southeast to Logan (bypass Lancaster) to the 33A/Route 180 exit (just past the roadside rest). Turn left on 33A off the ramp. The Conference Center is 3 miles on the left (just past the Logan-Hocking Industrial Park). Chuck Luzader, [email protected]. Mark Clingan, [email protected].
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/1591157
https://ridewithgps.com/routes/10200298

          
0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Mark is a long-time cyclist, hiker, golfer and plays some table tennis...ok, it's ping pong.

    Categories

    All
    April
    California Riding
    Grand Canyon Backpacking
    March
    The Characters

    Archives

    November 2023
    October 2023
    September 2023
    August 2023
    July 2023
    June 2023
    May 2023
    April 2023
    March 2023
    February 2023
    January 2023
    December 2022
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    May 2022
    April 2022
    March 2022
    February 2022
    January 2022
    December 2021
    November 2021
    October 2021
    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013
    June 2013
    May 2013
    April 2013
    March 2013
    February 2013
    January 2013
    December 2012
    November 2012
    October 2012
    September 2012
    August 2012
    July 2012
    June 2012
    May 2012
    April 2012
    March 2012
    February 2012
    January 2012
    December 2011
    November 2011
    October 2011
    September 2011
    August 2011
    July 2011
    June 2011
    May 2011
    April 2011
    March 2011
    February 2011
    January 2011
    December 2010
    November 2010
    October 2010
    September 2010
    August 2010
    July 2010
    June 2010
    May 2010
    April 2010
    March 2010
    February 2010
    January 2010
    December 2009
    November 2009
    October 2009
    September 2009
    August 2009
    July 2009
    June 2009
    May 2009
    April 2009
    March 2009
    February 2009

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.