Tag Archives: bicycling
Friday night and Saturday
Sunday
Protected: Update on James
Bike Ride
Northeast to Centerville Road and Highway 96 in White Bear Township, then west through North Oaks (where I saw a red fox cross the road in front of me), and south along Rice Street. About 15 miles.
Change in plans
mia_mcdavid and I had planned to help a friend move this morning, but this fell through and left us at loose ends. We visited the Mill City Farmer’s market, near downtown Minneapolis, which was fun, and afterwards went home.
I had been expecting some serious physical labor moving stuff, which had not happened. So to get some exercise I went for a bike ride. With a variety of twists, turns, and dead ends, I think I rode about 15 miles, with enough uphill stretches to make my legs really sore.
First Bike ride of the year
….cut short when I found my front brake did not work. I had lost one of the brake pads. I was able to buy a replacement at the local bike shop, and alter it to fit–the bicycle is about 25 years old, so I saw no point in looking for an exact match. After the repair took it around the block. Not much of a ride, but the thrill is still there, and the old machine still works.