One Ride Closer to Daylight Savings

Some people do not like daylight savings time but I consider it a blessing. Since I ride in the evening after work I greatly appreciate the extra daylight in the evening. Thank goodness DST begins Sunday morning at 2:00 AM. Maybe this will signal the end of the winter weather in southeast Texas. Tonight’s ride was [...] [...]

Finally A Ride Over 70 Degrees

If this happened before this year it was so far back that I cannot remember. I was shocked that the temperature reached 79 today. This made for a great ride on my Raleigh M800 MTB even though it was mostly after dark. The darkness will lessen next week once daylight savings time starts on Sunday. The [...] [...]

Recovery Ride on My Raleigh M800 MTB

After the Gator Ride yesterday I thought it would be best to follow Dr. Mirkin’s recommendation and do a rest ride for recovery. I figured my mountain bike would be the best since I would not be a tempted to speed and overdue the ride and not make it a recovery one. I think the [...] [...]

Baytown Family YMCA Gator Ride Video

The ride report was so long I decided to publish the video as a separate post.  This video recounts some of the people and rest stops on the ride. The ride goes over the Fred Hartman Bridge and the Lynchburg Ferry. I rode the 62 mile route. At the end Boy Scout Troop 93 were [...] [...]

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