A Christmas ride would not be complete without a grinch sighting, and he appeared in the form of a 2-3 inch deep manhole. I hit this man made obstruction on Broadway going about 18 mph. The force of the impact caused my handlebars to rotate downward about
Dec
27
6:30 PM Tuesday Evening Bike Ride
A 30 mile ride through Las Colinas
Dec
29
6:30 PM Thursday Night Downtown Ride
Dec
31
8 AM Ride to Fort Worth
Ride to Ft Worth, eat lunch, take the train back
Dec
31
9 AM DFW Airport Ride
A ride through North Dallas, Farmer’s Branch, Coppell, around DFW Airport (long route only), and back.
Dec
31
Easygoing Ride
Social, slow-paced, no one left behind ride
Christmas Day bike ride in Zwift before fixing a late lunch or early dinner. I looked to ride in the France world without creating a meetup but France was not on the open worlds. I created a meetup on the Paris Lutece Express route. There is a 2.2 mile lead-in and each lap is 4.1 miles so I set the distance to 12.2 miles. For me an official bike ride is at least 10 miles and this met that criteria. Each lap climbed 108 feet according to the route information from ZwiftInsider.com and I climbed 384 feet. Subtracting the lead-in miles that leaves 10 miles on the route or 2.44 laps. Calculating the expected climbing with the 108 feet spread evenly over the 4.1 miles the climbing should be 264 feet and I rode an extra 120 uphill. There was 1 sprint per lap just beyond the top of the biggest climb. To help me on the ride I listened to SiriusXM Holiday Traditions music.
I think I made a mistake before beginning the ride. After pairing my smart trainer to Zwift I clicked on the wrench not remembering what that did. That is a spin down to calibrate the trainer. I didn’t do the spin down but when I started the ride the resistance was significantly harder than my last ride. That compensated for the shorter ride, I guess.
This was my first time on this route but I actually rode the reverse of it on January 25th, 2022, the Champs-Élysées route. That time I rode 10.3 miles.
ZwiftInsider.com route information: “Paris’ Lutece Express route is simply the reverse version of the iconic Champs-Élysées route created for the first-ever Virtual Tour de France. It runs in a clockwise direction, giving riders a chance to experience a virtual version of the most recognizable avenue in the world: the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.”
Today ended my week of riding. I rode Zwift each day for a total of 124.13 miles. December riding totals 404.81 road + Zwift miles. Year to date totals 9,344 miles road and Zwift miles. I trail 2021 YTD by 64 miles and lead 2020 by 143 miles.
The group was able to pull off what organizers call “a Christmas miracle”
The initial giveaway on December 10th saw 300 bicycles given to kids in the community, but another 250 kids went home empty-handed.(KBTX)
NAVASOTA, Texas (KBTX) – A bicycle giveaway put on by the non-profit Men Making Moves earlier this month was so popular there weren’t enough bikes for the kids who showed up. The initial giveaway on December 10th saw 300 bicycles given to kids in the community, but another 250 kids went home empty-handed.
Friday, the group was able to pull off what organizers call “a Christmas miracle” and it was able to give away another 253 bicycles to the kids who did not get one during the first giveaway.
“That’s God’s work, like I said, I told a lot of people, I can sleep now because leading up to this I couldn’t sleep,” founder Earnest Jefferson said. “I had a lot of …
A long line of cars wound southbound along Stonewall Street in Greenville on the morning of Dec. 19, each pausing briefly in front of the Mendoza’s Party Rentals building.
Upon arrival, someone from the vehicle would either walk into the building or hand a volunteer a card, and a few moments later the volunteer would reappear, carrying a bag full of items and, every so often, something even bigger.
“That’s it, that’s the bike I wanted!” screamed a young boy from the back seat of one of the vehicles as the smiling volunteer loaded it into the trunk of the car.
A new to me route today for the Zwift ride, Makuri Islands Two Village Loop. I created a meetup starting at 11:20 AM. There over 13,000 Zwifters online when I started but I didn’t pass anyone . Strange. Maybe I set it for the meetup view? After riding 17.27 miles there were about 10,500 Zwifters left online. The route description said it was 8.6 miles long so I put the distance at 17.2 miles, 2 laps. I should’ve set it at 16 miles like ZwiftInsider.com showed to avoid being longer than 2 laps. But that’s okay. During the ride I climbed 600 feet which probably would’ve been a little less if I chose 16.0 miles. There wasn’t a lead-in. Some of the roads were from other routes as I could see on the two sprints with my previous times from other rides. The climbs weren’t more than 6% thankfully. My legs are still sore from attic storm prep.
ZwiftInsider.com describes the route: Introduced in Zwift’s May 2021 Yumezi launch, Two Village Loop is actually the flattest route on the map. It takes you to the Castle and Village Onsen. Along the way, you’ll ride some short bits of road that aren’t covered by any other Yumezi route.
I changed the webcam setup for the livestream to the GoPro Hero 10 Black. A bigger view. I listened to Pandora’s Lauren Daigle Radio station during the ride.
I got Strava recognition on every segment. A new route does that.
12-24-2022 Strava Zwift Overview Makuri Islands Two Village Loop
12-24-2022 Strava Zwift Map Profile Makuri Islands Two Village Loop
The route map below is for one lap from ZwiftInsider.com.
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