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pbraySpring is finally here. It's not going to last, but for now we have sunshine and warm weather and I'm getting the itch to get out on my bike.
This will have to wait a bit. First, since I'm still having issues walking, biking is contraindicated for another couple of weeks. But that's okay, since I need to bring my bike into the shop for its spring tune-up anyway. And hopefully by the time that my bike and I are ready the town will have swept the sand and accumulated winter crap off the streets, making them safe for cyclists.
I can't ride yet, but the helpful catalogs that arrived in the mail reminded me that I need to get some gear. I have a ten year-old pair of bike shorts that need to be replaced, and while I was shopping I couldn't resist ordering a new bike shirt for training.
19 weeks to get into shape for the Canadian Rockies trip.
This will have to wait a bit. First, since I'm still having issues walking, biking is contraindicated for another couple of weeks. But that's okay, since I need to bring my bike into the shop for its spring tune-up anyway. And hopefully by the time that my bike and I are ready the town will have swept the sand and accumulated winter crap off the streets, making them safe for cyclists.
I can't ride yet, but the helpful catalogs that arrived in the mail reminded me that I need to get some gear. I have a ten year-old pair of bike shorts that need to be replaced, and while I was shopping I couldn't resist ordering a new bike shirt for training.
19 weeks to get into shape for the Canadian Rockies trip.
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Date: 2006-03-30 07:18 pm (UTC)Chenango Valley State Park is supposed to have some nice trails,but I haven't been there myself.
Mostly I do road biking. The ride from West Endicott to Owego on Route 17C is a very nice ride-- most of the route has wide shoulders and pretty scenery. The ride out from Endicott to Greenwood Park can also be nice, but Route 26 has traffic, which isn't everyone's cup of tea.
For a training ride in town I do Farm-to-Market Road up to the airport, then loop down by the mall (optional stop at Friendlies for ice cream), then ride Watson Boulvevard back to Endwell. It's a decent length ride with hills, though you need to cut through the mall parking lot to avoid the worst of the traffic mess.