tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-120299782024-02-29T21:39:42.564-08:00Curtis Corlew in Bicycle LandCurtis Corlew blogs on <strike>bike commuting</strike>, retirement, buying new bikes, maintaining his bicycles and other bike and bicycle related stuff. Complete with lots of photos of Tricia.Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.comBlogger743125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-82037270991514863022024-01-28T08:15:00.000-08:002024-01-29T12:47:30.935-08:00The march of time<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Skip to <b>Happy stuff</b> below if you hate whining... <br /><br />
Before I retired a couple of years ago I bike-commuted daily, rode a tour or two
each summer, and rode centuries (and even doubles.) I racked up at least 6000
miles a year, often 7000 and once over 8000. Now, here I am at 70 and retired. I
was looking forward to more cycling. <br /><br />
I've moved from California to upstate NY where there's snow and cold. I don't
have my daily commute to pad my mileage. There's only so much garage that
Zwifting my brain can handle. Though I rode the Eire Canal, spent a week on tour
in Maine, Rode a tour of the Hudson Valley and managed to ride around all the
Finger Lakes, I only hit 3500 miles last year. <br /><br />
I can tell each year I'm a older and less strong. I'm slower (not that I was
ever fast) and it takes longer to recover from even a reasonable effort. It's
annoying that at last I have the time to ride, but not the physical ability to
do what I'd really like. <br /><br />
Perhaps I should be grateful I can ride at all, and realize I'm doing better
than folks who never get off the couch. But it's tough accepting that I will
never be in better shape than I am today; that time keeps marching on.
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<div>Here are my stats for the year.</div>
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OK, enough of this nonsense.
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<div><div><h4 style="text-align: left;">Happy stuff (though not cycling related)
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I've been seeing a lot of live music since I moved here. It's really
rather amazing how much there is. Early on I decided I'd try to
photograph every show we saw and post in B&W on Instagram. I've use
my iPhone, my Panasonic micro 4/3 camera and my Nikon D7000.
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Here's
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to the tag I'm using. Instagram will only show 30 of the more than 60
photos I shot if you view the link on the web. If you're on a phone
using their app you'll see them all.
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<br />We made it! With our Monday ride around Cayuga Lake we've now
circumnavigated all of the Finger Lakes in New York. That's 465 miles and 19,544
feet of climbing according to
<a href="https://www.bikethefingerlakes.org/">bikethefingerlakes.org</a> and their <a href="https://ridewithgps.com/collections/23184?privacy_code=HfccT3nwWswa96WM">ridewithgps.com
collection of maps.</a> We are quite pleased with our own bad selves. We'd started
with Keuka Lake in 2021 which we rode as part of our
<a href="https://ccorlew.blogspot.com/2021/09/epic-2021-retirement-vacation.html">Epic Retirement Vacation</a>.
Then in 2022 after I got settled in Watkins Glen we started working our way
through the lakes from west to east. Read our older <a href="https://ccorlew.blogspot.com/2021/09/epic-2021-retirement-vacation.html">blog entries</a> about those rides here.
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We'd been advised to ride Cayuga on a weekday when there would be less
traffic. Indeed, there was delightfully little. Some roads would have been
worrisome had they had the number of cars and trucks we were used to seeing in
California, but the low volume made it easy for motor vehicles to pass us and
give us lots of space. We also encountered Mennonite/Amish buggy drivers coming and going and were even passed by one on a slow uphill around mile 80.
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The ride itself was a challenge. My Garmin reported 3,576 feet of
climbing. The ride clocked in at 97.9 miles, but Tricia insisted we keep
riding when we finished so we could get an even 100, so we did.
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It wasn't the distance or the total climbing that made it a long day. In
fact the semi-serious climbing near the ride start was enjoyable. What hurt was the
fifteen-or-so mile of mild uphill into a headwind that wore us out. Even when the
road turned level and then to a mild downhill the headwind kept our speed
low.
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At mile 50 we started a 30 mile slight uphill whose pain was lessened when our
turn southward at the top of the lake gave us a tailwind. We grunted until mile 80
where we had a wonderful downhill all the way back to the start. We even got
to finish on nine miles of the delightful crushed-stone car-free Black
Diamond Trail.
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As we finished up our challenge (and started looking for the next one) I
remain amazed we actually live here. People pay money to vacation and bike
tour the Finger Lakes, and it's easy to see why. The farmlands are
beautiful, the hills are challenging and fun. This place has something
called "seasons" where the summer is green, then the autumn is bright with
color of falling leaves before the winter snow arrives. Of course, I'll have to remember to
reread this when it's zero degrees and I'm in the garage Zwifting. But
still....
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Oh yeah. And Lakes. There are lakes. This was, after all the Finger
<b>Lakes</b> Challenge. Though our routes often took us away from water
views, every ride had at least a little if not a lot of lake views. And
the non-lake views were grand as well.
</div><div>As to which lake is the best ride, I think I'd have to go with "all of them."</div>
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There weren't as many people on this ride as there were on the Erie Canal ride, which was nice. But we still made an impressive tent city. Tricia and I took our own tent, but many riders used the "Comfy Campers" service who set up and tear down a tent for you each day. <br />
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It was amazing how much of our ride was on extremely well maintained, smooth and delightful trails. PTNY made it even easier by marking our turns.<div><br /></div><div>We passed by the home of Elsie the Cow. I know this because the farm had erected a sign along the trail letting us know. <br />
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Day two of riding took us through Germantown, past more water and ponds. <br />
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We had to ride down to, and climb out of, our rest stop at Claremont Historical Site. But it was worth it. I make still photos and often forget my phone and cameras can shoot video. Tricia often shoots panoramic videos that capture the vast feel of where we are better than my stills. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzubrxWDkQppRCR4YbLdOxX4D3mc3T-sb12LqYVwbRx-blMEzg39k8lYK9grdcV9Cs8JR9DESH8glY' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div><div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though a majority of our ride was on paved trails, there was a little crushed stone that made a nice surface. Our ride through the woods was fun, until we came upon a surprise ultra-steep hill. We survived, but I feared I'd have to put a foot down for a moment.</div>
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Suddenly, after our climb we were on the Bard College campus, admiring their Frank Gehry designed performing arts building. <br />
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We always play "Should we get buy this house?" on rides. This one in Rhinebeck was for sale and I said "Yes." But instead we ended up just stopping for ice cream.<br />
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After a weird climb over a long bridge we ended up in Kingston, camping right on the shore of the Hudson at Hutton Brickyards, a beautiful event center.<br />
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After a layover day in Kingston we rode to Poughkeepsie. What a great name. I'd thought it was just a fake made up name , like Schenectady, or Kalamazoo. Our route took us along miles of crushed stone through green forests. Our rest stop was a at farm where we feasted on fresh berries and a quiche made with eggs from their farm.<br />
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The bridge in Rosendale was a selfie hot spot for the riders. I don't know who this is, but I love the photo.<br />
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The trip's hard working photographer David Kraus was a journalist in California in a neighboring city where I also worked in the newspaper industry.<br />
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After riding through New Paltz, a town founded in 1678 by Huguenots escaping France, we had the option to add a few miles on a trail outside the town. <br />
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The ped/bike bridge over the Hudson into Poughkeepsie is quite an attraction. Whoever managed to make it a reality gets a tip o' the hat from me. It's 1.28 miles long and is the longest, elevated (212 feet!) pedestrian bridge in the world. It's a repurposed rail bridge from the 1800s.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our tent city at Dutchess Community College in Poughkeepsie. The dinner that night was the best of one we had. Real southern Cajun-influenced food right down to the collared greens sweet tea and cornbread.</div>
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</div>We'd had some odd experiences with people setting up tents annoyingly close to us when there was a lot of room elsewhere. We had a lot of space to work with in Carmel and chose a spot where we wouldn't feel crowded. Not only did it work but we had a troupe of fireflies provided a light show for us when the sun went down.</div><div>We took our clothes into Carmel for laundry and enjoyed some time at an Irish pub.</div><div><br /></div><div>Why this area of the trail had these ridiculous signs at every road crossing is a mystery. Walk bikes across every street? Why? I think they're just teaching people to ignore traffic signs. My guess is... lawyers made them do it, and somehow it absolves the trail authority and drivers from any responsibility should they injure a trail user. Still, it's stupid.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div>We expected rain on our ride to Dobbs Ferry, but it never happened. We took a side trip to ride over the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge between Tarrytown and Nyack. The designers installed points that cantilevered out over the water for people to stop safely and enjoy the view. This one is called "Artists Point" so we made art.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On our ride to Dobbs Ferry after the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge the GPS had us taking roads to the camp site. One rider said there was a path, not official bike path, but a path, that lead to the college. We took it. If it had been the official route we'd have been annoyed, but because it was our choice we enjoyed the adventure on the walking path that led right to Mercy College.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2pTVrb8RRXlITbg8XmjW8FWHItPUPIdbpHJEKdA6wNK6k4M4T5ORrH-ilO2uODQf28c9eWjWN5nRE0fPDPr8Rn41XDXC_5Rvs-eBdqDYQGWcdkKd77mQl3q0Nz7iZIu0jb9iCgU1sxo69hO52EQF6M0C-Nlc5Wpk7BIlkRoAyoT33r5ryvWT/s4032/IMG_3945.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2pTVrb8RRXlITbg8XmjW8FWHItPUPIdbpHJEKdA6wNK6k4M4T5ORrH-ilO2uODQf28c9eWjWN5nRE0fPDPr8Rn41XDXC_5Rvs-eBdqDYQGWcdkKd77mQl3q0Nz7iZIu0jb9iCgU1sxo69hO52EQF6M0C-Nlc5Wpk7BIlkRoAyoT33r5ryvWT/w640-h480/IMG_3945.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Once again we found a place to pitch our tent a long way from the crowd. But when we returned from our showers some bro lookin' dude had set up soooooo close to us, almost touching where I'd left my bike. I had infective words with him. We ended up moving our tent. <br />
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</div>Dobbs Ferry to NYC<br />Required tourist photo at Fort Washington Park under the George Washington Bridge on the Hudson River Greenway path. Yep, we are in New York City.</div><div>Riding in NYC is an experience. It was a beautiful weekend day and the greenway was packed with people. Though eBikes aren't allowed, there were a lot — too many — of them weaving through cyclists and pedestrians. When you add in a few illegal motorcycles with unfamiliar road markings and traffic signals it makes for too much of everything. <br />
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We were able to catch a glimpse of the Statue of Liberty. Kind of.<br />
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This is the official end of the Empire State Trail. It's really just a kiosk looking thing. I'd expected something more grand. We even rode past it once and didn't realize what it was. We still had to get to our end of the ride bus pickup.<br />
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We'd have enjoyed riding in NYC more if we hadn't have been so psychologically exhausted. We rode across the Brooklyn Bridge in the "bike lane." It was narrow, bikes going both directions, with cement walls on each side. It was crowded with the clueless. There were more than a couple of folks on rented eBikes who had their batteries die on the trip over. They'd grind to a halt and everyone behind them have to swing into oncoming bike traffic to get around. <br />
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<br />I have kept my bike tools in a shoe box, a paper bag and scattered in a
drawer forever. But at last I have the space and time to create a more
reasonable organizational system. I always liked pegboards, but the one attached
to my workbench was small and, well, crappy. I really wanted something better.
My cycling friend found
<a href="https://www.wallcontrol.com/">Wall Control </a>and suggested it to me.
They make metal slotted "pegboard" that looks cool and has hangers that don't
fall out when you look at them sideways. I added an inexpensive socket holder
and a magnetic wrench holder and shazam, it looks swell already. My favorite
part: The paper towel holder.
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Sure, it may have cost more than I really wanted. But the results are totally
cool. I even bought another horizontal version for the other side of the
garage to hold yard tools.
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This it how it looks now, but there there's room for more, and it's easy to
rearrange.
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Maybe I'll become truly organized and, equally importantly, stay organized.
It's already proven better than shuffling through a shoebox looking for the
right size socket.
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Tricia and I took the adventure van on a short road trip overnighter to check
off two more lakes for the Bike the Finger Lakes challenge, leaving only
Cayuga to meet our goal . Sure, we had to look up how to
<a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=pronounce+skaneateles&oq=pronounce+Skaneateles&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCQgAECMYJxiKBTIJCAAQIxgnGIoFMggIARAAGBYYHtIBCDQ0MDdqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8">pronounce Skaneateles</a>
and <a href="https://www.howtopronounce.com/otisco">Otisco</a>, the
most easterly of the Finger Lakes. And a few times we really wondered if we
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Once again the Finger Lakes Cycling Club's guides were great. We started at
a boat launch and rode along the lake with few if any cars. Our morning was
slightly chilly, but the long climb kept us warm until the sun started doing
its job, After a bit we were routed slightly away from the water and through
classic Americana farmlands, including a hop farm. I'd love to know what
beer their crop ends up being used for.
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We also rode past numerous historical markers and more than one cemetary.
Unlike California and it's 1800s markers, the ones here reference the
Revolutionary War and events taking place before the USA was the USA.
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After riding through rich people neighborhoods we stopped briefly in the
almost too cute town of Skaneateles for a quick snack at the
waterfront.
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We had one last real climb that paid off with a long, screaming decent back
to where we parked.
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We drove to Cortland to spend the night, but before we retired we went out
to see the Barbie movie in a very small but near empty theater.
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The next morning we tackled Otisco Lake. I was surprised the route
started so far from the small lake. The lake itself is only six miles long but
our route had us riding 46.5 miles. Later I read that there was a shorter
cutoff that included a really nasty climb on a closed road, so it appears the
FLCC knows how to plan a route after all. Plus, it was beautiful, so there's that.
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We had wide shoulders and low traffic the whole way, and the vehicles that did
pass us left us a lot of room.
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The last 6 or so miles is very flat, and we were blessed with a pretty
substantial tail wind (or we were having a good day....) that helped us zoom
back to our van.
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<div><b>Stats: </b></div>
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<span style="font-family: courier;">Skaneateles Lake 40.53 mi 2,690 ft climbing</span>
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<span style="font-family: courier;">Otisco Lake 47.09 mi 2,073 ft
climbing</span>
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<b>Route info:</b> <a href="https://www.bikethefingerlakes.org/">www.bikethefingerlakes.or</a>g
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"Bike the Finger Lakes 11" in which we circumnavigate all eleven Finger lakes.
Seneca is one of the two larger lakes, about 30 miles long, and the
loop being 83-ish miles around. With Seneca complete we have 7 of the 11
finished, with one large lake and a few smaller 40-milers left.<br /><br />We're
grateful for the cycling club's GPS maps on Ride With GPS. We'd have spent too
much time on the highways and missed the wonderful low-traffic farmlands and
other treats. We're also grateful for the perfect weather we had.<br /><br />
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After we climbed out of Watkins Glen (No photos, it was too steep to do
anything but try to stay upright) we rode along the vineyards that produce the
area's grand Riesling.
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The Finger Lakes is a rural farming community that's home to many Amish and Mennonites.
They use horses and buggies, but also a lot of utility bicycles. This
lad said he didn't mind me photographing him as he transported his flowers.
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We've seen a lot of "Be Aware" signs on our area, but they've always been
for motorcycles and buggies. This is the first to include bicycles and farm
equipment. Way to go Farm Bureau!
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poles. We didn't see any mink, weasels or groundhogs, though we have in the
past. There were buzzards out as well, which always makes us wonder if they're
just waiting for us to falter and become a meal for them.<br /><br />Of
course, we also see cattle and horses, and make the required animal sounds
cyclists make when riding past.
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The North end of the lake in Geneva has this large "I Love NY" installation,
which is impossible for anyone with a camera, even a cell camera, to pass by and
not photograph.
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The last half of our ride, to our surprise, took us through the old gravel and
crumbling pavement of 2,070-acre Sampson State Park. We'd thought we'd be on the
highway, but instead we rode many miles through what once was the Sampson Naval
Training Station during WWII and later during the Korean War, the Sampson Air
Force Base. It was rougher than good pavement, but the absence of cars more than
made up for it's surface quality.
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We both were pretty worn out with 25 miles to go, so there aren't any more
photos, just memories of fun, clouds, hills and that damn truck on 414 that
came way way too close.
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-61630623171955825522023-07-24T08:48:00.002-07:002023-07-24T11:45:57.962-07:00Cycle the Erie Canal with PTNY 2023<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our 400 mile bike ride along the Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany actually started in Albany where we left our van. Our bikes and bags were trucked and we were bussed to Buffalo (which may will be the title of my new CD, "Bussed to Buffalo.")</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We launched our ride the next morning, riding through Tonawanda, along the Niagara River. It's amazing how so many riders can spread out so quickly. </div>
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In Lockport, there are bronze sculptures created by Susan Gissler from an 1890s photo by FB Clench honoring the lock workers at Lockport in New York. Right behind where I'm sitting another figure will be installed, the great-grandfather of Carol LaValle, wife of my childhood friend Josh Harris. Small world!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most of my photos are of Tricia, because I know which side of a camera I belong on. But here's me, just to prove I'm riding with her.<br />
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Leaving Medina along the Empire State Trail — Erie Canal Heritage Trail. What a mouthful.<br />
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The trail varied wildly. Some sections are smooth crushed stone, some paved, and some like this section in Palmyra are pretty muddy. <br />
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We were lucky that, even though it rained on us, we were safe in our tent when the big weather hit. We never had to set up or tear down in a downpour.<br />
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Tricia, the responsible one, made notes when she had time. <br />
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As a California boy I'd never experienced these crazy short-lived but really strong thunderstorms, warm rain, or weirdest of all, warm fog.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finding our tent bag among the other zillion bags was often ... interesting.</div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's the Erie Canal ride, so I should have at least one photo of a lock in action.This one is in Verona.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We played tourist in Schenectady, guided by a friend we met on our Maine bike tour. Tricia listens to Thomas Alva Edison and Charles Steinmetz trying to impress her with science stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<div style="text-align: left;">It had rained a lot the night before our last day, and even rained a bit on us as we rode toward Albany. There were a few puddles, but nothing too deep to ride through.</div>
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<div style="text-align: left;">We made it! Though the sign says 360 miles, the paths we took were pretty much 400.</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-36133894702816184772023-07-03T13:15:00.140-07:002023-07-03T18:00:12.819-07:00Adventure Cycling's tour of the Maine Coast and Lighthouses<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zHaumCTcar3SRpldt8QrIvTUXlhL6-XzQOqY663m2rEc7lSsm76cMFmKrGl59VavYvKEFh6qB0so4axVe8fl1RIqKN_ZoAHFiO0SwOQm2lEkKO2YWnuE45MnpXa5pwq8Rjs_I7XuYuiUrRSZLpYBlBrh4Uk-4Wld3pCLScHoKgTR-eP8JTGu/s4032/IMG_1820.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4zHaumCTcar3SRpldt8QrIvTUXlhL6-XzQOqY663m2rEc7lSsm76cMFmKrGl59VavYvKEFh6qB0so4axVe8fl1RIqKN_ZoAHFiO0SwOQm2lEkKO2YWnuE45MnpXa5pwq8Rjs_I7XuYuiUrRSZLpYBlBrh4Uk-4Wld3pCLScHoKgTR-eP8JTGu/s600/IMG_1820.jpg" width="600" /></a>
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The day before our Maine Coast and Lighthouses tour with Adventure Cycling
started. Pretty, huh? Alas, it was pretty much the last time we'd see this
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Our first riding day started in the fog, the theme that would continue
throughout the week. It was still rather pretty, just not in the way I'd been
hoping for.
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Lighthouses... It's a lighthouse tour, right? Here's a lighthouse photo. I
think. I'm pretty sure it's there somewhere. OK, I may be kidding.
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We actually could see <i>some</i> through the fog. Still, I don't really get
the romance of lighthouses. They're non-functional these days. Perhaps I'd
have been more taken if they'd been lighted, glowing beacons of safty in an
otherwise dark world.
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But that's all OK. I was there to ride, and see the coast. I could smell the
ocean and sometimes even hear the waves crashing.
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We were thrilled to at last be on an Adventure Cycling ride that used the
support van with Tricia's photo on it. I'd photographed her with her new
Specialized Ruby shortly after she bought it in 2009. Adventure Cycling saw
the photo in my Flickr feed and used it as a van wrap. I hear there's a
trailer wrap as well.
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It wasn't all fog and rain. In fact, we felt lucky to not have to set up of
tear down our tent during any downpours. And several of the campgrounds we
stayed at were beautiful!
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<span style="text-align: left;">As beautiful as our ride was, there was no piece of it that was level. It
was up down up down all day. The elevation profile looks like a sawtooth.
There are no mountains, just endless short double-digit climbs. All those
"little" 10% climbs add up.</span>
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One of my favorite parts was a brief dirt road far away from cars. It was
quiet and mysterious. The fog made it seem very "Stephen King."
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I took my newish micro4/3 Panasonic camera with me, but it was too big for a
jersey pocket and too awkward to drag out of my almost-big-enough handlebar
bag so I ended up shooting on my iPhone. I am always at odds with myself on
whether to shoot more or keep riding. I hate breaking my slow cycling rhythm,
but enjoy the photos later and wish I'd made more. Oh well.
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Our last night before loading the bikes on the "Tricia" Adventure Cycling van
and heading back to Scarborough, Maine to collect our van and head home.
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If you're read this far it may be because you're thinking about taking an Adventure Cycling tour. Do it! Adventure Cycling seems to attract
nice, smart interesting people. I enjoyed the folks we rode with quite a bit.
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Our tour guides were beyond wonderful. They managed to take excellent care of
us while giving us room to have our own adventure. They were organized and
patient. I can't say enough good things about Jessica and Sue.
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This tour was "van supported" meaning a van carried our tents and stuff. We
also had shared cooking, with a different group having kitchen duty each
evening. Again, our guides provided support and direction when needed.
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I'm a grumpy old guy who wasn't in the shape I should have been for this trip
(it was really hard for me.) We rode in fog and rain. Everything was wet and
smelly when we got home. I'm still glad I did it and would do it again.</div>
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Where we rode: As a native Californian I'd have to zoom this map way out to
figure out what it's showing. It's Maine. Scarsborough is near Portland,
Maine. For some reason Portland doesn't show up on this map. We ended our ride in
Camden.
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-29774464740648005462023-05-26T05:54:00.003-07:002023-07-03T12:26:51.734-07:00Black Diamond Trail, Ithaca<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqhVkhMEX6LJx1-1DA3cwJo03OQKvnZqPMW2d0d0eJLICHlw_srjAms5qnkjecXLYkShfZVFR-VeBZeHveCvQgVdKfQ-TrWst9MOA8n3pHTPVAS5LMnUibPPHuPdO4EvXu1Rec2ZeNCNCGnjVvurd6Najr_1DcOiYFcir1hCr3qzQzb-SGL7C/s1600/IMG_1425.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqhVkhMEX6LJx1-1DA3cwJo03OQKvnZqPMW2d0d0eJLICHlw_srjAms5qnkjecXLYkShfZVFR-VeBZeHveCvQgVdKfQ-TrWst9MOA8n3pHTPVAS5LMnUibPPHuPdO4EvXu1Rec2ZeNCNCGnjVvurd6Najr_1DcOiYFcir1hCr3qzQzb-SGL7C/w480-h640/IMG_1425.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We enjoyed this sculpture at the trailhead, but couldn't find any information it either there or online<br /></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">Tricia and I continue to explore biking around our new home. This time we tried the Black Diamond Trail in Ithaca. We were slightly amused as we had Black Diamond Mines near our California home, so it seemed serendipitous that we have Black Diamond variant here as well.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The trail starts in Ithaca and heads toward Taughannock Falls near Trumansburg. It's slightly uphill the entire eight-ish miles, which makes the return easier and more fun than the ride out. The surface is a friendly but dusty crushed stone.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The trail ends at a road that may have taken us down to the falls, but we were short on time and didn't know how big the climb out would be. Maybe next time.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcgInhTNpT-CGXq6bbdM7JNgx5NCONDvAk9kecwnakgyErzIu2BSj2B-Dy_x4n5qTGMjll2BX4ripQl-JwnYEGmaCoQCyilc6Umrxns8OzIlG8i7NqAUr0iGrL7B7Lz2FARo7Sor4h4xrZZ65c8SqgwldtD3A5sD2tyUADa0KK5dGkDRzaQ/s2588/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-26%20at%208.51.21%20AM.png" style="margin-left: 0em; margin-right: 0em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1764" data-original-width="2588" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcgInhTNpT-CGXq6bbdM7JNgx5NCONDvAk9kecwnakgyErzIu2BSj2B-Dy_x4n5qTGMjll2BX4ripQl-JwnYEGmaCoQCyilc6Umrxns8OzIlG8i7NqAUr0iGrL7B7Lz2FARo7Sor4h4xrZZ65c8SqgwldtD3A5sD2tyUADa0KK5dGkDRzaQ/w640-h436/Screen%20Shot%202023-05-26%20at%208.51.21%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-66065788551178981932023-05-24T18:53:00.003-07:002023-07-28T07:39:46.930-07:00Pine Creek Trail overnighter , Pennsylvania <p>
Living in a new area it's been exciting to learn what's close by that I've
never heard of. The Pine Creek Trail is one of those exciting discoveries.
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When Tricia and I realized that this gem in Pennsylvania is a mere hour away
we started making plans to ride it. It's 60 miles, but we thought we'd dip our
toes in with a 30 miles out, overnight, then ride back.
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The hardest part was figuring out where to start and where to leave our van.
Fortunately there's a Pine Creek Trail Facebook group with lots of helpful
folks. Using the advice we got from that group we avoided starting in
Wellsboro and having to ride a busy highway. Instead we parked at the
Butler Access area (after alerting the park staff our van would be there
overnight,) which is the official northmost trail head.
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We carried our tent and food in on our bikes and rode the stunning 30 miles to
the Pettecote Junction campsite. We saw eagles, frogs, deer, groundhog, fly
fishing people, kids on bikes and a lot of beautiful country. We didn't see
bear, and I'm OK with that.
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It went well with a couple of minor issues. I screwed up our Jetboil and only
had enough fuel for slightly warm morning coffee. Tricia was not thrilled
(though remarkable accepting.) We also discovered the morning's 39 degree
temps were colder than we expected and we had not packed quite enough warm
clothing. It wasn't tragic, but it wasn't warm either.
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Th 30 miles back was slightly (very slightly) downhill and a lot easier. We
took it slowly anyway and enjoyed the views.
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-62119453868120794162023-04-30T07:18:00.004-07:002023-04-30T09:27:26.072-07:00Tricia's new bike, and other cool stuff<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj79vdnZwihkOo9NwPy1quegLmebZYA8fdTOWlXTQyh0y77OpXcoHGuMZglb0QSx4oMgcK9-ECwnkeYTT26B3cb_B1A9iw4JZVcb_StKGFeoh0lLgz_zIfwGX9l8ZqNz6HQHqBDaNtNBYjF4r5kxzRd4Z0kiEjm1tydPiOdLkkKBRA-Td2kw/s3024/Tricia%27s%20new%20bike.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj79vdnZwihkOo9NwPy1quegLmebZYA8fdTOWlXTQyh0y77OpXcoHGuMZglb0QSx4oMgcK9-ECwnkeYTT26B3cb_B1A9iw4JZVcb_StKGFeoh0lLgz_zIfwGX9l8ZqNz6HQHqBDaNtNBYjF4r5kxzRd4Z0kiEjm1tydPiOdLkkKBRA-Td2kw/s600/Tricia%27s%20new%20bike.jpg" width="600" /></a>New bike day! Tricia picked up her Trek Domane SL 5 Gen 4. She's had her much-loved Specialized Ruby since 2009, but really wanted a bike that would be a better fit for our new location in New York's Finger Lakes as well as be more appropriate for our planned tours this summer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This beautiful bike has the same lowest gear as the Ruby, but without the finicky triple chainset. It also comes with 32mm tires, considerably more cushy than the max 25s on her Ruby. Considering the number of unpaved roads here it's a perfect solution. All the cables are internally routed, so it looks super clean. She also opted for SPD pedals instead of the SPD-SL road version she's used for years. That should make it more practical for the hike-a-bike and sightseeing we plan. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0Fa8OA7Rfd7LNIGR8u7p9bowxFFSOr7xMvMmMi8lnWouO2OLGC_IOmkzAZJfhCIU47sVFA6HTEQh3N5lyPQX8yE3iFUQToCgfRvcXbU4P679Ob8jMEop513R240AL_E829Muq7IFRSmpI76LSQJcZHDuMwVdSnlhwX6MF9gHJDlYZKk6xQ/s2199/Garmin%20pedals.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2199" data-original-width="2199" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia0Fa8OA7Rfd7LNIGR8u7p9bowxFFSOr7xMvMmMi8lnWouO2OLGC_IOmkzAZJfhCIU47sVFA6HTEQh3N5lyPQX8yE3iFUQToCgfRvcXbU4P679Ob8jMEop513R240AL_E829Muq7IFRSmpI76LSQJcZHDuMwVdSnlhwX6MF9gHJDlYZKk6xQ/w640-h640/Garmin%20pedals.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I also bought a treat. I've really enjoyed the used Powertap hub power meter I bought a zillion years ago. I also really like training with power using Zwift and the Wahoo trainer. Riding on the trails here and having Strava estimate my power was depressing, and made it hard to actually train. The estimated numbers were alway super low. Perhaps because Strava doesn't use bike weight, tire and wheel weight or path surface in their calculations.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whatever the reason, my numbers were way off.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So I bought Garmin SPD power meter pedals. It's been raining here since I installed them, so I've only been able to confirm they do work thus far. I'm looking forward to riding our standard trail and seeing how the numbers change.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-24237760218835585472023-04-09T06:28:00.000-07:002023-04-09T06:28:22.992-07:00It's spring in Watopia!<blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq0SXGLLFTi/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-radius: 3px; border: 0px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5) 0px 0px 1px 0px, rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15) 0px 1px 10px 0px; margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0px; width: calc(100% - 2px);">
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I've been riding in the garage on Zwift for what feels like ages. It's really cold here. But on April 1 the high was 70! Sure, it dropped into the 20s that night after a huge thunderstorm with massive winds. But for a few hours life was worth living. <div><br /><div>We took a short ride on the Catharine Valley Trail to Diversion Brewing in Montour Falls for a glass of cider. I can't express how wonderful it was to be on a bike outside under blue skies. </div><div><br /></div><div>Of course, the high for today is in the 30s, so it's garage time for me again. But maybe there's hope for spring here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuDvGTVelXRkXo9CFgw8OR9DC_t9Oghzf1foPZAp1bfUksssMrdmA8X7WM0zpCDXGQuI4eBgEvtV-IdlF4QXWGPY2eEqlAOSE_aQ5tCxhtrBrDRoBLtgWWGFLGt-hAvFh6bEdS85d2R1y-DhQLeARcDznBG1EjDQ8WvWdSvpm0MZE3RTIjA/s3824/diversion%208%20bit.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2515" data-original-width="3824" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuDvGTVelXRkXo9CFgw8OR9DC_t9Oghzf1foPZAp1bfUksssMrdmA8X7WM0zpCDXGQuI4eBgEvtV-IdlF4QXWGPY2eEqlAOSE_aQ5tCxhtrBrDRoBLtgWWGFLGt-hAvFh6bEdS85d2R1y-DhQLeARcDznBG1EjDQ8WvWdSvpm0MZE3RTIjA/w640-h420/diversion%208%20bit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-75324649904904764352023-02-24T04:25:00.002-08:002023-02-24T04:26:16.824-08:00Training on Zwift<p></p>
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<br />I'm in a new land where going outside to ride is not going to be part of
my world. At least not until it gets above freezing or stops snowing. So I
bought a Wahoo computer trainer and signed up for Zwift.
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<p>I'm undertaking the Zwift "Back to Fitness" 13-week program.</p>
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It started with a test to see how strong I'm not (Functional Threshold Power,
or FTP test.) That darn test was was very difficult, downright painful, and
produced numbers indicating that, yep, I do indeed suck. And no, I'm not posting the numbers.</p><p>But the workouts themselves. though serious, are not killing me, which is a relief. Here's hoping they're at least replacing my daily bike commute if not doing more.</p>
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I'd been indoor riding doing nothing in particular and listening to audio
books. These Zwift workouts are a different animal. I find I need to
concentrate to keep my power in the right zone. And because the program has
hills, and tells my trainer to make it harder to pedal I need to keep track of
my cadence and gearing as well. So no audiobooks. </p>
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I've never been a music and ride guy. I don't need the distraction or audio
isolation on the road. But on the trainer I find it really helps. I like
roadhouse/Bakersfield beat country, or maybe some rockin' Tom Petty. But so
far the best has been the Mavricks. (Play them loud.)
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-75255120080206311242023-02-02T11:19:00.003-08:002023-02-02T11:36:42.572-08:00Everywhere I've ridden my bike<i>Almost</i> everywhere I rode my bike, anyway. Everywhere since I started using Strava. I used the map Wander creates from Strava data, then recorded the screen as I zoomed out.then assembled it in iMovie. It's missing some Oregon, Canada and all of Yellowstone, but what the heck. <div>I hope it will have even more little lines by the end of 2023<br /><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="400" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sQWS26f_0Sw" title="YouTube video player" width="640"></iframe></p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-49469663584601033802023-01-23T18:59:00.003-08:002023-01-26T07:49:53.614-08:00Problems, solutions, more problems<p> I realized I haven't blogged since November. There hasn't been much to blog about. Cycling in Watkins Glen NY is...problematic.. in the winter. It's really cold and wet, then there's snow. I know people cycle in this weather, but I'm a California transplant and sub-freezing riding isn't in the cards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHiucKp4in-7LQu6Ap31k_gWU_8EgyqGJOMXbaK-k50-dgN-RbRV5GAsu19hdjn0XR4GaiTeQkaQ64w-gFn3hk3kq3NE-q4Z3MPrjrpmUSQwK8xNmkyQue-bHK0t-0-6kJZtFbMYsgbl-9uPXAa_f7Pu9jQDELEWgWUHRTvQEFtq4JfLAPA/s2702/cold%20waterfall.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2702" data-original-width="2701" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpHiucKp4in-7LQu6Ap31k_gWU_8EgyqGJOMXbaK-k50-dgN-RbRV5GAsu19hdjn0XR4GaiTeQkaQ64w-gFn3hk3kq3NE-q4Z3MPrjrpmUSQwK8xNmkyQue-bHK0t-0-6kJZtFbMYsgbl-9uPXAa_f7Pu9jQDELEWgWUHRTvQEFtq4JfLAPA/w640-h640/cold%20waterfall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i>The frozen waterfall just up the street from me.</i></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div> Plus I got sick. Then I got an ear infection that lasted way to long. But I found some tennis here! It's indoors on Saturday and Sunday nights, about 25 minutes away. One of the players invited my to play indoor pickle ball in a nearby barn (which makes it almost indoors.) <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-5V8aUqxKov2dqxscKg8EKf1YfliQ-lFMducpx5hGUlwjU0S4l_eu-r5ZT2boZ77bXSXLviaAtvHOpD2Mmh7H62LptYtzsPNwl0Va3qIkKl_T6q-Ektv07ITMBfKOuu63TuwchXCV3hkXIBIZEaMhQeo81N5YYGg_A4rizBYqaIykmMHCQ/s8012/indoor%20tennis%20copy.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2910" data-original-width="8012" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-5V8aUqxKov2dqxscKg8EKf1YfliQ-lFMducpx5hGUlwjU0S4l_eu-r5ZT2boZ77bXSXLviaAtvHOpD2Mmh7H62LptYtzsPNwl0Va3qIkKl_T6q-Ektv07ITMBfKOuu63TuwchXCV3hkXIBIZEaMhQeo81N5YYGg_A4rizBYqaIykmMHCQ/w640-h232/indoor%20tennis%20copy.jpg" width="640" /></a><p>I also got the garage far enough along to set up my Wahoo trainer and start "Zwifting" again.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginGAsx6VlBalpvn76nKrY3Bv1qnr6r2NbwjrCFkS9Eb-VnnPl4Lz1IzjisjoLigPy7oTy6wdUJNv8NNc1iyzp-3uGY6_EBh7VaZpOePXOJpUZ0fvRIL4i-w6JDb0Y3rXhoX3vAKJLC876zE_yqeundEaEl2UDhZccYMwg1J8JQx1qDEQBig/s1465/Curtis%20and%20Dan%20on%20Zwift.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1465" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEginGAsx6VlBalpvn76nKrY3Bv1qnr6r2NbwjrCFkS9Eb-VnnPl4Lz1IzjisjoLigPy7oTy6wdUJNv8NNc1iyzp-3uGY6_EBh7VaZpOePXOJpUZ0fvRIL4i-w6JDb0Y3rXhoX3vAKJLC876zE_yqeundEaEl2UDhZccYMwg1J8JQx1qDEQBig/w640-h472/Curtis%20and%20Dan%20on%20Zwift.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Dan (AKA Lance Oldstrong), right, invited me to ride with him on Zwift, which was pretty darn cool. </i></div></i><p style="text-align: left;">Things were looking up. Until I woke up with a very painful Achilles tendon. I'm not sure what caused it. Maybe picking up my normal like after not doing much a while. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ldMmPEFOsaAQEzZvbDMWZ-zv49kJ2vLMJNzjf9Vlz3kMl6i4EYHU5rmdiZf3aceD61UrU8NPUzl_rKnyMYb8y5ocrVpdBsp3m6svdMIVnBz04VIDD0-TMzKInFtgDpKcpxuECT5zNmYRYsu0iDET6yj-2JRHq7DPlPJDTEWFpMRhlbMtsA/s3610/tendons.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2919" data-original-width="3610" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ldMmPEFOsaAQEzZvbDMWZ-zv49kJ2vLMJNzjf9Vlz3kMl6i4EYHU5rmdiZf3aceD61UrU8NPUzl_rKnyMYb8y5ocrVpdBsp3m6svdMIVnBz04VIDD0-TMzKInFtgDpKcpxuECT5zNmYRYsu0iDET6yj-2JRHq7DPlPJDTEWFpMRhlbMtsA/w640-h518/tendons.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"><i>Goolging how to recover</i></span></div><p>It's been a few days now and I can walk a bit. I'm doing every voodoo thing I can think of; tape, stretches, and such to improve and it seems to be working.</p><p>So I'm in the wait zone.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-42708873871097228422022-11-10T06:35:00.004-08:002022-11-13T07:11:45.785-08:00I'm an idiot. New Trek 520 Grando bike woes
<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jlsOePYYgzbyzmQB3GjnWSNdSXqOZyhQtGPE_od3dEUl7qS6_Qg-JlO7iYOzf4yv-bRGRBFsHto1KcM2aQ8kodEe1x6RHXAVlG50xRm_dWQx3yWVbCfaE2Uk-ZQwSVwKzyKXTAKW_W4jG8K_cS4c7kWtGKq5MSVuEfb1Crqdij1Ym9tjlg/s4104/IMG_8944.JPG" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="4104" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7jlsOePYYgzbyzmQB3GjnWSNdSXqOZyhQtGPE_od3dEUl7qS6_Qg-JlO7iYOzf4yv-bRGRBFsHto1KcM2aQ8kodEe1x6RHXAVlG50xRm_dWQx3yWVbCfaE2Uk-ZQwSVwKzyKXTAKW_W4jG8K_cS4c7kWtGKq5MSVuEfb1Crqdij1Ym9tjlg/s600/IMG_8944.JPG" width="600" /></a></div>Hear now my tale of overly hopeful and unrealistically optimistic, painfully expensive bad decision making,<p></p><p>I wanted a touring bike. I'd signed on for two self supported bicycle tours and realized the bike I had wasn't ideal. It didn't have a way to attach a front rack, and trying to carry everything on a rear rack resulted in a very unbalanced ride.</p><p>In April 2022 we were still in supply chain hell. Buying a new bike was near impossible. But shockingly enough, when I was visiting the Trek shop in Geneva, NY they told me they had a Trek 520 Grando arrive that morning.</p><p>The Trek 520 is a classic road touring bike. It's darn near the gold standard for touring. I wasn't attracted to it because it ships with bar end shifters, which I find a pain to use. But their new iteration, the 520 Grando model checked all my boxes. It was designed more as a bike-packing gravelish bike. It has brake-shifters. (check.) Low gears that feature a 42-28 double crankset (check.) High spoke count wheels (check) Included a front rack (check) but no rear rack (can't have everything.)</p><p>The Trek sizing guidelines put me exactly on the line between a 51 cm and 54 cm size frame. The model they had was a 54. I figured that the slightly larger frame would be fine for touring, and still in within spec.</p><p>I was wrong. I thought I'd adjust. Sure, it felt odd at first, but all new bikes feel odd. And it wasn't horrible, just different... I thought.</p><p>But not only was the frame larger than I was used to, which made me feel more "on" the bike than "in" the bike, the cranks were 172.5 mm instead of the smaller 170 mm cranks like all my other bikes. Again, I thought "How much difference could that make?" It turns out it matters more than I imagined.</p><p>After a multi-day self-supported 346 mile trip on the C&O and GAP trails and a week touring in Cape Cod I had to accept that this bike was just not ever going to feel right.</p><p>So, what to do? After obsessing way too much, I decided I'd just have to start over. I'm not made of money, so this was a tough and painful decision. It feels a little like I'm borrowing money just to light it on fire in the back yard. But what good is a bike I really can't enjoy riding? </p><p>I begin shopping for a replacement, but interestingly enough the Grando really does have the perfect spec for what I'm after. The only other possibilities were custom zillion dollar solutions that were out of reach for me.</p><p>I visited with the wonderful folks in the Geneva Trek shop and learned Trek doesn't have any 51cm Trek Grandos to sell. They consulted their national database to see if there was a shop that could transfer a bike in my size. Alas, the only places that had one reported their model was shipping damaged and had issues.</p><p>But miraculously an "out of network" independant Trek dealer in Rochester, and hour and a half away, had one. Geneve Trek couldn't transfer it from in independent shop, so I drove there and bought it. </p><p>It feels soooooo much better. But now I have a hole in my wallet and a 54cm model of the same bike that I'll need to sell. Here's hoping I can sell it for enough that my error won't hurt too much for too long.</p><p>Wanta buy a touring/gravel bike?</p><p>Added photo of the new bike in front of the falls.</p>
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line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0px 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck3pwY6Ldlc/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">A post shared by Curtis Corlew (@cccorlew)</a></p></div></blockquote> <script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-52905878135195844072022-09-19T05:54:00.001-07:002022-09-26T13:39:30.311-07:00C&O and GAP tour photos<div>Three hundred thirty-four miles is the official distance for the C&O and GAP trails between Washington DC and Pittsburgh. But we rode just a little farther.</div><div>We also discovered carrying food, the tent, sleeping bags and clothes makes the ride a lot slower.</div><div>It was an adventure. 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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-61300525629545315092022-09-02T05:24:00.001-07:002022-09-02T05:29:35.365-07:00How much too much did my touring bike weigh?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKQyPaKwbJgXNgzVq5KFb-03PkIEWb4Co1qrlzQMCY4vTiCq5adQM9hgGxZgzMRIibYCn-KXgujo9S8DAjymat1muS8kJC3qQ2emw2Bv62OWIbfETeHhegQyMIoZYWHYEvrZxIY_IF2ZVYp4r8l4GrQ_mh8jzh9E7WQ8x6jViNVJ_Gbn31Q/s4032/IMG_7511.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKQyPaKwbJgXNgzVq5KFb-03PkIEWb4Co1qrlzQMCY4vTiCq5adQM9hgGxZgzMRIibYCn-KXgujo9S8DAjymat1muS8kJC3qQ2emw2Bv62OWIbfETeHhegQyMIoZYWHYEvrZxIY_IF2ZVYp4r8l4GrQ_mh8jzh9E7WQ8x6jViNVJ_Gbn31Q/w640-h480/IMG_7511.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">That's my bike on the left, Tricia with hers on the right</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /></div><div>We just finished our 346 mile bike journey from Washington DC to Pittsburgh along the C&O canal towpath and the GAP trail. It was our first “four-pannier” trip. We took our tent, sleeping bags, clothes, a lot of food and our coffee fixin’s.</div><div>I didn’t weigh anything before we left, but did when we returned. </div><div>Here’s a breakdown of what things weighed.</div><div><br /></div><div><i>Disclaimers: I weighed the larger items by holding them on a bathroom scale then subtracting my weight. Smaller items weighed on kitchen scale. </i></div><div><br /></div><table>
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<th>Item info</th>
<th>Weight in pounds</th>
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<td>Trek 520 Grando (With pedals light, racks, Garmin and full water bottles)</td>
<td>33.2</td>
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<td>Rear left pannier (Sleeping bag, pad, chair, etc.)</td>
<td>19.4</td>
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<td>Left rear pannier (Mostly clothes)</td>
<td>21.2</td>
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<td>Front right pannier (Coffee, stove, personal stuff)</td>
<td>8.2</td>
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<td>Front Left pannier (Mostly food, electronics)</td>
<td>7.0</td>
</tr>
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<td>Front bag that sits on front rack (lock, rain coat, glasses, small stuff)</td>
<td>3.1</td>
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<td>Tent (on rear rack, without poles or ground cloth)</td>
<td>4.8</td>
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<td><b>Total weight <i>without</i> bike</b></td>
<td><b>63.7</b></td>
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<td><b>Total weight with bike</b></td><td><b>96.9</b></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table><br />
<h3 style="text-align: left;">Yep, that's too much stuff. </h3><div>I need to drop a few pounds.</div><div>It won't be easy. All the bags together (empty) add up to 8.1 pounds, so I'm at 41 pounds <i>before</i> I add any items.</div><div>I took a lightweight chair (1.2 pounds) I'll leave behind. </div><div>I also took a USB plug in hub charger and 2 power bricks (2.4 pounds) that'll I'll leave most of behind. </div><div>My toiletries bag weighed 1.3. I'm sure that could be less.</div><div>Maybe I could take fewer clothes</div><div>I carried food we didn't need. Not a lot, but some.</div><div>I carried lightweight shoes, but next time I'll go with ultra lightweight "flops"</div><div><br /></div><div>I'll upload too many photos in a seperate post, but here we are close to the start, ready to get lost in DC on our way to the C&O trail.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOnlZRE7CHz9xZcllrhJSkuG3or-cPlmzAsNnfSMoPFHG-rWKI60Bne66l5VI7Rwak5G7WYfOm-26__99oqAJV03vJ1xTL9ZgYG7EZcYjDPLGl8e059Xd5YP9IYET2eRh64Mo8hf1m5VmAwyM3b7hSUfu0RACd2ewi3Xy7F4HvS5FWikccw/s2615/Snapseed%2054.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2615" data-original-width="2615" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaOnlZRE7CHz9xZcllrhJSkuG3or-cPlmzAsNnfSMoPFHG-rWKI60Bne66l5VI7Rwak5G7WYfOm-26__99oqAJV03vJ1xTL9ZgYG7EZcYjDPLGl8e059Xd5YP9IYET2eRh64Mo8hf1m5VmAwyM3b7hSUfu0RACd2ewi3Xy7F4HvS5FWikccw/w640-h640/Snapseed%2054.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-13319744730057066822022-08-11T08:01:00.008-07:002023-09-13T10:05:02.530-07:00Hemlock Lake loop, Lake 6 of #BTFL11<p>Tricia and I cycled around Hemlock Lake as part of our quest to ride all 11 of the Finger Lakes, part of teh Finger Lakes Cycling Club's <i>Bike the Finger Lakes Challenge. </i>#BTFL. We've now ridden all the lake to the west of Watkins Glen where we live. We still have the two largest left, as well as some that are smaller, but farther away.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFeYFItqv8l4lsMQt3PPx5zakKAu6_nP5R6jdJpFXx4Fz2tbzXQXzPlq0vpEWgqgpqIn_79-3MHvsYdI2MM3mmxTjeYtM-xhXkPxNyBg7HZsw9sy5__rsNz01AY_KfuKn9SiYacZ2H0l8Bc36pSKhLlc_Pnjd4pE9UJVBPVCv_7iTPwuAjA/s1594/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-11%20at%2010.49.49%20AM.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="974" data-original-width="1594" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFeYFItqv8l4lsMQt3PPx5zakKAu6_nP5R6jdJpFXx4Fz2tbzXQXzPlq0vpEWgqgpqIn_79-3MHvsYdI2MM3mmxTjeYtM-xhXkPxNyBg7HZsw9sy5__rsNz01AY_KfuKn9SiYacZ2H0l8Bc36pSKhLlc_Pnjd4pE9UJVBPVCv_7iTPwuAjA/w640-h392/Screen%20Shot%202022-08-11%20at%2010.49.49%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div>This ride, according to the club site, "boasts both one of the longest climbs and one of the steepest climbs in the Finger Lakes Region.Yet we survived and even had fun.<div>As beautiful as the ride was, it was somewhat odd to loop a lake, but never see it except at the start and finish. </div><div>At least I managed to make some photos of my favorite model as well as lake at the start.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSdsxDBLCOqbc69G2AAbfonqPwmRf9VpaEBR_i06s1A3Aq70lJjdcmy4SQl_4zdReU9uSG3HOqjAidcxa5iO0xQH92gI8cjFkfYfGn6n-H1AzB0x8AD1NlM59fpcLoPPYQhI7RkcMSUZNC8nzL8L_LX8YjA5-BPJ1yQ8usEkwORDbIcK8Tg/s1440/0F9F38EF-B5A8-4961-AB74-D742F717BD11.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRSdsxDBLCOqbc69G2AAbfonqPwmRf9VpaEBR_i06s1A3Aq70lJjdcmy4SQl_4zdReU9uSG3HOqjAidcxa5iO0xQH92gI8cjFkfYfGn6n-H1AzB0x8AD1NlM59fpcLoPPYQhI7RkcMSUZNC8nzL8L_LX8YjA5-BPJ1yQ8usEkwORDbIcK8Tg/w640-h640/0F9F38EF-B5A8-4961-AB74-D742F717BD11.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a treat to have so little auto traffic</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtv7v6cDVK_flwbvTZCmk0tDbAyyc5jE8KzWQuGUcgHosnRfnGAj5Ko5zkjtw6Yvc3s2v4_NKgZRlNkoVVi0KYnjTSgyy418ee_KKI0xQ4e2d9aoYAv8_E6hsC8zMojCsKGjz6TNastrz_O9AoX_EAs4QkOUyKscLs_QhH2mW5cK6HqzDvw/s1440/1C88EDE3-8184-467B-A2B6-164587D3DA83.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbtv7v6cDVK_flwbvTZCmk0tDbAyyc5jE8KzWQuGUcgHosnRfnGAj5Ko5zkjtw6Yvc3s2v4_NKgZRlNkoVVi0KYnjTSgyy418ee_KKI0xQ4e2d9aoYAv8_E6hsC8zMojCsKGjz6TNastrz_O9AoX_EAs4QkOUyKscLs_QhH2mW5cK6HqzDvw/w640-h640/1C88EDE3-8184-467B-A2B6-164587D3DA83.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There are flowers everywhere here. Zillions and zillions. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO7KLKnNOgQvF4cc3eurG_ilcqouYTlLgh19g8j8jLlRRstE2o8zhLH3w-SJ6cTZlhSliE1D8rCiscL4eZ4ZhfcM74yQF2h-GtztvNXpKRyrj7B5mbFDT-TT99u8k18ZAUPvygZP2k105IwiGZwck_mOqXzZX1AIGhzeU2tNufghAGWo_ZQ/s1440/1E0AEF19-0058-407D-8407-E1580EB3A9F3.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="1440" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbO7KLKnNOgQvF4cc3eurG_ilcqouYTlLgh19g8j8jLlRRstE2o8zhLH3w-SJ6cTZlhSliE1D8rCiscL4eZ4ZhfcM74yQF2h-GtztvNXpKRyrj7B5mbFDT-TT99u8k18ZAUPvygZP2k105IwiGZwck_mOqXzZX1AIGhzeU2tNufghAGWo_ZQ/w640-h640/1E0AEF19-0058-407D-8407-E1580EB3A9F3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the ride start. If we hadn't climbed a few stairs we wouldn't have seen the lake at all</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO0fK-Ulo43LUHMV1UE7Z2PWmZ1P_SzxTi1w9eaCkQiFVWa4P8D6Z_Rmg_x6bXPzxa5aYaHaOrvtt4yDwekw4amX2SZqVzcFzvueuexPTC00ex2r6F0fu9avas3VJuMIYovezSI7lkOPF9H9lUD9Hm3egFqX40IYPMjIUbxW7WsImZMZybw/s2672/Snapseed%2047.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="2672" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinO0fK-Ulo43LUHMV1UE7Z2PWmZ1P_SzxTi1w9eaCkQiFVWa4P8D6Z_Rmg_x6bXPzxa5aYaHaOrvtt4yDwekw4amX2SZqVzcFzvueuexPTC00ex2r6F0fu9avas3VJuMIYovezSI7lkOPF9H9lUD9Hm3egFqX40IYPMjIUbxW7WsImZMZybw/w640-h640/Snapseed%2047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'd never seen a sign like this before. I was tempted to follow the arrow, but who knows where we'd have ended up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMg6fpGnjwdUTTC954WijuhFI8AdK7f4ucaHEz-XHwszVC0JKlS1CVtufq1q0y09M97rSBcsZvkq8zpu0wETxpumHQD77TGVv0ngqSEgagsZvXQRwnW8erRgdDINU3s-xVjlr3JEgjSLGE-8oaOJ2bRg5xPXsUisA85kySydKOdrJ6KJlXg/s4032/Snapseed%2048.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWMg6fpGnjwdUTTC954WijuhFI8AdK7f4ucaHEz-XHwszVC0JKlS1CVtufq1q0y09M97rSBcsZvkq8zpu0wETxpumHQD77TGVv0ngqSEgagsZvXQRwnW8erRgdDINU3s-xVjlr3JEgjSLGE-8oaOJ2bRg5xPXsUisA85kySydKOdrJ6KJlXg/w640-h480/Snapseed%2048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is indeed a beautiful lake.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-11027894468557578302022-08-01T05:56:00.008-07:002022-08-01T06:13:55.802-07:00New chain day and first ride with Finger Lakes group<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajxnRvwHibwiMMvRSk9pWWopG-H7nzgeOZ4tH5CB3BrNh-_LRA5oKJu_DwsXocah-QjIJ7049lYD2wQD6iehQDav6z2fD2x1xCt8SZL1kAgzEp9uQ7h4zVW7DB2TTJVRfvYOYCQu36JgLo6CMiRBCITxsLJOo5jQdT6YwMkRbNxxPJO3xSg/s3024/IMG_5852.JPG"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhajxnRvwHibwiMMvRSk9pWWopG-H7nzgeOZ4tH5CB3BrNh-_LRA5oKJu_DwsXocah-QjIJ7049lYD2wQD6iehQDav6z2fD2x1xCt8SZL1kAgzEp9uQ7h4zVW7DB2TTJVRfvYOYCQu36JgLo6CMiRBCITxsLJOo5jQdT6YwMkRbNxxPJO3xSg/w640-h640/IMG_5852.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Putting on a new chain almost feels like getting a new bike. Shifting becomes so smooth. Sure, it may be that I left old my chain on too long...OK, I'm sure I did. But it's all better now.<p></p><p>In fact, it's super better, because I installed two new chains, one on the Roubaix and one on the gravel bike. It took a while, mainly because I cleaned the heck out of both bikes first, and because I couldn't find my Park quick link tool that disappeared in our move to NY. I used a wire wrapping technique I found on youtube, and it worked. Of course, afterwards (but in time for chain two) I was reminded by a comment online that I have a pair of tire levers that could double as quick link pliers. They worked better than the wire method. And I have the proper Park tool on order now.</p><p>Let me rant a bit. I know there are "supply chain issues" but holy smokes, the price of chains has sure gone up. And cassettes are even worse. At least I don't need the multi-hundred dollar 12 speed versions, but still, they are almost $100 now. Crap.</p><p>In happier news, Tricia and I rode with the Finger Lakes Cycling Club for the first time on Saturday. They're a nice bunch of people, and gaining some local knowledge is always a good plan. </p><p>Of course, I screwed up a bit. Just as we were leaving a cyclist rode past and told me "You left your van side door open." So I rode back and closed it, then spent too much energy killing myself to catch the group. I did catch them, and just as I did they stopped to regroup. I'd have been fine riding normally. Maybe I should just think of it as a bonus workout.</p><p>We look forward to riding with them again. But next time I'll check the doors more carefully.</p><div class="strava-embed-placeholder" data-embed-id="7554616185" data-embed-type="activity"></div>
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Diversion.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yLk-CDBtbPzVNwPhs6KoiwmO4p74rSPbaW-JDn3D7uIlAP3PRkgE2zfvSbCuPLqoZ5z3_yZ5wqsRdNNncJ6kHZ6gypKVh3eMS2DqplGg2wcCbJAx9PpHSTzlzMUOXPIDaZGvCNzJPYtlgcsONt4eDLHqVm8bDHq_4eXbk_pkOe8ORSwu5A/s3563/Snapseed%2049.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3563" data-original-width="2695" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5yLk-CDBtbPzVNwPhs6KoiwmO4p74rSPbaW-JDn3D7uIlAP3PRkgE2zfvSbCuPLqoZ5z3_yZ5wqsRdNNncJ6kHZ6gypKVh3eMS2DqplGg2wcCbJAx9PpHSTzlzMUOXPIDaZGvCNzJPYtlgcsONt4eDLHqVm8bDHq_4eXbk_pkOe8ORSwu5A/s600/Snapseed%2049.jpg" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVrUCUGWdWAWzoNXiOqXYSJOziObTeW6sd0icmKefzAyzuJBxdCYLtXA8M-Hc-n1qt_P2pxXm68kas8jIVjkkHCofEuhrK5MAk_vO6h85iFD8QQrQM96d4PKSVmG_UJOlwMzO0-5CDlRlSqfPg40KyiHW9svx3uAefkThrl2F2K0R1ooeQg/s4032/Snapseed%2050.jpg" style="display: block; padding: 1em 0px; text-align: center;"><img alt="" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRVrUCUGWdWAWzoNXiOqXYSJOziObTeW6sd0icmKefzAyzuJBxdCYLtXA8M-Hc-n1qt_P2pxXm68kas8jIVjkkHCofEuhrK5MAk_vO6h85iFD8QQrQM96d4PKSVmG_UJOlwMzO0-5CDlRlSqfPg40KyiHW9svx3uAefkThrl2F2K0R1ooeQg/s600/Snapseed%2050.jpg" width="600" /></a>I installed a Tubus Evo rear rack on Trek 520 Grando. It has a set of lower rails that allow the panniers to ride lower on the bike, making for lower center of gravity. It also frees up the top of the rack to carry other junk. My Ortlieb bags are currently filled with bubble wrap, but next ride I'll add some actual weight and see how it feels more loaded.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-67883574078024866392022-07-16T08:06:00.004-07:002023-09-13T10:06:37.098-07:00Continuing quest to cycle all Finger Lakes, Honeoye aand Canandaigua edition #BTFL11 <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnR8FL42rKNVYeewZP07TX6aXKDa2IgJ9hsLhXmNuPrrx46_oJJj7KNW877_VSQG80MXoba8TqpvCDas4wX6z9fNWxGIVokWp4JZOeSWLLY4Kpav_y6Ypwi5dcpA_c9eZTv3De0XR1NRouA_JSCQYKu9Xt61CSwdO-gTiuSV1PiYYCtNbcg/s2740/Snapseed%2048.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" data-original-height="2739" data-original-width="2740" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnR8FL42rKNVYeewZP07TX6aXKDa2IgJ9hsLhXmNuPrrx46_oJJj7KNW877_VSQG80MXoba8TqpvCDas4wX6z9fNWxGIVokWp4JZOeSWLLY4Kpav_y6Ypwi5dcpA_c9eZTv3De0XR1NRouA_JSCQYKu9Xt61CSwdO-gTiuSV1PiYYCtNbcg/w640-h640/Snapseed%2048.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>We had to cancel our planned ride Erie Canal from Buffalo to Albany. I tested positive for COVID the day before we were going to travel to the ride start. It was a mild case, I recovered quickly, and best of all didn't infect anyone else.</p><p>As a consolation we decided to ride a couple more of the Finger Lakes. It went beautifully. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsG6u2m0cQPcw6akK_2LXbft-UBjRc7ITOdb6KYgea7XXBsRHf3yKjFwxmXjhbjrib8Idq_zNT_kKSi9p9T7cFY-gh5f0HOxtnhwLgGJRkuy5Cq5c0fIH_XjOVrCIjt7kZCyWKAKbxS29drIdXmsgr3KZAdnh7pr3eK8JNZ45xQJbI5a4CQ/s3024/IMG_5528.JPG" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrsG6u2m0cQPcw6akK_2LXbft-UBjRc7ITOdb6KYgea7XXBsRHf3yKjFwxmXjhbjrib8Idq_zNT_kKSi9p9T7cFY-gh5f0HOxtnhwLgGJRkuy5Cq5c0fIH_XjOVrCIjt7kZCyWKAKbxS29drIdXmsgr3KZAdnh7pr3eK8JNZ45xQJbI5a4CQ/w640-h640/IMG_5528.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>We tossed the bikes into our Adventure Van™ and headed to Canandaigua Lake for Tricia's birthday ride. Just joked she was "45 miles old today." as we finished </p><p>We tent camped at a beautiful park and had it all to ourselves. Except for the zillions of fireflies that put on a great show into the evening.</p><p>The next morning we rode one of the shorter lakes, Honeoye Lake before returning home. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASyj71eOEyzNOsFIB68zc4IGT70rcHqZRGXMcWbI6GQ8csPFyAiYJGmKJymy33Apx722xJx0ZpY92nnvzkz8Erk0gcHDA9ugw5485nmBmhzD6Ne2XrRZsnY2D2Zvm2ktRk0K_XeYPONZmDn6iNcmsab8d9oPETfoUsnEHE8XU5zscPZxjWQ/s2851/Snapseed%2047.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" data-original-height="2851" data-original-width="2851" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASyj71eOEyzNOsFIB68zc4IGT70rcHqZRGXMcWbI6GQ8csPFyAiYJGmKJymy33Apx722xJx0ZpY92nnvzkz8Erk0gcHDA9ugw5485nmBmhzD6Ne2XrRZsnY2D2Zvm2ktRk0K_XeYPONZmDn6iNcmsab8d9oPETfoUsnEHE8XU5zscPZxjWQ/w640-h640/Snapseed%2047.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Thanks to Finger Lakes Cycling Club for providing a wonderful resource for us. Their <a href="https://fingerlakescycling.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=704013&module_id=471799">Bike the Finger Lakes 11 Challenge</a> web page has suggested starting spots, suggestions for food, road info and RideWithGPS maps. We could even attempt this without them.</p>
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<div class='strava-embed-placeholder' data-embed-type='activity' data-embed-id='7470248555'></div><script src='https://strava-embeds.com/embed.js'></script><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-82744015338470589912022-07-06T06:55:00.006-07:002022-07-11T10:35:34.491-07:00Wild ride of amazing excitment<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='440' height='366' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx9cl6n2isxf--ra7Ul51Nr4Fh9IFpcFQTXvSj0vx0QloF8EB1HMaa_rGTN5UEmlao61MwMfw79DT0' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Michael and William really enjoyed the ride around the neighborhood. They treated it like a carnival ride, tossing their arms in the air. They also said hello to the neighbors we rode past and well as greeting cars, motorcycles, signs, yards and most plants. A good time was had by all. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I was relieved that hauling them around out flat neighborhood wasn't that much work, unlike the hills in our Antioch home.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12029978.post-89959877588416608352022-06-28T06:18:00.007-07:002023-09-13T10:07:27.966-07:00Adventure Van and Bike the Finger Lakes Challenge, Conesus and Canadice #BTFL11<p> When Tricia and I bought our Pacifica last fall we decreed that it was not a minivan, but rather an adventure van. Our plan was to use it to transport our bikes and our own bad selves to fun places. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-RNBsAenq_pSxoGuhfvVDnV-ZG4uPXlo68sps5593_EPceCMsRRL7NxG3funqfvDfTtMu6TqklMVoC1ziA9Iapi_UHZ72Plk3XYZjKQ46aGtUMEtndnagB_tx-5qnj-fxMd4LwMq3DsNg_gi7GOHYR4TeUX4bPzv76hGKqCe1L_2XPKg8Q/s3229/Snapseed%2043.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2335" data-original-width="3229" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK-RNBsAenq_pSxoGuhfvVDnV-ZG4uPXlo68sps5593_EPceCMsRRL7NxG3funqfvDfTtMu6TqklMVoC1ziA9Iapi_UHZ72Plk3XYZjKQ46aGtUMEtndnagB_tx-5qnj-fxMd4LwMq3DsNg_gi7GOHYR4TeUX4bPzv76hGKqCe1L_2XPKg8Q/w640-h463/Snapseed%2043.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We finally had a chance to take it out on a shakedown cruise. As part of our mission to cycle all 11 of the Finger Lakes we tossed the bikes in and drove to the most western lake, Conesus Lake. We still need to perfect how will load the bikes, but just using a couple of bungee cords worked reasonably well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-K0SWIulv8ZCN3OxS7s8OY5yhUH73fSssyd3leyTbNatPRskL_h1hrTRWDhHJi_mZLHTBOS7PbE6rAoSYOkZRlwZyHq8kDs7Voiue6jB1-W_9pVNkABNsN1s372q1NJMPaxnjBzGLa9lLIY5_5GrMIGFOKlsof65DklWch5arakiBPpByQ/s4032/Snapseed%2042.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6-K0SWIulv8ZCN3OxS7s8OY5yhUH73fSssyd3leyTbNatPRskL_h1hrTRWDhHJi_mZLHTBOS7PbE6rAoSYOkZRlwZyHq8kDs7Voiue6jB1-W_9pVNkABNsN1s372q1NJMPaxnjBzGLa9lLIY5_5GrMIGFOKlsof65DklWch5arakiBPpByQ/w640-h480/Snapseed%2042.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We managed to not only ride Conesus Lake, but tossed in a second nearby and even smaller lake, Canadice Lake. We were a bit worried because the website we checked said there was a 4 mile stretch of gravel. Gravel could be a dirt path, or could be giant boulders. And we were on road bikes with relatively skinny tires. But it turned out to be an easy to ride and well-maintained path that we had no trouble with. And, it was even more beautiful than we could've imagined. During the road section I think we saw four cars total. </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-AQVyE07J8H9aKSwyNOz61E7uyMfQkcbDk8cvGYcEc8NAmXEp-5Z0VYOa4MsICTCERE3wOgtrQAGRY9trkiQPby9-W2-TWCyDEfuSRLsdWq6WlsR6W97R5Vz6aCtvLJ36A9vZgm2SKdPpidcutNfvywxE_HP21GYN7_EtTFm-6Fj1jFtRg/s4032/IMG_5266.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT-AQVyE07J8H9aKSwyNOz61E7uyMfQkcbDk8cvGYcEc8NAmXEp-5Z0VYOa4MsICTCERE3wOgtrQAGRY9trkiQPby9-W2-TWCyDEfuSRLsdWq6WlsR6W97R5Vz6aCtvLJ36A9vZgm2SKdPpidcutNfvywxE_HP21GYN7_EtTFm-6Fj1jFtRg/w640-h480/IMG_5266.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table>As you can tell from the map,we've started with the easier ones. The largest are 82 and 97 miles with a good deal of climbing. But it looks to be a fun project.<div>Tip o' the hat to the Finger Lakes Cycling Club for putting together a <a href="https://fingerlakescycling.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=704013&module_id=471799">web page with descriptions of the routes, best parking, GPS files</a> and a web page to log your progress.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB34kFUb0XL_n9tFFjPM3_0AfC8tHk-7f83Ar2lyAIaoXNNzqgzBSpnPdw07DiActGjiS95N7UzFCtQ3Tc2xHNfG7p1Mv1GOaDs3Xco8XWGZdS7ZlhonTngqz9W-b7jNEvVS4ZzZeSWBLPvLPHQGXCrlIysGwsb9E2Bc1FEjIIH4AeEysQWw/s1292/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-28%20at%209.11.23%20AM.png"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="1292" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB34kFUb0XL_n9tFFjPM3_0AfC8tHk-7f83Ar2lyAIaoXNNzqgzBSpnPdw07DiActGjiS95N7UzFCtQ3Tc2xHNfG7p1Mv1GOaDs3Xco8XWGZdS7ZlhonTngqz9W-b7jNEvVS4ZzZeSWBLPvLPHQGXCrlIysGwsb9E2Bc1FEjIIH4AeEysQWw/w640-h379/Screen%20Shot%202022-06-28%20at%209.11.23%20AM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I'm in a Facebook group called "Look at my bike leaning against stuff." Because of course I am. Anyway, here was my contribution from our ride. So... Look at my bike leaning at (or on) Canadice Lake, one of New York State's Finger Lakes.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0gWTX6tJIclXM-CGRGaUodPQkcRBmS80K1fDC1iGrHJIkBzndwdBx-STrVcmJK5rfFF2d5RetEncZzf8EI7xQP95YqhJbIsnUNCrPLGCmCVVBquKmkgLmsPSGKfKBGA_lOFtUwZZ8lXN0m7GgUqGUsme6VkkjbuBsJTn-YNhzueuHSqOVw/s2048/bike%20at%20lake.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0gWTX6tJIclXM-CGRGaUodPQkcRBmS80K1fDC1iGrHJIkBzndwdBx-STrVcmJK5rfFF2d5RetEncZzf8EI7xQP95YqhJbIsnUNCrPLGCmCVVBquKmkgLmsPSGKfKBGA_lOFtUwZZ8lXN0m7GgUqGUsme6VkkjbuBsJTn-YNhzueuHSqOVw/w640-h480/bike%20at%20lake.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Visit <a href="http://ccorlew.blogspot.com">ccorlew.blogspot.com</a> for endless bicycle ranting.</div>Curtis Corlewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06415639856823138391noreply@blogger.com1