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[consularrider]

My third snow day ride of the 2017-18 winter season. Today I rode to Oberursel then through the woods to the Roman fort at Saalburg then down to Bad Homburg for my lunch (and coffee) stop at Flachs before heading back into Frankfurt via Bonames. There was a decent amount (two to five inches) of snow from Oberursel to Bad Homburg.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]15906[/ATTACH] Along the Werkgraben (nice name for a ditch) near the Frankfurt International School in Oberursel

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[Birru]

Mistakes were made this weekend and they live on in this Relive clip. Audio warning for the soft shredding of Hugh Myrone, which makes everything seem more epic.

[Boomer Cycles]

Today was my first ride this winter around the Arlington Loop and Hains Point as I just got home from the UK for the holidays. It was a beautiful day to practice #dangerpanda while chasing #toyairplanes. I didn’t see @JuddLumberjack while circling HP.

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[bobco85]

Fresh from Seattle, I’ve got a new video of the trail named for the person for whom the city is named: Chief Sealth Trail. (Quick hint: think of saying the word “Seattle” without the t’s)

The Chief Sealth Trail is a paved trail a few miles in length and runs through southern Seattle. It is a hilly trail, with 463 vertical feet of climbing over its 4.7 mile length. The climbs are worth it, though, as one gets really nice views of downtown Seattle, Mount Rainier, and even a glimpse of Lake Washington (the downhills are fun, too). It’s close to the popular Lake Washington Loop and passes near a few Link light rail stations.

[video=youtube_share;z_fQTjFdsjY]https://youtu.be/z_fQTjFdsjY[/video]

[streetsmarts]

Great, plus I always love the music you use Bobco!! You’re a pro at this!
Happy holidays!

[bobco85]

On Christmas Eve after meeting up with komorebi in Bellevue (thanks for dropping by!), I went on a bike ride to cross the SR 520 Trail bridge which had just opened last Wednesday to cyclists/pedestrians. It’s on the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge, the longest floating bridge in the world.

The best part: it was SNOWING! Also, I figured out how to attach a rear-facing camera to my Chinook bike, so there’s footage from both sides.

After seeing the state of the roads in Seattle (read: terrible), I decided to head to the light rail station to get home (I was on my road bike, not my hybrid all-terrain bike). However, on the way, I slipped and fell on the sidewalk, and this is gloriously preserved in my footage (used a split-screen for maximum effect). No worries, I’m fine, only a small bruise.

Enjoy the snow (we apparently don’t get it often here, but already it’s the 2nd time it’s snowed since I moved here in September)!

[video=youtube_share;0cuxluZOUMM]https://youtu.be/0cuxluZOUMM[/video]

[Judd]

Glad that you got to see ‘Rebi. Sorry that you went down. It looked like one of those, “how the heck did I just fall?” kind of falls.

[bobco85]

@Judd 170005 wrote:

Glad that you got to see ‘Rebi. Sorry that you went down. It looked like one of those, “how the heck did I just fall?” kind of falls.

I had a local cyclist tell me after seeing my video that it’s likely I hit a bit of “slime” where the top snow/ice layer stays frozen but underneath melts, mixing to form a really slick surface. It was luckily also a slow speed fall, but hey, I slip and fall once every winter, so it’s good to get it out of the way, right?

[bobco85]

A good way to warm up during a ride in cold weather is to get some delicious hot chocolate.

I made a video of a group ride I did with Cascade Bicycle Club on Christmas Eve Eve which took us around parts of Kent, Washington (about an hour ride south of Seattle). My friend who introduced me to biking in Seattle was mentoring her first ride with Cascade (she has already revealed her plans for me to become a ride leader this year).

Long story short, the hot chocolate (I had hot white chocolate since I really like the flavor) was good, and even though there was a fall, everyone had a good time. I added the comedic sound as I knew the cyclist would get a kick out of it (hence why he sprawled out and said, “I win!”).

Here’s the video. Enjoy!

[video=youtube_share;UIikUU8FtrE]https://youtu.be/UIikUU8FtrE[/video]

[huskerdont]

I love snow.

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[huskerdont]

You don’t get an opportunity to ride on a frozen lake every day, so when you do, you take it:

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With apologies to Vicegrip.

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On the dock at Tarpon Springs, FL

[bobco85]

Yesterday, I needed some alone time to use for exploration, so I did a ride from the southern end of Lake Washington to Maple Valley along the Cedar River Trail. I then rode back on various roads and the Soos Creek Trail in the dark. I plan on making a video of the Cedar River Trail portion, so stay tuned in the coming month or so.

The weather was typical for winter in the Pacific Northwest: temperature in mid-40’s (F), overcast skies, occasional light rain.

I managed to get a flat in the rain in the dark while riding on one of the shoulders of the 45 mph speed limit roads (a little uncomfortable, but hey, I gotta get home somehow), but since I’ve gotten so many flats since I moved out here, I was able to quickly and efficiently find and fish out the piece of glass (of my 13 flats since moving here, all but one have been from glass) before replacing the tube. I’m going to take a pic of the jagged mess that is my rear wheel’s Gatorskin tire (it’s done the best after replacing 2 other tires but has still taken a beating). If there is such a thing as a magnet for glass, I surely have it on my rear wheel!

(left) from the Renton Rowing Center at the southern end of Lake Washington with Seattle left, Mercer Island center, and Bellevue right; (right) small airplane in a nearly continuous line landing at nearby Renton Municipal Airport
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(left) riding the Cedar River Trail which is adjacent to the 50 mph speed limit Renton Maple Valley Highway; (right) we’ve got a logjam on the river!
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(left) taking a break under a bridge; (right) hanging out on an iron truss bridge in Maple Valley
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(left) after reaching Maple Valley, I turned onto the Cedar to Green Rivers Trail which is packed gravel, not unlike the Metropolitan Branch Trail; (right) my destination in Maple Valley was Lake Wilderness which has a park and an arboretum that I will peruse on a future trip
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(left) I had never ridden the Soos Creek Trail, but riding it in the dark was a lot of fun. It had a couple of low spots including one that was submerged with a helpful sign reading “Water Over Trail” (right) one of the slightly elevated concrete bridges over the marshy landscape
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[huskerdont]

I had already put these on Strava, but there’s just something about an orange bike in the snow. Mad River Path in Vermont:

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[“Nude swimming”]
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[drevil]

There’s a peculiar log on the side of the trail that I’ve been eyeing up for a while.

https://vimeo.com/252538104
[video=vimeo;252538104]https://vimeo.com/252538104[/video]

I think I have to adjust my strategy.

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