6/23/14, Kent, 40.6mi, 1c4, 2c5, C474.2

Seems like I diagnosed and fixed the issue that kept giving me flats -- the rim strip on my rear wheel had migrated over in a few spots, exposing the spoke ends. Rob at Pawling Cycling said I was just lucky that I hadn't gotten even more flats. A couple of hours of patching tubes and I was on my way, and 40.6 miles with no flats looks pretty good.

Hot day which seemed to tire me out, so I took the 'easy' way back from Kent (after seeing Al Franken emerging from Kent Chocolate and Coffee as I was going in, wearing a suit and talking on a cell phone) on 55 and 22 rather than over N. Quaker Hill Rd. Still had Ol' 55 and Mt. Tom (a c4) waiting for me at the end.

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6/22/13, Interrupted Millbrook ride, 36.7mi, 5c5, C433.6

It would've been a half century at least, but I got a flat coming back along Old Rte. 22 south of Dover Plains, and blew out the spare when I used the C02 cartridge gun for the first time. I patched the original one but it started leaking again (hardly any glue left) and I was getting bitten by every mosquito in the area, so I bailed and called my son to pick me up.

Up til *then* it was a great ride, up the Clove Valley to Millbrook, lunch at Babette's Kitchen, warm but not too hot.

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6/15/13, Kent, 38.7mi, 2c4, 2c5, C396.9

Somehow Map My Ride didn't start up again after a stop in Kent (J. Giffords) so back to Google Maps this time. Possibly the most perfect riding weather of all time. Did a lot of standing, felt good. Spectacular day.



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6/9/13, Vassar-Hyde Park-Walkway over the Hudson, 24 mi, 1c5, C358

Gorgeous day, perfect cycling weather. Found some decent routes north and west after having lunch near Vassar. Plenty of room for cycling on the Walkway despite the many people walking.

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6/8/13, Quaker ridge, 22.5mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C334.4

Wow, over a month since my last ride -- it's been a busy time. Felt good and I did more standing/climbing than I usually do.


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5/5/13, Millbrook-Dover, 50.9mi, 1c4, 5c5, C311.8

Perfect spring day, everything blooming, blue sky, temps in upper 60s, not much wind, great for first long ride of the year. Excellent lunch stop at Babette's Kitchen in Millbrook, even friendly service this time. Legs tired, but they got me here, even up the last c4 climb home. Surprised that going west up Ol' 55 is only a c5, it's quite a climb.

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5/4/13, Quaker Hill, 21.8mi, 1c3, 1c4, 1c5, C260.9

Beautiful spring day - still a bit on the cool side (65F) but warm enough not to wear anything extra beyond shorts/jersey. Lot o' climbing (S Quaker Hill Rd to Meeting House Rd and Mt. Tom).

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