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Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Too nice a day to stay inside...

i could only listen for so long to the Impeachment Hearings this morning, so i pulled Tarkus out and took a spin 'round the local forest preserve.


Except for the oaks, the trees are bare. i rode along mostly on the unpaved paths & trails through the woods, occasionally meeting fat bike riders going in the other direction.

About a mile or two along, i encountered a long stretch of deep mud. Tarkus is shod with road tyres, so riding wasn't an option- my meager cyclocross skills have long since gone. Tracks showed that dozens of riders had recently & gleefully ridden through the mires & boggy grounds. i opted for shank's mare.

Tarkus, the sledding hill, the pond beyond,
and possibly the last pay phone in Cook County.
Eventually i returned to the asphalt-  there's about a mile or so of semi-abandoned roadway in the woods- and then back to the village trails home.

It's been a rough year for me as far a cycling goes. To add to it all was a dramatically torn hamstring back in September, but today's was a good early recovery ride- unfortunately only about the fourth ride i've taken since Labour Day.

And no, this blog hasn't gone zombie, it's just been a crazy year.

More soon.

-VSR.


2 comments:

  1. Hi,
    I followed from your like on Clay's blog and pitched up here. I ride an old three speed coaster brake bike every day, but mostly in the London smoke.

    Nice spot, v quiet, looks like its time you put your cycling shoes on and tell us another story!

    Stephen

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    1. Thank you Stephen. 2019 was bad enough, but 2020 had been worse. i hope to be up and running again soon.
      All the best,
      -v.s.r.

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