Foosball

Sat. night was spent with the Dillsburg crew at Courtney and Greg's house. It was nice to get out to see friends and spend time with Becki. One of the highlights of the evening was the foosball table. I have only played a handful of times in my life. It was great learning on the fly. Steve J you are the master of the foosball table!

Coming Together

The fitness that is. The rides are adding up to some good fitness for Jan. The past few days have seen alot of road time on the bike. Several commutes, a great ride with Steve H., and an eye opening solo effort. Steve and I did some path riding and some hill work on Joe's Loop. My solo effort was on the path. Typical path ride in that I was into the wind for the first half of the ride and then had a push from that same wind on the way home. 7 hours on the bike this weekend and temps in the high 40's and low 50's! The year of the bike continues!!!!

I'll Take The Singletrack!

Super Frozen Fly

My weekend riding was spent in the trails of Valley Green/Wissahickon. The trail conditions were GREAT! On friday morning we had a couple of inches of snow an the temps dropped. The trails were frozen solid and the small amount of snow was compacted to a fast smooth surface. The superfly single was the bike of choice for both days. After riding the Rig in the poor conditions we have been having the superfly felt really light and fast! This bike amazes me everytime I ride it.

Clipless at 5

Because of his BMX racing Luke wanted to make the switch to clipless pedals. For the readers that don't know what this is, here we go. To keep it short and sweet you have a shoe with a cleat on the bottom that attaches to the pedal. This makes your pedal stroke more efficient and gives the rider more control of the bike. Luke was able to get the hang of getting in and out of the pedals on the trainer. Later, he moved to the outdoors. He has done a great job learning this new skill. I was 24 when I first used a clipless pedal!!! It is the year of the bike!

As winter break ends

I can say it was great. The family time was full of memories. The riding was very good. A mix of road and mountain riding made the legs get that "good" tired feeling. The last ride was on the Rig in the Wissahickon. Cold temps meant the trails were FAST! I also realized most, if not all of the pictures I post on this blog are of smooth, buff singletrack. I do this because I enjoy the roller coaster feel of smooth singletrack. The pictures also really look good. Knarly and tech riding are what east coast riding is all about. The section of trail in the picture is HARD but, rideable. Very hard on a single speed with 34x18.

Jump Around

Great Start to 2010

Nice ride on the path out to Phoenixville. The trails were muddy and the road bike was in order! Hope your 2010 is off to a good start! I believe Andy said "its the year of the BIKE!"

Just how I wanted to spend the last day of 2009

A family hike on the "secret" trail in Valley Green. Added bonus it snowed!!!! Happy New Year!

2009 Riding comes to an END

A great year of riding all kinds of bikes! The last few days I have been on winter break and enjoying the extra time on the bike. The highlights so far are a road ride from Morgantown to Wellsville. Becki and the kids dropped me at the turnpike exit and I began my 4 hour and 30 minute ride. When I looked at the weather at home it said the wind would be 5-10 mph out of the west. Since my trip is due west for most of it I thought "thats not bad". The weather was wrong! It was a constant 15-20 mph. A hard ride just got harder! About half way through the ride I had to cross the Susquehanna River in Columbia. The wind was so bad I was in my second lowest gear on a flat road!!!!! I did not know if I would make it. The second half of the ride was hard until at 3 hours and 30 minutes I made the turn to go north on rt. 74. The last hour was on hilly road but it seemed EASY! Great day on the bike.

As for the mountain bike I have had two "highlight" rides so far. The first was on Xmas eve morning in the snow. It was only about 1 1/2 hours but so much fun. The second ride was a 3 1/2 hour tour of the Wissahickon. The snow had melted and the trails had frozen into a super fast dirt highway! I love the grip of frozen dirt! Hope 2010 is as good or better the 09! Have fun be safe!

Christmas Morning

Our family had a great day!

The Tradition Continues

Christmas Eve has been on of the best days of the year for as long as I can remember. As a kid playing with Peter, Pam, and David gave me a great sense of family. I would look forward to going to mommom and poppop's house and wonder what kind of fun we would have. The memories are great and not one of them is about an xmas present. The time together was the "present".

Fast forward 25 years and we all still get together as adults for Xmas eve. The venue has now shifted to nana and papa's house. Some years not everyone is in attendence but, the fun continues. I am so happy my kids are getting the chance to spend time with their cousins to create their own memories of Chrismas eve.

Merry Christmas

Let there be LIGHTS!

A close family member does it BIG with the Christmas lights. We made our yearly visit with Nana and Papa. The amount of time and effort they put in is amazing to me. People come from all over the are to check it out. Sometimes by the bus load!

Sure Beats the Rain

The snow was a welcome addition for the parent in me. The rain we have had in the area makes entertaining a three and five year old, less then easy. The snow is a no brainer. We did some "work" with the shovels and a whole lot playing. Let it snow! Good Times!