Ride for Rocky

I don't know who Rocky is, but he was someone's best friend. This is just a picture of a pet cemetery that we passed in Oley. This was not the same one from the Stephen King book, nor the ones that the Ramones sang about.

We started at Weis Markets. We actually met 3 guys who were parked there and they asked us if we wanted to join them. We rode down towards Daniel Boone Homestead and came back a slightly different way than usual. It was cool and we were concerned about it getting dark. We did 22 miles at a 12.9 average. This gives over 200 miles for April. Usually the 200 mark is reserved for the Summer Months only.

The one guy was 73 years old and he kicked our butt. It turns out they are with a larger group and they call themselves the "half fast" club. I gave them my email address and they said they would let us know about future rides.

Ride to the Velodrome

We started at Kutztown Park and rode out to the Lehigh Valley Velodrome. We actually did most of the Donut Derby in reverse without the donuts. What is a Donut Derby? It is race sponsored by Lehigh Wheelman on Labor day where you get reduction in your overall time for every donut you eat. We did it last year. I ate 6 donuts. The most was 19.

But on this day, it was cool with a decent wind. We ended up with about 24 miles and an average of 13.6. I did end up with the most miles ever for April with 181 since I started by Bike Log over 10 years ago.

Dryville Hill

It was that time. We had to see what kind of shape we were in. We rode up the dreaded Dryville hill. It is about 4 miles up hill. We rode to the Dryville Inn and back to Holly's mom house. We only did 10 miles, but it was a good strength ride.

Oley Daniel Boone Ride

We started at the Oley UCC Church and rode down to Daniel Boone Homestead. Holly and I rode a similar route over 8 years ago on our first date.

This ride has more hills, but we did clock in at 13.4 average for about 16 miles.

Caught in the Rain

One of those days with sun one minute and rain the next. We rode from our Lewes house to Cape Henlopen State Park. Of course, when we the furthest away, we had a heavy downpour. It did not last long and we got back without any problem. 16 miles. I won't talk about the average.

Ocean to Bay Bike Ride

Beautiful weather and very light winds made for a great Ocean to Bay ride. We arrived early and actually had to wait for registration to open. We averaged about 14.2 for 35 miles. We actually added an extra 6 miles at the end. We regretted not doing the 50 mile ride. We rode up route 1 from Bethany to Fenwick Island and moved inland on Route 54. From there it was miles of country and quiet roads. Our second rest stop was up at Holts Landing National Park. We rode the final 10 miles east through Millville and back to Bethany Beach.

I did get a flat caused by a large nail. I replaced the tube, but I didn't have a pump. A cyclist stopped and helped. He was from Bethany Cycle - they have 2 shops in Bethany and Rehoboth. Please support them if you are in the area.

Well, we are off to beach to relax. There will be pictures shortly.

Another Oley Ride

Our first real hot day of the year and we were able to average 14.0 MPH for about 18 miles. We rode the modified version of the Pedal and Pig out ride swinging by "lake oley" and back to Weis Markets.

This will be our last ride before the Ocean to Bay Ride in Bethany. Weather is suppose to be warm on Saturday.

Kutztown Park

On Tax Day, we started at the Kutztown Park and rode out to Merztown and back. We clocked in at 14.2 average for a total of 15.5 miles. It seems that our strength is coming along well. The only question is stamina and are we ready for 35 miles on Saturday.

Oley - Pedal and Pig Out Route

Yesterday, Thursday April 10th, we rode the usual Berks County Bike Club - Pedal and Pig out ride. We clocked in about 13.7 avg for about 19 miles. We did well except for the hills at the end.

Bowers Ride

Another long layoff because of the weather, but we had a little bit of sunshine and some half decent temperature, so we headed out to Bowers from Fleetwood high school. We completed 20 miles at an average of 13.5.

We took a ride by Bowers park, because it is only 150 days until the 13th annual Chili Pepper Festival.