Thursday, April 24, 2014

Monday, April 21, 2014

Day 106 - day 21 of 30daysofbiking

A long, hard singlespeed ride in Willowdale and Bradley Palmer State Forests. 


Day 105 - in the Fells - first ride on the Ibis this year

I took the Ibis out in the Fells this morning and got some very different riding in than what I do with the singlespeed. The downhills are definitely a lot more fun!

Day 20 of #30daysofbiking

Unfortunately, it needed new brake pads. Fortunately, they took less than 5 minutes to install!


Saturday, April 19, 2014

Day 104 - in the Fells

My legs felt really heavy after getting on the singlespeed this morning, but they felt better and better as the ride went on. 

Day 19 of #30daysofbiking

I also managed to stop to take a few pictures in the woods. 

Friday, April 18, 2014

Day 103 - spring boarding!

Day 36 of snowboarding!

Couldn't ride the bike today - it was just too much. 



Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Day 100 - riding in the rain with the Rippahs

It was a fast, rainy morning today. But I got in day 100 of activity in a row, and I'm halfway through 30daysofbiking. 

Day 99 - singlespeed gnashing (April 14)

The woods were really nice, and I took the singlespeed through the mountain bike loop in the Fells. I only dabbed in three spots - the left hand singletrack turn near long pond, the right hand turn on the rocky downhill (should be able to get that), and the uphill soon after the downhill. 




Monday, April 14, 2014

Day 98 (April 13)

Sadly, it was raining at Sugarbush. 

After a huge Palm Sunday dinner, I went for a short ride in the woods. 


Day 13 of 30daysofbiking

Saturday, April 12, 2014

Day 97- Vermont uphills in the mud and downhill slush

April 12 Day 12 of 30daysofbiking. 

Day 35 of snowboarding!

I rode up 3 out of the 4 miles of Lincoln Gap and then the really hard part was West Hill road in the mud. 12 miles and 1500 feet of climbing. 





Then I headed over to Sugarbush to ride all day from 9:45 to closing. Fun spring conditions - Paradise was amazing. Eden, Castlerock, Middle Earth and the toboggan run were a little bit thin. 

Day 96 (April 11) - muffin ride

30daysofbiking day 11 - Ripper Muffin with Jeremy Baker, Austin Sweeney, and Fabio Acuri. 

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Day 94 - Rippah Openah - Day 9 of 30daysofbiking

We had 32 people on the Openah. It was a big crowd. Pace was pretty relaxed, although it got fast at times. 


Day 93 - Afternoon ripper - April 8

Dave Sauer sent out a last minute call for a 4PM ride. I saw him and Jeremy Baker just as they were leaving from Starbucks in Winchester and we braved the traffic and escaped in one piece. 

Monday, April 7, 2014

Day 92 - beautiful morning ride

Day 7 of 30 days of biking. 

I missed the Ripper Muffin ride because of a garage flat. But...

I got to take some nice pictures of a glorious morning. 

Horn Pond in Woburn


Sunrise over the Minuteman bike path in Lexington. 




Day 91 (April 6) - really fun spring conditions.

Finally - nice spring skiing!

Day 34 of snowboarding!!

The snow was soft and the jumps were super easy to land. And there were launching pads everywhere. 

I did my best run ever at the opening of Eden Woods - really had the board turning quickly. 

Katie airing it out. 



Day 6 of 30 days of biking - rode around the block!

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Day 90!! Winspring conditions and a 2.5 hour bike ride

Today was a full day. I started off with a wet 2.5 hour, 40 mile road ride. Then Katie and I drove to Vermont. Then we skied for 3 hours. The conditions were firm up top - there was even traditional New England boilerplate! The bottom half of the mountain was much better. We skied with Kevin and his posse - Katie definitely held her own. 

Day 33 of snowboarding!

Day 5 of 30 days of biking!

Friday, April 4, 2014

Thursday, April 3, 2014

Day 87 - 30daysofbiking day 2

My first Ripper ride of the year - hills in Arlington and Winchester. Here's the top of the Arlington water tower. 


Day 86 - 30daysofbiking day 1

April 1 - Nice lunchtime ride with Rick Remes in Andover.