Spring is here - Yeay!!

So far I have four rides in this year, the first being on March 16th. I have around 75 miles right now. My miles are a joke so far this year thanks to no indoor miles AT ALL this winter. That happened due to a nice little skin allergy I have been fighting since late August of 2014. It's kinda funny being so far down on the list of riders keeping track on the League Of Illinois Bicyclists 2015 log. Because every time I do go for a ride, I jump several spots on the list. Here are some pics from my last ride and some of the other rides from this year:

Am glad the long winter of holding my breath and getting no miles is over. Time to plan some new trails and courses! See ya on the trail!

Chicago Critical Mass ride September 2014

Wat a blast! I am not sure how many people were there this month. But it sure felt like alot of people! Am gunna take a guess and say maybe a thousand people? I saw stacked bikes and Penny Farthings and folding bikes. There was even a few of those commercial passenger bikes and a few stacked bikes made from discarded kids bikes. My overall mileage for the day was 25 miles. My odometer was reading 22 miles at the end of the ride. But that includes my mileage from Augusta blvd. where I had parked. The groups stopped for a break half way through the ride at the Nature Museum parking lot. The ride started about 6:30 and ended at about 9:00. What a fun ride! Come join us next month! The Chicago Critical Mass ride is on the last Friday of every month at Daley Plaza 5:30PM.  CYA there!

Folding bike encountered on the way to Daley Plaza.

Water fountain at Daley Plaza

Bikers amassing

Scupture at Daley Plaza

Buildings around Daley Plaza

More buildings

me

more me

Double stack bike

Double stack bike preparing the fording gear

Fording the fountain.

Exit...stage right...evennnn.

Circling Daley Plaza

Rding under the L

Map of route from THE DERAILLEUR

August Mileage

2014 BIKING MILEAGE & STATS

MONTH	TOTAL MILES	TOTAL TRIPS	AVERAGE MILES PER RIDE	LONGEST RIDE	SHORTEST RIDE
AUGUST	172.5	7	24.64	51.0	10.2

Pretty lame miles for a summer month. Back problems will do that. I hope I can get more miles this month! :D

How long ya had that weak back?

And the answer to that question is, "Oh, about two weeks back."(The Three Stooges answer is, "Oh, about a week back.") Hehe. I managed to mess up my back by riding my usual miles but then immediately getting into my car and driving for an hour. That allowed my back to tighten up and cause great trouble later. I ended up staying off the bike for two weeks to give the back a chance to heal. I figger that I missed out on 200-300 miles. Well anyways, I finally have made it back to biking and got in a good 20 miles.

My new Scott bike at rest(Resting the horses).

Looking South on the MCCP bridge over Rakow Rd.

Looking West on the MCPP bridge over Rakow Rd. in Crystal Lake.

The bridge is a pretty steep incline for some.

I hope I can enjoy biking for the rest of summer/fall without the back issues again.