The weather this time of year makes it harder to enjoy a bike ride. I use to be mostly a fair weather rider and not bother going out if the temperature was below 50 degrees. Last year was a warm winter and I ended up riding most of the winter. This involved riding in colder weather than I usually ride it. It was not always fun and some times I'm not sure I really enjoyed it but I learned how to ride in the cold with out getting too cold. I still won't ride when the weather gets below 35 especially if it is windy but I am hoping for enough warm days to get a few rides a month during this winter.
This past weekend was Thanksgiving weekend. I ended up riding on Friday which was in the low 40s. I put together an adhoc ride with Herb, Bruce, and Mary. We made did a Mendokas run which ended up being around 45 miles. At Mendokas I got something I hadn't seen before called ButterCrunch which was a crumb cake wrapped in a danish baked in deliciousness. It was the best thing I ever had there.
It was a little cold at the start of the ride but it warmed up towards the end. The worst part was heading back into Cranbury where we hit a nasty head wind. It was a tough 5 miles but after that the it wasn't too bad. I plan to continue to push my limits as the weather gets cooler. For those interested in riding with me just keep watching the blog and I will try to post the time and place where the ride will start. We usually start somewhere around East Windsor or Cranbury. During the winter we usually start around 11 am and do between 30 and 40 miles. It's usually not as fun as the summer rides but its a lot better than not riding.
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