Another Quabbin Ride

I met my friend George in Framingham at 8 in the morning. Actually I was a little early and so was he. We stopped in Shrewsbury to fill up the gas tanks then off we rode. We stopped at the end of the Worcester Airport runway in Leicester for a short break. Then it was out towards New Salem, where we had a quick breakfast. We stopped along the way to take in the view, from a nice quiet spot on the hill. We saw many police cars in speed traps along the way, many more than usual. It was because of the bicycle race. We got lucky and choose the correct way, because the race was going the other way. We would've been caught behind them and spent the next two or three hours just putting along. All in all, it was a very enjoyable ride; the weather was great! One hundred and fifty miles went by rather quickly. Get out there and enjoy riding season while you can!

Mid April Saturday Ride

I went to ride out with my motorcycle club, the Yankee Beemers, on their first ride of the season, the Gould's Sugar House. The weather report said a good chance of rain and cool. I don't mind the cool, but the rain didn't thrill me. I started out from my house at 14,082 on my bike's odometer and made it almost to the Worcester Airport end of the runway (a place I like to stop for a break) before it started clouding over. I didn't want to get caught in the rain because I didn't have any rain gear and my tires have just a few too many miles on them for me to feel comfortable riding on wet roads, When the clouds got heavy, I decided that it would be in my best interest to start back home. I made it back before the rain started; there will be more weekends and more nice days. For now, I'll keep it closer to home.

Early season Sunday ride

Took a short ride today. Stayed local, but I put about 70 miles on the clock. Nothing special; I just want to burn up the old gas. It was chilly, but bearable. The wind was quite hardy, gusting to 35 mph. All things considered, it was nice to get out on the bike again.