North Fork Century 8/29/10-Greenport, LI (52 miles)

Yesterday we rode in the North Fork Century. We added two new EB Riders to our team! Grace and Tina joined me on the 52 mile ride. The route was pretty flat with some rolling hills. The weather was HOT...in the 90's by the time we finished, but was comfortable and shady for the first half of the ride. The route is really beautiful. This was Tina's first ride in many years and she did great! Grace recently completed her first Ironman, so this ride was literally a walk in the park for her!

Check out Grace's homemade hydration system. You can find the components at your local Home Depot! Genius!

Brooklyn! (40 miles)

Tom and I decided to take a ride out to Brooklyn today. We met in Central Park and did one warm up loop and then headed down the Hudson River Greenway on the West side. The weather was great and fortunately, there were not a lot of crowds in Central Park or the greenway. We rode over the Brooklyn Bridge and then rode to Prospect Park via a bumpy Flatbush Ave! We grabbed sandwiches in Park Slope and then worked it off with 3 loops around the park. I usually see these bridges when I'm driving over them to work so it was nice to see them from a different vantage point.

We came back on the east side and got some great views of the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge and Williamsburg Bridge.

Manhattan Bridge:

59th Street Bridge:

Central Park Loop-24 miles

After a week of eating out while on vacation and at a conference, I was eager to get back on my bike. Last week I went up to the Henry Hudson Drive in the horrible heat...I think it was 100% real feel T. That was probably a mistake.

That night I discovered there was a big fat bulge in the rear tire. So, I thought I'd practice changing my tire in the safe confines of my apartment. Two hours later, with a new tube....the bulge was still there. Turns out that I needed a new one. I guess it's time considering these are the original tires. Big red is 6 years old in August!

Today I met Nan for a few loops in the park and then a nice lunch at Route 66 on 9th ave. The weather was great...overcast so there were no people in the park!

Central Jersey Jaunt-Hillsborough-Franklin (22 miles)

I rode solo today down in Central NJ. This is the route that I take when I'm down in Hillsborough visiting my mom. (mileage)

R Mulford Lane

R Surrey Drive

L Riverview Terr (0.6)

R Hillsborough Rd

L Van Arsdale Rd

R Vliet Drive (1.1)

L Amsterdam Rd (1.4)

R Amwell Rd/514E (3.2)

L Mettlers Rd (4.8)

x Weston Rd (6.0)

R Schoolhouse Rd (6.6)

L Cottontail Rd (7.3)

R Campus Drive (8.7)

R Elizabeth Ave (9.4)

L Pierce St (10)

x Davidson Ave (10.5)

x Worlds Fair Drive (11)

R Cedar Grove Lane (11.3)

L VanCleef Rd (13.9)

R Blackwells Mills Rd (15.3)

L Canal Rd (16.1)

R Canal Rd (17.3)

I saw this turtle cross the road on Canal!

R Griggstown Causeway/632W (19.5)

R River Road/533 (19.9)

L Township Line Rd (21.4)

R Riverview Terrace (21.6)

L Walker Drive (21.9)

R Mulford Lane (22.1)

Rockland Lake (Nyack) 55 miles!

Today Tom and I rode up through Palisades Interstate Park (Henry Hudson Drive) in Edgewater and rode up to Alpine Police station to meet Stu. (8.75 miles)

Our ultimate goal was Rockland Lake. I'm going to try and recreate the route so we can remember it for next time...but there are some details missing. First we went to Piermont by taking 9W North to Tallman state park. We made a right into Tallman State Park and at the stop sign, we made a right. The road curved to the left, we went over a bridge in the center of town by the big American flag. When you arrive in Piermont you must ride single file or you could get a ticket. (15 miles) We rode through Piermont and continued on Piermont Road and viewed some beautiful mansions! We saw more mansions today then we did last week! This is a

beautiful road...

Ok, this is not a mansion, but it's cute!

Our favorite..the Purple Mansion!

We had lunch at the Runcible Spoon in Nyack. http://www.runciblespoonbakery.com/

Leaving the Runcible Spoon....On to Rockland Lake!

We followed North Broadway Road and made a left onto Old Mountain Rd. I can't remember what we did next...so here are some links to remind us for next time:

http://www.bikely.com/cuesheet/route/Nyack-Piermont-to-GWB-sec-2

http://www.roberts-1.com/bikehudson/r/r/m_nyack/

Rockland Lake:

Tom got a flat on the way back to the GWB. He got 2 new kevlar tires at TOGA bike shop. Thanks TOGA! http://togabikes.com/storelocator/toga-bikes-nyack-3.htm

Heading home:

Reminder for coming back to the GWB from Piermont: Follow S.Piermont Road to 340 EAST. This will become County Road in NJ. Take this all the way to Englewood. Follow directions below from Nyack Ride (1998). Today I passed the 200 mile mark. (211) I'm doing much better than last year! Hooray!

Mansion Ride for Autism (39 miles) Syosset, LI

Last Sunday, we did the Mansion R

ide for Autism out in Long Island. We had a beautiful day. It was not as difficult as the 55 mile Gold Coast ride, but it was more challenging than the Tour de Cure in Princeton the week before. All in all, it was an excellent ride.

We did not see that many mansions...maybe they are on the 65 mile route!

2010 Tour de Cure-Princeton (32 miles)

Today was our first "official" ride of the season. It was a steamy 90 degrees F! Tom joined us for his first EB riders event. Nan and Marisa came to cheer for us at the finish line too! Here's Nan with her cowbell.

Tom and Stu!

This route was different from years past, but just as nice. Unfortunately, the route was not well marked and we got lost. Here's the route:



Luckily, we weren't too far off course thanks to Tom's IPhone!