Best rides of 2007
Friday, January 4th, 2008I’ve been meaning to post this for some time now, but I keep getting sidetracked. Before I get to the list of rides, some commentary. I got my road bike in January of 2007, after doing a lot of mountain biking the year before. This is the first time I’ve owned a road bike since I was a kid. I reconnected more with cycling in 2007 even more than in 2006. I started road biking again, and loved it. I started commuting in March, and have ridden to work most days since then.
A few statistics:
2007 total miles: 3586.48 (251 rides)
Road: 2468.40 (97 rides)
Mountain biking: 412.95 (29 rides)
Commuting: 720.70 (119 round trips)
Errands: 30.47 (10 rides)
Now, onto my best rides of 2007, in chronological order. Each links to my blog post about that ride, and I’ll post one photo from each ride, if possible. It’s taking a lot of restraint not to list a hundred rides here.
02/05/2007: Snowy trails winding through blue forests
03/05/2007: Moore’s Creek Road exploration
03/12/2007: My first bicycle commute
05/10/2007: Riding home on 45
06/11/2007: Ride around Lake Monroe
07/26/2007: Bloomington Rail-Trail
08/13/2007: Two Thousand Miles
08/20/2007: Franklin, NC by bicycle
08/22/2007: Mountain biking at Tsali (no blog post about this yet)
09/03/2007: Pre-Breakdown Shakedown
09/30/2007: Brown County Breakdown 2007
10/07/2007: Dr. T’s Funky Fifty (made the list even though I cracked my rim)
10/13/2007: Hilly Hundred Day One
10/14/2007: Hilly Hundred Day Two
10/24/2007: A lovely evening ride
11/18/2007: Foliage peak at Brown County State Park
11/26/2007: Black Friday mountain biking: Oriole West and Tipsaw Lake
11/28/2007: Riding around Lake Lemon with Dan on Bike
12/02/2007: Rainy Water Works Ride
12/16/2007: Snowy Road Ride
January 4th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Looks like you had a great year.
I’m with you; it would be tough to narrow down the list to a few rides. My best ride is usually the one I just finished.
January 5th, 2008 at 11:30 am
Yea, I remember most of them and often noticed and sometimes commented about how many of the areas look familiar. It’s a small world after all.
January 8th, 2008 at 3:37 am
I think everyone should do a list like this, assuming they have a way to remember the rides. It’s great to reflect back on a year’s worth of good times. If I were to do a list, we’d certainly share some of the same rides on our top ten list. Great summary.
January 10th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Nice collection of rides and pictures. I need to check out your photostream on Flickr more often.