11 miles - commute/ "southwest passage" - 12/28/12

11 miles - 9zero7 - The southwest passage" is the Greenway west to the Hutch-Spur and over to Virginia and hopping up on the RR tracks via the small lake. then west on the tracks to Greenbrier and up onto Cedar Ave and work."

18 miles - commute/ fatbike ride to theo (1 lap) with Doug - 20 degrees - 12/27/12

18 miles - 9zero7

14 miles - commute/ RR tracks/ Brownie/ Cedar lake extension - 12/26/12

14 miles - 9zero7

11 miles - Elm Creek fatbike ride - 1 lap in 1hr 12min - 10 degrees - 12/24/12

11 miles - 9zero7 fatbike - My feet were too cold to do another lap. Tried the stick-on heat activators but they din't work. Got Field and Stream heater socks for X-mas. We will see how well they do. The ride was really cool. It took about a quarter of a lap to get the hang of the snow, but I moved along pretty good after that. Crashed once in a minor, and stupid manner. The trail is pretty well groomed. It took awhile to do Grizzland and it was icy in spots in Griz and the wooded area of the first few miles.

18 miles - commute/ Theo ia RR tracks/ back home through Dakota Park - 15 degrees - 12/23/12

18 miles - 9zero7 - Theo was icy from some douchers walking on the soft wet snow. Pretty crappy conditions so I turned around after about a mile on the trail. I've GOT to do somethinga bout the cold feet issue. I tried a triple layer sock that only last 45 minutes, which is what the double layer sock lasts. Weighed the fatbike in at 33lb 7oz yesterday. That's with pedals, sideswipe cages and the small blinky lights. next year I will upgrade to SRAM x9 10 speed drivetrain and add the Carver carbon fork (unless another option becomes available). A nice carbon or Thompson seat post will also help take a bit off the bike.

15.5 miles - Hutch-Spur/RR tracks/Cedar lake - 12/22/12

15.5 miles - 9zero7

14 miles - commute/ Brownie - Cedar lake extension by RR tracks - 10 degrees - 12/21/12

14 miles - 9zero7

5 miles - jaunt to Woodale and back on the fatbike - 12/19/12

5 miles - 9zero7

8 miles - commute - 12/18/12

8 miles - 9zero7 fatbike

14 miles - commute/ Cedar lake extension by way of railroad tracks - 12/17/12

14 miles - 9zero7 fatbike

15.94 miles - Greenway/ Lake of the Isles/ Hustch-Spur/ Greenway - 15/15/12

15.94 miles - 19.7 max - 1:05:18 - 14.6 avg - GF tassahara winter bike - Went our for a Saturday evening ride into the "winter mix," which is a hail of rain and stinging snow. I love my winter bike.

20 miles - commute/ Lake calhoun/ Brownie Lake extension - 34 degrees - 12/14/12

20 miles - 9zero7 fatbike - Tried to hit as much trail as possible on my way around the lakes. Good time!

23 miles - commute x 2 - 12/11 and 12/12/12

23 miles Fatbike commutes on 9zero7. Ride home with Guse and and a slow ride to work on the 12th. Report back soon about the handling and utility of the fatbke in inclement weather.

12 miles - commute/ Big Willow after work - 12/7/12

12 miles - 9zero7 fatbike.

10 miles - commute - 12/6/12

10 miles - Madone w/ new Bontrager RXL wheels and RXL tires. Battery for the computer sensor went dead on the way home. very dissapointing. Hopefully the wheels will work out well for the summer. If not I will be selling them for some Easton EA90's.

20 miles - commute/ Big Willow (before)/ Brownie (after)/ Lake calhoun - 12/5/12

20 miles - Superfly

17.7 miles - Greenway to river and back (Sabo bridge closed again) - 12/5/12

17.7 miles - 18.4 avg - 23.8 max - 0:57:27 - Madone 6.5

16.6 miles - commute/ Tonakwood/ Exelsior - 12/2/12

16.6 miles - 16.9 avg - 32.0 max - 0:58:59 - Black Trek

24 miles - commute/ Theo/ Lake Calhoun - 12/1/12

24 miles 9zero7 fatbike

224.1 miles for November 2012 = 3042.0 miles thus far in 2012

11 miles - commute - 11/31/12

11 miles - 9zero7 fatbike

12.8 miles - Greenway to Freewheel and back - 11/28/12

12.8 miles - 18.8 avg - 23.1 max - 0:40:48 - Yes... the Madone on November 28!!!

8 miles - commute - 11/27/12

8 miles - 9zero7 fatbike - Took the railroad tracks and rode with the train all the way to the turnoff.

7.6 miles - commute - 11/26/12

7.6 miles - 0:28:22 - 16.1 avg - 23.8 max - Black trek - Cold and sluggish! Felt weird after riding teh fatbike for a week. BB is very narrow in comparison...

12 miles - commute/ play at Big Willow/ Hopkins - 11/25/12

12 miles - 9zero7 fatbike

8 miles - commute - 11/24/12

8 miles - 9zero7 fatbike

24 miles - Theoish adventure with Guse and Heath on the fatties - 11/23/12

Whoa...three hours bushwhacking on the fat bikes. What can I say. Didn't hardly touch the Theo Wirth trail. The "Deliverance Method" of breaking in a new bike.

18 miles - commute/ Lake Calhoun (w/ shortcut) - 11/21/12

18 miles - 9zero7 fatbike First commute on the fatty. Trying to get it set up properly, so I figured a long commute would help in figuring out the setup. It moves along pretty well for a fat bike.

8 miles - commute - 11/16/12

8 miles - Black Trek 9zero7 fatbike

9.9 miles - commute - 11/15/12

9.9 miles - 16.6 avg - 27.4 max - 0:35:49 - Black Trek

13.8 miles - commute/ Cedar lake extension 11/14/12

13.8 miles - 17.8 avg - 24.9 max - 0:46:47 - Black Trek

12.9 miles - Greenway to Freewheel and back - 11/13/12

12.9 miles - 17.6 avg - 23.1 max - 0:44:02 - Black Trek

24 miles - commute x 3 - 11/9, 11/10, 11/11/12

24 miles - Superfly, Black Trek, GF Winterbike

11.8 miles - Greenway/ Hutch Spur/ Greenway route - 11/7/12

11.8 miles - 18.2 avg - 22.8 max - 0:39:08 - Black trek

12 miles - Elm Creek Night Ride - 11/6/12

12 miles - Superfly One lap with Guse. It started to rain about halfway through. Messy bikes....no damage to the trail b/c the rain was light.

22.3 miles - commute x 2 - 11/5 - 11/6/12

22.3 miles - 17.1 avg - 30.0 max - 1:18:11 - Black Trek

8 miles - commute - 11/2/12

8 miles - Black trek

Broken shifter - SRAM's got one in the mail. It broke internally at the horizontal double pivot point. No warning signs. It just snapped like a compound fracture. Luckily I was in a very neutral gear for the ride home.

188.2 miles for October 2012 = 2817.9 miles thus far for 2012

(2526 miles at this point last year)

9.6 miles - commute - 10/30/12

9.6 miles - 17.0 avg - 25.3 max - 0:34:06 - Black Trek

17.7 miles - Greenway to River and back - 10/28/12

17.7 miles - 18.5 avg - 25.0 max - 0:57:21 - Madone 6.5

11.16 miles - Rainy night ride to TJ's and Uptown - 10/24/12

11.16 miles - 25.0 max - 0:45:36 - 14.6 avg - GF Tassahara winterbike

10.5 miles - commute / Minnetonka mills creepy ride home - 10/23/12

10.5 miles - Superfly

16 miles - commute x 2 - 12/20-12/21/12

16 miles - Madone 6.5 and Black Trek

19.5 miles - commute/ lake Calhoun - 10/16/12

19.5 miles - 18.5 avg - 25.9 max - 1:03:14 - Madone 6.5 Pro

26.7 miles - commute x 2/ ymca x 2 - 10/14-10/15/12

26.7 miles - 16.2 avg - 32.9 max - 1:38:38 - Black trek

28 miles - "Guse's Adventure Night Ride" - 10/13/12

28 miles - Superfly

14.2 miles - commute/ YMCA - 10/10/12

14.2 miles - 16.9 avg - 31.8 max - 0:50:37 - Black trek

10.4 miles - commute - 10/9/12

10.4 miles - 18.0 avg - 28.6 max - 0:34:50 - Madone 6.5

8 miles - commute - 10/8/12

8 miles Black trek

12 miles - To Theo Wirth(1 loop) then to Gorshe - 10/5/12

12 miles Superfly

14.4 miles - Gorshe to work to home - 10/4/12

14.4 miles - 15.2 avg - 29.1 max - 0:56:38 - Cold ride into 30 mph winds on my Black Trek.

10.5 miles - Elm Creek night ride - 10/4/12

10.5 miles - Superfly - Doug on his 9zero7, Guse on his Rig and Tony on his Superfly. Got threatened with a ticket on the way out by the Champlin Community service officer. Harrowing great ride!

13 miles - Elm Creek (1 1/4 loop) - 10/2/12

13 miles - Superfly

15.5 miles - commute x 2 - 10/1 - 10/2/12

15.5 miles - 16.2 avg - 27.0 max - 0:57:04 - Black Trek

382.1 miles for September 2012 = 2629.7 miles thus far for 2012

40.9 miles - 30 mile Ford Bridge loop/commute w/ Cedar ;ale Extension - 9/30/12

40.9 miles - 18.8 avg - 29.5 max - 2:10:15 - Madone 6.5

19.9 miles - Greenway/ river/ Cedar Lake/ Greenway - 9/29/12

19.9 miles - 20.0 avg - 33.1 max - 0:59:24 - Madone 6.5

8.1 miles - commute - 9/28/12

8.1 miles - 15.9 avg - 24.4 max - 0:30:31 - Black Trek

22 miles - Thursday Night Theo ride - 9/27/12

22 miles Commute and then a ride to Theo - 2 laps - and home. Rode with Tony - Superfly

15.4 miles - Greenway/ Lake of the isles/ Cedar Lake - 9/25/12

15.4 miles - 19.0 avg - 25.7 max - 0:48:22 - Madone 6.5

10.1 miles - To Cedar and home pullin' the Burley - 9/24/12

10.1 miles - 13.3 avg - 17.3 max - 0:45:27 - Black Trek w/ Burley

20.7 miles - commute/ Lake of the Isles - 9/24/12

20.7 mile - 19.0 avg - 29.1 max - 1:05:17 - Madone 6.5 Pro

20.7 miles - commute x 2 - 9/21 - 9/22/12

20.7 miles - 27.1 max - 16.0 avg - 1:16:59 - Black Trek

24 miles - commute/ night ride from work to Theo - 9/20/12

24 miles - Superfly - Rode with Guse, Doug, Hatcher, Tony and El Negro Mustang (Ali G)

13.3 miles - Greenway/Cedar lake/Hutch Spur - 9/19/12

13.3 miles - 17.6 avg - 238.8 max - 0:45:06 - Black Trek

16.2 miles - commute/ Cedar lake extension - 9/18/12

16.2 miles Changed battery in computer = no extra data - Madone 6.5

20.9 miles - commute x 2 - 9/13 - 9/14/12

20.9 miles - 18.3 avg - 28 max - 1:08:13 - Madone 6.5

20 miles - Murphy and commute on Superfly - 9/10-9/11/12

20 miles - 8 miles commute - 12 miles at Murphy - Superfly

9.5 miles - commute - 9/9/12

9.5 miles - 18.7 avg - 26.9 max - 0:30:27 Madone 6.5

23.5 miles - commute x 2/ YMCA - 9/6 - 9/7/12

23.5 miles - 15.7 avg - 30.0 max - 1:29:41 - Black Trek

19 miles - Theo Wirth - 9/8/12

19 miles on ride to Theo with one lap in the dark and home.

22.9 miles - two days of Burely pullin' - 9/5 - 9/6/12

22.9 miles - 13.6 avg - 18.9 max - 1:40:39 - Black Trek

22.7 miles - Commute/ State fair one way - 9/3/12

22.7 miles - 18.2 avg - 27.0 max - 1:14:27 - Madone 6.5

18 miles - Elm Creek/ Theo Wirth - 9/2/12

18 miles - 12 miles at Elm Creek in the AM crashed in Giz - 6 miles with Liam at Theo in the PM

14.3 miles - commute/ Cedar lake extension - 9/1/12

14.3 miles - 19.4 avg - 26.1 max - 0:44:14 - Madone 6.5

264.5 miles for August 2012 = 2247.6 miles thus far in 2012

12.7 miles - commute/ Ridgedale YMCA - 8/31/12

12.7 miles 16.6 avg 28.6 max 0:45:43 Black trek

17.6 miles - commute x 2 - 8/27- 8/28/12

17.6 miles - 16.3 avg - 25.6 max - 1:04:24 - Black trek

26.9 miles - commute x 2 - 8/24 - 8/25/12

26.9 - 14.9 avg - 24.1 max - 1:48:16 miles - Black Trek

40.0 miles - 2 rides from Cascade Lodge to Grand Marais - 8/22-8/23/12

40 miles - 17.8 avg - 38.9 max - 2:14:00 Black Trek

12.5 miles - Lake Calhoun with Thatch/Kian - 8/20/12

12.5 miles - Pink GF Celerity pullin' the Burley - Thatch on his Soho

25.3 miles - commute/Greenway-Cedar lake extension - 8/19/12

25.3 miles - 17.8 avg - 28.3 max - 1:25:12 - Black Trek

26.0 miles - commute x 2 - 8/17 - 8/18/12

26.0 miles - 18.8 avg - 29.8 max - 1:22:40 - Madone 6.5

10.5 miles - CalSurf and around Lake Calhoun with the boys - 8/14/12

10.5 miles 9.6 avg 14.3 max 1:05:02 Black Trek w/ Burley Thatch on Soho Liam on MT200

36.5 miles - commute x 2 - 8/12-8/13/12

36.5 miles 18.5 avg 31.0 max 1:57:37 Black Trek Madone 6.5 Pro

17.3 miles - commute x 2 - 8/?

17.3 miles 16.6 avg 30.6 max 1:02:26 Black Trek

16.6 miles - Uptown Art Fair/ Commute - 8/5 -/8/6/12

16.6 miles 12.2 avg 25.3 max 1:21:37 Black Trek w/ Burley Black Trek

20.2 miles - Greenway/ Cedar Lake Tr/ River Parkwy/ Greenway - 8/4/12

20.2 miles 19.0 avg 29.1 max 1:03:18 Madone 6.5

8 miles - commute - 8/3/12

8 miles Black Trek

12 miles - Elm Creek - 8/1/12

12 miles Superfly

473.4 miles for July 2012 - 1983.1 miles thus far in 2012

(1591 miles at this time last year = -392.1)

6 miles - Theo Wirth w/ Liam - 7/30/12

6 miles Superfly Liam on his MT200

18.3 miles - commute/101/Exelsior - 7/29/12

18.3 miles 17.8 avg 31.5 max 1:01:23 Black trek

11.3 miles - ride into and around Uptown with Thatch - 7/29/12

11.3 miles GF Simple City Thatch on his SOHO

19.8 miles - commute/ lake calhoun ext - 7/29/12

19.8 miles 17.4 avg 25.7 max 1:07:56 Black Trek

12.2 miles - commute/ Ridgedale YMCA - 7/23/12

12.2 miles 16.7 avg 27.7 max 0:43:32 Black Trek

16 miles - commute x 2 - 7/21 - 7/22/12

16 miles Superfly Trek Madone 6.5

12.2 miles - commute/ Ridgedale YMCA - 12/25/12

12.2 miles 17.3 avg 27.7 max 0:42:12 Black Trek

13.6 miles - Burley pullin' around Lake Calhoun - 7/24/12

13.6 miles 19.6 max 13.8 avg 0:58:44 Black Trek with Burley - new 105 cassette and SRAM chain

18.2 miles - Greenway to River and back - 7/23/12

18.2 miles 19.6 avg 27.6 max 0:55:30 Madone 6.5 pro

21.1 miles - commute - 7/22/12

21.1 miles 19.3 avg 27.5 max 1:05:17 Madone 6.5 pro

14.1 miles - Ridgedale YMCA - 7/21/12

14.1 miles 16.0 avg 25.6 max 0:52:47 Trek 520

9.6 miles - commute - 7/20/12

9.6 miles 17.8 avg 27.5 max 0:32:29 Madone 6.5 pro

27.4 miles - commute x 2 - 7/16-7/17/12

27.4 miles 18.5 avg 27.6 max 1:28:38 Madone 6.5 pro

12.4 miles - Cedar Lake quick loop - 7/14/12

12.4 miles 19.0 avg 24.9 max 0:39:14 Madone 6.5 pro

16 miles - Burley pullin to Ben And Jerry's and the Raspberry Parade - 7/14 - 7/15/12

16 miles With Thatcher on his Soho and Liam on his MT200

16 miles - commute x 2 - 7/11-7/12/12

16 miles Madone 6.5 Superfly

12 miles - Elm Creek - 7/10/12

12 miles Superfly

187.9 miles - 2012 3 day trip - 7/5-7/8/12

2012 bike trip notes: DAY ONE: -20 miles from home to Hariet Isl. -4.5 miles from Hariet Isl. to Gateway Trail -2:10PM - holiday stop at snowman=$4.20 -mile 42.6 is the end of the Gateway Trail -mile 48.3 is Stillwater. The heat is really getting to me. -$16.00 at Leo's Grill and Malt Shop -$3 for an espresso at The Daily Grind -$3 water at Luckys -63.5 miles to Willow River. Stuck in the storm, took a wrong turn and chafed like hell. DAY TWO: Terrible sleep due to a large storm. Got up at 5ish and again at 7:46. -3oatmeal packs and coffee for breakfast. -depart at 10AM -$1 for 2 bananas -Somerset, WI - 74 miles(10 miles from Willow River) -Osceola at 88 miles - cute little town. 6:12:11 hours 14.1 avg 33.6 max -rest stop at Holiday in Osceola 88.8 miles -$13 at WalMart 99.7 miles at Taylors Falls -Romayne's in Taylors Falls = $10.50 for a Western burger....not even close to as good as the black and blue burger yesterday. -$2.50 for a water and Gatorade -114 miles at the campsite in Wild River State Park 13.8 avg 33.6 max 8:11:50 DAY THREE: Up at 7:10AM On the road at 9AM -$8.50 on sunscreen 11AM at the Washington Cty border 7 miles south of Lindstrom on Olinda Trail 136.9 miles 14.1 avg 33.6 max 9:40:57 -Scandia (139.8 miles)at 11:30AM ... $6 on nut roll Gatorade and two waters...stomach hunger pangs Gateway Trailhead 150.7 miles 14.2 avg 33.6 max 10:34:07 - looks like the trail is going to be full of newbies and families-what fun... -$2 bottle of water at snowman -$21 at Birchwood Cafe -HOME 5PM 187.9 miles 14.2 avg 33.6 max 13:09:43 Day one: 63.5 miles Day two: 50.5 miles Day three: 73.9 miles 187.9 total miles

18 miles - Elm Creek MTB/ Murphy MTB with Liam - 7/1/12

12 miles Superfly at Elm Creek with Doug, Tony, Guse, Matt Lee, and Hatcher was there with his dentist friends. Great time! 6 miles Superfly Liam on his MT200 rode the new easy section 4 times and the intermediate short section once. I love riding with Liam...he is great fun!

11.3 miles - 520 loaded test ride - 7/4/12

11.3 miles 14.9 avg 25.6 max 0:45:20 Trek 520 Gettin' ready for the four day solo ride on Friday!

343.9 miles for June 2012 - 1509.7 miles thus far this year.

15.5 miles - commute x 2 6/29 - 6/30/12

15.5 miles Madone 6.5 pro

13 miles - commute/YMCA - 6/27/12

13.0 miles 16.9 avg 30.4 max 0:46:03 Trek 520

20.2 miles - commute x 2 - 6/25 - 6/26/12

20.2 miles 17.8 avg 35.7 max 1:07:42 Madone 6.5 pro

32.4 miles - greenway/ford bridge/ theo wirth/ cedar lake trail - 6/24/12

32.4 miles 18.7 avg 32.6 max 1:43:33 Madone 6.5 pro

18.8 miles - Dunn Bros with Thatch/ Lake Calhoun w/ Burley - 6/23/12

18.8 miles ttl 7 miles Simple City Thatch on his Soho 11.8 miles 13.6 avg 20.5 max 0:51:55 Trek 520 pulling the Burley

21.2 miles - commute/ Lake Calhoun extension 6/22/12

21.2 miles 18.5 avg 26.9 max 1:08:38 Madone 6.5

4 miles - Cuyuna bust trip....wawawawaaaaa - 6/21/12

4 miles Riding with Liam on the paved trails due to the torrential rains that destroyed the MTB trails. A busted trip. Hopefully they can get it back into condition in the next few weeks so I can take another trip up there. Superfly Liam on his MT20

13 miles - Lake Calhoun and TJ's with Liam - 6/19/12

13 miles avg 10 max 19.5 1:17:56 Trek 520 Liam on his MT200

9.7 miles - commute - 6/18/12

9.7 miles 17.7 avg 27.4 max 0:32:43 Madone 6.5

13.7 miles - commute/ YMCA - 6/17/12

13.7 miles 16.5 avg 29.3 max 0:49:41 Trek 520

16 miles - commute x 2 - 6/15 - 6/16/12

16 miles Trek 520 Simple City

19.2 miles - commute x 2 - 6/13 - 6/14/12

19.2 miles 16.6 avg 25.6 max 1:08:59 Black Trek Desperately needs a new 10 speed chain and cassette - can't afford it!! Its 80 bucks....

16 miles - cedar lake/ Strong Liquor - 6/12/12

16 miles 18.0 avg 24.2 max 0:53:04 Black Trek

16.4 miles - commute / Cedar Lake extension - 6/11/12

16.4 miles 19.3 avg 29.9 max 0:50:57 Madone 6.5

15 miles - Date with my wife ride around Lake Calhoun and dimmer at Punch Pizza - 6/8/12

15 miles Gary Fisher Simple City Trek 7.6 wsd (wife) Dinner with the wife was nice. I added 3 miles because Liam and I rode to Target and Redbox tonight (6/9) to get a present for his buddy Ben's b-day tomorrow. Always like cruising around with Liam!!

24.1 miles - Ridgedale YMCA / commute - 6/8/12 - 6/9/12

24.1 miles 12.4 avg 31.0 max (Hopkins Crossroads) 1:56:23 Trek 520 Rode to the Y with Thatch and pulling Kian in the Burley. We stopped for lunch at American Pie on the way home to celebrate Thatcher's first day of summer vacation.

34.1 - Ridgedale YMCA/ ride to IP House in MPLS - 6/6/12

34.1 total 14.8 miles 16.2 avg 31.8 max 0:54:40 Black Trek to YMCA 19.3 miles 16.7 avg 1:09:20 Trek 520 to IPHouse

15.9 miles - commute x 2 - 6/4-6/5/12

15.9 miles 17.9 avg 0:53:12 Madone 6.5

17.7 miles - Elm Creek w/ Liam - Yogurt Place/Bass Lake w/ Burley and kids - 6/2/12

17.7 ttl 6 miles Elm Creek Superfly and Liam on his MT60 11.7 miles Yogurt Place Trek 520 w/ Burley

8 miles - commute - 6/1/12

8 miles Madone 6.5

339.6 miles in May 2012 - 1165.8 so far for 2012

8 miles - commute - 6/31/12

8 miles madone 6.5

23.8 miles - commute x 2 - 5/29 - 5/30/12

23.8 miles 17.6 avg 32.0 max 1:20:57 Madone 6.5

18.1 miles - Greenway/ Theo Wirth/ Cedar Lake TR Hutch Spur - 5/28/12

18.1 miles 18.5 avg 29.3 max 0:58:31 Madone 6.5 Heli-strong headwinds going west. A ton of people on the trail due to the holiday.

9.6 miles - commute - 5/25/12

9.6 miles 16.0 avg 24.5 max 0:36:03 Black Trek

16 miles - commute x 2 - 5/24 - 5/25/12

16 miles Black Trek

16.9 miles - commute/ hills extension - 5/22/12

16.9 miles 17.2 avg 34.8 max 0:58:57 Madone 6.5 Williston/ Plymouth Rd/behind YMCA hills then to work. Needed to hits some hills to clear out the lungs. Not enough long rides lately.

8 miles - commute - 5/21/12

8 miles Black Trek

22.5 miles - Chain of Lakes - 5/20/12

22.5 miles 17.5 avg 24.0 max 1:16:57 Madone 6.5

8.9 miles - commute - 5/19/12

8.9 miles 17.0 avg 27.9 max 0:31:24 Madone 6.5

9 miles - commute - 5/18/12

9 miles Dahon folder Slow but fun ride to work on the Dahon!!

13 miles - 1+ laps at Elm Creek - 5/17/12

13 miles Trek Superfly First time at Elm Creek mountain biking. Very enjoy. Fast and swoopy with a lot of dips. I was a bit weak from the stomach virus a couple of days ago so the sandy parairie trails kinda wore me out. I found myself sitting in the saddle way too often. But in the trees the trail was tacky enough where the tires stuck and I could hit the turns pretty fast. The trees were pretty tight. The 30mm I knocked off my bars seems to be fine. I am still having a harder time getting used to the 29er tires. I was missing the 26 inch wheels a bit today. We shall see how it goes. Looking forward tom many future runs at Elm Creek!

21.8 miles - Greenway to River and a loop around Lake Calhoun - 5/16/12

21.8 miles 18.0 avg 23.6 max 1:12:37 Madone 6.5

5.5 miles - Murphy w/ Liam - 5/14/12

5.5 miles Superfly Liam on his MT60 We did the short loop twice. I could tell he was a bit tired. He does great for a 9 year old on a sub-par kids bike. Very proud of him!!!

7.9 miles - commute - 5/14/12

7.9 miles 17.0 avg 27.7 max 0:27:22 Trek 520

9.3 miles - Kinkos in Uptown w/ kids - 5/13/12

9.3 miles 8.2 avg 20.3 max 1:08:16 Trek 520 w/ Burley Thatch on Soho Liam on MT200

26 miles - commute / Theo Wirth(2 laps) - 5/11/12

26 miles Superfly First actual MTB trail ride on the Superfly. It took a little bit of time to get used to the handling of a 29er. But I think I will like it. I need to make some small tweaks. But it feels pretty good stock. I took 15mm off each end of the bars. I may take another 10 off each side.

8 miles - commute - 5/10/12

8 miles Black Trek

15.4 miles - cedar lake/ twin lake/ cedar lake trail/ hutch-spur tral - 5/9/12

15.4 miles 19.2 avg 26.5 max 0:48:18 madone 6.5

8 miles - commute - 5/8/12

8 miles Black Trek

16.2 miles - Theo Wirth and back - 5/7/12

16.2 miles 17.0 avg 26.0 max 0:53:10 Snuck a ride in to Theo Wirth trailhead to see what the exact distance is. When I ride my Superfly to Theo I can calculate my miles. Madone 6.5

14.3 miles - commute/Ridgedale YMCA - 5/6/12

14.3 miles 16.6 avg 33.1 max 0:51:34 Black Trek

19.5 miles - commute x 2 - 5/4-5/5/12

19.5 miles 18.1 avg 1:04:31 Black Trek Trying to find a time to ride, but with this rain it just isn't happening.

23.9 miles - Lake Calhoun with Thatch/ ride to work and back via Williston - 5/3/12

12 miles Superfly Thatch on his Soho 11.9 miles 16.5 avg 29.9 max 0:43:08 Madone 6.5 Just cruising and enjoying the great weather with my boy around the lake and on a short night ride.

10 miles - To work to build my new Superfly - 5/2/12

10 miles Rode my Tassahara winter bike to work to build my Superfly. Rode the Superfly home. It was fucking awesome!! I'll post som pics tomorrow and explain why I chose the closeout 2011 over the 2012.

346.2 miles for April 2012 - 826.2 miles thus far in 2012

12.3 miles - Lake Calhoun park pullin' the Burley w/ Kian - 4/30/12

12.3 miles 13.1 avg 16.8 max 0:56:19 Trek 520 w/ Burley

7.7 miles - Murphy w/ Liam - 4/29/12

7.7 miles 19.4 max 1:18:28 Awesome time w/ Liam. He totally rocks!!! Not afraid of the technical stuff and didn't complain a bit about the hills or being hungry or lack of energy(he didn't eat for 4 plus hours before the ride). I love that kid!!!! It was also the last ride of my old Tassahara before I get my new bike - 2011 Trek Superfly!!!! The Tassahara has served me well - I really do love it, but it is on the chopping block to help pay for the new ride.

17.1 miles - commute/ Cedar lake extension - 4/29/12

17.1 miles 18.2 avg 32.7 max 0:56:28 Madone 6.5

7.8 miles - commute -4/28/12

7.8 miles 16.0 avg 25.2 max 0:28:34 Black Trek

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Teen bicyclist hit by car, killed near Minnetonka church - Minneapolis News and Weather KMSP FOX 9

16 miles - commute x 2 - 4/26 - 4/27/12

16 miles Trek 520 Black Trek

19.0 miles - Hutch-Spur/ Cedar lake/Lake Calhoun/Trader Joe's Greenway pullin the Burley - 4/25/12

19.0 miles 13.7 avg 21.1 max 1:22:36 Trek 520 w/ Burley Took Kian on a ride in the Burley down to Lake Calhoun for him to play at the park on the east shore. Stopped at TJ's for some dinner food on the way home. It looked like he really enjoyed checking out the scenery in the Burley.

19.9 miles - Grrenway/ Cedar Lake Trail/ Greenwway - 4/25/12

19.9 miles 18.6 avg 30.8 max 1:04:11 Madone 6.5 Pro

8 miles - commute - 4/24/12

8 miles Black Trek

11.5 miles - Lake Calhoun Loop - 4/21/12

11.5 miles GF Tassahara winter bike Took the winter bike ona quick ride around Lake Calhoun. Glad I did! I really like riding my POS winterbike for some reason. I think it harkens back to a time in my youth when I spent a lot of time on my rigid mountain bike. Perhaps it signals some happyness in my brain. Don't know....I do know that is was the best 45 minutes of my week!

8.2 miles - commute - 4/19/12

8.2 miles 15.6 avg 25.6 max 0:31:23 Black Trek

25.5 miles - Greenway/Minnehaha Pkwy/ Lake Hariet - 4/18/12

25.5 miles
15.6 avg
1:37:33

Trek 520 pullin' the BOB trailer

Went to house near the river to pick up a track wheelset from a 2010 Bianchi Pista.

11.4 miles - commute - 4/17/12

11.4 miles
21.6 avg
0:31:39

Madone 6.5 pro

Got caught in a 51 degree downpour on my way home.

14.4 miles - commute/ Ridgedale YMCA - 4/15/12

14.4 miles
16.5 avg
33.1 max
0:52:12

Black Trek

15.9 miles - commute x 2 - 4/13 - 4/14/12

15.9 miles
15.5 avg
25.3 max
1:01:11

Black Trek

20.1 miles - commute x 1/ Burley pullin' around Lake Calhoun - 4/11 - 4/12/12

20.1 miles
13.9 avg
24.6 max
1:26:38

Trek 520 (w/ Burley around the lake)

24.1 miles - Theo Wirth/ Cedra Lake Trail/ River Pkway/ Greenway - 4/8/12

24.1 miles
17.8 avg
33.1 max
1:20:36

Madone 6.5 pro

Easter Sunday. Couldn't do a long morning ride due to church. Strong westerly headwind slowed the ride a lot on the Greenway.

9.9 miles - commute - 4/7/12

9.9 miles
15.9 avg
25.7 max
0:37:26

Black Trek

Had Spur with the family after work. The combo platter was great. Got really craving for Liam's veggies, and then a burger, and then a beer on my way home. Got home and popped open a Torpedo....mmmmm!

8 miles - commute -4/6/12

8 miles

Black Trek

17.7 miles - To the River and back - 4/5/12

17.7 miles
19.5 avg
24.9 max
0:54:15

Madone 6.5 pro

26.9 miles - Greenway/ Ford Bridge/ Cedar Lake HWY/ Greenway - 4/3/12

26.9 miles
18.8 avg
30.7 max
1:25:48

Madone 6.5 pro

18.4 miles - commute x 2 - 4/1 - 4/3/12

18.4 miles
17.6 avg
1:02:47
32.0 max

Madone 6.5 Pro

26.4 miles - SW Corridor/ Eden Prairie Rd(4 miles down to 212 and then back)/ 101/ Minnetonka Blvd - 4/1/12

26.4 miles
18.3 avg
33.1 max
1:26:04

Trek Madone 6.5 Pro

Great tailwind going west. Not so much going back east. Saw too many people with big dogs sitting in the drivers seat while people were driving today.

183 miles ofr March 2003 - 480 miles for 2012 thus far.

9.5 miles - Gorshe's to pick up car - pullin the Burley and with Liam - 3/30/12

9.5 miles
9.1 avg
15.3 max
1:02:55

Trek 520 w/ Burley
Liam on Kids FX 7.2

14.4 miles - commute/ Gorshe Auto - 3/29/12

14.4 miles
16.4 avg
25.6 max
0:52:53

Black Trek

30.5 miles - commute x 3 - 3/23 - 3/25/12

30.5 miles
16.5 avg
28.3 max
1:50:13

Black Trek

8 miles - commute - 3/21/12(?)

8 miles

Trek 620 spring bike

Used the spring bike due to the chances of rain.

22.8 miles - commute x 2 / Williston extension - 3/17 - 3/18/12

22.8 miles
17.2 avg
36.1 max
1:19:43

Madone 6.5 pro

25.4 miles - commute x 2/ YMCA x 2 - 3/15 - 3/16/12

25.4 miles
15.7 avg
29.2 max
1:36:37

Black Trek

12.3 miles - Lake Calhoun Burley pullin' - 3/13/12

12.3 miles
13.6 avg
18.5 max
0:54:31

Trek 520 w/ Burley Honey Bee

11.1 miles - trip to work and back via the Hutch Trail pullin' the Burley - 3/12/12

11.1 miles

Trek 520 w/ Burley

30.6 miles - commute x 2/cedar lake /lake of isles/cedar trail - 3/11 - 3/12/12

30.6 miles
15.8 avg
27.5 max
1:55:35

Black Trek loaded with work crap.

17.6 miles - Miss River and back via the Greenway - 3/10/12

17.6 miles
17.2 avg
24.1 max
1:01:03

Black Trek

160 miles for February 2012 - 297 miles thus far in 2012

8 miles - commute - 2/28/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

13.5 miles - commute/ sw corridor/ baker rd/ Minnetonka mills loop - 2/26/12

13.5 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

27 miles - commute x 3 - week of 20th February 2012

27 miles

GF Tasaahara winter bike

Took the long way a couple of days - trail in snow and Hopkins.

25.3 miles - Greenway/river pkwy/minnehaha pkwy - 2/18/12

25.3
16.9 avg
23.2 max
1:29:21

Black Trek

10 miles - commute/ Hopkins extension - 2/19/12

10 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

8 miles - commute - 2/14/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

7.8 miles - commute - 2/12/12

7.8 miles
14.9 avg
23.6 max
0:30:57

Black Trek

26.5 miles - commute x 2/Lake Calhoun extension - 2/8 - 2/9/12

26.5 miles
15.9 avg
28.7 max
1:39:22

Black Trek

8 miles - commute -2/6/12

8 miles

Black Trek w/ Axiom Streamliner DLX rack I just installed.

8 miles - commute - 2/3/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

10 miles - commute/ Hopkins extension - 1/3/12

10 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

8 miles - commute - 2/1/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

137 miles for January 2012

16 miles - commute x 2 - 1/30 - 1/31/12

16 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

14 miles - commute/ Baker extension to sw corridor - 1/27/12

14 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

Took Baker Road to the unpaved corridor trail. Went east by Shady Oak Lakeand home. Saw snowbike track on the corridor.

8 miles - commute - 1/26/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

8 miles - commute - 1/24/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

9 miles - commute - 1/20/12

9 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

8 miles - commute - 1/18/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

10 miles - commute - 1/16/12

10 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

14 miles - commute/ Ridgedale YMCA - 1/15/12

14 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

8 miles - commute - 1/14/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

8 miles - commute - 1/12/12

8 miles

GF Tassahara winter bile

15 miles - commute/ Gorshe Auto 1/9/12

15 miles

Trek 620 spring bike

19 miles - commute x 2 - 1/4, 1/5/12

19 miles

GF Tassahara winter bike

135 miles for December 2011. 2880 total miles in 2011.

January - 76 miles
February - 100 miles
March - 165 miles
April - 290 miles
May - 345 miles
June - 275 miles
July - 340 miles
August - 330 miles
September - 280 miles
October - 325 miles
November - 220 miles
December - 135 miles

15 miles - commute/ Cedar Lake Extension - 12/31/11

15 miles

Trek 620 spring bike