Poor Conditions, Poor Me

There was a fat tire bike race today, the Sweden Fat Criterium, held at Sweden Town Park in Brockport.  Actually it was two races, a two hour "fat tire race" followed by a one hour "open race".  I had considered trying to join in on the fat tire race with my new fat tire muni and so I contacted Andy, the race director, over a week ago.  He replied and said I could join in the "open race", which allowed any kind of bike.  I ended up not going for several reasons: my doubts about riding in all snow conditions, the 40 minute drive to do a one hour race, the $30 fee to ride for an hour, and the one hour race not feeling epic enough to me, but maybe it would have been.

This morning I saw some of the race pics, video clips, and comments.  It got me excited and I kind of wished I was there, though I still don't know if I could actually ride the course.  So I decided to do a big ride today.  It snowed yesterday and more this morning, giving us something like 6 new inches.  I made a plan to do my Tour de Webster route, heading toward the Hojack trail first, with a backup plan to maybe only do the Hojack and Big Field if the going was too tough.

So I suited up for the ~15°F temperature and headed out.  The first leg on Phillips Rd was easy going.  The plow had just gone by, making the normally off-camber shoulder of the road more level.   Then when I hit the Hojack, everything changed.  I expected pristine powder and hoped riding would be smooth because it can be that way sometime.  Unfortunately a snowmobile had been through, probably in the night, and whether that had an impact or not, riding was borderline impossible.  I'd get up and ride for about 10 feet before my wheel started twisting around like crazy leading to a UPD.  After about six tries I decided it wasn't happening.  So I decided to head back toward home and just ride the snowy hard-packed neighborhood roads.

Unfortunately it seemed like every turn I took led to less snow and more slush and puddles.  At first it was just the intersections where the plow drops salt but then it was the entire road.  Was the plow dropping salt everywhere?  I didn't see or feel the salt except in a few intersections, so maybe it was just melting from the sun?  At 15°F I thought it strange.  In any case, the wet conditions took any fun out of it and I decided to cut my ride short and headed home.

Altogether I rode over 6.5 miles on the road.  At least I'm keeping the unicycle muscles working.
 

Tour de Webster 2

I haven't been feeling super excited about muni lately.  I like to have some kind of goal to be riding for.  Sometimes my goal has been riding specific trails successfully.  Maybe that's wearing out. Upcoming races are good motivation, but there aren't a whole lot in the month of May.

Though there are a few events this month in Pennsylvania, including The Six Hours of Brady's Run.  I was very close to doing this race on Saturday and even had hotel reservations, which I canceled.  Registration was open until Thursday and I hesitated because rain was looming, and because it was in Beaver Falls, PA.  It's a 5 hour drive which means staying the night before and likely the night of the race.  Time and money add up quick and by Wednesday I was feeling like it wasn't worth it. This race is most similar to the local Suicide Six race I've done in August.  I've only ever been able to do two laps in that and I've left the race well before it officially ended.  Again, maybe not worth the costs of a weekend trip to PA.  Sure I'd see some muni friends, but not much during the actual race.  I really wish it were local.  But the Brady's Run race was able to get 8 muni riders and I don't see that happening locally.

Anyway, I didn't feel much motivation for riding this weekend.  Yesterday was crazy windy.  So today was the day to ride, despite a headache.  Looking for motivation and a good place to ride, I remembered the Tour de Webster ride I did in 2012.  So that was the plan:  road from home - Webster Park - Whiting - Gosnell Big Woods - Big Field - Vosburg - Hojack - road to home.

This time I rode my geared 29 which made the roads and Hojack more exciting, as I rode between 10-13 mph.  The trails were good, but I often wished I was on a smaller wheel in the more difficult sections.  Parts of Webster Park where I entered were swampy as expected, but I'm not sure of a better entrance on the east side.  Unlike last time, I didn't respect the "Pedestrian Only" rules and rode through the Big Woods.  It has some nice features and I don't see why bikes aren't allowed.  In any case, my 24 would have been better on some of the rooty climbs and descents.

ended my ride at the photography studio

At Vosburg I stopped and called home to see if my family wanted to meet me at North Ponds Park, which I'd soon be passing on the Hojack.  It's Mother's Day after all!  Amy already had a plan to go to the Webster Arboretum for some photo shooting of the kids.  As I cruised down the Hojack at breakneck speed I thought I'd possibly extend my ride and head to the arboretum instead of home.  That's what I did, and after meeting up with my family, I ended my ride with a loop around the arboretum "trails", and hitched a car ride home.

It was a good ride and I feel more into the sport than I had during the week.  My lower back muscles got rather fatigued, but that's often a problem.  It looks like I rode close to 17 miles.

Longest Ride

I did another road ride this afternoon.  It started at about 14°F and rose to 19°F.  The roads were a mix of packed snow and clear.

Again, because I'm trying to train, I pushed for more distance.  I ended up riding 25.6 miles!  That's most I've ever ridden.  But, that's on road, and much of it was clear.  Trails are harder.  I did ride my high gear the whole time, so that offered more resistance.  On the other hand, the higher speed means less saddle time, though it sure felt long.  I suspect the Singlespeed-A-Palooza race will take me over 4 hours to finish, and this ride was about 3 hours.  I may need to get shorts with more padding, a new saddle, or just keep riding.

Snow-Packed Road Ride

Not my pic.  Road conditions were similar, but much
less rural and more suburban.

This morning we have a bright blue sky, a snow-packed road, freezing temperatures, and not much wind. A perfect winter road muni day! A few hours later I was disappointed the blue sky had turned to white, but oh well.

I rode the area roads I've ridden before and tried to add in as many optional routes as possible. My goal was to get some good distance to continue my training for the Singlespeed-a-Palooza. I had my gps logger in my CamelBak so it wasn't until I got home did I really determine my distance of 20.7 miles. A good start. It's not quite the same as riding challenging trails, but riding in the snow does take some extra strength, and I had some good head wind at times.  I was able to stay in my high gear for all but getting started after a dismount.

I had a handful of UPDs, all uneventful except for the one in the last few miles. My uni got caught up in my legs and my left knee got banged. I continued to ride and found it only hurt when I pushed hard. Once I got home I found swelling above my knee. I don't expect it to be a problem.

It was cold at about 14°F, but I dressed right and only my chin was cold, though never dangerously cold. My CamelBak tube froze up whenever I waited to long to drink, but I could flex it and get water moving as I rode.

I'm proud to say I've continued to stick to my Insanity workout schedule, aside from days when I've ridden, which I think is reasonable.   I'm halfway through, and it sounds like it's going to be more intense, with the routines now having "Max" in the name.  I did feel like I had more endurance today, and I can only attribute that to these workouts.

Snowshoe Running

We've had a good amount of snowfall in the past few days and temperatures continue to be below freezing.  The roads have been packed snow for days and although I've enjoyed riding them in past winters, I haven't gotten to it yet.  Every time I consider riding I've been busy with family or home, or it's been actively snowing out.

I continue to do P90X workouts, though not sticking to the workout order that P90X defines.  My other cross training winter activity is snowshoeing.  Tonight I decided to get out and do some.  Last year I got a pair of running snowshoes from the famous Jamie Lissow.  He learned to unicycle and got into muni after seeing me on the trails.  Unfortunately for me, his comedy career took him away to Texas, but I'm grateful that before he moved he gave me his running snowshoes.  I guess he doesn't think he'll use them in Texas!

So I went out in the dark just after 8pm and ran the perimeter of my yard.  Running in the snow is hard work, though running always seems hard for me anyway.  I did 12 laps, walking 1/4 to 1/3 of each lap.  The muscles on the side of my shins were getting worked pretty hard.  I don't usually feel that in my other workouts.

After running I decided to do a loop around the neighborhood on my 29er.  I took my hat off so I could wear my helmet and about halfway around the cold air on my sweaty head started feeling uncomfortable and I got a cold headache.  I should have worn my balaclava.  The ride was ok, a bit sketchy at times but with no dismounts.

Once I was back inside I found my breathing was very tight.  My wife suggested it was asthma and the cold air can make it worse.  For about an hour or so it felt like I had a cold, but I've since recovered.  I had asthma as a child and always wonder if I'm still affected in some way, cold air or otherwise.

Anyway, I could see myself doing some snowshoe running again.  It's a good workout to add to the mix.

Muni at Bay Park West - 2013-12-05 at EveryTrail

Happy St. Patrick's Day

For the past few weeks I've been working on a project in my basement workout/workshop room to install a flat screen monitor from the ceiling.  I thought it'd be cool to use my Roku and watch P90X videos, muni videos, and movies while I'm working out or working on projects.  I went a little extreme and made a custom ceiling mount that allows me to rotate the monitor 360° and slide it from the workout area to the workshop area.

Here's a picture showing the workout area half of the room.
The monitor is turned towards the elliptical and a headphone cable is hanging from it.  The A/V and power cables are all kind of slapped up behind the monitor for now, but I'd like to improve that.  The rails are attached to the ceiling joists with spacers to leave about an inch gap.  The monitor is mounted on a trolley that slides on top of the rails. The mount hangs down between the rails so when I rotate the monitor the trolley can't rotate.  It works very well for my purposes. I can move it to the workout area or the workshop area, and rotate it to see from anywhere.

So yesterday I was psyched up to watch a movie while using my elliptical machine.  Since I'm preparing for the Singlespeed-A-Palooza, I set my elliptical program to the maximum of 99 minutes and chose Strength Intervals at level 8, whatever that means.  Towards the end it did start to feel comparable to a hard muni ride.  Everything was telling me to stop about 20 minutes towards the end.  My legs are feeling it today.

Despite the sore legs, I wanted to get out and ride on this sunny, though 27°F (-3°C), afternoon.  Nothing beats training for a sport like doing the actual sport! I rode the road, Hojack, and route 104 path again.  The Hojack has much less snow, but much more mud.  Actually the spots with snow where very compact and hard which was preferable to the mud.  Some spots were actually quite dry and nice.

I had my first major spill on the road.  I was in high gear heading south on the shoulder of Dewitt Rd.  The gutters of a side road kind of merged into the shoulder.  I was moving at about 10 mph, hit this bump and bad things happened.  I don't remember exactly, but I probably dismounted in front, planted a foot on the ground and rolled from there.  All I remember was the sound of my Camelbak scraping on the road.  I immediately stood up, felt pain in my knee and elbow, grabbed my uni and stepped off the the roadside.  My thin cargo pants were ripped where my knee hurt but my long underwear was fine.  I suspected I was bleeding a bit, but everything seemed functional so I took inventory and moved on.

I found my ride along the 104 path annoying because of the intersections.  My timing was bad and I had to wait for every light.

I headed through North Ponds park and decided to cross the Hojack and check on the Bird Sanctuary Trail.  It was soft, muddy, and clearly needs a lot of work to be a sustainable trail.

Then I crossed into the Chiyoda trail expecting the worse.  And that's exactly what I found.  I had no choice but to walk 95% of it.

When I got home I inspected my war wounds.  Nothing too crazy but still painful.  I found an abrasion similar to my elbow's on my hip.

I rode just over 15 miles.

Muni on Road, Hojack, and 104 Path - 2013-03-17

Preparing for Singlespeed-A-Palooza 2013

Over month ago I registered to ride muni at a bike race called the Singlespeed-A-Palooza.  This race is for singlespeed cycles only.  One of my Albany muni buddies, Steveyo, has done this race several times on a non-geared muni.  He has a great writeup here for his 2011 race. The race is April 28th and is about 4.5 hours away, near Poughkeepsie in Stewart State Forest.  In the past it was two 12 mile loops, but this year it's a single 25 miles loop.  I've never ridden that far, but I thought it would be good motivation to ride more and stay fit.
I remembered hearing that registration filled up within a few days last year, so I encouraged a handful of muni buddies to consider it and register as soon as it opened.  At the beginning of February, registration opened with 250 spots and they all filled up in just a few hours.  Three of us got in! Myself, Robi from Albany, and Claude from Maryland!  A few weeks later the race organizer opened up 50 more spots.  So it will be 297 bikers and 3 muni riders.

To get trained, I had started doing P90X again over back in January and, without being strict about it, I made it through about three or four weeks.  But then work got very busy and I was working extra hours.  Finally things are getting back to normal and I need to get back to training.

Today I rode on the road, the Hojack trail, and the Rt 104 bike path.  The Hojack had way more snow than I expected, and again, it's the footprints that really make it hard.  It got bad near North Ponds park, so I cut through and tried the Rt 104 bike path.  That was generally better, but on the section that crosses to the south side, it was all snow.  It must take something like 10 times more energy to power through.  I'm pretty sure the shade on the south side has prevented the snow from melting, just like with the Hojack.  At Bay Rd, I headed north mostly on Dewitt and Adams back up to the Hojack where it intersects Vosburg.  Thankfully the shoulders of these roads were generally flat.  Unfortunately this end of the Hojack was no better.  But it seemed like my best choice for heading back, so I did my best to power through.  The snow was wet and crunchy, but some of it was more solid and wasn't too bad.  I got a few bumps and bruises from sliding head first on the ground three or four times, but nothing too bad.  By the time I hit Klem, I'd had enough and followed the streets home.  I avoided 250 because of its insanely slanted shoulders.

I rode 14.5 miles.

Muni on Road, Hojack, and 104 Path - 2013-03-09

First and First

With 50°F weather in January on a Saturday, it was a perfect day to ride the road on my recently acquired geared 29er.  It was my first ride of the year and my first ride on a 29er.

My daughter Sydney joined me on a 24" wheel mountain bike.  I got her a CamelBak for Christmas and she was excited to use it.

I took a picture of my 29er before we rode.  I had Syd hold it, just like she did for my KH24 nearly 3 years ago!

We rode through neighborhoods streets and came close to hitting 10 miles.  Syd was surprised we went so far.

I rode a slick tire because there's no snow or ice on the road.  What a smooth ride compared to my usually off-road tire.  And shifting came easy.  In fact I felt like it was easier than ever.  I didn't feel like my speed was ever really much more than usual but I wasn't pushing it.  The handlebar setup was pretty cool.  I used it for most of the ride.

The only thing that gave me trouble was the saddle.  I was sore earlier than I should have been.  It might be an older model with different foam, or maybe it just has too many miles on it, or maybe I'm just not used to riding.

My cycle computer said my average speed was 8.8 mph, while my GPS said 7.5.  Those are faster than normal and I wasn't pushing much because I wanted Syd to have fun.  I should try to get that up to two digits.

Road Ride - 2013-01-12

Tour de Webster

Today I wanted to go riding but my lower back was feeling stiff and sore.  I decided to do a lot of stretching and do a lighter ride.

I've been wanting to do ride a loop from my house through several connecting trails throughout Webster.  Since a good portion would be road and path, it would be an easier ride.  I also raised my seat a bit hoping it would help my back.

I rode on the street from my house to Webster Park.  I knew there was an unmarked trail-head on the eastern most side of the park.  From there I rode the trails, only slightly knowing where I was going.  I don't normally go through Webster Park this way.  It wasn't long before I was on part of my typical route and I headed out to Whiting.

My trip through Whiting was very direct.  I know these trails well and my goal was to pass through: blue to orange to red to white, exiting at Pellet Rd.

Across Pellet Rd I entered into the Gosnell Big Woods.  This is a pedestrian only trail, so I hiked through, pushing my uni.  As a board member of the Friends of Webster Trails, I especially feel obligated to honor the no-riding rules of this trail, and I did.  But I have to say I don't see the issue.  While the woods may contain very old trees, I can't see how riding on the trails would be a problem.  The trail surface appears to be like any trails in Webster and the trees would not be damaged from riding.  Perhaps this will be changed in the future.  I think it should.
As I pushed my uni along, I encountered a group doing trail work.  It was Alisa, a board member of FWT who has been coordinating many scout projects in our parks.  Today the project was to build some benches and extend a bridge with boardwalks.  I stopped briefly to say hi and continued on my way.  Nice work!

Once out of the Big Woods I rode around the Big Field, crossed Vosburg Rd and entered Vosburg Hollow.  It only took a few minutes to ride through Vosburg and I was onto the Hojack Trail.

Aside from the street crossings, I rode in high gear on the Hojack and made good time.  The Hojack was recently extended so I stayed on it the whole way to check it out on my muni.  Another option would have been to take the Bird Sanctuary Trail  to the Chiyoda Trail, which I would probably choose next time.  The new length of the Hojack was made by compacting road millings.  It works, but it's pretty boring.  We need some log piles or skinnies along the way to make it interesting.  Haha.

Finally I hit the end of the Hojack and headed up Philips Rd towards home.  This road has a relatively new bike lane but it's so flat and straight that once you've seen 10 feet of it you've seen it all.  I was able to stay awake for most of it.

Along the way I pushed pretty hard to make good time and there were a few good hills to climb on the trails.  My back didn't bother me too much.  Overall it was a fun outing.

I forgot to turn my GPS logger on until I got to Webster Park, but I added the missing road section using Google maps.
The trip was about 13 miles.

Muni Around Webster - 2012-09-16

Coming Back To Life

It's been over a month since my last blog post.  I haven't ridden at all for a long time.
During December the temperatures finally dropped and being outside started to become less inviting. But still it was unseasonably warm so the trails and road never got snowed over.  Trails were muddy and generally not ridable.
Additionally I was sick for weeks with what I think were three back to back colds.  Nothing too crazy, just typical cold symptoms.  I'm still not 100% with slight congestion and tight breathing. So I've been avoiding any strenuous exercise.

Finally the temperature is dropping and we're getting snow that seems to be staying.  I went for a casual ride around the block today after clearing the driveway.  The road is mostly covered in snow, though a bit icy and slushy at the moment.  When plowing, the town's goal isn't to leave a hard packed snow surface.  So for the conditions to be right I need some luck.  It needs to snow a lot so the plows can't keep up, cars need to drive enough to pack the snow, and it has to stay cold.

I hope it snows some more and I can go for a bigger ride soon.

Family Ride

For the first time I rode with the entire family with me on my uni.

We rode in the area neighborhoods, about 4.4 miles. But the fun part about it is that I'm not slowing us down, thanks to my geared hub.

My average speed was 8.8 mph, and my top speed was 12.6 mph. I even had to slow down several times for the slow poke... who will remain nameless. Good thing she wasn't on her unicycle. Wait, have I said too much? ;-)

Road Ride With Kyle and Ben

Needing some exercise, I got Kyle and his friend Ben to ride their bikes with me through some neighborhood streets.
I rode in high gear the whole way, cruising along. They rode their BMX bikes and we matched speeds well.
4.5 miles.

Snowy Road and Hojack

With the trails under snow I've been riding the streets lately. But I've been shying away from any busy roads and that has limited where I can ride. I've ended up riding 10 to 15 miles within a 1.5 mile radius north of my home. So I looked at the map to see if I could stretch my riding out to new areas.

One thing I've been wanting to do is to ride to the Hojack trail from my house. With the distances I've been riding that was definitely doable. But it snowed last night so the road and trail would probably would not be ideal.
I gave it a try anyway.

The road was not too bad. Most of the way had a wide enough shoulder. It was 75% clear and most snow and slush didn't seem to slow me down. Some shoulders were off-camber which makes riding less relaxed.
When I got to the Hojack I was disappointed. I had hoped it would have been packed down from snowmobiles but that was not the case. So it was covered in about 6 inches of snow that had only been disturbed by a few walkers. I gave it a try and was able to ride but for only a few hundred feet at a time. I ended up walking about 50%, between riding, while I caught my breath and my heart rate came down to a reasonable level.

I got off at the next crossroad and headed back home on the street.
It was good to get out, but I miss the trails. Spring will be here soon, but not soon enough.

I think my cycle computer doesn't work well when it gets wet. It came up with an obviously short distance again.
My GPS said I went 6.8 miles. Had the Hojack been good riding I was ready to ride about 12 miles. Oh well.

Snowy Road and Hojack - 2011-02-27

Faster Road Ride

This afternoon I rode the suburban streets, riding faster and farther than I ever have on the street. It was chilly at 26°F (-3°C), but it was unusually sunny for the Rochester area.

I'm getting more comfortable with my geared hub. I had a lot of successful shifts. I think all my unsuccessful shifts were downshifts, which uses my left foot. I found myself staying in my high gear on more inclines. My quadriceps down near my knees got sore, hopefully just from pushing myself farther. I can hardly walk down stairs. Haha. Ibuprofen and some ice should get me back to normal.
I also found my low gear felt lower than ever. It almost felt goofy, just like being in your granny gear on a bike. But that will likely feel different on the trails.

I encountered a few dozen walkers and people in their yards. I told one little kid riding a tiny bike with training wheels, "Hey you've got too many wheels!". Haha.
From two ~10 year old boys playing basketball, "Wow a unicycle!", "That thing rocks!"
From a ~4 year old, "You're really good at that."

I road 15.5 miles (25 km). Thanks to my Schlumpf my average speed was about 8.4 mph (13.5 kph).

Road Ride - 2011-02-20

Schlumpfalicious

Before the Albany race last fall, I swapped my geared Schlumpf wheel out for a standard wheel. Yesterday I put my Schlumpf back on. I really need to learn to shift it well.

Today the temperature was above freezing at about 35°F (2°C). I road the suburban streets and was rather successful in shifting, though it took two or three attempts sometimes, and I did have several dismounts. Most of my dismount-induced shifts were from high gear to low. I think that's because I was headed into an incline, making pedaling harder, and shifting-while pedaling even harder. Sometimes I planned ahead and started shifting before the incline, but if it took me 3 tries to shift I was then into the incline. Practice should fix that.
But I had enough perfect shifts to get me excited about having the Schlumpf hub. The extra speed is fun, if not a bit scary.

The roads were very messy. It varied from wet road, puddles, slush, hard-pack, and ice. In a ten second period, I might hit all of those conditions... twice. That made the ride interesting. The back of my pants were completely soaked by the end of my ride.

Along the way one car passed me slowly and the passenger was taking a picture or videoing me. Hahaha! I wonder if I can find it online somewhere. So far no luck.

Also a German shepard broke through his invisible fence and barked at me for a short distance.

My cycle computer didn't work well. It didn't even think I went half a mile. I figure it either got wet and confused, or when I swapped wheels yesterday, the magnet didn't get lined up perfect. But thankfully I used my GPS too, which has been in agreement with my computer on my recent road rides.
I went just over 12 miles.

Snowy Road Muni - 2011-02-13

For my own record, I wore a long sleeve poly shirt and my light nylon jacket. On the bottom I wore thin poly long underwear and my nylon cargo pants. I started with some knit gloves, but took those off half-way. And I unzipped my jacket early on too. In general I was comfortable.

Tweet Tweet

Sometimes I search Twitter for tweets with "unicycle" in them. It's just kind of funny what people say when they see one.

I searched tonight for "unicycle" and "snow" and this one from yesterday caught my eye:

"I just seen a dude riding a Unicycle....in the snow! WTF !!"

I clicked on his username, leading to his Twitter page, leading to his personal homepage, and email address. A google search of his email leads further into his web page, showing his name. A whitepages search leads to an address in Webster, and sure enough it's in a neighborhood I rode through!

It's kind of funny to find a tweet about you from a random stranger!

Another Snowy Road Ride

Another good weekend for riding the snow packed streets. I strayed into some more distant neighborhoods. It was about 19°F (-7°C) out.

Nothing too interesting happened. I saw my neighbor Chris along the way.
I heard some guy telling his kid, "Look... a bike." He looks again. "Oh it's single bike." Getting warmer!

My cycle computer agreed with my GPS again. 9 miles.

Snowy Road Muni - 2011-01-22

Snowy Road Ride

I doubt any local trails would be very muni friendly right now. It has snowed too much in the past few days. But when I cleared the driveway yesterday, I noticed the road looked pretty good. The plows and cars have left a layer of hard-packed snow. It was about 20°F (-7°C). Brrr.
So today I suited up as if to go to the trails but headed off down the driveway instead.

I rode in my neighborhood and in a neighboring neighborhood. As usual it took some time to warm up. The wind is gusty today and my ears were feeling it. At first I wish I had worn my balaclava, which I did bring in my pack. But knowing I tend to warm up after about five minutes, I waited and was good without it.

I only UPD'ed about five times, and I ran out of all of them. Every one was caused by hitting a thick soft packed patch of snow.
I saw a lot of people shoveling and snowblowing, and some groups of kids playing.
I got one peculiar comment from a guy shoveling, "I guess you get more stability on the ice." Huh? Umm... no.
I almost got run over by a woman backing her SUV out who didn't bother looking. But I saw her.

It was good to get out and keep the muscles working.
My cycle computer and GPS agreed this time at 6.6 miles.

Snowy Road Muni - 2011-01-16

Big Neighborhood Ride

Yesterday and Friday it rained a lot. Today was dry, but I figured the trails were muddy so I didn't ride any muni. Realizing I hadn't ridden all weekend, I decided to get out this evening.

I rode in high gear the "big way" around the neighborhood. It's 1.4 miles, and I rode continuously for four loops. That's 5.6 miles.

Now that I think of it, that's gotta be the farthest I've ever ridden without dismounting.

I'm looking forward to a much needed muni ride.

Sydney's Mile+

This evening Sydney and I went for a leisurely ride around the neighborhood. We went around twice and she didn't dismount a single time! That's 1.2 miles!
Not bad for a 6 year old.

Even I UPD'ed a bunch of times. Of course I was practicing my shifting. I'm not looking down so much and I had a much higher success rate. I'm definitely improving, but I've got a long way to go.