Across the escarpment on Banker, through the Community Center's parking lot, now devoid of snow pack and ice, some water inevitably since it rained a couple of nights ago . . fearing for the worst our garbage collectors sent a message NO PICKUP, the followed it with YES, PICKUP on Friday, yesterday. So they came; we had stowed everything.
Onto the Aqueduct raceway, thence the bridge everyone wants to replace with more lanes, and right onto Riverview. With some wind behind us we make time especially once past the village of Vischer Ferry. Juan says 'too fast' so we slow down a bit. Too fast is no fun!
We ride up and over the Northway, turn right onto Klamsteem, taking care at the bottom of the hill to turn hard, but turn slow in case of sand or gravel. Cranking in big chain ring in front, we whiz past some brown and limp vegetation trying to catch up with Ti man riding next to a civilian on a bike. We wind our way past the boat docks, the club back there, autos lining the road -- 10 of 'em -- some event.
The Route 9 bridge is windy, but not too bad, then up the hill. We decide to risk the Rail Trail under neath Route 9 in the culvert, an 8' diameter ripply thing and it works. Only one bad patch of ice and melting snow, compacted hard near Lock 7. We make it to the turn off to Rosendale.
Wheeling home eastward on River Rd. we take the shortcut through the residences in the area that opens up into Edison Woods. Ti man peels off south, I take my leave of Juan at Van Antwerp.
Juan answering my question 'why are my feet so cold', with 'It's not that warm!' One day this weather pattern will break and we'll have some riding climate.
Nothing like the race being run tomorrow http://rvv.be/nl/elite-men/race/track
Good luck!
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