Aluminum Winter: Full Tilt Sunset

MplsCoaster · Mar 7, 2013

Re: Aluminum Winter: At the beach, again

Hey EndlessChain, You are so right! Thanks!

Glad the useless lifeguard stand gave you a good laugh Randy

It's kinda a running joke...

6 month's after I met my Wife (not yet at that time), I convinced her to go for her first snow ride New Years Day 2007
Had to buy new tires for her bike and she got matching snow pants and hat, we both were happy

She did great and we had to take some goofy pictures on the south end of Lake Calhoun

After that type of a date, she still married me :lol:

Fast Forward to last Saturday and I just had to make a new shot on Lake Nokomis

And one more post until I can get out riding again

We got 9.5" of new snow this week and the streets are really messy and now rain is coming on Saturday :?

Thanks for looking
Steve

LukeTheJoker · Mar 7, 2013

Re: Aluminum Winter: At the beach, again

That is a cool date in my book! 8)

Possitively cold actually, I mean, look, there is snow on the ground!

Luke.

MplsCoaster · Mar 8, 2013

LukeTheJoker said:
That is a cool date in my book! 8)
Positively cold actually, I mean, look, there is snow on the ground! Luke.

Thanks Man! That's funny, Luke. Yeah a snow biking date, and it worked! :shock: :lol:

Had to get out tonight. It's 38F for the first time and a long time, it was mostly sunny too
I needed a Full Tilt Ride to really push myself, Did my River 8 miler and rode as hard as I could

The roads weren't as bad today but that's going to change when the snow really starts melting
Lots of sand and puddles but still able to take a no-handed action shot

It was great to get going and keep going

Know I'm pushing the knobby tires so they may get swapped out this weekend (along with a smaller rear gear)
Had to stop (only once) and take a shot on Franklin Ave bridge and the sunset started shining off the bike
So if you look to the left, that was where I was 2 weeks ago (St. Paul river flats)
On the right is the Mpls side where i was riding ON the river

On the way back, I was going towards the west and I started seeing the sunset in the puddles
The water was slinging everywhere and I didn't care because I already worked up a sweat
Was able to wear no hat for the first time in several months and it was awesome!
Got ready for this action shot and it kinda came out, sorry about it being blurry but it was at ~15 mph

Got incredibly soaked barreling through that puddle and it was fun (this close to home :lol

Tomorrow we are supposed to get a .5" of rain and then 2" of snow, so don't think I get out
Spring is getting closer if I can get a Full Tilt Sunset ride in again

Thanks for Looking
Steve