Thursday, December 23, 2010

Real windy ride in this morning. Went right in the wind on 108th street all the way to Corona ave.
New cafe on the corner of Van Doren and 108th. Couple of interesting archaeological items from Queens Plaza dig. Feet frozen as ice blocks some winter riding boots would really be nice.
URL: http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=62065 [9 miles]

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Back to the Corona ave. route over the LIE via the 99th str. walkway.
URL: http://veloroutes.org/bikemaps/?route=43611
road find: black bungee cord (must be thousands of these on roads across this country).
temp: 29 degrees mild headwind
turning off Qblvd at 53rd instead of 55th street (no light at Roosevelt ave.)
head tunes: Bob Seeger "Against the Wind" | Bowie, "Ziggy Stardust"