Tour d'Otis

Wanted to ride Otis last year but never got to it but Bill Boles graciously led me
on a 7 mile tour of some awesome Cape Cod singletrack!

Bill Boles

Rode the half pipe and the second highest point on the Cape which has some

sick downhills coming off of it!  Coming back on Friday for more singletrack goodness!

The Falmouth 40

I take a selfie and guess what I discover?
Left home without a helmet!

Got up late and decided not to ride to the canal again.
Found a nice bike route in Mashpee with share the road signs

This route through the north part of Falmouth seems popular with cyclists

I love this hill by the light house.
There was a triathlete there with blown tires

It was pretty windy during the whole ride and it seemed I always had a headwind

Despite the wind it felt great riding along the water

I finally understand the usefulness of a cycling cap today!

Lunch, a bit later, was excellent!

Recovery Day: Provincetown

I played beach volleyball after my ride to the canal and discovered that I am not 16 anymore!

Drove up to P-Town went to dunes

It's now a family tradition

Another mile or so and we could be at the water ... won't happen

Center of Provincetown is still a ways off

A fixed gear Jake the Snake - someone in P-Town has some class!

 

Enough said!

Cape Cod Canal 100K Ride

Waited for the rain to stop before heading out

Tested out a new top tube pack and bell using a bar extender.
Everything worked great and the top tube bag will be excellent for commuting!

The Shinning Sea Bikeway was devoid of people

It got wet again

Finally met another cyclist who I passed on the way back, too

Riding under the Bourne Bridge

And the Sagamore Bridge, too

On the Canal Bikeway

Bike Fishermen

Cape Cod Railway to the left

The siding is used for the tourist train to change direction

Another bike fisherman

Train bridge, never seen it down

There used to be Y here

Awesome Bike Routes on the Cape

Sun poked out on the Shinning Sea Bikeway north of Woodshole

Nantucket Bay

Longest Ride to date!

Off to the Cape

Fredmobile and the rest of the bikes loaded

Bourne Bridge Traffic (sucks)

Rotary Traffic, just like in the 70s and 80s, when we would go to Nantucket

Finally, the in line for the Bourne Bridge

Bikes are ready

Riding around the rental house

At the beach

Katie riding Cannondale Chase for the second time this year!

Cape Cod Mountain Biking: Tears of the Sun

Riding with Dirt Rag's Old Coot and NEMBA Legend Bill Boles
at the Trail of Tears in West Barnstable, MA

Cape Cod Mountain Biking: Tears of Joy

Riding with NEMBA legend Billy Boles and his friend Steve
at the Trail of Tears in West Barnstable, MA

Fred's Cape Cod Monster Cross Adventure: The Woods Hole Experience

This route includes Elm Rd 

to Surf Drive 

to Oyster Pond Rd 

past the light house 

and finally up FR Lillie Rd.

Fred's Cape Cod Monster Cross Adventure: Last Day

I meant to post this sooner but was having too much fun
on the concluding days of my Cape Cod vacation
and that didn't include any more riding!

I got out of the house kind of late Thursday morning and noticed that it was a lot hotter and humid than the two previous riding days!  I made sure I had two bottles of water with me because I new I was going to need the second bottle.

This route took me out of the center of Falmouth and the beaches area but I added another bike route along the beaches east of me with the hopes of getting some more good bike cam.  The one thing I forgot to check is whether my Drift HD170 was fully charged but it was not, so I took my chances.

I wanted to cross the rail trail where I have been doing it for the previous rides but found that the road that I was on crossed it almost immediately.  When I found the route I came to an intersection where I had the right of way but some asshole driving a Verizon truck decided to jump out in front of me and came within a foot of sideswiping me.  He didn't have to do that because there was no one behind me.  I yelled some four letter explicatives at him and of course gave him the one fingered salute.

To me, the highlight of this ride was to see the Woods Hole Light House on Nobska Road.  Leading up to the light house is very much like a roller coaster, too, and it was fun zooming down hitting all the turns.

Not a lot of wind, either, this morning which made the air thicker!  I found the rail trail to be a bit busier but that was my own fault for leaving on the ride so late.  I got the end of the line on the rail trail and finished my first bottle, ate a Guu, and then headed down 151.  By the time I hit the Roundabout at Route 28 I was already through my second bottle.  Once on Central Ave, the bike route to the beach, I finished my second bottle with only 2 miles to go.

Got home and showered and then went over to a friend of my wife's house for coffee.  I was really sweating and after a few cookies and two cups of coffee I started pounding down the water and I think I should have done that in reverse because I got a cramp in the back of my leg.  I was afraid I was going to have a repeat performance of the time I did trail work down in Trumbull and my whole body cramped up afterwards.  That was horrible.  I probably should have had a gatorade after my ride to replace electrolytes.  Live and learn.

Cape Cod Mountain Biking: Exit 7 aka Willow Street

I couldn't say no when Bill Boles offered to lead another early morning ride at another location called Exit 7 or Willow Street.

However, yesterday's weather finally moved off the Cape but still dumped at least 3 inches of rain on the Cape!  If it was raining this morning it meant the ride was off but that wasn't the case this morning!  Additionally, this place is really well drained..

In fact, he put the word out and there were a few others that showed up, too.  Steve, from the Trail of Tears ride, wanted to come, too, but discovered his rim had a hole and needed a new rim.

There was Gene from Oswego, NY, who like me was vacation on the Cape this week and Karen (not pictured) who lives and works on the Cape.  We headed across the street from the parking area and the trails were incredibly buff!

Bill took us on this somewhat overgrown trail that paralleled a stream.  I tried riding a board over what looked like a soft spot only to slip off and would up sinking in mud above my knee and having my bike mired  in the mud, too.

Of course Bill wanted to know what took us so long.  

 

Karen got a stick stuck in her spokes near this old VW Bug