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  • Great Sacandaga Lake loop ride

    Went bike riding around Great Sacandaga lake in upstate New York. Turned out to be an unusually warm November day. The route was mostly along the lakeshore and the views were just fantastic. It was one of the most enjoyable ride ever. read more

  • Maine ride 3 - around Damariscotta lake

    Ride no.3 in Maine was enjoyable. Started out cloudy but became sunny half way through. The route had many nice rollers with only a couple of big steep hills. Most downhills helped get up more than halfway up the next hill without effort. A very nice ride overall. Thankfully, I didn’t get lost today … read more

  • Strava stats for 2021

    My Strava stats for 2021. This has been the best year so far. My goal was to average 1 hour of exercise per day and I definitely achieved that. Also the most annual biking mileage ever : 4444 miles. Goal for 2022: match the stats from last year. read more

  • Seacoast century ride 2021

    It has been more than a month since this ride and I am really late posting about it. On Saturday (Sept 25) was this year’s Seacoast century ride. I have been wanting to go for this ride for many years and glad that it finally worked out this year. The route for this century is very attractive as a … read more

  • North Fork Century

    Link to Strava Saturday, May 22nd was the day for a century ride on Long Island. I had signed up for this ride back in the beginning of 2020 and it was supposed to happen in September of 2020 but, got cancelled due to Covid. The organizers were able to arrange it on this last weekend. We took a … read more

  • Ride to work

    It was a bright and beautiful Saturday morning. I needed to pop into work to take care of an experiment and also wanted to go for a bikeride. Decided to combine the two activities and went biking to work and back. Turned out to be a good ride on the way to work but, the wind picked up on the way … read more

  • Spring equinox and warm weekend

    The first day of Spring was a wonderful warm Saturday but, had a busy morning and afternoon with chores and family tasks that kept me from going on a bike ride. My wife and I managed to go for our 3 mile walk in the evening and it felt good to be outdoors in the warm sun. We had taken along our … read more

  • Warm March evening ride

    With the temperatures in 50s, I couldn’t resist the temptation of going out for ride even after a tiring work day. Went for a quick spin around town without going too far as I was running out of sunlight. It was a nice ride and looking forward to more outdoor riding this Spring. Here is a link to … read more

  • First outdoor ride in February 2021

    I am glad that an outdoor ride finally worked out on the last day of February. We have had so much snow this month that I didn’t get a chance to ride outdoors at all. As I get older, I am more and more cautious about risking a fall. Thankfully, it warmed up over the last week and all the snow … read more

  • Morning ride in NJ

    Went riding with Adit and Sujit around West Windsor, NJ. It was a nice change to ride on flat roads opposed to rolling hills in CT. Towards the end, Adit hit a pothole and got a flat tire. ‪Here is a link to the Strava track of the ride. read more

  • Bike ride 2020.06.03

    Went to pickup CSA bread in Old Lyme. It was a warm afternoon. Rain was promised in the forecast but, it didn’t show up. Very little traffic on the road and that made it a very enjoyable ride. Strava link. read more