melensdad
Well-Known Member
I didn't notice any ongoing threads for users to post about rides. Not talking about those EPIC long distance trips, but just a nice ride thread about daily rides so figured I'd start one. With any luck, it will carry on.
MONDAY's ride, started at 52(F) finished at 65(F) and lasted about 3 hours including our lunch break. 70 miles round trip on rural roadways. Great fun riding with my wife. She on her black/silver '16 NC700x and me on my red/silver '18 NC750x. Winding through some small rural towns, exclusively on 2 lane roads, some straight and boring, some nice and curvy. Even a boring stop at the grocery store, just so my wife could run into their bathroom to slip on a pair of insulated tights under her blue jeans ... and yes, she was jealous that I had on my new Rev'it Tornado 2 pants and I was very comfortable![Big Grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So 35 miles one way, to go to Fair Oaks Farms so we could get a grilled cheese sandwich at their dairy/cafe. Its sort of the dairy cow equivalent of Disney World but less exciting and cheaper. LINK => Modern farming, farm fresh goods, and family fun | Fair Oaks Farms
And speed limits on curvy roads are just suggestions, right?
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TUESDAY's ride was a solo journey across the border into rural Illinois and along the Kankakee river. Rode into/through/about the little towns of Beecher, Grant Park and Momence in addition to running along the river itself to the city of Kankakee, il. Loved the ride, will repeat this one with my wife. The fall leaves are mutlicolored reds/yellows/browns and even a few green hues remain. The winding road along the shoreline found me riding slow and being amazed by the beauty. I've been NEAR that road many times, but in a car there was no desire to explore. With the bikes we find that we meander down roads for the sheer joy of riding. The whole ride reminded me of why I love America's heartland, friendly people, beautiful sights and simple pleasures. L
![QdOpVWzCSRCvCrjJ3q9KTQ.jpg QdOpVWzCSRCvCrjJ3q9KTQ.jpg](https://www.nc700-forum.com/data/attachments/29/29164-59a4b5f90f1f46ffa4f71085c22264bd.jpg)
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So where did you ride?
MONDAY's ride, started at 52(F) finished at 65(F) and lasted about 3 hours including our lunch break. 70 miles round trip on rural roadways. Great fun riding with my wife. She on her black/silver '16 NC700x and me on my red/silver '18 NC750x. Winding through some small rural towns, exclusively on 2 lane roads, some straight and boring, some nice and curvy. Even a boring stop at the grocery store, just so my wife could run into their bathroom to slip on a pair of insulated tights under her blue jeans ... and yes, she was jealous that I had on my new Rev'it Tornado 2 pants and I was very comfortable
So 35 miles one way, to go to Fair Oaks Farms so we could get a grilled cheese sandwich at their dairy/cafe. Its sort of the dairy cow equivalent of Disney World but less exciting and cheaper. LINK => Modern farming, farm fresh goods, and family fun | Fair Oaks Farms
And speed limits on curvy roads are just suggestions, right?
![fs8LgcSlTFOJOR0F%FUJfQ.jpg fs8LgcSlTFOJOR0F%FUJfQ.jpg](https://www.nc700-forum.com/data/attachments/29/29160-5a2171f3cd97588fb3e246b621f7d148.jpg)
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![YXmYbYI+RNecGaatQ0Om5Q.jpg YXmYbYI+RNecGaatQ0Om5Q.jpg](https://www.nc700-forum.com/data/attachments/29/29163-cf88a373b88f7fe82cc13e54a9df0faa.jpg)
TUESDAY's ride was a solo journey across the border into rural Illinois and along the Kankakee river. Rode into/through/about the little towns of Beecher, Grant Park and Momence in addition to running along the river itself to the city of Kankakee, il. Loved the ride, will repeat this one with my wife. The fall leaves are mutlicolored reds/yellows/browns and even a few green hues remain. The winding road along the shoreline found me riding slow and being amazed by the beauty. I've been NEAR that road many times, but in a car there was no desire to explore. With the bikes we find that we meander down roads for the sheer joy of riding. The whole ride reminded me of why I love America's heartland, friendly people, beautiful sights and simple pleasures. L
![QdOpVWzCSRCvCrjJ3q9KTQ.jpg QdOpVWzCSRCvCrjJ3q9KTQ.jpg](https://www.nc700-forum.com/data/attachments/29/29164-59a4b5f90f1f46ffa4f71085c22264bd.jpg)
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So where did you ride?