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 Ride Stats
Distance: 44.55 miles Time: 00:00:00 Max Speed: 31.10 mph
Avg Speed: 13.17 mph Temp: Min: 55
Max: 75
Category: general: touring - group
Route: Kueka Lake Loop Weight: 234 Altitude Gain: 0 ft
Avg Power: 0 W Calories Burned: 2,100 Avg HR: 0 bpm
Terrain: Road: Hills Bike: Dahon 32lb-Cadenza Folding Club: Southern Tier Bicycle Club
Weather Conditions: Sunny, light Northerly winds;
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 2009 GFLBT-Kueka Lake Loop
Hurray! I made the Kueka Lake ride. The knee popped a bit in the beginning then settled in for the ride and it went pretty smooth.

Because of the knee situation I had to modify plans. I had intended to ride my Cruzbike on this ride, but the moving bottom bracket puts a bit too much stress on my Fibula. Driving an extra 200 miles this weekend to take part in a substantial portion of the GFLBT event was worth the extra effort and expense. It took 400 miles of motor vehicle driving, in order to cycle 78 of the 90 miles combined on 3 bikes, from Friday to now. 400 miles fueled by 23 gallons of Gasoline. It was an absolute necessity for the therapeutic benefit of biking with such nice people.

Additionally I would surely have gained weight if I had stayed at camp for the weekend, but coming home kept the caloric intake under the watchful eyes of Ginny. And yes, the knee is getting stronger!

It was great to ride with Maggie, Michele(Handyhanah), Larry her husband, Cher, and Drut. They are some of the Bikejournal greats along with Karcod, Carpenterdoug, Bruce and many others. The Canadian Sisters Karen and Cathy were back. I missed hearing about their Saturday antics.

Two years ago, the 2007 Bikejournal reunion piggybacked on this great Finger Lakes Bike Tour. I am grateful for that initial introduction to an event that has helped solidify my commitment to cycling.


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