bikejournal.com journal

2007/1/1
(Mon)

6.93

00:23:14

17.90

0

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments:

Weather Conditions:

2007/1/2
(Tue)

32.79

02:05:43

15.65

0

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments:

Weather Conditions:

2007/1/3
(Wed)

54.61

03:04:51

17.73

0

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, visited Santa's office, got my new GPS. Wow. A bit of slow park ride trying to figure out the GPS.

Weather Conditions: +5C, some rain, light wind. No snow.

2007/1/4
(Thu)

71.92

04:02:53

17.77

461

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, Vytenio post office, some park ride. Been slowly testing the new GPS receiver features. Pretty smart beast. Punctured rear tire once. Not much fun fixing it in the dark/mud.

Weather Conditions: Rainy, +4C, light westerly, muddy.

2007/1/5
(Fri)

31.02

02:23:00

13.02

168

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: My left knee hurts! Hard to turn in the bed, walking downstairs sucks! But I can ride my bicycle! WOW! My right leg had to do the job. Clipless pedals rule! Commute, post office, a bit of park ride, punctured the rear tire near Mada, decided to walk the bicycle home as it was dark and raining. Only 5 minutes walk.

Weather Conditions: Raining most of the afternoon, few degrees above freezing. Missing daylight a lot.

2007/1/6
(Sat)

21.27

01:22:39

15.44

224

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Vytenio post office and back. My right leg is getting way stronger. Gonna go visit my mom tonight.

Weather Conditions: Raining the whole day, but warm: +5C! And that is January! WOW.

2007/1/7
(Sun)

8.10

00:29:08

16.68

0

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: A quick ride to Karoliniskes. The left leg still hurts a bit. The motorists seem to be in a hurry, had a close call near the TV tower.

Weather Conditions: Warm and rainy. +3C or so. Feels like +10C. Light wind.

2007/1/8
(Mon)

11.67

00:39:02

17.94

70

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: The leg still hurts a bit, but managed to ride a few easy kilometers in the neighborhood.

Weather Conditions: Warm and wet. +3C.

2007/1/9
(Tue)

40.46

02:34:44

15.69

265

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: The left knee felt much better today, still hard to do hills. Commute, some slow park ride.

Weather Conditions: Very warm, +8C or so. Wet roads, light rain.

2007/1/10
(Wed)

45.31

02:52:33

15.76

305

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Virsuliskiu post office around the noon, first flat (rear tire), walked the bicycle home, fixed it. Then commute, found my first Geocache at Vingio park! Wow! Got all excited about it. Then the Vytenio PO, sat on a bench in the park and the rear tire went Boom! All of a sudden. Luckily I had a spare tire and the tube. The knee still aches, but not as bad.

Weather Conditions: Unbelievable: +11C!!!! No rain. Record breaking temperatures. And this is mid January!

2007/1/11
(Thu)

46.07

02:45:36

16.69

336

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: A quick commute with another geocache on the way to work, post office, some park ride. The knee starts feeling better.

Weather Conditions: Rather windy, strong westerly. Lots of tree branches on the ground, pretty comfortable to ride in the afternoon. +5C.

2007/1/12
(Fri)

40.15

02:33:23

15.71

318

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Raining most of the day. Commute, geocache near Tauro kalnas, some Vingio park ride, front flat. Hate fixing flats in the rain. The left knee still hurts, but not as bad as it used to be.

Weather Conditions: +5C, windy and rainy. Not much fun.

2007/1/13
(Sat)

23.95

01:22:04

17.51

254

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Another loud BOOOOOM! Right after I came back from the LBS. Another dead tire and dead tube. A second blown up tire this year! I knew the tire was about to blow up and luckily it happened at home. This was the front tire. Did some cleanup, replaced both tires. Will try Conti Gatorskins this time, I was told they were pretty prone to punctures. Will see. Rode a couple of circles around, the wind and rain were terrible. Tried the Pilaite hill against the wind in traffic and chilling shower, did not like it much. Searched a bit for a place to hide my GC and got back, did some other readjustments to the bicycle.

Weather Conditions: Warm during the day +3C to +8C. Strong westerly and rain. Not much fun riding.

2007/1/14
(Sun)

49.82

02:43:10

18.32

383

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: The knee is starting to feel noticeably better. Stormy weather today, thought good to do some geocaching. Had an opportunity to hide one cache and to locate the other. Kinda fun. Got all wet, but fun. A bit of park ride. Surprisingly we are having very warm January this year so far.

Weather Conditions: Strong westerly, rain. +5C or so.

2007/1/15
(Mon)

43.47

02:32:04

17.15

334

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, post offices, a bit of park ride. The knee is getting better everyday now. Thought would slowly ride in the park, but heavy rain started, got back home all wet and early.

Weather Conditions: Strong westerly, +5C. Sunny in the morning, started raining late in the afternoon.

2007/1/16
(Tue)

68.49

03:42:12

18.49

579

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Two geocaches found on the way to work. I am about 20% done for Vilnius. Hope this thing grows. Stopped to order new eyeglasses. Some back and forth. Two times with load today. Some slow park ride, the front light started malfunctioning, got home by 7PM. Badly lacking the daylight. The knee feels better and better everyday.

Weather Conditions: Warm warm warm. +7C or so. Thats mid January. Moderate to strong westerly.

2007/1/17
(Wed)

166.17

08:24:54

19.75

1,083

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: A little warmup in Vingio Park early in the morning, the knee felt about right, did a little downtown tour, wanted to pick the eyeglasses, forgot the receipt. Stopped by the office, took the load, rode to the post office, then again some park ride. Decided to try slow century. Rode to Maisiagala-Dukstu Azuolynas. Left cache in Maisiagala, picked one in Azuolynas, wasn't easy tho due to wrong coords. Wasn't sure about the light batteries, started to get dark, so hurried up home. Been chased by three dogs near Suderve. Outran them no problem. Got to Vilnius OK, was still short about 25 kilometers to the century, so presented myself a slow park ride.

Weather Conditions: Pretty warm: +6C, some rain. Badly lacking daylight. Hard to believe last year we had -20C and below around this time.

2007/1/18
(Thu)

46.03

02:37:19

17.56

293

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, post office, bank, some slow park ride. Raining heavily most of the day, got back all wet, but not cold. Still feeling the left knee.

Weather Conditions: +7C, rainy, light westerly.

2007/1/19
(Fri)

31.94

01:52:36

17.02

269

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, post office with the load, a bit of slow park ride. The knee still hurts.

Weather Conditions: +5C, windy, some snow in the morning, later rain, some sunshine, too.

2007/1/20
(Sat)

65.15

03:39:11

17.83

589

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Rode to Vytenio post office, then Pavilniu park, did some geocaching both planting and seeking caches. Mileage includes walking the bicycle on steep hills. Naujoji Vilnia, Antakalnis, some Vingio park and home. The knee feels better and better with every day.

Weather Conditions: No snow, no rain, got a bit cooler outside, around freezing, some ice covered the puddles late in the afternoon. Windy.

2007/1/21
(Sun)

55.72

03:00:46

18.49

457

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Back and forth the old town, some park ride, a bit of geocaching.

Weather Conditions: Windy, +5C, some rain, not bad.

2007/1/22
(Mon)

76.69

04:03:19

18.91

449

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, old town, post offices, some park ride. Finally the temperature dropped below freezing. Got impossible to shift by night, so rode singlespeed.

Weather Conditions: Some snow in the morning +3C, a bit windy, snowed, then cleared up and cooled down to about -2C by night.

2007/1/23
(Tue)

70.18

04:17:17

16.37

386

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: WOW! Lots of snow, ice and fun. Finally. It snowed most of the night and the temperature dropped down to below freezing. Took my trusted Corratec commuter with studded tires. Work, post office, and a lot of park ride. Slow and fast, snow and ice. Fun fun fun.

Weather Conditions: -1C with snow in the morning, did not snow during the day, got -5C by night. Very light wind. Excellent.

2007/1/24
(Wed)

70.29

04:27:25

15.77

493

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Much snow and ice. Great. Commute, post office. Afterwards enjoyed the slow park ride. A bit chilly, but much fun. Gave my Corratec hybrid some work.

Weather Conditions: -8C, a bit windy. Did not snow today, icy tracks.

2007/1/25
(Thu)

56.03

03:30:43

15.95

325

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, post office, LBS. Got fork replaced on the hybrid. Handlebars too. Way better now. Enjoyed the slow park ride. Wish we had more daylight. The weather is just right.

Weather Conditions: -7C during the day, snowed in the morning, light wind.

2007/1/26
(Fri)

76.72

04:56:58

15.50

649

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick commute and the post office, then slow enjoyable snow park ride, some geocaching fun, excellent weather, fine forest tracks, much fractured snow, no mud. Great. The lakes are frozen, but still a bit scary to ride on. The river is not frozen yet, but large ice blocks already floating.

Weather Conditions: -8C, light southerly, snowed a bit in the afternoon, clear in the morning.

2007/1/27
(Sat)

36.45

02:31:42

14.42

264

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Much snow, rather warm. Some park ride, large amount of skiers, only saw three other cyclists. Getting easier to count them as received a mechanical tally counter that I bought through eBay. Fun toy. Wanted to hide a geocache, but was limited in time as had to go to my wife's sister's birthday party tonight. Why are those parties held when the weather is so fantastic? Picked an antenna at the bus station. A fellow HAM Aidas LY3UV sent it to try on a bicycle from Kaunas. I'll need some mechanical work to do to mount it, but seems like it is just the right piece of gear, will see how it performs on the air soon. Getting hooked again.

Weather Conditions: Nice, a bit too much slush on the city streets due to salts. Park trails are fun to ride on. Either packed snow or just nice white fresh carpet you can decorate with your own tire ornaments. Snowed in the afternoon. Large white flakes. Finally finally a real nice Lithuanian winter. WOW. -2C.

2007/1/28
(Sun)

79.60

05:16:20

15.10

520

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Presented myself a nice city tour, then slow park ride which I did not like very much because the park looked more like a parking lot, huge amount of cars. I can't understand those who drive their vans totally ruining the peace of the nature. Slowly rode by the river back an forth, enjoyed the sounds of iceblocks touching each other and the branches of trees. Did some geocaching, got home late at night.

Weather Conditions: temperature averaged to -5C, light wind, the best weather to ride.

2007/1/29
(Mon)

70.59

04:34:01

15.46

461

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Some park ride prior to commute, a bit of geocaching, then city tour, lots of slow park ride again. Getting cooler, need better gloves. Saw three other cyclists.

Weather Conditions: -8C or so. Sunny, light wind, much snow.

2007/1/30
(Tue)

56.35

03:43:02

15.16

362

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, post office, some city tour, did some geocaching, rode to watch the collapsed building in Siauliu street. Some slow park ride. Saw 5 other cyclists.

Weather Conditions: Nice to ride. Snowed all night, was clear in the morning, temperature averaged to -5C or so, was -9C when I got home by night.

2007/1/31
(Wed)

62.44

04:22:11

14.29

382

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Snowed the whole night and the whole day. Wow, a lot of snow, much fun. Enjoyed riding several loops in the park. Nice making tracks on a fresh snow. Once you get back to the same place 15 minutes later - the track is all covered with snow again! Commute, post office with load, much park snow ride. Fun. Saw one other cyclist today.

Weather Conditions: -5C on the average, snow snow snow... Some wind.

2007/2/1
(Thu)

33.27

02:34:05

12.96

220

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Maybe a foot of fresh snow in the morning. WOW, most cars having problems, bicycle is the best transportation. Studded tires help. Commute, then post office with load, some park ride. Wish I could ride more. The river is not completely frozen yet. Performed one soft fall after rode into a hidden ice rut. Thinking about temporary installing platform pedals :) Saw no other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -5C in the morning, a bit warmer during the day, then -10C in the evening. Much snow.

2007/2/2
(Fri)

72.52

04:20:38

16.69

472

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Much snow again, but getting way warmer. Slush on the streets. Commute, post office with load, did some slow relaxing ride around the Salote lake. Found a junk bicycle in the lake. Explored the old town a bit, some geocaching, too. Did not see other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -9C in the morning, then around -2C during the day. Much snow, light wind.

2007/2/3
(Sat)

50.03

03:09:02

15.88

495

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Explored the old town, rode to the post office, played some geocaching, lots of slush. Saw two other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: +1C, some rain with snow, moderate northerly.

2007/2/4
(Sun)

55.39

03:05:58

17.87

320

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Explored the old Vilnius a bit. Much slush. Bought some hardware for a new bicycle antenna, working on a project now. Rode to Zemieji Paneriai, Jocionys, Lazdynai. No ice on roads, wish I could ride my Trek, but it is currently disassembled.

Weather Conditions: +2C, sunny most of the day, light westerly. Nice.

2007/2/5
(Mon)

72.37

04:00:49

18.03

564

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: City tour. No park today, terrible conditions, can't ride in heavy slush. Don't have platform pedals now, it is too unsafe going clipless. Rode on streets a lot instead. Pretty wet, but the new shoes help. Typical commute and the post office with load. No geocaching today. Saw one other cyclist near the post office.

Weather Conditions: A bit above freezing. Annoying snow in the morning, way better in the afternoon. Light wind.

2007/2/6
(Tue)

73.70

04:17:19

17.19

502

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Some city tour, a bit of geocaching, replaced Vokieciu container. Commute, post office with load. Getting colder, less slush, easier riding, hope I'll be able to do some park ride tomorrow if the temperature stays below freezing. The HID light died. Unknown reason. Need to ship it to the US to have the bulb replaced. Arrrrgh. Luckily the daylight time is noticeably increasing. Saw one other bicycle (not a cyclist) today.

Weather Conditions: -2C in the morning, -9C by the evening. Light northerly.

2007/2/7
(Wed)

60.02

03:46:02

15.93

348

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Great. Got a bit colder, much cleaner, no slush. Commute and the post office with load, some geocaching. Performed the most embarassing fall when could not unclip at an intersection downtown Vilnius. Explored the city, some park ride, too. The HID died yesterday, so shipped it to the US to have lamp bulb replaced. Luckily the days are getting longer. Saw two other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -11C when left in the morning, same -11C when got back home by night. Was warmer during the day. Much snow, light easterly. Perfect riding conditions.

2007/2/8
(Thu)

64.56

04:03:23

15.92

493

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Had a nice city tour, explored the old town. Hid the Collapse geocache, commute, the post office, some park ride, got home, inspected the new derailleur received by mail, then some more park ride. The weather fas fabulous. Saw three other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -13C when left in the morning and -10C when got back in the evening. Warmer during the day, light easterly, grew stronger by night. Lotsa snow, much fun.

2007/2/9
(Fri)

63.89

04:00:36

15.93

414

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, post office and other routines. Some park ride, some city tour. No geocaching today. Saw no other cyclists for some reason. The weather was just great. Saw other bicycle tracks on fresh snow though.

Weather Conditions: -10C on average. Some snow, light to moderate easterly. Fine.

2007/2/10
(Sat)

31.28

02:06:35

14.83

236

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick park ride, then rode to the Vytenio post office, then Antakalnis, some city tour and back. Saw no other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -11C on the average, wore only a single pair of socks, my toes got bitten by cold, light wind, clear most of the day.

2007/2/11
(Sun)

48.59

03:19:31

14.61

331

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Cold and sunny. Nice weather to ride a bike. Unfortunately, spent most of the day at the computer. Did some Salote lake ride. The ice is thick and rideable. Much fun. Hid a geocache in an island. Some park ride and a bit of old town exploration. Got home by dark. Saw one other cyclist today.

Weather Conditions: -17C in the morning, -11C in the evening, perhaps some -8C during the day. No wind, sunny. Excellent.

2007/2/12
(Mon)

73.65

04:36:59

15.95

542

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Virsuliskes post office, commute, Vytenio post office with load. A bit of park ride and city tour, nice weather, pretty clean everywhere. Saw no other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -15C in the morning, then around -7C during the day and -10C by evening, light to moderate easterly.

2007/2/13
(Tue)

64.28

04:15:59

15.07

410

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Warmed up locally then rode to Gudeliai hillfort, checked the recently planted geocache, fought snow, walked bicycle up every steeper hill, wore out my neoprene overshoes. Surprisingly met another cyclist out in the woods there. Nice weather. Explored the old town a bit, replaced a container at Basteja Micro geocache as ice was building up inside. Did commute, some park ride, Savanoriu LBS, got a new chain and cassette for my winter beater hybrid. Muuuuuch snow again. Fun. Two close calls today. Motorists are crazy. Saw two other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -10C in the morning, -6C by the time I got back in the evening. Light wind, much snow, clear in the morning. Slush. A lot of it. I mean ALOT.

2007/2/14
(Wed)

68.31

03:51:18

17.72

421

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Warm day, much water. Everywhere. Water and salts. And slush. Replaced a chain and a cassette on my hybrid in the morning. Commute, LBS (purchased a kid seat mounting hardware, will be using it to mount my new short wave antenna). Some city tour, did not check the park today, most likely plain slush there. Saw no other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Around freezing, no wind, much slush.

2007/2/15
(Thu)

70.05

04:30:30

15.54

489

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: After changing the chain and the cassette yesterday was forced to change the crankset, too. I use those cheapy sets for the winter, so they wear out fast. Pilaite, Karoliniskes, some park ride prior to commute. Post office with load, some city tour and a lot of park ride, hid Ciurlionio geocache, rode around a bit. Nice weather. Saw one other cyclist today.

Weather Conditions: -6C or something, no wind, sunny. Excellent.

2007/2/16
(Fri)

17.14

01:37:00

10.60

110

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Lithuanian Independence Day celebration. Nice weather, too bad had very little time to ride a bike, spent the day with my family, walked a lot. Visited the Ciurlionio Micro geocache, replaced the logsheet there.

Weather Conditions: -5C or so, clear day, little wind, much snow. Super!

2007/2/17
(Sat)

62.63

04:04:25

15.37

399

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Rode to the Vytenio post office to pay for the Thursday's packages shipped. Some park ride, hid the cache in Antakalnis, a bit of city tour, park ride again, then rode to the lake Salote, inspected the cache in an island. Did not have fun riding on the lake because of crazy motorists. Got home by dark. The days are getting significantly longer. Saw no other cyclists today, but noticed some bicycle tire tracks on the snow.

Weather Conditions: -5C or so, light wind, clear day. BEAUTIFUL! So nice to stand on the bank of Neris and watch the ice blocks float by. WOW.

2007/2/18
(Sun)

11.01

00:42:38

15.49

78

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: A quick ride in the surroundings. Wish I had more time to enjoy the excellent weather. Saw no other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: -3C on average. Light easterly.

2007/2/19
(Mon)

7.34

00:25:01

17.60

55

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments:

Weather Conditions:

2007/2/20
(Tue)

28.91

01:56:19

14.91

219

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick commute, the post office.

Weather Conditions:

2007/2/21
(Wed)

6.68

00:25:12

15.90

50

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick ride around. The bottom bracket started to sound interestingly. Checked visually, did not notice any damage. Could be because of cold.

Weather Conditions: -18C or so, sunny, light easterly

2007/2/22
(Thu)

40.85

02:40:38

15.26

326

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Some park ride prior to commute. Rather cold today. Post office, a bit of city tour. The BB is OK, the bad sound were producing frozen pedals. Adjusted and lubricated them, the sound disappeared. Saw one other cyclist today.

Weather Conditions: -19C in the morning, then maybe around -12C during the day, then about -17C in the evening. Light easterly, clear and nice.

2007/2/23
(Fri)

30.17

02:10:55

13.83

239

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, the post office, a bit of slooooow park ride by the river tracks. Fun watching floating ice blocks in the river. Found a place for my new geocache which will be hid shortly.

Weather Conditions: -15C at peaks, light easterly, clear sky, much fun.

2007/2/24
(Sat)

21.72

01:27:25

14.91

182

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Most of the Saturday spent at a computer. Quickly rode to the Vytenio Post Office, stopped at the office and back.

Weather Conditions: -8C, getting a bit windy and overcast. Would be nice to ride more if not a computer.

2007/2/25
(Sun)

40.44

02:44:29

14.75

410

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Again, spent most of the day at a computer. Did some geocaching in the morning, then voted in our municipal elections, some park ride, hid TB Migration geocache. Much snow, much fun. The snow on the park trails is packed very fine for riding, you can also choose ski track.

Weather Conditions: -5C on the average. Light but biting easterly. Much snow

2007/2/26
(Mon)

34.52

02:10:42

15.85

330

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Stopped at the Taurakalnis on commute. Picked some travelbugs. Sereikiskes, work, post office, Vingio park. A bit of park ride. Started snowing, got home early. I can feel the left knee, hope it won't last long.

Weather Conditions: -5C or so. Nice weather, a bit windy. Finally the river froze over! Started snowing late in the afternoon.

2007/2/27
(Tue)

37.31

02:30:53

14.84

332

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Some geocaching prior to commute. Over a foot of snow in Kalnu Parkas, pretty tough to walk the bicycle up hill. Work, the post office, downtown tour. Saw no other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Around freezing, light wind. Muuuuuuch slush everywhere, got all muddy.

2007/2/28
(Wed)

162.71

09:11:53

17.69

1,098

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: The Urban Century. Not exactly smelled the roses, but fought the traffic and slush. Tough with a beater winter hybrid still with studded tires. Included warmup, quick ride to the work, bringing the load to the post office, getting the giant backpack back, replacing the brake shoes, hiding a geocache, a bit of hard park ride in the slush and a few casual circles just to hit the century. All done within the city limits, 90 percent in heavy traffic, had two close calls. Definitely not one of the best centuries, but still fun. Saw three other cyclists today.

txt GPS file is here
gpx GPS exchange file is here (good to use with Google Earth)

Weather Conditions: Around freezing, light wind, some snow, some rain, lotsa slush.

2007/3/1
(Thu)

43.71

02:31:39

17.29

324

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Lots of slush. The temperature got above freezing, the snow is thawing away fast. Pretty weird riding in motor traffic, the cars constantly splash you with salty water. It is OK once you dress up properly. Commute, the post office, some city tour. Saw two other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: +3C or so, overcast, light wind, some rain. Not bad.

2007/3/2
(Fri)

70.64

04:07:52

17.10

509

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, the post office. Crowded streets due to the forthcoming Kaziuko fair. The weather was excellent. Warmed up, wow. The sun is melting the snow away, a bit dangerous riding fast as you don't know what to expect under the water, last year I damaged two wheels, gotta be a bit more careful this year. Walked the bicycle from Seskine to Virsuliskes through a lot of snow in hilly oakery (Azuolynas). It took a while, but much fun. Made some small loops around where I live before the day was made. Saw one other cyclist today.

Weather Conditions: Seemed like +5C or so with a sunshine most of the day. Wow! A real spring day. Light wind.

2007/3/3
(Sat)

43.02

02:15:41

19.02

318

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: Rode to the post office, then Markuciai. The pond is all covered with ice and water above it. A bit of city tour (geocaching involved), Pasilaiciai BMS. Saw no other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Pretty warm today, temperature in the vicinity of +3C, some rain.

2007/3/4
(Sun)

42.69

02:29:55

17.09

287

Road: Flat

Corratec Classic
700c Hybrid

Bike Friday

Comments: A bit of geocaching and city tour. Kaziuko fair did not impress me at all this year, many drunks, the weather wasn't very nice. Full streets of crazy motorists. Made it home before dark. Saw three other cyclists today. Not bad: a cyclist per 14km or so, probably the best ratio this year. It will definitely continue to improve as the weather warms up.

Weather Conditions: +1C, pretty wet, foggy, the snow continues to thaw out.

2007/3/5
(Mon)

47.97

02:29:59

19.19

372

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Spent most of the morning assembling my trusted Trek bicycle. Replaced two chainrings, the chain, the cassette, the brake shoes, cables, rear derailleur, bar tape, maybe something else. Wow, this is a real fun switching from studded tires to regulars. Tried some park ice ride with slicks by dark. Earned a flat right before getting home. Caught no rabbits. Saw two other cyclists today, the acrobats.

Weather Conditions: +4C or so, sunny most of the day, -1C after dark, a bit scary to ride with slick tires on the ice.

2007/3/6
(Tue)

31.73

01:46:45

17.83

218

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: A bit of park ride, still a lot of snow, hard and scary riding with slick tires. Saw two other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Just a hairpin above freezing. Overcast, light wind.

2007/3/7
(Wed)

141.44

06:34:41

21.50

964

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: A bit of geocaching while doing the metric. Rode to Europos Centras, Maisiagala, Dukstos, Kernave, Vievis and back home. Saw two other cyclists today. Found two geocaches and also hid two mine.

txt GPS file is here
gpx GPS exchange file is here (good to use with Google Earth)

Weather Conditions: +4C or so, light easterly, no rain. Dry roads.

2007/3/8
(Thu)

55.67

02:25:41

22.93

443

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, the post office. Some geocaching in Aukstagiriai region, a bit of city tour and home. Saw two other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: +10C on the average, sunny most of the day. Excellent.

2007/3/9
(Fri)

32.84

01:47:57

18.25

225

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick commute, the post office, the army supply store and home. Very bad tooth ache, wasn't a pleasant ride. Saw eight other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: +5C, dry streets in the afternoon, light southerly.

2007/3/10
(Sat)

40.39

02:18:06

17.55

366

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Morning commute, had to pack and ship some packages, the post office, quick city tour, visited the Frank Zappa monument. Excellent weather, saw 21 other cyclist today. WOW.

Weather Conditions: +7C or so, sunny most of the day. Dry.

2007/3/11
(Sun)

18.50

00:47:47

23.23

148

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Joint birthday parties continue, little time left to ride. Short morning ride around Virsuliskes and Pilaite. Saw one other cyclist today.

Weather Conditions: Rainy, moderate westerly, not very pleasant. +5C or so.

2007/3/12
(Mon)

15.00

01:35:54

21.16

148

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: My 43th birthday today. Not much time to ride, did a bit of a city tour and hid the Frank Zappa geocache. Saw about 5 other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: some rain, some wind. Really nice comparing to about a month ago.

2007/3/13
(Tue)

21.35

01:24:34

15.15

136

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick commute, spent the afternoon with my co-worker celebrating my birthday in the caffe Kalvadosnaya. Got home OK, no matter there were some ice patches in the Vingio Park. No rabbits caught. Saw about 5 other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Warm and dry. Cyclists dream.

2007/3/14
(Wed)

8.12

00:28:02

17.38

51

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: One short ride.

Lithuanian way to park a car:

Weather Conditions:

2007/3/15
(Thu)

49.44

02:46:11

17.85

372

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, the post office, some geocaching in Aukstagiris region. Saw over 10 other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: +8C or so, warm and dry. Nice for riding.

2007/3/16
(Fri)

37.31

02:14:49

16.60

280

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: The Vytenio post office and some lazy park ride. Dropped off Ollie Owl Travel Bug in Vingio Park geocache. Most of the snow is gone, so many trash got exposed in the park. Literally every bench in the radius of 20 meters is "decorated" with an empty cig pack or a beer can. Can't understand people doing this. Saw 18 other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Pretty warm, around +8C, some rain by evening.

2007/3/17
(Sat)

33.67

02:10:23

15.49

347

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Rode to work, picked some things to work home on the weekend. The Vytenio post office, some park rice, picked a TB from my cache. Saw 10 other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Rainy in the morning, then cleared up a bit in the afternoon. +4C or so.

2007/3/18
(Sun)

27.66

01:40:33

16.51

289

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Some geocaching. Most annoying rain most of the day. Rode up the Three Crosses Hill, thats about 12 percent grade, had to walk the bicycle down due to brake shoes were nearly worn out and needed to get back home across the city through the traffic. Saw seven other cyclist enjoying the rain ride.

Weather Conditions: +4C, windy, rainy. Nothing much to enjoy with.

2007/3/19
(Mon)

54.95

03:00:34

18.26

426

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Was cleaning the front brake in the morning and found that it was broke. The winter beater was near, so I replaced it. Wasn't very easy. Stopped by the LBS for some brake shoes, found it was closed. They are closed on Mondays. And I do the same mistake maybe five times in the row. Commute, the post office, some geocaching. Enjoyed Vilnius Panorama, rode to the building that collapsed in the old town a couple of days ago (see pictures below). It is scary how fast the old town is collapsing. A three story appartment building collapsed about over a month ago. Most relate it to the new construction sites around. We will soon be left without the old town. Met my old HAM friend Daktaras LY1DI who I haven't seen since last year. He was on the bicycle so we rode to a calm place and chated for a while. He was in a hurry and left home, I rode to the Vingio park to relax a bit. Nice day to ride, saw 44 other cyclists. It is getting hard to count cyclists, the new (electronic) tally counter was waiting for me in the post office. Wow, what a toy. Daktaras was #22.

Weather Conditions: Pretty warm, dry and windy. Felt like +10C

2007/3/20
(Tue)

53.21

02:51:13

18.65

509

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Typical commute, the post office. Rode to the Silo Forest for an hour of unsuccessful geocaching, got home by dark. It was rather dry in the forest, but pretty hilly place, had to walk and carry my bicycle a lot enjoying violets in between. Saw 13 other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: +7C or so, dry, overcast, light breeze.

2007/3/22
(Thu)

72.02

03:19:57

21.61

559

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: The post office, commute, picked a Bicycle Sound System which I loved a lot. No longer headphones. Feel way safier in traffic while enjoying podcasts or FM. Did it a thorough test riding through the city. Pretty good even in heavy traffic. Saw 58 other cyclists today.

Weather Conditions: Warm. Felt like +15C, moderate wind.

2007/3/22
(Thu)

86.97

04:05:09

21.29

715

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Typical: Commute, the post office. 50th commute this year. Some park ride, then got home, sat at a computer for several hours then completed the day by riding a bit more. Back and forth through the city, a bit relaxing ride in the park. Lots of cyclists, the weather was great. The number of motorist morons sizeably increased since it warmed up. Saw 51 another cyclist today.

Weather Conditions: +14C maybe. Very warm, but windy. Few drops of rain, overcast. Nice, excellent to ride.

2007/3/23
(Fri)

131.17

05:48:01

22.61

752

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick commute and the post office - typical. Came back home and decided to ride a metric. Rode to Sirvintos, some 50km NW of Vilnius and back on A2 highway. The traffic was pretty thin, wide, clean and dry shoulders. I was wearing a helmet and sober with a technically OK bicycle. Yet got stopped by the police. Cyclists are not supposed to ride on highways in Lithuania even though they are safe. The policemen suggested me to ride a narrow and windy country road which I said wasn't very safe to ride Friday afternoon. They kept shrugging their shoulders, etc, but finally let me continue riding on the highway (after the ticket was given). Weird. Got home no problem, visited my mom by evening. Saw 17 other cyclists today. One of them on the hwy.

txt GPS file is here
gpx GPS exchange file is here (good to use with Google Earth)

Weather Conditions: Moderate to strong easterly. Wasn't really funny to ride back. But warm: +8C or so.

2007/3/24
(Sat)

63.82

03:16:37

19.48

556

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Some park ride in the morning, rode to the post office, stopped by the office, geocaching in Verkiai, nice forest ride. Getting dry there. Much fun. Got home, sat at a computer most of the afternoon, then a bit more evening ride. Saw 137 other cyclists today! WOW, this years best.

Weather Conditions: Warm: maybe +15C, light easterly, sunny most of the day. Dry.

2007/3/25
(Sun)

94.04

04:17:49

21.89

631

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: A bit of park ride in the morning, brought the Coin Bridge cache to the place. Fixed my wife's bicycle, but she did not want to ride today as she wasn't feeling allright. Then rode to the alternative Center of Europe that is some 6km from the exact location. Field roads were nice riding on even with the road tires. They won't be as nice in the summer time as there will be much more sand to fight with. Got chased by two small doggies. No problem to outrun them. Found the place easy, took some pictures and headed back home through Suderve, Cekoniskes. Lovely weather, much fun. Saw 56 other cyclists today.
GPS files: .txt .gpx

Weather Conditions: +15C or maybe it felt like this, sunny, moderate easterly. Dry.

2007/3/26
(Mon)

161.64

07:28:58

21.60

1,070

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Looked like a nice morning: sunny and dry. Rode to the park, got cold toes and fingers immediately. The temperature was below freezing, got home, did computer homework, then commute, the post office with load. The work day ended early so decided to do some geocaching to the North East of Vilnius. Rode to Skaliskes, never been to that place, was rather tough riding the gravel and sand with the road tires, but what I saw paid off. The bridge was fantastic, I did not take a risk to walk a bicycle across the river, I am a bit height sick, will wait till the water gets warmer. And the Cave, it was fantastic. Still some ice inside. What was funny is that after I spent few minutes inside and got out, I felt outside was cooler. Overall spent over an hour searching for a geocache. Enjoyed local Coliseum (a ruins of former cow house or something), then rode to Nemencine and Bernotai. Checked my cache there and slowly headed home. Made another loop in the park and around to complete the century. Saw 98 other cyclists today.
GPS files: .txt .gpx

Weather Conditions: Felt like +15C, light northerly. Sunny all of the day, brilliant.

2007/3/28
(Wed)

82.96

03:55:22

21.15

589

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, the post office, some geocaching in Dukstos vicinities, hid Avizieniai Hillfort cache, too. Saw 51 other cyclist today.

GPS files: .txt .gpx

Weather Conditions: Warm, dry and sunny. +15C or so, light wind.

2007/3/28
(Wed)

134.50

06:00:11

22.41

886

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute, the post office with load. Typical. The weather was great and the work day ended early enough so decided to do a bit of geocaching. Rode to Trakai. Hid a cache near the old Vilnius-Kaunas road. Haven't met a single person while riding uphill. Quite a contrast to compare to busy and smoggy streets. Hid the Varnikai geocache, rode a little back and forth, slowly exploring the lakes. The streets in Trakai were in a process of renovation, pain riding with a road tires. Decided to do a metric, rode home through Vievis, Suderve, Pilaite. Annoying road reconstruction Verksionys-Dukstos. Stopped for a couple of bananas in Cekoniskes. A quick loop in Vingio Park just to complete the metric. Lots of contrasts today: heavy traffic - peaceful forests and visa versa. Good to have this much of a daylight. Saw 95 other cyclists today.

GPS files: .txt .gpx

Weather Conditions: +15C, maybe. Light wind, dry and sunny. Fantastic!

2007/3/29
(Thu)

148.28

06:18:33

23.50

1,159

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Quick commute, the post office. The work day ended early so headed to Aukstadvaris to visit the Devil's Crater and do some geocaching there while completing a metric. Stopped by Murine Voke, enjoyed the falls for a while, hid my geocache, then Lentvaris, Trakai and Aukstadvaris. Excellent weather, light wind. Been chased by four dogs on a sandy gravel road in Barisiava. The doggies were easy to outrun, but they were waiting for me on the way back. Outran them too. Spent nearly an hour searching for the geocache with no luck. Started to get late. Wanted to take another route home, but decided to go the fastest to be able to get home before dark. The traffic wasn't so bad. Saw 39 other cyclists today.

GPS files: .txt .gpx

Weather Conditions: +14C, sunny, dry, light wind. Shorts and t-shirt. Super!

2007/3/30
(Fri)

96.66

05:06:25

18.93

617

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Commute and the post office. Typical. Then rode to Pavilniai Regional park, explored Naujoji Vilnia, a bit towards Mickunai, then Galgiai - Kairenai, downtown Vilnius, then Critical Mass ride, a bit of Vingio park and home. The weather was excellent, sacrificed some of my computer time to ride. Saw 113 other cyclists today (that doesn't count several hundred seen in the critical mass).

GPS files: .txt .gpx

Weather Conditions: Maybe +15C, dry and sunny, light wind. Wore shorts and the t-shirts.

2007/3/31
(Sat)

167.52

07:22:24

22.72

871

Road: Flat

Trek 520
Touring

Bike Friday

Comments: Saturday weather was great, thought I'd ride a century. Found a fresh geomulticache in Verkiai, then headed to Barkiskiai to check the fir, got back to Rudamina, Turgeliai, explored a hillfort there and hid my cache. Then rode to Jasiunai. GPS kept switching off all of a sudden, at least 20 times. Fixed battery holder when stopped by Merkys between Jasiunai and Pirciupiai. Walked by Merkys-Voke canal a bit, helped myself with some bananas and hid another cache. Got chased by two long legged doggies in Senieji Maceliai, but managed to escape. Thought I'd visit the Valakaviciai mound, but it started getting late and the sandy path did not want to tolerate my road tires, so headed back home. Hid yet another geocache at Pirciupiai, walked around the monument. Stopped to take a picture of a glider in Paluknys when noticed that the rear wheel is out of true. One spoke was dead. Got home by dark. It was a nice ride. Saw 72 other cyclists today.

GPS files: .txt .gpx

Weather Conditions: +13C or so, a bit cloudy, light northerly. Still OK with shorts and t-shirt.