Bike Ride: Cedar Creek Park to Jones Beach to Tobay Beach and back
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
I'm off work all week, and took advantage of this relatively warm November day to go for a bike ride.
I went with my street bum outfit, that is, biking clothing gear underneath, but a heavy cotton sweat shirt, and cargo pants, to build air resistance and thus a good work out.
I rode my Raleigh R700 aluminum frame, instead of the Mongoose IBOC Comp mountain bike.
From Cedar Creek Park heading south along the Wantagh Bike Path to Jones Beach I rode against the wind. From Zachs Bay/Jones Beach to Tobay Beach, and I had the wind on my back.
Returning from Tobay Beach to Zachs Bay I faced the strong wind that I crouched and rode on the granny chainring.
Relief started from Jones Beach returning to Cedar Creek Park with the wind on my back. I still manage to sweat a lot regardless of how cold or windy it is outside.
The wind, always the wind. Although the terrain is flat, the ever changing, whimsical wind will always provide a challenge. And that's why I always return, not knowing what to expect.
I'm off work all week, and took advantage of this relatively warm November day to go for a bike ride.
I went with my street bum outfit, that is, biking clothing gear underneath, but a heavy cotton sweat shirt, and cargo pants, to build air resistance and thus a good work out.
I rode my Raleigh R700 aluminum frame, instead of the Mongoose IBOC Comp mountain bike.
From Cedar Creek Park heading south along the Wantagh Bike Path to Jones Beach I rode against the wind. From Zachs Bay/Jones Beach to Tobay Beach, and I had the wind on my back.
Returning from Tobay Beach to Zachs Bay I faced the strong wind that I crouched and rode on the granny chainring.
Relief started from Jones Beach returning to Cedar Creek Park with the wind on my back. I still manage to sweat a lot regardless of how cold or windy it is outside.
The wind, always the wind. Although the terrain is flat, the ever changing, whimsical wind will always provide a challenge. And that's why I always return, not knowing what to expect.
