The family made a trip over to Bainbridge Island for Valentines day and we took a detour to check out some of the the Chilly Hilly route. I think the featured climb would be this one: 
From the looks of the route profile it’s 8.5% for about a mile. Not too bad and it’s straight as can be all the way up so no surprises. I don’t think too many of the climbs are that tough since they are short but in aggregate they add up to a lot of ups and downs.
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I’ve been keeping my road bike in the trainer lately and commuting on the mountain bike. That is until yesterday when my pedal and crank had a falling out – more on that in another post. February training in Seattle isn’t the best but thanks to some drainage issues I now have a room in the basement all to myself. Check it out:
Note the fancy new drainage system where the wall meets the floor.
The stool in front is where the laptop goes to play the training DVD, it’s a nice setup really and the wintery breeze with the windows open keeps everything nice and cool. If you’ve never ridden on a trainer I’ll have you know it’s very hot since you aren’t actually moving meaning there is no air moving over you.
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Pete and I decided it was about time I got out on a bike ride! Just over a week now and I had only ridden around town and back from my property last night. So we hit the road for a quick hour tour of Sawmill Creek Road to Thimbleberry Lake and Heart Lake trail. Up and over to Heart Lake and just beyond to the creek then turned around for the ride back to the house. It was just under an hour of saddle time and a great start to stretching the legs after not being on a bike for at least two weeks, maybe more!
I had the helmet cam on for the trail portion of the ride and have a short clip here (soon) for a little sightseeing for those not along with us. Absolutely beautiful day as you can see!
Until next time, enjoy! Kevin
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Big day today! I registered for the Chilly Hilly, became a Cascade Bicycle Club member and… drumroll… rode my bike to work! I know what you are thinking: “don’t you always ride to work?” Now I normally make an effort to commute by bike, however I am furnished with parking downtown by my employer which is very tempting on chilly mornings. Over the last week I succumbed to the siren song and drove to work for one half-baked reason or another.
The highlight of the day for me is the short-term goal of the Chilly Hilly. While not actually very long at 33 miles it is quite hilly out on the island. For reference the 2600 (and change) feet of climbing is the same as the 2009 70 mile LIVESTRONG Challenge course! Commuting is a good start but I’m going to have to start taking the detour over Queen Anne hill to be ready.
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