BiknBen
Well-Known Member
I awoke to very questionable conditions on Sunday. Drive an hour and hope that the trails are good? Nah!!! I grab the cross bike and ride out my front door instead.
The mixed precip. from the day before was hard and frozen. This is what I encountered for the first 25 minutes of the ride.
These conditions on the road mixed with some vehicle traffic was not cool. I headed straight for the D&R Canal in Lawrenceville. I often take this to Princeton. Today I went West towards Trenton.
The tow-path is free of traffic and the crusty sleet/snow mix provided plenty of traction. The path is interrupted in Trenton so I had to go urban through the hood.
The Canal still flows under the city. I just weaved around until I found it again. Trenton has been working on its revitalization. The areas along the canal look pretty good, IMO.
I was glad I slowed down to take a pic at this bridge. The steel grating was covered in ice. I certainly would have gone down.
Once out of the city, the path turns North. I rode up towards Washington's Crossing. The Delaware river was flowing strong from all the recent rains.
Once in Titusville, I turned East away from the Delaware and started climbing. They had gotten more snow here but the roads were clear.
I had planned my route to take advantage of the wind when I could. I went west and north along the flat canal in the trees. Then I popped out onto the roads and had a sweet tailwind all the way home.
I cruised through Pennington and Princeton on my way home. This is Nassau Street at 12:30.
I was out for about 4 hours. I quick stop here and there for photos and BSing. Not too shabby considering the conditions. The CX bike earned its place in my stable on this day.
The mixed precip. from the day before was hard and frozen. This is what I encountered for the first 25 minutes of the ride.
These conditions on the road mixed with some vehicle traffic was not cool. I headed straight for the D&R Canal in Lawrenceville. I often take this to Princeton. Today I went West towards Trenton.
The tow-path is free of traffic and the crusty sleet/snow mix provided plenty of traction. The path is interrupted in Trenton so I had to go urban through the hood.
The Canal still flows under the city. I just weaved around until I found it again. Trenton has been working on its revitalization. The areas along the canal look pretty good, IMO.
I was glad I slowed down to take a pic at this bridge. The steel grating was covered in ice. I certainly would have gone down.
Once out of the city, the path turns North. I rode up towards Washington's Crossing. The Delaware river was flowing strong from all the recent rains.
Once in Titusville, I turned East away from the Delaware and started climbing. They had gotten more snow here but the roads were clear.
I had planned my route to take advantage of the wind when I could. I went west and north along the flat canal in the trees. Then I popped out onto the roads and had a sweet tailwind all the way home.
I cruised through Pennington and Princeton on my way home. This is Nassau Street at 12:30.
I was out for about 4 hours. I quick stop here and there for photos and BSing. Not too shabby considering the conditions. The CX bike earned its place in my stable on this day.
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