Indian Summer Weekend

It was 72 degrees and sunny on a Sunday afternoon when we started our group bike ride from Newtown Ohio to Loveland Ohio. Indian summer is a name given to a period of sunny, warm weather in autumn. This was definitely an Indian summer weekend.

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This is a photo (above) looking north up the trail towards Camp Dennison. It was taken on the return ride back to our cars.

We finally got Jeff (white shorts) to come with us. This is his first time this year that he has ridden his bike on the trail.

We prepared for our ride up to Loveland in the very southern most part of the Little Miami Trail, which was the parking lot of Newtown golf course. Just $5 gives you a pass to park at any Hamilton county park for the whole year.

Jon broke his valve stem and took a little bit longer to get ready. He also decided to remove his areo bars off his bike which took more time.

I saw Ray, a fellow recumbent rider that I have met via the recumbent forum websites. He showed off his new composite bike that only weighted around 19 pounds. Learning from us that this parking lot was (for now) the southern most tip of the trail. He and his friend rode back up north to their cars.

Ray showed me his thumb shifters that he preferred over the other shifting options.

Ray's bike also sported ZIPP wheels, which are not cheap.

It was a great day to be riding. The trail was clean of any debris, there was hardly any wind and lots of other cyclists on the trail.

Jeff was definitely not in shape for the ride. He had been busy all summer working on his house that he and his wife bought. On the way back he commented that he was all out of "juice", halfway down. He made it back to our cars though without a scratch.

We ate at our usual restaurant in Loveland and the kids had a great time at the park playground. It gives them something to look forward to when we go on a ride.

This time I dedicated the ride to our friend Dave, who is out of town this week. Dave spends all of his time on riding his motorcycle than riding on his bicycle.

This weekend may have been the last friends and family group ride this season. It is forecasted that the weather will soon turn chilly as the week progresses. But, what a great day to end the season, with friends and family.

Dave C Bike Ride Event from glenn m on Vimeo.