Been fortunate enough to have a lot of decent riding weather this December but today it's 23F, a dusting of snow and a Bitter, COLD Wind! Time to update the blog, hopefully we can get one more ride in before the end of the month!
12/19/2025- Errand run and a bit more of a ride- Got a service appointment at Angletech today to have a new chain and rear tire. Another nice winter day so the ride up Sinton Trail to the shop was chilly but sunny. After it was finished, we went and got a hotdog and BBQ chips at the Garden of the Gods Rd. Mavrick Station Store.
The YouTube Video is short, I had an older SD card malfunction, so I only had the footage from the GoPro 11 Mini to use, sorry! We headed back to the apartment via different trails and bike lanes, not a bad ride for an Errand run!
12/22/2025- A ride before the Holidays- We had a couple of days of chilly, high winds, kinda days so there was a bit of a gap between rides. On the 22nd. we got a really warm day, so we just headed out and about using different trails to make kinda of a loop ride.
You know it's warm, when you see us riding in December without a jacket on!!
12/26/2025- A post-Christmas Ride to Manitou Springs- Well, like most of us, we didn't get to ride much due to the holidays and spending time with family! Christmas Eve was spent with my brother Bob, one of his daughter's family and in laws. Christmas Day, Bob joined us for a Christmas Meal at the Black Bear Diner! The 26th. was another sunny and warmish day so we hadn't been to Manitou Springs for a bit, decided to that's our days destination!
Westside PP Greenway over to the Midland Trail heading west, the Creek Walk Trail to its end at Memorial Park in Manitou Springs. Headed back the same way, it was and excellent day for a ride and felt great to get back on the trikes after a few days of eating and socializing! Headed back to the apartment and then cleaned Jo's trikes chain and drive train before tucking in the trikes.
12/27/2025- Ride to EAT & Eat to RIDE- LOL, we got a visa gift card for Christmas, there was a possibility of High WINDS for December 27th. The morning dawned sunny and the winds were not bad, so we decided to head to the Sacred Grounds Cafe heading up to North Cheyenne Canyon Park. This is a "bike lane" kinda ride, starting with a short stint on the Shooks Run Trail, Weber St. bike lane to the Tejon St. bike lane to the Cheyenne Blvd bike lane! It was a getting a bit windy at times but not real rough, so we continued to head towards the Cafe.
We finally arrived but sadly they were only doing a "holiday brunch" for Saturday and Sunday. We didn't want full course meals, so we got iced tea and ate our Think Bars. Headed up to the Starsmoor Center, Nature & Visitor Center for North Cheyenne Canyon Park. Heading back down, we decided to stop at FUZZY's Tacos in the Southgate area for lunch. YUM, the best chips and Queso in town and we tried shredded brisket Quesada's and of course, unsweet iced tea, the gift card covered 95% of the lunch, excellent.
It was still sunny, but the wind was starting to get "gustier" so, we headed back on the Tejon St. bike lane but then headed over to pick up Shooks Run Trail south. Now, heading north on Shooks Run, still enjoying the sun and the ride even with the stronger wind, we headed to get one last iced tea at STIR's coffee house. The dark clouds were now coming in, the Cold Front was starting to come in for Saturday night/Sunday Morning, so we headed back to the apartment.
December is coming to a close but there might be another ride Wednesday the 31st. if the weather isn't too bad! Now it's also possible for a Jan. 1st. 2026 RIDE, warm temps but very cloudy, hopefully not windy too! Thanks for checking out the BLOG, it's appreciated. Hope you all got in some rides during the hectic holiday season! Happy New Year to all and of course, HAPPY TRAIL'S.
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