2019 Road Cycling No. 3: Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX), 26.7 km.
Before road cycling, it was better to lubricate your bike chain. So your chain would be more smooth and you can maintain the bike in a good condition. I used Ben's chain oils for few times. But for now, I can not borrow from him. It was better for me to buy a small chain lubrication from the supermarket, and practice it.
This time, I tried the route to CMX airport. The reason is simple. I did not ride it before. It was good to try. I avoided riding on the US41 if possible, since there are too much traffic for road cycling. The airport park rd, starting from Dollar bay, is a good alternative.
Actually, this route was easier than I thought. The most difficult part was at the beginning of the Airport Park Rd, with a long, curved slope. It can also be told from the last figure (route map). At the 6th km, the altitude progressively increased from 190 m to 330 m, an altitude difference of 140 m. Such value equals to a height of 40-floor building (assuming one floor is 3.5 m height).
The distance to the CMX airport is not so long, comparing with my typical 15 km cycling distance. It is also reasonable since the direct distance from CMX to my apartment is less than 8 km.
The way back was through Boston Rd. It is a rural road with few traffic. You can also see a discarded old-style car. It may be from 1950. Rusted wheels compared with small biking wheels.
Turning left, you can go to Hancock; turning right, you can go to Calumet. I went left.
It was not usual to pass by the lift bridge by bike. Therefore, it was better to take a photo to record this.
Here comes the summary and map of this ride. It was a difficult as the beginning, with the altitude ranging from 190 to 330 m. The average riding speed was 16.7 km/h. The max riding speed was 37.4 km/h. It was not a very exciting route, but it was definitely a new route.
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