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Gareth Martin
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#30DaysOfBiking day 30. Happy to finish with a metric century that eluded me this time last year.
24 °C (feels like 23 °C), Humidity 65%, Clear, Wind SSW 13 km/h, Gusts 26 km/h.
Road bike on a mosaic-tiled sidewalk by the bay shore in late evening. A small beach and moored boats on the water are visible in the background. Strava overlay showing 100.3 km biked in 4h 19m.
April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 29.
25 °C (feels like 26 °C), Humidity 66%, Partly sunny, Wind W 12 km/h, Gusts 29 km/h.
Hardtail mountain bike on sidewalk with wave pattern made from small tiles. Road and colorful mural in background.
April 30, 2025 at 2:10 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 28.
28 °C (feels like 34 °C), Humidity 71%, Clouds and sun, Wind NW 9 km/h, Gusts 19 km/h.
Road bike in front of a rack of canoes for hire.
April 29, 2025 at 12:33 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 27. Afternoon spin on the hardtail.
27 °C (feels like 29 °C), Humidity 68%, Mostly sunny, Wind SE 15 km/h, Gusts 31 km/h.
View from my handlebars on a bayshore road. Bay and boat to the right, motorcycle ahead, playground and apartment buildings to the left.
April 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 26. Bike/walk with family to the street market.
26 °C (feels like 30 °C), Humidity 73%, Mostly sunny, Wind ENE 9 km/h, Gusts 17 km/h.
Hardtail mountain bike leaning against a low wall in front of a mural depicting the area in a bygone era (beach with tram).
April 27, 2025 at 12:41 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 25.
23 °C (feels like 23 °C), Humidity 88%, Cloudy, Wind SSW 19 km/h, Gusts 42 km/h.
Road bike leaning on a low bayside wall. Water, moored boats and bay shore in background.
April 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 24. Another puncture 🤬. In fairness I'd noticed a small cut in the tyre a couple of days ago and knew this was a possibility but I thought the carcass would hold up. So that's the second of the two 25s that came with the bike now retired.
Road bike leaning against a mural that somewhat resembles Stitch from Lilo & Stitch.
April 25, 2025 at 12:22 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 23. Not much time available today so a quick loop and small detour for a photo.
25 °C (feels like 26 °C), Humidity 69%, Hazy sunshine, Wind ESE 18 km/h, Gusts 36 km/h.
Road bike leaning against a railing by a bay shore inlet. A bridge and a wooded area on the other side of the inlet are visible In the background.
April 24, 2025 at 1:06 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 22.
24 °C (feels like 25 °C), Humidity 70%, Clouds and sun, Wind S 15 km/h, Gusts 29 km/h.
View of a quiet street from my road bike.
April 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 21.
25 °C (feels like 25 °C), Humidity 71%, Cloudy, Wind S 17 km/h, Gusts 30 km/h.
Road bike leaning against a colorful gardening-themed mural at a corner.
April 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 20.
26 °C (feels like 26 °C), Humidity 76%, Mostly cloudy, Wind SW 20 km/h, Gusts 47 km/h.
View from my road bike while cycling along a quiet road on a Sunday afternoon.
April 20, 2025 at 11:34 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 19.
27 °C (feels like 30 °C), Humidity 84%, Thunderstorm, Wind SE 9 km/h, Gusts 22 km/h.
Road bike leaning on the curb by a local beach. Some trees, sand, Guanabara Bay and blue sky in background.
April 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 17. Dental work.. dentist said no physical exercise for 2 days so a very gentle 20m in the back yard to maintain the streak.
27 °C (feels like 30 °C), Humidity 70%, Partly sunny, Wind SSE 16 km/h, Gusts 28 km/h.
POV looking over the drop bars of my roadbike on a short concrete driveway in my back yard.
April 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 16. Picked up new glasses for my wife and then out on my regular loop.
27 °C (feels like 29 °C), Humidity 67%, Clouds and sun, Wind NW 9 km/h, Gusts 15 km/h.
Road bike leaning against a short wall at bay side. A small beach and large rocks nearby. On one of the rocks is a statue of an Oncilla, a well-known landmark in the area.
April 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 15. Puncture repaired. The metal staple thing went through the tube to the other side so two tube patches were needed but the tyre and rim tape survived.
26 °C (feels like 28 °C), Humidity 72%, Partly sunny, Wind S 16 km/h, Gusts 30 km/h.
Road bike leaning against the painted wall of a fish shop. Fish drawings over a vivid aquamarine blue.
April 15, 2025 at 10:54 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 14. Nasty puncture 🤬.
26 °C (feels like 28 °C), Humidity 72%, Clouds and sun, Wind SW 20 km/h, Gusts 38 km/h.
My bicycle wheel with a 5cm metal staple embedded in the tyre.
April 15, 2025 at 2:14 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 13.
29 °C (feels like 31 °C), Humidity 60%, Hazy sunshine, Wind SE 14 km/h, Gusts 26 km/h.
Road bike on sidewalk overlooking a number of smallish boats, scenic bay view.
April 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 12. I took the hardtail out today for a bike/walk with family to the local street market.
25 °C (feels like 30 °C), Humidity 79%, Partly sunny, Wind NE 7 km/h, Gusts 15 km/h.
Hardtail mountain bike leaning on the curb of an urban square. A street market is visible in the background.
April 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 11. I planned to do >40 km but had to return early to help at home.
27 °C (feels like 30 °C), Humidity 71%, Clouds and sun, Wind S 16 km/h, Gusts 27 km/h.
Road bike leaning against the first of a line of shelter support columns on a wide paved area through a public park.
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 10.
26 °C (feels like 28 °C), Humidity 76%, A shower, Wind SSW 16 km/h, Gusts 38 km/h.
Looking over the drop bars of my road bike at a cycle path at a nearby park. Parked cars and trees to the left, grass area to the right.
April 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 9.
29 °C (feels like 31 °C), Humidity 64%, Clouds and sun, Wind SE 13 km/h, Gusts 20 km/h.
Road bike leaning against a low wall overlooking a bay in late evening.
April 10, 2025 at 1:41 AM
#30DaysOfBiking day 8. Quick spin to maintain the streak.
27 °C (feels like 29 °C), Humidity 63%, Sunny, Wind SE 17 km/h, Gusts 37 km/h.
Almost sunset bayshore view over handlebars from road side.
April 8, 2025 at 11:43 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 7.
26 °C (feels like 26 °C), Humidity 57%, Partly sunny, Wind SE 19 km/h, Gusts 34 km/h.
Road bike leaning against the gate of an apartment building. The adjacent wall has some nice art of toucans flying. Strava overlay shows 46 km in 1h 48m.
April 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 6. Limited time available today so just a quick spin on the road bike.
25 °C (feels like 25 °C), Humidity 69%, Cloudy, Wind SE 18 km/h, Gusts 33 km/h.
Road bike in front of a wall with colorful urban street art.
April 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
#30DaysOfBiking day 5. Bakery run between showers.
22 °C (feels like 21 °C), Humidity 88%, Cloudy, Wind SSW 24 km/h, Gusts 56 km/h.
Looking down a quiet tree-lined residential street, hardtail handlebars in foreground.
April 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM