QB15 - 50 km!

nathan - Aug. 12, 2025, 7:46 p.m.

tags: qualinx biking

For today's ride, Patrick decided we were going to do 50 km. He planned out two routes, we picked on...


QB13 - Downwind

nathan - July 29, 2025, 7:23 p.m.

tags: qualinx biking

Today was the 13th meeting of the bike club, with Alfred, Guilherme, Lukas, and Seif. We did a quic...


QB12 - The UN

nathan - July 22, 2025, 7:38 p.m.

tags: qualinx biking

Today's meeting of the bike club was attended by Lukas, Guilherme, and Seif.

This time we manage...


Saturday Morning Ankles

nathan - July 19, 2025, 6:37 p.m.

tags: biking

My not-broken rib is getting better, so of course I had to twist an ankle on Thursday. Fortunately,...


QB11 - Upwind Both Ways

nathan - July 15, 2025, 8:10 p.m.

tags: qualinx biking

Today's meeting of the work bike club was attended by Guilherme, Seif, and me.

The weather report...


Quick 89 in the morning

nathan - July 14, 2025, 8:05 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I went for a ride this morning. It was short, and I didn't take any pictures. So here's a pi...


QB10 - 't Woudt

nathan - July 9, 2025, 8:51 p.m.

tags: qualinx biking

The 10th meeting of the work bike club happened on a Wednesday. Patrick led Seif and me on a 25 km r...


QB9

nathan - June 24, 2025, 8:30 p.m.

tags: qualinx biking

Patrick planned out a route for us today, and we pretty much stuck to it. Maryam and Seif also atten...


Picnic Time!

jen - June 21, 2025, 7:27 a.m.

tags: biking

(Jen's posting today) Gorgeous day with low wind, clear skies and very warm. I'm keeping my rides sh...


NATO Summit

nathan - June 20, 2025, 2:27 p.m.

tags: biking

Sunny summer day, blah blah bike ride.

I decided to go beachward today, and plotted out a roughly...


QB8

nathan - June 17, 2025, 7:24 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

Just me and Seif again, despite the great weather. We decided to go South for a while before turning...


Summer Again

nathan - June 11, 2025, 9:02 p.m.

tags: biking

The last few days have been on the chilly, windy, and cold side. Today was warm and sunny. Also bike...


Hoek van Holland

nathan - June 6, 2025, 6:53 p.m.

tags: biking

Today Jen went to the spa, so I rode part of the way with her.

Phone:

Max speed: 28.8 km/...

QB7

nathan - June 3, 2025, 8:04 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

The 7th meeting of the work bike club only had me and Seif attending. We went West (upwind) first, a...


End of May

nathan - May 31, 2025, 11:56 a.m.

tags: biking

Sunny, warm, and not windy. Jen and I went for a ride around Bieslandse bos.

Phone:

Max sp...

Leisurely 30km

nathan - May 30, 2025, 7:53 p.m.

tags: biking

Today I went to the gym, but they didn't completely break me so I felt like going for a ride afterwa...


Quick Loop

nathan - May 29, 2025, 7:46 p.m.

tags: biking

I had about 45 minutes before I had to be somewhere today, but wanted to get a bike ride in. So I we...


Repairs

nathan - May 28, 2025, 8:49 p.m.

tags: biking

In the last installment, a certain trike was slightly broken. I sent messages to the two trike shops...


Go West

nathan - May 25, 2025, 4:36 p.m.

tags: biking

Windy day today (force 4 coming out of the West) so of course I went West. My plan was to come back...


QB6

nathan - May 20, 2025, 7:58 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

Part 1 included Kasiem on the company Swapfiets, as well as Lukas, Seif, and Maryam.

We went for...


Vogelparadijs

nathan - May 18, 2025, 1:50 p.m.

tags: biking

Today's ride had two parts. Part 1 was an hour-ish with Jen down past a Mario themed playground...


QB5

nathan - May 13, 2025, 7:43 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

Meeting 5 of the work bike club was today. Patrick picked a route that took us past his house, Lukas...


Sunday in the Park

nathan - May 11, 2025, 7:39 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I went for a short ride today, culminating in breakfast at Cozy....


QB4

nathan - May 6, 2025, 8:08 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

Today was a banner day for the bike club. Only Seif and I were up for it, and the wind was strong. W...


Liberation Day 2025

nathan - May 5, 2025, 7:54 p.m.

tags: biking

Today is the...


Not Even The Hague

nathan - May 4, 2025, 1:46 p.m.

tags: biking travel

Jen booked us a hotel in Scheveningen, right on the beach, for the weekend. So of course we took the...


QB4: Windmills

nathan - April 29, 2025, 6:16 p.m.

tags: biking

Today's work bike club came in two parts. Part 1 was a nice short ride through Ackerdijkse Bos with...


Riding on a Sunday

nathan - April 27, 2025, 8:46 p.m.

tags: biking

Sunny day, bike ride with Jen. After I won this week's game of chess, we hopped on the trikes for a...


Koningsdag 2025

nathan - April 26, 2025, 4:30 p.m.

tags: biking

Koningsdag this year fell on a Saturday. Jen and I went for a short ride, then I turned it into a lo...


QB3

nathan - April 22, 2025, 8:43 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

Meeting number 3 of the work bike club concluded successfully today. Patrick proposed several potent...


Easter Sunday

nathan - April 20, 2025, 3:35 p.m.

tags: biking

Just a quick 11 km today, out and back. After crossing the bridge at the Northern end of the route,...


Through Pijnacker

nathan - April 19, 2025, 6:19 p.m.

tags: biking

Today's ride started with a gentle trip to Delftse Hout with Jen. After we got there, our paths dive...


QB2

nathan - April 15, 2025, 7:57 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

Work bike club meeting the second was today. I was joined by Arie, Lotte, Maryam, and Seif. I manage...


Easterly Loops

nathan - April 12, 2025, 3:21 p.m.

tags: biking

Nice weather, bike ride, blah blah.

Didn't want to get too far from home, so went for some loops....


Work Bike Club

nathan - April 8, 2025, 7:14 p.m.

tags: biking qualinx

Today was the first meeting of the bike club at work. I was joined by Seif and Zahra. The weather wa...


Another Spring Saturday

nathan - April 5, 2025, 12:29 p.m.

tags: biking

Today was yet another in a long series of gorgeous days, so Jen and I went for a ride.

The object...


After-Work Errands

nathan - April 3, 2025, 8:32 p.m.

tags: biking

Today I took the zoomies to work, thinking that since the weather was nice I might take the long way...


Upwind

nathan - March 30, 2025, 7:18 p.m.

tags: biking

Today was kinda windy. The weather app said force 5 coming out of the West. So I headed West. West p...


Moordrecht

nathan - March 23, 2025, 6:24 p.m.

tags: biking

Today started with a nice croissant at Cafe du Midi with Jen. We walked there from the Delft Camping...


Berkel & Rodenrijs

nathan - March 16, 2025, 8:20 p.m.

tags: biking

The weather here has been absurdly nice lately. I guess spring really is just around the corner. Any...


Not Even Leerdam

nathan - March 8, 2025, 4:26 p.m.

tags: biking travel

We decided to go to Leerdam for the weekend. The national glass museum is there, and it seems like a...


Forest bathing

jen - March 7, 2025, 1:46 p.m.

tags: biking

Friday morning ride. Took the recumbent trike out for some forest bathing. The birds were singing an...


Twice in One Day

nathan - March 2, 2025, 8:09 p.m.

tags: biking

This morning, Jen and I went for a ride around our normal route. The weather was great....


Not Even Breda

nathan - Feb. 23, 2025, 7:23 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I went to Breda for the weekend, and brought Jen's bike. I rented an OV-fiets, so we could t...


Route 89 in the Cold

nathan - Feb. 16, 2025, 11:44 a.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I went for a short ride on a sunny day....


This is Winter?

nathan - Feb. 1, 2025, 1:46 p.m.

tags: biking

Finally, a day with nice weather and no health care emergencies.

Jen and I started out heading S...


Tweede Kerstdag

nathan - Dec. 26, 2024, 2:27 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I decided to go for a ride today. It's been a while since the zoomies did something more fun...


Return of the Maintenance

nathan - Nov. 21, 2024, 8:16 p.m.

tags: biking

Today I got to pick up zoomies from the shop. I happened to be out on an unrelated errand so I figur...


Maintenance

nathan - Nov. 2, 2024, 7:58 p.m.

tags: biking

I recently got a message from the dealer saying it was time to bring Zoomies in for maintenance. For...


Southerly Loop

nathan - Oct. 27, 2024, 2:03 p.m.

tags: biking

Today the weather was very nice...


The New Long Way Home

nathan - Oct. 22, 2024, 7:41 p.m.

tags: biking

Had to swing by the old place to do something, and figured I'd take a longish way home because the w...


Fall for Real

nathan - Oct. 20, 2024, 7:29 p.m.

tags: biking

The move is over and the weather was nice, so Jen and I went for a ride. We did something like the 8...


Really Long Way Home

nathan - Sept. 19, 2024, 10:02 p.m.

tags: biking

Today I took the long way home. I went past pretty lens flares...


Delftse Hout After Work

nathan - Sept. 17, 2024, 10 p.m.

tags: biking

I met Jen after work in Delftse Hout. On the way, there were horses...


Figure Eight-y-nine

nathan - Sept. 15, 2024, 9:57 p.m.

tags: biking

Went for a ride with Jen, looping around knooppunt 89....


The Fietspad Not Taken

nathan - Aug. 25, 2024, 1:39 p.m.

tags: biking

Out (orange):

Max speed: 41.7 km/h
Average speed: 20.4 km/h
Total distance: 8.8 km...

Recumbent with Dad

nathan - Aug. 21, 2024, 2:30 p.m.

tags: biking

Dad tried out Jen's trike today and really enjoyed it. We went through Abtswoudse Bos then down towa...


Parental Loops

nathan - Aug. 19, 2024, 2:45 p.m.

tags: biking

Picked up a...


Loopy Loops

nathan - Aug. 17, 2024, 3:31 p.m.

tags: biking

Had to go for a bike ride but didn't want to go too far away, so I did a bunch of circles.

Went p...


August 4th

nathan - Aug. 4, 2024, 3:27 p.m.

tags: biking

Went for a ride with Jen.

Max speed: 30.1 km/h
Average speed: 16.3 km/h
Total dista...

Running Errands

nathan - July 28, 2024, 6:50 p.m.

tags: biking

After yesterday's long-ish ride, Jen wanted to go for another. (Mooi weer!) I wanted to get some stu...


Waiting for Geese

nathan - July 27, 2024, 2:44 p.m.

tags: biking

Exploring some routes to the beach.

On the way, we encountered a family of geese, slowly walking...


Rijswijk After Work

nathan - July 10, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

tags: biking

I felt like going for a trip to Rijswijk on a nice summer day. It was a pleasant ride.

Max sp...

Dutch Detours

nathan - June 30, 2024, 7:39 p.m.

tags: biking

This isn't a ride log, I just want to point out something I've observed on my commute. They're doing...


Toodling Around Town

nathan - June 30, 2024, 12:46 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I took an excursion in the morning to Wippolder and Voorhof...


Whoops, Vlaardingen

nathan - June 27, 2024, 7:27 p.m.

tags: biking

My plan to set my phone to a destination then turn around at a reasonable time backfired, and I foun...


Nearly Naaldwijk

nathan - June 24, 2024, 7:25 p.m.

tags: biking

This time after work I decided to have my phone tell me how to get to Naaldwijk. I made it pretty fa...


Zooming with Jen

nathan - June 22, 2024, 6:54 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen needed her dose of zoomies, so we went for a trip out to Abtswoudse Bos. On the way out, Jen rem...


Not Quite Gouda

nathan - June 17, 2024, 3:49 p.m.

tags: biking

The weather was amazing after work, so I told my GPS to take me to Gouda. After about half an hour,...


Cats of Schipluiden

nathan - June 5, 2024, 7:19 p.m.

tags: biking

The weather was far too nice today not to go for a ride after work. So I headed to Schipluiden by wa...


De Oversteek

nathan - June 2, 2024, 11:03 a.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I decided to go for a short ride today, but there's a running event in Delftse Hout so we we...


Up Schie

nathan - May 29, 2024, 9:34 a.m.

tags: biking

Had to stop at the train station on the way home, so zipped up the Schie and back before going home....


Groenzoom

nathan - May 27, 2024, 6:49 p.m.

tags: biking

On my long route home today, I went past Intratuin. The alpacas near there were all outside....


Baseline Boogie

jen - May 24, 2024, 10:14 a.m.

tags: biking

Did my favorite Delftse Hout route this morning. Weather was perfect and birds were out in full chir...


Royal Delft with Sarah

nathan - May 21, 2024, 7:41 p.m.

tags: biking

Sarah and Jen went to the Royal Delft museum/cafe/gift shop today. We did this part together...


89 with Chris and Sarah

nathan - May 18, 2024, 8:19 a.m.

tags: biking

Chris popped in for a whirlwind while Sarah was visiting, and we all went for a bike ride. I didn't...


Just a Saturday

nathan - May 11, 2024, 1:32 p.m.

tags: biking

What else would we do when the weather is nice on a Saturday morning? A trip to Kobus (only 10ish do...


Long Way Home Again

nathan - May 10, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

tags: biking

The weather has gotten to the point where it's hard not to take the long way home on any given day....


Ascension Day

nathan - May 9, 2024, 1:04 p.m.

tags: biking

Ascension day seems to be one of those holidays that everyone gets off but nobody really cares about...


Liberation Day

nathan - May 5, 2024, 6:57 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen's trike is...


Software update for bike?

jen - May 4, 2024, 5:09 a.m.

tags: biking

My trike e-bike got a reboot Saturday. Pesky injuries weighing me down but at least the bike was fix...


Amazing Oriental by way of Zoetermeer

nathan - April 26, 2024, 1:50 p.m.

tags: biking

I took the day before King's Day off and used it to get a decent ride in. I started out towards the...


Bunnies and Ducklings

nathan - April 22, 2024, 7:10 p.m.

tags: biking

No, I didn't get pictures. There was totally a bunny though, and 2 ducklings behind a normal-sized d...


Two Rides in One Day

nathan - April 21, 2024, 11:14 a.m.

tags: biking

Ok, so they were short rides.

First to Delftse Hout...


Easily Distracted

nathan - April 19, 2024, 7:44 p.m.

tags: biking

I decided to take the long way home today. I figured I'd head West as far as I could until the alarm...


Route 89

nathan - April 14, 2024, 10:09 a.m.

tags: biking plants

Today Jen and I went for a morning ride through some pretty spring nature stuff.

We started out t...


Recovering

nathan - April 13, 2024, 4 p.m.

tags: biking

Recovering from a bit of a back injury, so I didn't push it too hard today. Just a short out and bac...


Detour Commute

nathan - April 3, 2024, 5:33 p.m.

tags: biking

I haven't really been going on extended rides lately (for various reasons) despite the great weather...


Cold But Springy

nathan - March 25, 2024, 8:26 p.m.

tags: biking

It was just cold enough that I regretted not wearing a jacket when I met Jen at Delftse Hout after w...


This Isn't Thanksgiving.

nathan - March 23, 2024, 8 p.m.

tags: biking

Went for a ride today with Jen. The plan was to head upwind until we got far enough away, then coast...


Tribute to the Blauwe Vogel

jen - March 22, 2024, 2:32 p.m.

tags: biking

An unspoken hero in the Zoomies world is the "Blauwe Vogel" - our blue e-bike that is a champ at car...


Lunch Time

nathan - March 21, 2024, 7:53 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen picked me up for a quick ride at lunchtime. I forgot to turn the GPS on until part way through,...


First day of spring

nathan - March 20, 2024, 9:23 p.m.

tags: biking

It's the first day of spring!...


Maeslantkering

nathan - March 18, 2024, 8:42 p.m.

tags: biking

It's not technically spring until Wednesday, but nobody told the weather. I had the day off from wor...


Delfgauw on a Saturday

nathan - March 16, 2024, 4:12 p.m.

tags: biking

Jen and I decided to go for a ride today after sitting in various cafes and watching the various peo...


Pi Day

nathan - March 14, 2024, 8:53 p.m.

tags: biking

Today was warm enough to ride home without a jacket. I didn't log anything or take any pictures. I j...


Dutch Hills

nathan - March 8, 2024, 10:18 p.m.

tags: biking

It was windy today. Headed East, my typical speed was 16-20. When I turned West, that went up consid...


Golden Hour

nathan - March 6, 2024, 9:45 p.m.

tags: biking

Well, weather's good now. March is basically spring, right? It's time to start going for rides after...


In the Mist

jen - March 5, 2024, 1:28 p.m.

tags: biking

Today I had my first jaunt on the recumbent trike in a while. Yes, injuries, sick blah blah. I went...


Commuting

nathan - March 4, 2024, 8:54 p.m.

tags: biking

Injuries have kept me from taking advantage of the nice weather we've been having lately (surely the...


Beach in February

nathan - Feb. 17, 2024, 10:21 p.m.

tags: biking

Today was probably the last nice day before spring, so I went for a trike ride. I figured I'd check...


Quick Post-Work Ride

nathan - Feb. 16, 2024, 7:50 p.m.

tags: biking

I rode Zoomies to work today, and since the weather was nice at the end of the day, I went for a lit...


To Amazing Oriental then around Rijswijk

nathan - Feb. 11, 2024, 9:56 p.m.

tags: biking

The weather today was nice-ish, and since we figure this will be the last warm day of winter, Jen an...


First Nice Day

nathan - Jan. 1, 2024, 10:55 p.m.

tags: biking

It's the first nice day of 2024, so of course I'm going for a bike ride. Just look at this sky....


New Shoes

nathan - Dec. 30, 2023, 11:11 p.m.

tags: biking

Well, it's the last good day of the year and I just got some new shoes. So of course Jen and I decid...


Pet Supply Run

nathan - Dec. 26, 2023, 10:45 p.m.

tags: biking

It's got to be the last good day of the winter, and I feel like going for a bike (trike) ride. We ne...


Riding in the rain

nathan - Dec. 24, 2023, 10:36 p.m.

tags: biking

Well, we've hit it. The weather is bad now. But Jen and I wanted to go for a bike ride anyway, so we...


Sweet Lake City

nathan - Nov. 19, 2023, 10:22 p.m.

tags: biking

Today's probably the last sunny day of the year. Time to go for a bike ride....


The Last Good Biking Day

nathan - Oct. 22, 2023, 10:09 p.m.

tags: biking

Now that the weather is starting to get bad, I figure it's time to start recording bike rides. This...


Last Outing BSC

nathan - Sept. 27, 2022, 8:25 p.m.

tags: sailing

22-15, SW; low 70s

Met Nate at 2:55 on the dock. Hopped onto Scoundrel right away and rigged. It...


Towed by Cruisers

nathan - Aug. 13, 2022, 8:25 p.m.

tags: sailing

13-2, ESE; low 70s

Met Isaac (IT) at 1:30. He drove in and got there early. Hitched a ride to Cy...


Paddling

nathan - July 31, 2022, 8:23 p.m.

tags: sailing

5-20, ESE -> SSW; completely dead at times. Low 80s

Arrived with Chris at 1:30, headed out to Cyr...


No Spin For You

nathan - July 26, 2022, 8:22 p.m.

tags: sailing

16-12 WSW, very light at times. 90 down to 85 F

Arrived at about 4:00, Michael Tao showed up at 4...


Windy then Not

nathan - July 19, 2022, 8:21 p.m.

tags: sailing

18-12 SW, gusts up to 30. 92 down to 86 but pretty nice in the wind.

Picked up Meg with Nate at 4...


Towed with Spinnaker

nathan - June 28, 2022, 8:20 p.m.

tags: sailing

14 ESE falling to 6 ENE. 74 down to 70, but very sunny. Kinda warm.

Picked up Meg with Nate and I...


Thanks Anyway

nathan - June 21, 2022, 8:19 p.m.

tags: sailing

10-20 ESE, falling pretty steadily from 20 to 10. 68, very pleasant.

Picked up Dot with Karen at...


Reefing with Toni

nathan - June 20, 2022, 8:17 p.m.

tags: sailing

Picked up Puffin with Toni and Jen at 1:47. Reefed the main because it was a bit gusty. Went up to...


Rounding Georges

nathan - June 11, 2022, 8:16 p.m.

tags: sailing

5-15 W, high of 79 (on the warm side, but nice)

Picked up Pete with Chris at 12:45. Went straight...


Reflections

nathan - June 5, 2022, 8:16 p.m.

tags: sailing

12-17 WNW, high of 76 (nice)

Picked up Daisy with Sasha, Rachel, Jen around 2:30. Went up to Tobi...


Tiny Water Spouts

nathan - June 3, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

tags: sailing

7-10 E, 61-57 F (nippy toward the end)

Picked up Bonito with Nate Bragg at 4. While passing the a...


First BSC

nathan - May 30, 2022, 2 p.m.

tags: sailing

6-10 W, high of 87

Picked up Scoundrel with Jen at 2:00, went straight out towards Deer Island....


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