I'm also a longtime supporter of Redstone! Anyway, Dave invited me here to post ride related goings ons.
I bit of detail for anyone who's interested. I bought my first mountain bike in 1992. I've got a good sized collection of bikes now, and love the differences between my bikes, how they fill a niche and perform up to task.
Here's my story for today, thusfar:
It's warm here today. Heat wave really, predicted high of 70. Seventy in January! Damn! I hatched plans last evening.
The alarm got me up at 6:15. Ouch. Still pitch dark outside. Ran through some of the normal routine, downstairs to make coffee and lunch. Then it all changes.
Back upstairs and to the bike clothes disaster in the spare bedroom, fishing around for some clean clothes. Out to the garage, grabbing a backpack. Down the the basement to save the Merckx from the gloom and doom of the trainer. Filling waterbottles. Digging around for some kneewarmers. Where did I put those shoes? Why is it so early? What am I doing?
Oh, yeah, there's going to be some payback for misssing sleep today!
Made it out of the house at 6:45. It's light enough to not need a headlight, but i'm running a taillight for those drivers still half asleep. It's dawn, and it's warm. The weather babe on tv says it's already 42 - it feels like 52. From my door I hit a climb that warms me too much, I'm sweating 3 minutes into the ride! But the sunrise is spectacular! Some clouds, colors, hardly any traffic. Down the big hill towards work and I'm not even catching a chill!
Anyway, kick it was a kick ass ride into work today. The Merckx is up to a pathetic 169 miles. Gotta get it out a bunch this year! I'll be riding home in shorts and shortsleeves. Can't wait.
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I'm also a longtime supporter of Redstone! Anyway, Dave invited me here to post ride related goings ons.
I bit of detail for anyone who's interested. I bought my first mountain bike in 1992. I've got a good sized collection of bikes now, and love the differences between my bikes, how they fill a niche and perform up to task.
Here's my story for today, thusfar:
It's warm here today. Heat wave really, predicted high of 70. Seventy in January! Damn! I hatched plans last evening.
The alarm got me up at 6:15. Ouch. Still pitch dark outside. Ran through some of the normal routine, downstairs to make coffee and lunch. Then it all changes.
Back upstairs and to the bike clothes disaster in the spare bedroom, fishing around for some clean clothes. Out to the garage, grabbing a backpack. Down the the basement to save the Merckx from the gloom and doom of the trainer. Filling waterbottles. Digging around for some kneewarmers. Where did I put those shoes? Why is it so early? What am I doing?
Oh, yeah, there's going to be some payback for misssing sleep today!
Made it out of the house at 6:45. It's light enough to not need a headlight, but i'm running a taillight for those drivers still half asleep. It's dawn, and it's warm. The weather babe on tv says it's already 42 - it feels like 52. From my door I hit a climb that warms me too much, I'm sweating 3 minutes into the ride! But the sunrise is spectacular! Some clouds, colors, hardly any traffic. Down the big hill towards work and I'm not even catching a chill!
Anyway, kick it was a kick ass ride into work today. The Merckx is up to a pathetic 169 miles. Gotta get it out a bunch this year! I'll be riding home in shorts and shortsleeves. Can't wait.
It was a great day. I rode over lunchtime in short sleeves and shorts. I couldn't believe it. I just wander how soon we'll have to pay for it.
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