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06-12-08, 02:10 PM
Hey Gang - Ok - No pictures so this may be boring and worthless:twitchy:...but I do enjoy the forum and look forward to coming here and reporting. Well - today was supposed to be a hilly, tough ride around Stone Mountian a few times with the Southern Bicycle League (SBL) - but alas a nail in my car tire derailed that plan. Got the tire fixed... (I was so proud...I took it to the shop - does not sound like a major accomplishment - but I am happy I did not mearly fill it with air- but had it checked out).
Ok - so then an hour later I am ready....OK I decided to go to the Silver Comet trail - as I had missed the SBL group.... And went off to ride. Now there was an incident a few years back that spooks me...but I decided to ride out...(http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/SilverCometMurder.pdf)
Set off and then met a fellow rider who agreed to join me and we rode together. That was nice... So we went a total of 32.6 miles round trip approx 2:23 min!! Occasionally, I tried to see what drafting was all about by riding behind him...Amazing it was easier... The ride in general was a lot easier than my ride the other day - 26 miles on roads. The bike path is very flat. OK my butt or those "Sit bones" or near there :o hurts a tad...had to stand up on the bike a bit on the way back.....(Does that get better???)
Anyway I feel like I have come along way in the past week
- Did not fall today or the other day - managed to clip in and out.
- Today did not get nauseous
- The 33 mile ride was a lot easier and enjoyable than my first ride of 22 miles. Between being worried about clippping in and cars and "Could I make it?" It was really nice this ride to just go!
OK - I think my vacation ends next week and I may set of to a Project in Houston sans Bike so will be a weekend rider perhaps. We shall see if I get a project. If not - I will keep riding every other day.
Wegiht Loss Since April 21 13 pounds of which 5 pounds was after I started pedaling...Sure wish I did not have to work for a living... just ride and lose weight sounds good!:lol:
Ok - so then an hour later I am ready....OK I decided to go to the Silver Comet trail - as I had missed the SBL group.... And went off to ride. Now there was an incident a few years back that spooks me...but I decided to ride out...(http://atfiles.org/files/pdf/SilverCometMurder.pdf)
Set off and then met a fellow rider who agreed to join me and we rode together. That was nice... So we went a total of 32.6 miles round trip approx 2:23 min!! Occasionally, I tried to see what drafting was all about by riding behind him...Amazing it was easier... The ride in general was a lot easier than my ride the other day - 26 miles on roads. The bike path is very flat. OK my butt or those "Sit bones" or near there :o hurts a tad...had to stand up on the bike a bit on the way back.....(Does that get better???)
Anyway I feel like I have come along way in the past week
- Did not fall today or the other day - managed to clip in and out.
- Today did not get nauseous
- The 33 mile ride was a lot easier and enjoyable than my first ride of 22 miles. Between being worried about clippping in and cars and "Could I make it?" It was really nice this ride to just go!
OK - I think my vacation ends next week and I may set of to a Project in Houston sans Bike so will be a weekend rider perhaps. We shall see if I get a project. If not - I will keep riding every other day.
Wegiht Loss Since April 21 13 pounds of which 5 pounds was after I started pedaling...Sure wish I did not have to work for a living... just ride and lose weight sounds good!:lol: