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04-05-09, 09:29 PM
Weighed myself today and was totally shocked to see 208.6 on my trusty scale (and this wearing at least cycling clothing). Recently I had a bad stretch of 3 weeks' business travel and was a bit down about my cycling, but I can see sub-200 as long as I keep cycling. I'm really a faux Clyde since at 6' tall I really shouldn't weigh over 200; 185-190 would be great for my age and build.
To make a weekend near-perfect I had three good rides:
Friday: Easy 32 miles with DW. She did great for not liking hills considering the 1800 ft. of climbing.
Saturday: Not so easy 36 miles with my #1 son (older than his brother by 20 minutes). Of course he killed me on the climbs and could have killed me on the flats. Was fun drafting for 15-20 minutes at 20+ mph, but darn you don't see much scenary. Ive got 20 lbs on him and a rack and "trunk". He's ridinga relatively lightweight composite thing.
Sunday: Very easy 16 mile recovery ride with mid-point stop for coffee and a d***t.
To make a weekend near-perfect I had three good rides:
Friday: Easy 32 miles with DW. She did great for not liking hills considering the 1800 ft. of climbing.
Saturday: Not so easy 36 miles with my #1 son (older than his brother by 20 minutes). Of course he killed me on the climbs and could have killed me on the flats. Was fun drafting for 15-20 minutes at 20+ mph, but darn you don't see much scenary. Ive got 20 lbs on him and a rack and "trunk". He's ridinga relatively lightweight composite thing.
Sunday: Very easy 16 mile recovery ride with mid-point stop for coffee and a d***t.