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04-28-02, 05:08 PM
So I watched "Breaking Away" today. After watching the movie, I got the urge to go for a ride.
My first fun part of the ride was the wind. I did an out and back ride with the out part heading into the wind.
At one point, I came flying around a turn and found a tree down across the road. I decided to go around the tree without slowing down. I hit the mud and grass going about 17MPH on my 700x23C tires. I made it through with no problems and the park police officer had the widest eyes I have ever seen as I pulled back onto the road while still doing 15MPH. After that experience, I may decide to get into cyclocross.
About 3 miles later, I found that my route was flooded. I thought about going through, but when I noticed that the geese were swimming were the road typically was, I went a different route.
After turning around, I had a nice stiff tail wind. As I was coming back into town, I decided to take one of the busier roads because it didn't have stop signs. I hooked in right behind a Ford Taurus and stayed with it for several miles. The girls in the car kept looking at their speedometer and then back at me. I felt like Dave as he was following the truck in the movie. I didn't have a speedometer on my bike at the time, but I bet I was doing 30-35MPH. The girls just kept going faster and faster and I kept pedaling harder and harder.
The last few miles were fairly uneventful, but it just felt good to be riding. I can't wait to commute by bike tomorrow.
My first fun part of the ride was the wind. I did an out and back ride with the out part heading into the wind.
At one point, I came flying around a turn and found a tree down across the road. I decided to go around the tree without slowing down. I hit the mud and grass going about 17MPH on my 700x23C tires. I made it through with no problems and the park police officer had the widest eyes I have ever seen as I pulled back onto the road while still doing 15MPH. After that experience, I may decide to get into cyclocross.
About 3 miles later, I found that my route was flooded. I thought about going through, but when I noticed that the geese were swimming were the road typically was, I went a different route.
After turning around, I had a nice stiff tail wind. As I was coming back into town, I decided to take one of the busier roads because it didn't have stop signs. I hooked in right behind a Ford Taurus and stayed with it for several miles. The girls in the car kept looking at their speedometer and then back at me. I felt like Dave as he was following the truck in the movie. I didn't have a speedometer on my bike at the time, but I bet I was doing 30-35MPH. The girls just kept going faster and faster and I kept pedaling harder and harder.
The last few miles were fairly uneventful, but it just felt good to be riding. I can't wait to commute by bike tomorrow.