Hot Tandem Ride Today (9/3)
09-03-11, 07:34 PM
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Hot Tandem Ride Today (9/3)
Sheesh, hot ride. Watched the Vuelta today so we got out late, 11 am start. Supposed to reach 98 today so it was hot when we stated, 97 when we got home. Figured we'd try the tandem today so if my itch to ride the tandem up GMR was just an itch or will it turn to reality. Other than the heat, the ride wasn't all that bad. Gentle hills but I really did expect the climbing to be a bit more difficult. We did about 15 miles. My computer pooped out on me so I checked the distance on a map site. About 1500 feet in 15 miles. Would have like d to do more but it was hot! Every swig from the water bottle was like boiled water ha ha!
We hadn't ridden the tandem in quite some time so I figured a test ride in gentle hills would be best. But I think GMR isn't all that out of reach. Be best to wait till it cools down though. We did our ride then did the posing on the return descents so there was no loss of a workout ha ha!
We hadn't ridden the tandem in quite some time so I figured a test ride in gentle hills would be best. But I think GMR isn't all that out of reach. Be best to wait till it cools down though. We did our ride then did the posing on the return descents so there was no loss of a workout ha ha!
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09-04-11, 04:04 PM
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Looks like you had an awesome ride today. We rode yesterday and the heat index was like 104°F by the end of the ride. Rain today so it's an off the bike day here for us.
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Great video Beanz! Man, what I would give to have shoulders on the roads like that! The hills too, for that matter. I'm trying to change up rides to get more gradual climbing in.
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...Yup, the roads are crowded around here so we ride up to the emptier areas. Nice but hot desert like terrain.
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