Got out early this morning for a ride. I wasn't sure I'd make it...3rd day in a row! It's hard for me to get out during the week, so I went ahead and pushed myself to do it with no expectation of beating yesterday's ride. Just wanted to get out and go.

Turns out I did beat yesterday's ride by about a half a mile. Followed a lot of the same route, but then cut west to make it a loop. At what I figured was about my mid point, I stopped to grab a drink after a hill. Hills never look as bad in photos as they do in person, do they?



Love shady old neighborhoods. That spot in the road is another dude busting it up the hill. We ran into each other a few times on the ride. Chatted a little at a long light I would've run if there hadn't been two cars full of cops behind me. :-) Saw a few other cyclists out. Nice morning for it. I always give a head nod, but it seems to be rarely returned. What's up with that?

In other news, I pulled this out of the basement. Now that I'm starting to get stronger I want to fix it up.



Love the pics from your rides. Keep it up! I feel too noob to worry about taking pics while riding. But I'm getting more comfortable every time. Maybe soon I'll zip tie my cheap digital camera to the bars.