RonH, I guess you just have to get outside the perimeter to get higher miles. I suppose you could do it in town, but the lights and stop signs get annoying after a while.
Lindaosm, so glad to hear you're getting out there. Sounds like your recovery is going beautifully. If it makes you feel any better, I'm always slow the first mile or so (and possibly much longer after that.) And I'm only recovering from being lazy.
jbm, thanks and congrats for getting out there! Love seeing where other folks take their bikes. If you really want to see some beautiful stuff, go look at the
empty road ahead thread.
Slo Spoke, thanks for sharing your rides. Back in the day, my neighbor across the street had a purple stingray with that sparkly banana seat and streamers coming out of the handlebars. I was SO jealous of that bike.
droobieinop, for commuting and longer rides I always wear cycling specific clothing. For Saturday's ride, I was wearing regular bike shorts with a padded chamois. I also have mountain bike shorts and a skirt with a shorts liner that both have a chamois, but almost no padding. I have chamois cream and used it for a while when commuting but discovered that I didn't really need it. On my commuter, I wouldn't have needed it for that 17.4 mile ride either. After a bunch of adjustments, I think that stock Fuji saddle just isn't wide enough to support my sit bones. My other saddle is a Terry and once I got it adjusted, I had no more problems.
zzOtherlandzz, now that's some nice riding surface. Also, tell your friends with the seat issues to HTFU.
Gavush, more mountain pics! So I can stop complaining about my hills.
Sunday was busy and no time for a ride. The commute this morning was nice though. Anyone else tired of highs in the 90s? Seriously, when is that going to end?
Got to see my one man cheering section in the Old Fourth Ward again. It's been a while. Sadly he was back in a wheel chair instead of on a cane. He did yell out "way to travel" to me and positioned himself to gimme five as I rode by. This stuff doesn't happen when you're sealed off in your car, does it?
Later, I was stopped at a light on Peachtree with another bike commuter. We chatted about about my bags before the light changed.
Oh, and this is the other side of the free art I picked up the other day. I promise I'm not that stupid. Maybe it's time to up the B12 supplements. Sheesh.
