Originally Posted by
JimF22003
35 miles, about 3000 feet of climbing. Of that, 2000 ft was on the very first climb, from the valley up to the Blue Ridge Parkway. I rode down off of the parkway on a winding, steep gravel road for about 3 miles before I connected with another paved road, which took me back on down to the river level. That meant about a half hour of mainly descending. It wasn't quite as cold as yesterday, but I went from being comfortably warm on the climb to freezing cold on the descent, especially on my hands. My fingers felt frozen solid.
Bike Ride Profile | 35 miles near Buena Vista | Times and Records | Strava
I know what you mean about the descents. I sweat on the climbs and really feel it on the descents, even with wind vests. Maybe I need to pack some newspaper as well. I don't know if it's all the extra clothes, getting older, weighing more or colder temps but I'm climbing slower than ever!!!!
I bet your views are spectacular and different with the leaves off the trees. I hope the white stuff stays away long enough for you to continue to get in these great rides.