Last week, I finished assembling the Red Rocket. It's my poor man's track bike, converted from an old 12-speed.

So today I got to try it out on the road I specifically built it for.

I was shooting for an hour and a half to complete the ride, which would equate to 18.5 MPH. I don't see my speed in real time, but download the workout from my watch afterward. I ended up doing the 27.8 miles in 78 minutes--almost 3 MPH faster than my target. This means my cadence averaged 82 RPM, a pretty tough workout with 53x16 gears.

It was a beautiful afternoon out there, and I'm quite happy with this bike.







I feel I did alright for a 46 year old dude with skinny, noodle-like legs and a desk job.