2017 was my best season since I retired and I experienced a little bit of everything. Rode every bike I owned except the diminutive Colnago and the Alpina (the drillium display-only bike). Added a bike (the Medici) and I think this is one reason I got so much riding done - it's more laid-back and I can stretch out on it well. I picked it every time I was doing anything over 30 miles/with hills.

I had my first true crash in some 20 years, too. I suffered more from a tweaked tendon or something in my (r) knee afterwards, but I gave it a week off and it's been fine since. And just to prove that you're never to old to learn something new, I found out it's possible to over-hydrate today

Pretty happy with this year, tho I'm sorry to have missed out on a couple C&V rides in both Port Angeles and Portland. Next year!

DD