Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,222
Likes: 6,477
From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
Yesterday evening, I rode to the bike coop where I volunteer most Monday evenings. It was cool and early-springy. While working, I took a bike out for a test ride, and the temperature had dropped, and it had started to sprinkle. But it didn't last long, and my ride home saw no rain of any kind. I got an email from ridewithgps that told me that I beat my record for the segment over the Williamsburg Bridge. I rank 203rd among all the riders there using this app. I guess that's good? I wasn't trying hard. In fact, I felt fairly weak the whole evening. Some women passed me on the trip out, and women don't normally pass me. They were extremely strong. Time will tell if my condition is because of the time of year or if my age is reducing my overall strength. I'm 58.