This thread has fallen far off the front page so thought I'd give it a bump.
The clock is ticking on 50-mile ride deadline for the challenge. I was hoping to get out this morning but the weather this morning wasn't having it, with cool overcast skies and a light drizzle (hey, I'm soft).
Instead, I took a 12-mile loop around town with the bike in "final" configuration. I scrounged up a mirror, Flickstand and rear trunk from the shed, and swapped out the clip pedals for SPDs. Coffee mug mounted and off I go.
Town is still quiet with the COVID-19 restrictions in place for another week at least in my country. The barbershop is dark. The phone decided to eat the back wheel for some reason.
I rode the perimeter of town on the various MUPs and gravel trails we have. This means I get to tour the various farms and pastures rather than the suburbs.
Lots of cattle pastures on three sides of town. To the north:
And to the west. That's Boulder Valley in the fog and drizzle down there.
And finally to the south of town, near home. The bike got quite muddy on the ride (check the head tube).
Hopefully I can get a longer ride on the bike one of these weekends.