No remorse

I’ve now gone on two rides. First was the 5.2 mile loop I use when I don’t have time and general training. On my analog bike I averaged about 11 mph and needed to stop once or twice for a breather. On the Vado Sl, I averaged 14 MPH and no breaks. There’s on short stretch that’s slightly downhill with trees sheltering the wind on which I can get up to about 18 MPH. With the Vado I was going 24 MPH with much less effort. The thing works. (I’m not that fast a rider.) This was on Wednesday.

Today I took my intermediate ride between Ashburn and Herndon. Round trip is 13 miles. There are two long rises that usually require me to stop and catch my breath. Today the first rise was a breeze and I didn’t even realize I’d gone over the second rise. The last time I did it on my analog bike I averaged 11 MPH or so and took an hour and ten minutes, including a short rest at the turn-around. With the Vado, using minimum and medium assist, I averaged 13 MPH over 59 minutes. I wasn’t trying very hard either.

It seems that I made a good decision. Happiness.