FINALLY... It cooled down (briefly) and the sun came out, so I got out my old C&V, 1985 Fuji 12 speed road bike and went for a quick spin, just to work out any kinks, and finally get back into riding. You all remember, these past few weeks, last month, etc... Here in Richmond, VA, it was always unbearably hot, 97°, 95°, heat index 107°. NOBODY went out on a bicycle, unless they got up at 5:30am! Then we had that tropical storm come up the coast and it rained and rained and rained... Ugh...

So, as you see by these photos, I took my classic '85 Fuji and decided to experiment with my 2012 Ford Escape, put the back seats down, measured the height, width, etc... and just barely squeezed my C&V '85 Fuji in the back with the front tire & handlebars turned 90°. Somehow, someway, it fit! As seen in the photo, I don't have a bike rack (yet), and didn't want to ride all the way down to the James River from home (dangerous side roads, idiot drivers, yellow safety vest/blinking bike lights, etc...), so I squeezed in my Fuji into the back of my Ford Escape and drove down to the river.

5.25 miles out 'n back in 21:27 or so for about 14.7 mph. Not too bad after not riding for a while.





Can you believe it? They FINALLY finished the small bridge on Riverside Drive (it was closed for a long time, as one of the massive storms we had and rushing floodwaters, washed part of its structure away!