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Old 04-26-06 | 04:13 PM
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From: Albuquerque, NM

Bikes: 1992 Trek 3 tube carbon 2200

Did 20 miles in this morning, still pretty chilly at 5:00 AM, makes riding interesting, cuz I wear my face mask and warmest gloves on the first section of the journey wich is decent, flat, decent, flat, looong decent. Really need the mask for those decent sections, as the 45 degree air whipping by at 20-30 mph REALLY numbs the face :-) but then on the flats it's easy to over heat...might have to see if I can find a mask that's easier to take on and off while on the bike...anyway, at the halfway point I take off the mask for good, and switch into thinner gloves as I'm overheating in THOSE too, but that only takes a jiffy. Then it's a REALLY long flat section (with some uphill grades here and there) to hills and then into work wich is another grade...ALMOST steep enough to be a hill, but not exactly. Don't need a mask for that section as I'm usually hot as hell by the time I get to work. I like this in-between weather in the afternoons, but wish it would get warmer earlier :-)
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