i haven't posted in a while, so i thought to come back and let y'all know how i've been doing on my 17mile/day commute through northwest atlanta. i am so much stronger now that i've been doing this for four months. i am maintaining my ride in the upper seven speeds (of the three cogs) and have found that even the top "speed" isn't enough in some places. i bought a used jamis coda this august.

i just came back from a week long cruise in the bahamas, so after all of that food and basically lounging around (actually we did do some work - sea kayaking and shopping really tuckers you out!) so i thought that maybe the ride would be tough - absolutely not my friend! piece of cake! HOWever...

i may need to invest in some long sleeve windbreaker and pants for the cool autumn months.