Originally Posted by mrcard
The weather is getting better. At least my fingers and toes are not becoming numb from the cold any more. Today was a very wet morning I got lime stone all over everything from the trail. I gave my Attack 2.0 to my wife in hopes that she too will see the benifits of bike riding. We are planning a 33 mile trip in the next couple of weeks. It is an old rails-to-trail path in Wisconsin. Elroy-Spartan trail I think it is called. It has three tunnels and many tresals. My wife thinks she can not do 33 miles. I told her it would be a slow ride taking in the sites maybe six hours total. I wish she would like it as much as I do.
Maybe I can get my daughter into it.
Elroy-Sparta. The tunnels are long, so bring a light. They can also be cold, so be ready for that. My wife did the trail with me a couple of years ago with no training at all. I don't remember how long it took us, but she had fun (save a sore rear-end). There are essentially no hills worthy of mention since its a railbed. The trip up to the first tunnel (from elroy) is a mild incline, but then you go down a mild incline so its a wash.
Today marks day 2 of week 3 of commuting. I see what people mean about week 3 is hard. Tomorrow I drive since I have a 4:00 bike fit appt. with my road-bike. Here's hoping I'm back on the bike on Thursday!