no ride today but i have been riding up mountains alot this year. the wire on my computer broke off right at the computer (can't fix). i have been riding without it and it has been GREAT. just enjoying the ride and thinking about cadence.
i regularly ride up to Newfound Gap in the Smokies, this past Sat. decided to go over to N.C. and back. when I hit the bottom on the other side i began to think... uh oh, what have i done! but in the end it was GREAT.
road up Bluff Mountain yesterday ( when in Sevierville it is the mountain you first pass coming in on the right with towers sticking up on top) great ride, lots of switchbacks, places to sit and rest if you have tall gears and need to, little traffic, and the best views in the smokies (views of the entire smoky mountain range). another plus yesterday. a little teenie kid on his deck with mom going nuts that a guy on a bike was going by!