I didn't get a chance to post yesterday, but I did ride. I left in the morning on the '83 Puch expecting to ride down the Withlacoochee Trail to Inverness. When I got to Inverness it was so nice I kept on going, stopping at various spots to look at the lakes and take some pictures. I ended up going all the way to Floral City before turning for home. I took my time as it was starting to get hot, just over 46 miles total. That is actually the second longest ride I have ever done! It is the longest I have ever done on the old bike as well, even though I have owned it for nearly 25 years.

When I got home yesterday, the new (to me) longer stem I had bought from someone on Ebay was waiting in the mailbox. So, of course I spent the afternoon getting the old stem unstuck and the new one installed. I even managed to save the bar tape, that Nashbar tape is pretty tough as I have now re-wrapped that bar 3 times.

I waited for it to warm up today and then took the Puch out for a test ride. After a mile or so I had to stop and move the seat, then I rode down to Hernando on my normal ride. All was fine until the last 8 miles coming home when the wind shifted directly into my face and started blowing quite a bit harder! The Puch is fine on our relatively flat roads, but the 13-18 corncob freewheel sometimes makes you wish for a few bigger cogs. I rode all the way home in the 17 and thought about going down to the 18. Not a bad ride, but I was wupped after 22.3 miles! Now it's almost time for the Packer game, so I am going to put my feet up and relax!