A premature taste of summer
04-23-07, 09:20 PM
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A premature taste of summer
God, it was AWESOME today. 84º @ ride time (5:30PM), breezy but so balmy who cares? The goal was to ride 30 easy recovery miles today but it was so friggin GORGEOUS out I rode a bit too hard.
Today was one of those 'THIS is why I ride a bike' days. At one point on the bike path wind was at my back as I effortlessly wheeled along @ 22mph on the Ibis Ti with the most beautiful Hudson Valley early spring vistas you can imagine unfolding before me.
Race schmace. That's not why I ride. Days like TODAY is why I ride a bike. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever will be.
It will be <60º and rainy for the latter part of the week. That's OK. Within a few weeks ALL the days will be like today for a while.
Rides like today bring out my inner fred, however briefly.
Today was one of those 'THIS is why I ride a bike' days. At one point on the bike path wind was at my back as I effortlessly wheeled along @ 22mph on the Ibis Ti with the most beautiful Hudson Valley early spring vistas you can imagine unfolding before me.
Race schmace. That's not why I ride. Days like TODAY is why I ride a bike. Same as it ever was. Same as it ever will be.
It will be <60º and rainy for the latter part of the week. That's OK. Within a few weeks ALL the days will be like today for a while.
Rides like today bring out my inner fred, however briefly.
04-23-07, 10:35 PM
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Did you freshly lube your chain?
I find that a freshly lubed chain almost always results in those I-feel-like-I'm-5-again-this-is-why-I-ride bike rides!
I find that a freshly lubed chain almost always results in those I-feel-like-I'm-5-again-this-is-why-I-ride bike rides!
04-25-07, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by TheKillerPenguin
I dare say it was too hot today.
Two of Patentcad's Rules of Cycling:
8.) You are always too fat for cycling
and
12.) It can never be too hot for cycling
In your case KP, we might have to make a provisional exemption for you on #8 there.
04-25-07, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by patentcad
Incorrect.
Two of Patentcad's Rules of Cycling:
8.) You are always too fat for cycling
and
12.) It can never be too hot for cycling
In your case KP, we might have to make a provisional exemption for you on #8 there.
Two of Patentcad's Rules of Cycling:
8.) You are always too fat for cycling
and
12.) It can never be too hot for cycling
In your case KP, we might have to make a provisional exemption for you on #8 there.
85º is just too damn hot. Low to mid 70's is my sweet spot.
