Medianox
08-14-2009, 12:34 PM
In the past two weeks I met my personal goal and commuted by bike all 6 days (3/week)!
After that one rough day I had with the wind, it has been much better. Granted, my commute is only 3 miles each way but lately I have been finishing stronger than when I start and thats a good feeling and I have been increasing my average speed. On my daily rides I don't so much care about that but on my commute I want to get home before dark. I'm up to an average on 11 mph on my heavy heavy W**mart MTB (one evening I hit 15mph-I was flying, relatively). Even if the wind is up, its not as bad as that first time...I really think my body has adapted.
I am still working out ways to afford a new bike which will help and I drool over all the lovely pics here...trying to make time to go test riding but I hate to go in to a LBS empty handed so to speak so I'm waiting a bit til I can afford something.
So far, commuting has been terrific!
After that one rough day I had with the wind, it has been much better. Granted, my commute is only 3 miles each way but lately I have been finishing stronger than when I start and thats a good feeling and I have been increasing my average speed. On my daily rides I don't so much care about that but on my commute I want to get home before dark. I'm up to an average on 11 mph on my heavy heavy W**mart MTB (one evening I hit 15mph-I was flying, relatively). Even if the wind is up, its not as bad as that first time...I really think my body has adapted.
I am still working out ways to afford a new bike which will help and I drool over all the lovely pics here...trying to make time to go test riding but I hate to go in to a LBS empty handed so to speak so I'm waiting a bit til I can afford something.
So far, commuting has been terrific!