July 4th Saturday RIDES

Did a short 21 mile club ride in the windy area of VB called Pungo. I never in a million years thought I would be the one pulling into the headwind riding at 16 mph! I'm definitely getting stronger :)

Fastdogs and I rode the Acorn Trail and through some neighborhoods in Rolla. We were dodging thunderstorms. It was good to see her again. It's been too long. I don't know how fast our bikes went, but our mouths were going at least 80mph.

I did a 2.3 mi ride (yeah, I know) on my new bike yesterday. I took it out on the bike trail. I didn't think my bum could handle anything more.

Owlie, we've allll been there. There were days early this year when I'd get on my bike and curse myself to high hell for forgetting to take ibuprofen. I usually just push through it.

It will get easier every time!

I did an easy 28 miles meandering through my community. There were some little hills, a couple of big hills, and about 10 miles of flats. I felt great, but I've been having some saddle issues, so my bum was anxious to cut short the ride. :(

I spent literally hours on this forum yesterday looking at all the posts about saddle issues. Finally decided to order a Selle Italia SLR Lady Gelflow--hope it works!

the weather was actually pretty decent, considering I had to load my bike on the car that morning with an unbrella to keep from getting soaked. I hadn't ridden my hybrid in months, and it felt good to ride it again. Our mouths DEFINITELY outpaced our bikes.
We found a great relaxing route that has possibilities (going the other direction on lions club road, other side of O hwy), not too much traffic.
Had a great time, and my parents LOVE for me to leave Andy with them.

Road GMR. Glendora Mountain Road. 59 miles from my house and back with some friends. 4400 feet of climbing. My 3rd time doing this climbing ride and gets a little easier each time. Yay! :D