Quote Originally Posted by Regina View Post
Good for you, Janice! Awesome!
DH, MDHillSlug, and I did our 40-mile Triathalon Loop through Montgomery and Howard Counties.
We rode at various times with a local Diabetes Ride. DH tried giving chase when a fast group passed us, but he (wisely) waited at at next intersection for MDHS and I, who were in no mood to chase!
Was a nice ride, but challenging.
2,700' of climbing in 40 miles. Ugh. 14.7 mph average.
I wanted to do a 40 mile tuneup ride before my 50 mile Diabetes ride and Regina volunteered to take me out. Little did I know she was trying to kill me! I've never done so much climbing before and my little Slug legs were giving out by the end (my thighs started cramping around mile 37). Luckily the Diabetes ride has only a little over 1000 ft of climbing (but 200 ft are in one hill!)

This was my first ride with narrower handlebars and they made a real difference in my shoulder and hand comfort. I've never been comfortable on the hoods and used to do most of my riding on the drops. Today I was able to ride the hoods and I only had a little bit of hand numbness. It's amazing the difference that 2cm can make.