I went to Epping Forest and found as many nettles and thistles and brambles and holly bushes as I could. Didn't land in any of 'em, fortunately, just had a lot of occasions where it was impossible to dodge the ones on your left and the ones on your right at the same time. All good fun.
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07-27-2006, 01:28 PM #1
Holly magnet.
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Drink coffee and do stupid things faster with more energy.
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07-27-2006, 02:16 PM #2
I love Swiss Rolls!
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I did not ride yesterday or today given I elected to travel south (Tennessee) to spend a few days with my parents. I am looking forward to tomorrow when I can climb on my bike again and get some miles in. I'm hosting a club ride tomorrow (49 miles) and I'm so looking forward to it even if I do have to climb a nasty hill or two along the way. I hoping my legs enjoyed their two days of relaxation for tomorrow they go back to work.
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07-27-2006, 05:41 PM #3
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Today I danced with hills
Well maybe swore at, or sweated on, would be a better description! I did my normal 20 mile hill repeat ride twice and didn’t even have to go down into my very easiest gear to get up them. I guess I must be getting a little better. I still felt pretty good after the hill ride so I decided to keep going. I ended up riding my first metric century 64.5 miles with an average of 15.1mph, my furthest ride ever. I have a four day ride coming up Labor Day weekend . The short days are 69 miles, the long one is 100, and the hills are monsters compared to my training hills around here. I don’t know how to get better except to just keep on riding.
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07-27-2006, 06:04 PM #4
Sell crazy someplace else
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I finally managed to get a short ride in between thunderstorms. The humidity and bugs were amazing. But it was worth it to get out.
Jennifer
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07-27-2006, 08:18 PM #5
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Just a wee bitty five mile ride today, hungry for lunch, sinus headache pounding, and sun beating down on me at noon, but I HAD to try out the new tires!
Had my LBS change my tires over to slicks on the Comfort-beast, and while I didn't really notice much difference on the flat, the up-hill bits (which were wee-bitty) were better, and my average speed was up considerably. Still, it was just five miles...
Got a lesson in tire changing while bike guy did the change, too, that was a good thing! Then, I talked with the other bike guy about some comfort issues, and he adjusted my handlebars some. That put my brake levers a bit out of reach, so I tinkered with them some tonight to fix that. He also took one look at my seat post and said I needed a longer one -- but had to order that in, since Comfort-beast has a suspension post and they didn't have any long ones of those. I'd give that up if I really had to, but it is making it easier to get used to distances, so I'll wait for that to come in.
DH says that I have to keep up with him now that I've got the "fast tires" -- but he's always telling me to slow down, except on the up-hills!
Karen in Boise
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