I had a great ride yesterday. Beautiful day, sunny and warm but not too hot with a light breeze. Did 80 miles (actually only 78.8, but I think that's close enough to 80) and I felt great afterwards. Could have easily done another 20 (after I had had my ice cream). I felt totally energized and proud of my self so I called home to brag. And feeling so good after a long ride made me feel a little less nervous about ALC in just a few days! Can't wait to get started!
Only had one problem on the ride. The bike felt really wobbly, like the rear hub was loose. When I got home, I notice the rear tyre was falling apart. Got a new one put on today and the bike feels fine again. I guess 3000 miles was enough for the old tyre.
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Thread: May 20th ride report
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05-21-2007, 07:23 AM #1
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05-21-2007, 08:25 AM #2
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Rode 46 miles with about 17# in panniers to add to my load. Beautiful day, really perfect weather! Man, my legs suffered. Any sprinting was a memory of an unloaded bike. lol. Trying to train for a fully loaded tandem tour of the Coast in July.
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05-21-2007, 08:58 AM #3
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Dee, what did you find out about tandems on Amtrak? I'm curious because Bill and I have talked about trying to take one on the Capitol Corridor but haven't gotten any further in our research.
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05-21-2007, 03:30 PM #4
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I haven't found out anything yet. You'll see it on a listserv near you in the next day! Then we'll both know! I asked Jeff Hall, and he said that dear editor did it, but on non-rush hour times. But I don't know the official stand.
P.S. Click on my blog to see a pic of our 'new' tandem I bought on Craiglist just this last Saturday! She's a beauty!!
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05-21-2007, 06:48 PM #5
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I was supposed to be doing a "recovery ride" Sunday since I'd just done my LT test Saturday. However, it was just WAY too nice out yesterday and I was feelin spunky.... I did ripped a nice 65k (sounds better than 40.5 miles, eh?) around town.
OH - and get this! Instead of DRIVING my bike down to Riverside like I normally would have (before I started commuting last week), I just took off from my house! Ya-hoo! Instant addition of 12 or so miles! :P
The way my legs feel today, I can tell why they say to take it easy after your LT test.. Oh well.. it was too nice to take it easy.
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