What Bike(s) do you own?

[redrhodie]

1985 Eddy Merckx steel road bike
2002 Eddy Merckx Fuga alu/carbon road bike

I ride the steel bike in winter or wet weather, and the Fuga in nicer conditions (it stays warm and dry on the trainer all winter--the baby). Most rides are between 20 and 40 miles. I ride more in summer than winter because I don't ride in the dark or on ice. From November to March, I ride around 50-75 per week (not including trainer miles), and in DST, around 100. I really feel it when I ride more than 100 miles a week. I start feeling worn out and tired. I estimate that I rode 4200 last year, which is the top end of what I think is healthy for me to do.

I never know what I'm going to do when I head out on the bike. I decide as I'm going by conditions and how I'm feeling. I keep it very routine. Every week, some rides will be fast, some easy, and one will be hilly. Other than that, I tend to be my own worst enemy when I set goals, so I don't set them.

I am lucky to have found a sport that I love, that is never hard to convince myself to do. When it's windy and cold, and part of me would rather stay inside, I remind myself I've never regretted going for a ride, and off I go.