I went on my first real road ride yesterday -- 25 miles through country backroads near my house. I've done a few 15+ mile rides through town on the last few weekends, but they included stops at stores, etc. This ride was non-stop except for breaks to check the map.No issues except that my shoulder was killing me by the end! But I think that's a yoga injury, not a bike issue.
I'm on a 2011 Trek 7.3 FX, set up for commuting. Maybe if I keep up the weekend road rides, I'll be able to justify a real road bike soon ...
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05-15-2011, 07:04 PM #1
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Last Thursday: 25 miles: 6 miles or so running errants over lunch, and then 19 miles with the slower of two women's riding groups of the local bike club. Flat to the airport and then around the airport practicing pace lines and drafting in a lot of wind (for Fairbanks).
Today: 23 miles, that is 21 on the hilly side of the road (Runkeeper says 1050 ft elevation gain, which is hilly for me!) plus 2 getting to the road and back slowly on gravel roads.
Newbie distances, but my thighs are feeling like jelly tonight.
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