Big accomplishment yesterdayMy new madone has only been on short rides, so finally all the tweaks were done and we headed out for 40 miles. We found a new route that would connect a home route to a route we usually to drive to! Beautiful countryside, exploring new areas and flat-flat-flat! Temp was 80 with low humidity and high overcast (However, it was 94 when we rolled back up to the car). I did a high-spin, easy cadence for the first half, hoping to do negative split (faster on the way back) since I always start out too fast. It worked--I picked up a small tailwind on the way back and was FLYING
I reached my goal--I gained 1.0 mph with the new bike! I managed to hang onto the back of my DH's wheel a few times and spent some time in the drops. Also, no stops (except the following photo op)--I ate all my snacks while riding. My new baby was worth every penny
We even saw some sunflowers:
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07-17-2011, 04:54 AM #10
droppin' off the back
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