June rides....hopefully a pleasant month of weather and rides for all

[Giulianna23]

110 miles for the month already. Been riding a lot (6 days a week) Averaging 155 miles per week. Variable terrain and intensity. I am enjoying every single mile of it. Especially since I got my new Carbon bike and lost about 20 pounds over the past 6 months or so (still have about 15 more to go ). My speed improved so much and my climbing as well. Now I am able to keep up with the group on a 32 miles hilly ride averaging almost 17 mph without the pace line help and about 18+ with the pace line. Last year on the same hilly ride I was averaging about 15 hardly 16mph with the paceline and about 14 on my own on that same ride but with a slower group. I am climbing those hills half time quicker than last year and the season just started...woohoo..I am so happy and I am sooo in love with my Girl (my bike) that last night I almost put her in my bed to sleep with me.

[Crankin]

Rode 21 miles with Hirakukibou. We were again sort of thwarted by what looked like rain, at our lunch stop, but even though we turned toward the end point, I do think it's raining a bit just west of here, where we were headed. At least our ride got us out of Concord/Carlisle and into Acton. I had my bike in the car at work, and changed there, and drove to meet Hirakukibou in Concord center, so we could start earlier. We had a bit of weird beginning... first my brakes were rubbing again, after I though they were all fixed. I addressed that. Then we went to clip in and my chain fell off. Fixed that. Started up again and Hira realized the screw had fallen out of her cleat and she couldn't unclip well on that foot. Rode to the LBS (just about half a mile) and got that fixed. Phew. Then we headed out. We went to west Acton a circuitous way, a bit too much on Rt 27, but it was flatter than what we normally do, and I am leading a ride tomorrow. Don't want sore legs. Rode back throughh west Concord, lots of traffic everywhere. Where are all of these people going at 2:00 in the afternoon?