I led a club ride on Sunday, 49 miles. It was very humid and the pavement was still wet in the shady areas when when we finished even though there been no rain for hours. High clouds kept the sun from warming things up too much until the end of the ride. There were only three of us; although we were in an area that is one of my favorites and is generally popular for cycling year-round, very few people in my bike club are interested in riding there. Not sure if they think it's too far away from where they live or what. Anyway, most of the people who are willing to ride there are out of town now doing Bike Virginia or recovering from injuries. So I actually expected no one to show up, and was pleased to have two companions. We stayed together the whole time and had a very nice ride. Two of us have birthdays this month, and the third treated us to birthday ice cream at our second rest stop.
Today the weather is about perfect for summer, warm but with low humidity. Tomorrow the rain returns. So I am going out to ride tonight. I expect my legs to feel tired because we rode faster than my usual pace for most of the ride two days ago. But that's okay.
- Gray 2010 carbon WSD road bike, Rivet Independence saddle
- Red hardtail 26" aluminum mountain bike, Bontrager Evoke WSD saddle
- Royal blue 2018 aluminum gravel bike, Rivet Pearl saddle
Gone but not forgotten:
- Silver 2003 aluminum road bike
- Two awesome worn out Juliana saddles