longest ride yet!

[DrBee]

I rode 20.5 miles today! Not much for many of you, but it's 6 miles longer than I've gone before. I never have a block of time that I can set aside to ride that is more than 45 min - 1h. I found the time today and headed out for 1h23m (yah yah I'm precise, ok?). The wind was blowing pretty hard at 15 sustained with stronger gusts. I still only rode in town, so there were lots of turns and stops signs with cars, but I still maintained pretty good speed and didn't get hit by any cars - although one almost nailed me. In the straight sections (sometime with the wind helping me) - I was maintaining anywhere from 17-20 mph. (the wind was involved in the 20 mph). I felt great..... except for that lousy stock saddle that came with my Pilot. Ooh that thing is torturous. I really need to try something new. I can't make up my mind which one to get.

The only reason I stopped was because my girly bits were numb and in tremendous pain all at the same time and my right foot kept falling asleep. My legs felt great and could've kept going. Ugh! Frustrating, but I'm still elated at the 20 miles! And while I was gone, mr. fish turned a wood pen for me Happiness! Now - I'm headed out with my daughter so she can do her laps around the neighborhood on her bike.

[Veronica]

Hey that is so cool on all counts. What wood is the pen made from?

V.

[DrBee]

English walnut with some really nice grain patterns.

[Duck on Wheels]

Well, I may have ridden further, but you're faster.
Waytago!

[betagirl]

Hey, 20 miles is nothing to sneeze at. Any personal improvement you can make is a great feat. Keep it up!

[DirtDiva]

Imagine how far you'll go once you've ditched the Bonty of Death...

[latelatebloomer]

A new personal best must ALWAYS be celebrated!! Congrats, and that speed is awesome!

[DrBee]

Thanks ladies! One of these days I'll be posting about my first century! Hopefully sooner rather than later. I'm still feeling good - legs aren't too sore. I'm going back out tomorrow AM for a short ride before work. I did forget the sunscreen - my arms are a bit cooked. Oh well - I'm still celebrating..... with a cupcake

[Popoki_Nui]

Two miles, twenty miles, two hundred miles....doesn't matter. Your 20.5 miles are a wonderful accomplishment!! Way to go, and best wishes for your next 20!
~Sherry.

[SnappyPix]

Great stuff, Fishdr. Don't compare yourself to anyone else - it's your bike and your ride. Awesome speed too - you'd have left me standing!

[uk elephant]

I just did my longest ride yet yesterday! 38miles That's 10 miles longer than my previous best. Granted there were no hills and not too windy and a glorious sunny day, but I'm still a bit proud of myself. By then end of it my bum and my feet were quite sore and full of pins and needles, but I was still smiling as I collapsed on the living room floor when I got home. And I now feel less worried about doing the 40 mile charity ride I signed up for in June. Can't wait to get out there again and pedal some more

[cusepack]

Congratulations fishdr. It's always a wonderful feeling when you "beat" your last distance. You should be extremely proud of yourself.

[maillotpois]

Yippee!

Sounds like its time for a new saddle, though, as your rides get longer. That should really make it more pleasant.

Congrats on a new personal best!!!

[DrBee]

Thanks for all of the encouragement! I came to work and told everyone how far I rode (none of my coworkers ride), so I got either "yeah... that's great...whatever" or "you rode that far??? wow!" - so sort of both ends of the spectrum.

Y'all have made my day with all the congrats!

I've been reading all of the gazillion comments on saddles. My problem is not the sitbones - they are suprisingly ok. It's the girly bits that suffered. As tlkiwi put it "the bonty of death" did a number on me. I can't even think of using the drops - that would be really painful. Would've been nice in that wind, though. Soon I will have a new saddle!

[CorsairMac]

and the Fish Dr ROCKSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 20 miles ain't nothing to sneeze at my friend!! Well done!!

as for the saddle: is it a Bontrager?? You said Pilot and I know Bontragers supply most if not all the saddles for Treks. and if it helps any - I HATE Bontragers. I had it OFF my Trek MTB before I had even walked it out of the store! It hurt me even on the test ride! lol.......just think - if it wasn't for that crappy saddle, you might've done a 1/2 of a 1/2 century!