Daily ride thread 5/13

[bikerz]

I had a very pleasant 26 mile solo ride this morning - the test run for my newly refit bike.

My bike and I went up to Davis to visit Sadie Kate's LBS on Tuesday for a fitting and review - we ended up with new wider handlebars (everyone there got a chuckle out of my strange stock handle bars) that are lower and further forward, and a new higher seat post which allows the saddle to be further back. We ditched the cheater brakes that were on my handlebars, shimmed the regular brakes, and set up new Look pedals (Thanks SK and Bubba!) and now I'm using my road shoes instead of the SPD mountain shoes I've been using...

So by all rights I should have been reaching vainly for the missing brakes, and falling all over the place while trying to start up and unclip with these new cleats. But amazingly, I didn't fall at all (yet! There's always tomorrow!). I felt really comfortable in the new postition, and I think I was faster than usual (but I haven't checked the data yet). I sure felt faster, even on the way back into the ever-present "breeze" off the bay. I did reach for the nonexistant brakes a few times, but I think I'll get over that soon, especially since my newly shimmed brakes are much easier to reach now.

It was beautiful out there - white caps on the bay, blue sky, fresh air, minimal bikepath craziness.

I'm looking forward to tomorrow's ride - either the Alamada Creek Trail with Trek420 (if we can get it organized), or maybe a hilly loop in my neighborhood...

Hope you all had great rides out there today - I'm so grateful for this wonderful weather FINALLY!

Edited to say that YES - I was faster than my last Bay Trail ride - yipeee!

(and I took the opportunity to catch up my measly April and May rides on BJ)