Finally a ride without wind! Felt really good after making some minor adjustments to the bike. Unfortunately, one adjustment would bit me later. I stopped to help another cyclist with a quick patch job that didn’t seem to take. As I left instead of stopping to resume my music from…
Month: May 2020
Decided on something a little different today. Wanted to get over into the Southern Highlands neighborhood for a change. I go through that area every weekend to take my daughter to her horseback riding lessons and noticed all the nice bike lanes. After some plotting and route tweaking I was…
Had a great ride this morning. At points felt a little breezier than others, but nothing like what I’ve dealt with the past two rides. Weather was great, just about perfect. Felt nearly exhausted once I was done. Took everything I had left to get upstairs and into the shower.…
After my failed attempt at this route two days ago I was looking forward to today’s ride. Got moving early to avoid the worst of the heat and wind. At times the winds certainly felt stronger than 8 MPH, but overall the ride went well. Was fully prepared this time…
Last Sunday I was performing some maintenance and adjustments on my bike before going for a ride and fell. I went down to the end of the street, started turning around, and my rear tire slid out from under me. This caused me to slam down on my left side…