Dead last on the bypass
Feb. 14 Spin class with Margie at the JCC
Feb. 15 TRK class with Maria at the J
Feb. 16 Spin class with Andrew
Feb. 18 Rode 26 miles Swampscott to Manchester and back. Strava Cycling iPhone ap, which I stopped accidentally in Salem, reads 23.9 miles, 1:51:09, 400 feet elevation gain, 12.9 mph average, max speed 26.5 mph
The other day, I had been whining to Chris at Marblehead Cycle that even with all this fitness stuff, I felt like I had plateaued. However, on an impromptu ride with Cyclopath Lynda B. from Salem to Singing Beach in Manchester, I felt like I had my legs under me. This normally would not be the case for a midwinter ride on Feb. 18. I rode the steel frame, Allez, and she rode her steel Soma, and we marveled at our steel front forks. She could not get over the fact my bike had drop shifters on the downtube. And, yes, she is right, you do have to think before you shift, which makes you realize that you really do have to shift down before the hill or else.
It was good to see Lynda and have someone to shoot the breeze with while riding. This wasn't the longest ride we've ever done together. It wasn't the most meaningful. However, it was a nice surprise. There we were, the sun was shining, we were dressed just right for 45 degrees and we were rolling steel.
The only problem is that when we took the bypass, we just sat up and soft pedaled it. The Strave Cycling ap tells me that there is a Time Trial or TT on the 0.8 mile Sgt. James Ayube Bypass of Bridge Street in Salem. My time of 2.42 put me dead last on a list of 29 riders. The winner, Patrick Smith, was able to ride the bypass at a time of 1:36 at an average speed of 29.1 mph.
He must have been mushing the commuter rail at the time.
Feb. 15 TRK class with Maria at the J
Feb. 16 Spin class with Andrew
Feb. 18 Rode 26 miles Swampscott to Manchester and back. Strava Cycling iPhone ap, which I stopped accidentally in Salem, reads 23.9 miles, 1:51:09, 400 feet elevation gain, 12.9 mph average, max speed 26.5 mph
The other day, I had been whining to Chris at Marblehead Cycle that even with all this fitness stuff, I felt like I had plateaued. However, on an impromptu ride with Cyclopath Lynda B. from Salem to Singing Beach in Manchester, I felt like I had my legs under me. This normally would not be the case for a midwinter ride on Feb. 18. I rode the steel frame, Allez, and she rode her steel Soma, and we marveled at our steel front forks. She could not get over the fact my bike had drop shifters on the downtube. And, yes, she is right, you do have to think before you shift, which makes you realize that you really do have to shift down before the hill or else.
It was good to see Lynda and have someone to shoot the breeze with while riding. This wasn't the longest ride we've ever done together. It wasn't the most meaningful. However, it was a nice surprise. There we were, the sun was shining, we were dressed just right for 45 degrees and we were rolling steel.
The only problem is that when we took the bypass, we just sat up and soft pedaled it. The Strave Cycling ap tells me that there is a Time Trial or TT on the 0.8 mile Sgt. James Ayube Bypass of Bridge Street in Salem. My time of 2.42 put me dead last on a list of 29 riders. The winner, Patrick Smith, was able to ride the bypass at a time of 1:36 at an average speed of 29.1 mph.
He must have been mushing the commuter rail at the time.
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