The two beach rides with John set me up for a record week (thanks, John!). Unfortunately, the other mileage contributor is that my car was in the shop and the bike was my primary means of transport for a day. That gave me about 20 extra miles. Below is my typical commute into town. That's what I get for living in a valley.
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| My ride into Blacksburg from the house |
Today's ride was a 46-miler with a companion who does both road and mountain biking. Take heed when a mountain biker says there is a "short section of gravel". I imagined maybe 100 yards. It was more like four miles of white-knuckle twisty, hilly, turny going. It didn't help that the night before we'd had a downpour. I nearly wiped out in one section of particularly rough going. I worried about my beautiful new Teddy Roo and my tubeless tires, but we got through it and I added that to my experience bank. I thought I was through the worst of it, but a few miles from home, a buzzard nearly flew into me! My husband surmised that "I must have looked tired!" Rides around here are never dull and the scenery and wildlife remind me how lucky I am to live in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Until I have to commute into town that is :-)
Ride happy!!
