Well, I finally felt good enough to go riding again after Monday's spill on the rain slicked wooden bridge. I did manage to get some new hardware this week, from selling some old camera gear on eBay. I bought myself a new set of pedals for the bike and they just happened to arrive today. The piece of junk stamped steel factory pedals had already worn down and my feet would slip off when it was the least bit wet. The new pedals however have small spikes that stick up about 1/4" and stick to your shoes like glue. They also have fantastic rebuildable bearings on the inside that really transform the pedaling experience and make it seem so fluid.
The high levels of water in the nearby creeks and lakes was nice, it was like riding past an open refridgerator in some sections. I noticed on the wooden bridge that there is a nice clean looking patch from my bike and my body sliding across it on Monday. Lesson learned! Otherwise tonights ride was fairly uneventful. I added a small loop to get me over the 14 mile mark. Just need to get up enough energy to get down the rest of the way to where the main road dead ends. Adding that section should get me close to 20 miles round trip. I wish my evening rides always felt like this - cool and relaxing. One thing I really find funny is how often I can actually beat most cars across the intersection when I have to stop for lights. At two traffic lights tonight, I was nearly across the intersection before the first car caught and passed me.
At any rate, tonights ride stats:
Started: Jul 8, 2010 7:24:44 PM
Ride Time: 1:09:54
Stopped Time: 0:53
Distance: 14.17 miles
Average: 12.16 miles/hr
Fastest Speed: 19.73 miles/hr
Climb: 92 feet
Calories: 993
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