Alex and I talked about going up and riding the Suncoast Trail since the access point off SR54 was just a mile or so down the road from his house. Since we were going to ride road, and only had one road bike, I put my new pedals on my mountain bike and mounted up the commuter wheels I had on it.
Now it was about 10am, 55F with a 10mph headwind. Sheesh. I just got my new Ultegra road pedals and Specialized comp road shoes. It is funny to me that my first ride on my mountain clips and shoes were on a road bike, my first ride on my road shoes and pedals were on a mountain bike.
We headed north on the suncoast trail and rode up to SR52, which was about 10 miles. We turned around and headed back south, which was great because we were riding with the wind. On the way back we rode into Starkey wilderness park, which has a 6.5 mile bike trail. We took a break at the far end of the trail recounting how beautiful the day was.
After our break we headed back to the Suncoast trail and then back to the car. 33.55 miles on a mountain bike, even with road tires is a long ride. I cannot wait to get my Roubaix.
Ride Stats and Map:
Started: Feb 13, 2011 10:09:45 AM
Ride Time: 2:17:16
Distance: 33.55 miles
Average: 14.66 miles/h
Fastest Speed: 20.94 miles/h
Climb: 362 feet
Calories: 2073
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