cold cold

nuvi:

Overall Avg.: 14.3 mph
Moving Avg.: 15.7 mph
Distance: 45.8 miles
Total Time: 3:12
Moving Time: 2:54

So biking sick is okay... as long as it's in your head (the cold). Biking while it's cold out is a little more frustrating (30°F), but it's fine as long as it warms up.

I think for longer rides I'm going to wear my shorts under my manpris, because my ass does start to hurt after about 20 miles. Another thing I need to look at is my hands have been falling asleep. Hopefully this is just something that has to do with me being stretched out over my fixed, but we'll see :)

that's what she said... about post ride recooperation

i've always liked what Josh Tack over at "that's what she said about your bike". Since we're talking about training, i thought i'd link his article on post ride recooperation.

bike expo!

bike expo this weekend at magnuson park. tons of venders. also, registration for stp and flying wheels.

first training ride

statistically: okay
actually: sucked

nuvi is actually pretty good if you don't have a bike computer, this is what i got

Overall Avg.: 12.4 mph
Moving Avg.: 14.8 mph
Trip: 23.7 miles
Total Time: 1:58
Moving Time: 1:36

This is why it sucked


So we all know how wind is on a bike ride, you never realize it when it's at your back, but when you're biking into it you never know where it came from, and curse its very existence (and yours). Without further ado, this was my route:


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Long story short, it was really nice until the flat. I have a Soma Everwear on the rear, which means it has an extra 5mm of rubber on the tread. Despite that I got a flat that I realized near the golf course, and couldn't repair (wind kept knocking the bike over, Deep Vs suck for getting the tire out when it's windy and frustrating, etc. etc.) so I just shot some CO2 in there, and it seemed to be okay for the rest of the ride (though I still wobbled a little bit).

Rochester isn't really hilly, though looking at the time and how my legs felt going up the one hill at the end made me realize I have a long ways to go to finishing STP in one day.

MY whip

While in Rochester for the foreseeable future I'll be training on my fixed gear I built up a couple years ago. Vitals: 48-15 gearing, it's a long bike, 165mm cranks and there's usually a good amount of wind.

I don't think the individual components of the bike are that important at this point, though I do have pictures of most of them if you're interested.

my whip

This blog will document three burly dude's journeys on their way to riding one epic bike ride from Seattle Washington to Portland Oregon.

I guess I should take my ride into the shop for a full tune-up.