Couldn't sleep. Woke at 3:30, then again at 5:00 and had breakfast. The bicycle had developed nasty shifting problems so after the sun came up I disassembled the rear derailer assembly, piece by piece. I cleaned every piece with solvent (acetone) and a toothbrush. Then I gave each piece a light coating of Breakfree and re-assembled. That did it. Works like new.
So I packed a lunch and set off around 10:30. Pedaled for a total of six and a half hours and covered 62 miles, burning over 3500 calories. That's over a pound of weight. The headwind on the trip back was punishing and wore me out.
I am just waaaaay out of shape. I did this same trip back in October without all this stress.
So I packed a lunch and set off around 10:30. Pedaled for a total of six and a half hours and covered 62 miles, burning over 3500 calories. That's over a pound of weight. The headwind on the trip back was punishing and wore me out.
I am just waaaaay out of shape. I did this same trip back in October without all this stress.
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Well, we HAVE had a forced layoff for the runners and bikers... :-)
"Headwind" is one of the nastiest words in the English language.
That's the truth! It's like pedaling uphill, continuously, without any downhill sections to allow coasting. In fact, I had to pedal down some hills against the wind.
Bring your bike when you visit in May.
There are fewer hills in Indianapolis and I promise there will be no wind.
:-)
Shootin' Buddy
Excellent! I will bring it.
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