DSL, and riding too
Date: Nov 15
Mileage: 15
Ride type: commute
Bike: Trek 400
Temp: 48 very wet in the p.m.
November mileage: 149
Year to date: 1963
well, propicious day and all. today, November 15th, happens to be my bday. oh to cumplir 37. i feel so DIFFERENT!
the more signficant news is that i did my commute today in the rainy, wet weather to make up for being a pussy yesterday. it was about 48 both ways with rain. it could've been MUCH wetter, as the rain seemed to come at the tailend of my a.m. ride and stopped just before my p.m. i did have the Performance neoprene gloves and Sealskinz socks to keep my dry. worked pretty well. my p.m. ride actually was quite laborious. after feeling pretty spry in the morning, i just couldn't keep the pedals going. labor labor labor. i bet i was going 10mph herenthere. and to surprise, i happened to turn west about a mile from home to find that i had been going into a headwind all the way home- my route going Southeast almost the whole way. i began to feel much better the last mile home with the tailwind!
set the Trek up last night for some watery commuting. it's my original "real bike", purchased in spring of '87 i think. Reynolds steel, early index shifting, a size too big. allinall i really like it actually. swapped pedals, mounted a rack (i won't get into that story tonight. suffice to say "broken screw"), mounted some safety lights and away i went. i bet it hasn't had appreciable maintanance for ?? 10 years? more? still rides though, and it sure is great getting it grimy instead of another of the bikes.
and finally, we/i took the DSL plunge. seemed that dailup was leaving us behind. it's just the internet, but i think my patience level will be happy. don't know how it will affect uploads (not as much, right?) but hopefully more pics to come.
feliz cumpleanyos a mi!!
Mileage: 15
Ride type: commute
Bike: Trek 400
Temp: 48 very wet in the p.m.
November mileage: 149
Year to date: 1963
well, propicious day and all. today, November 15th, happens to be my bday. oh to cumplir 37. i feel so DIFFERENT!
the more signficant news is that i did my commute today in the rainy, wet weather to make up for being a pussy yesterday. it was about 48 both ways with rain. it could've been MUCH wetter, as the rain seemed to come at the tailend of my a.m. ride and stopped just before my p.m. i did have the Performance neoprene gloves and Sealskinz socks to keep my dry. worked pretty well. my p.m. ride actually was quite laborious. after feeling pretty spry in the morning, i just couldn't keep the pedals going. labor labor labor. i bet i was going 10mph herenthere. and to surprise, i happened to turn west about a mile from home to find that i had been going into a headwind all the way home- my route going Southeast almost the whole way. i began to feel much better the last mile home with the tailwind!
set the Trek up last night for some watery commuting. it's my original "real bike", purchased in spring of '87 i think. Reynolds steel, early index shifting, a size too big. allinall i really like it actually. swapped pedals, mounted a rack (i won't get into that story tonight. suffice to say "broken screw"), mounted some safety lights and away i went. i bet it hasn't had appreciable maintanance for ?? 10 years? more? still rides though, and it sure is great getting it grimy instead of another of the bikes.
and finally, we/i took the DSL plunge. seemed that dailup was leaving us behind. it's just the internet, but i think my patience level will be happy. don't know how it will affect uploads (not as much, right?) but hopefully more pics to come.
feliz cumpleanyos a mi!!
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