'Classic' Ride
Date: Nov 24
Mileage: 18
Ride type: Road
Bike: RB-1
Temp: 50+ WOW!
November mileage: 307
Year to date: 2121
first watched a 'classic' race on the tele, and then took a 'classic' ride this a.m. the forecasts today were/are for exceptionally warm temps for late november, low 60s. i woke up to 30ish degrees, and frankly i wanted to wait out some warmth. so, i settled down with my coffee and watched Lance's '93 Worlds Campeonato ride. this obviously isn't classic like a Coppi or Merckx ride, but what i noticed more than anything is that even in '93, the bikes were quite traditional looking. no carbon, or at least shaped, modern carbon. no obvious titanium. really, very few fat-tubed aluminium frames. mostly what i saw were thin-tubed steel bikes. i know ONCE riders were riding carbon Looks, but lots and lots of traditional-looking frames, which is quite unlike what's in the peloton today.
after the race, it had warmed up and i was ready. funnily, my mom had borrowed the truck, which still contained the blueridge. no riding that. i decided to pump up the RB-1 and give that Grant-designed mount a spin. and a great spin it was. average 15.6mph on my own, going very hard in the first half hour. the RB-1 feels so secure and steady, albeit its racing cluster is a little beyond me these days. the small chainring is a 40, which amuses me to think that i'm going to regularly climb on a bike with a low combo of 40x23 (might be a 25 actually). rode hard, suffered sore feet as always with look-cleat shoes, and had a wonderful, wonderful ride.
tomorrow is forecasting even warmer temps, so i'm going to try and get in a 2+hr ride, maybe even the 40m with the club.
Mileage: 18
Ride type: Road
Bike: RB-1
Temp: 50+ WOW!
November mileage: 307
Year to date: 2121
first watched a 'classic' race on the tele, and then took a 'classic' ride this a.m. the forecasts today were/are for exceptionally warm temps for late november, low 60s. i woke up to 30ish degrees, and frankly i wanted to wait out some warmth. so, i settled down with my coffee and watched Lance's '93 Worlds Campeonato ride. this obviously isn't classic like a Coppi or Merckx ride, but what i noticed more than anything is that even in '93, the bikes were quite traditional looking. no carbon, or at least shaped, modern carbon. no obvious titanium. really, very few fat-tubed aluminium frames. mostly what i saw were thin-tubed steel bikes. i know ONCE riders were riding carbon Looks, but lots and lots of traditional-looking frames, which is quite unlike what's in the peloton today.
after the race, it had warmed up and i was ready. funnily, my mom had borrowed the truck, which still contained the blueridge. no riding that. i decided to pump up the RB-1 and give that Grant-designed mount a spin. and a great spin it was. average 15.6mph on my own, going very hard in the first half hour. the RB-1 feels so secure and steady, albeit its racing cluster is a little beyond me these days. the small chainring is a 40, which amuses me to think that i'm going to regularly climb on a bike with a low combo of 40x23 (might be a 25 actually). rode hard, suffered sore feet as always with look-cleat shoes, and had a wonderful, wonderful ride.
tomorrow is forecasting even warmer temps, so i'm going to try and get in a 2+hr ride, maybe even the 40m with the club.
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