JRA

While my RCCS brethren have a big day (just found out it's cancelled due to family illness. Godspeed) on the calendar today, I have numerous family plans and henceforth limited ride time. Due to my inability to sleep in past, say, 6.30, I was up doing nothing for about 45min before getting out the door a bit after 7.00. While my recent rides have been on other mounts (more to come there), I've needed to get the LHT de-winterized and decided to do that yesterday. All that really meant was swapping out the studs for the well-used ContiTravelContacts and remounting the rear blinky. The LHT was a good choice this morning b/c all the forecasts suggest rain, and lots of it, at some point. Fenders are a blessing, as are stout, all-weather mounts like the Trucker. Because I had done a brisk one hour yesterday (at a speedy 16mph, which is speedy for me) I wanted to roam, to JustRideAround as Lithodale puts it. I think it might be racer jargon for riding one's bike instead of training on two wheels.

The parks were a good opening. Beargrass Creek was quite swollen and I saw evidence of flooding with all the detritus and driftwood on the side of the main road.

New front light, a IQ CYO-R+. I got out too late to give it a darkness test, so more later.

More IQ CYO-R+, courtesy of Jim at Hiawatha Cyclery

Perhaps I should've considered my next choice because Beargrass Creek Trail was a muddy mess, at least in parts. I hit one particular spot and had trouble staying upright. Unfortunately it was at the same exact time that a probably vagrant was walking up the opposite side. I missed him by a fishtailing foot at best.

early morning sunshine

Early on I decided that my destination would be Quills for a cup o' crack and a plate o', well, crack. A half-caff au'lait and cinnamon scone is quite the morning starter. My happenstance my cycling brother Lithodale showed up to grab a cup and we had a good, quick bike chat, until his eldest got antsy, so off they went. Shortly I was away and heading for home, a tidy 14 miles in the bag and ready to hit the rest of the day.