A Good Ride, Finally

Good weather + strong legs = awesome day!

Chris, Spencer, and I met at the North Boulder Spruce Confections as usual. I just replaced the batteries in my computer so I was pretty excited to watch my speed and cadence all day. Whilst drinking my Florentine with extra whipped cream Mr. Serbia rode up to get some post-ride sugar. We chatted for a bit and began the ride.

From the get-go I was feeling super good, which was a pleasant surprise. I've felt pretty bad for about two weeks now. I've been wrestling with posterior tendonitis in my knee, which I think has finally calmed down. As a result I've been intentionally riding easy, which has become quite boring. Yes, riding hard is fun when you feel good. We were riding between 23 and 30 mph all the way to Hygiene and it felt relatively effortless.

We parted ways with Spencer when we turned north 83rd, he continued along Woodland Rd; he was supposedly on a "lunch ride" from work. Chris and I continued to Carter. When we got to the dam climb I did my best to stay seated, felt pretty good. It's a good view once you're on top, kind of like 007.

It came as an unpleasant surprise to find that they shut off the water fountains in the winter, but we should have expected that. We refilled and snacked at the general store/ house thing. The descent down the backside was fast as usual and that right turn at the bottom is always fun to rip around. When we came to the T we turned left towards Pinewood mountain. I forgot how hard that climb is. In a way it's perfect; lots of corners, steep with a few flat spots, and not too long. One of these days I'd like to keep going after the summit and see what else there is.

The descent back down Pinewood was awesome as usual. I passed a pickup truck and a motorcycle that seemed to be moving backwards. I had a few close calls though. My back tire went into a skid at one point and I could have sworn my front tire was skidding around one of the corners. Super fun!

Long ride home into a head wind. Energy was good though, didn't need to eat very much all day. Stopped in Hygiene for a Coke. Rode into town still with tons of energy, stopped to get a mocha so that I could have a second half to the day.