Feeling it in the legs from a good Leg-Thursday but with temps in the 60s I had to get out & use part of the day. I stayed entirely on Village Court because of the gusts — not wanting to get blown into anything or anyone.

Legs lasted a strong 5 miles in 30 minutes

They promised gusts in the high 20s so I avoided the Halfbike & went out with Mr Tib on 17 teeth in the rear. The traffic was light and oddly enough there were few potholes even after our Big Freeze. I guess we got lucky.

Not many cyclists and the Tree Trimming Crew had done a fine job clearing the trail all the way to the Well Of Lycopolis.

Plenty of tree-debris along Vinny Links but the road was clear. I’m certain many paths within Shelby are clogged but the perimeter roads are all clear.

I had a good 10 miles planned (I figure 4 loops) but returned home after 2 laps for 8 miles (so my math is wrong). It was a good warm-ish ride.

Even tho I have provenly suitable outfits for very cold rides there are still ice-patches out there and many are nearly invisible. So I’m an indoor animal for a bit.

I tried 3 alternate pedaling styles and concentrated on breathing correctly instead of keeping-up 57-60 rpms in my quest for 7 miles in 20 minutes.

Things went well.

Our roads are still impassable but I wd’ve ridden indoors anyway because I’m not ready for cold rides yet

I’m under half a mile behind 7 miles in 20 minutes which is a good enough goal for now

We had only light drizzle but I was unwilling to risk a Halfbike outing. If I concentrate more on keeping Echo’s rpms above 57 I’m certain I can hit 5 miles in 15 minutes. Today I hit 5 in 15:04. My previous AirBike had smaller & fewer blades and 7 miles in 20 minutes was always the point of the rides.

Working on it

I took Echo around the virtual block. Getting closer to 5 in 15 so once again I hope to hit 7 in 2 again

I’m still about half a mile behind the pace of my former AirBike. I just need to app,t myself more.

I don’t get to Echo as often as I used to. She’s still one tough ride

I tried the usual route including 16th but not all the way uphill. My shoulder felt fine as did my legs. There was little traffic but I stopped after 54 minutes.