I was pleasantly surprised at the airport today by 2 other fixies & one one-speeder making the rounds like it was just an ordinary day. Fixies in hipster East Nashville are as common as micro-brewers & sous-chefs in fusion bistros, but I rarely see us at the airport, pacing out the miles like ordinary bikes. We ought to have made the obvious Fixie Peloton but we had our own private agenda & scattered quickly after acknowledging each other. A fine day.
I did one short traditional loop (sat all the way up Sevier & Shelby from the park) & one grand loop to get my 31. I did not time the heat/humidity inverted discomfort curve correctly so although I had the oomph for 45 miles in my legs, my body was too battered by dehydration.
I’m considering – now that my watch spells out Feet Climbed – a default of 1500 feet for these short rides to keep it interesting
Ecbatan 