Stretched too thin today for both Aurora and Arachne so I took the Halfbike down to Village Court for 4 miles in 25 minutes. I’m getting much more control & turning without hesitation.

I can imagine 15 miles rides in the future but probably no cycling-distances. The targeted leg-work is exactly why my iffy right leg needs.

I spent the morning with a newborn which threw my riding plans into the dumpster

Aurora then Arachne

10 miles with good plateaus over 31 minutes

Just under 3 miles on Arachne. I haven’t discovered why she leans a tad left but the cause is not Rear Tire Pressures. Still efforting but the ride went well; I’m turning with more control & even with some acceleration

Most of today got away from me but I tried to close strongly.

Gusts in the mid-teens kept almost every cyclist home today but I ventured out for a short 32 miles in over 2 hours. I hit 19 mph but only with tailwinds. Achieving 15 mph consistently was beyond my abilities.

Over 1000 feet of climbing on a flat route still surprises me (my watch gave me 558 feet) but the 5 G here over ATT has been spotty lately.

The indoor plateauing helps immensely outside, it turns out.

Oddly enough, initially setting-out on my Fixie I had trouble un-Halfbike-riding but when I took up Rocky (née Arachne but I like the nickname) I had much less trouble un-Fixie-riding.

Due to construction today at the far end of Village Court I could not ride the straight-away to the end & then ride back, so I was forced to climb my first hill. The sway-back motion of the Halfbike (it’s like a Shark whereas bikes are like Dolphin) is at first terrifying & this torquing motion intensifies under the pressure of uphill pedaling or (I assume) of acceleration. I didn’t freak-out but I was initially quite frightened. First gear tho indeed is low enough for this hill.

I got the Halfbike out on our nearest flat road here for 1.22 error-free miles. Mostly straight-line with 2 gentle big turns. No uphill yet but I did shift into 3rd gear.

I’ll be memorizing this road for the next 5 days at least.

I stayed inside with Aurora; 8.8 miles in 25 minutes. Then outside on a flat road with Arachne; 0.62 miles — surprisingly my watch discovered mostly what I was doing — mostly straight and then a few gentle turns.

Just the single peak today. Weary legs.

I had a good 10 miles in 31 minutes on Aurora and a bit later rode Arachne a tad better than yesterday.

Better plateaus and two good straight-lines on Arachne.

25 miles in I lost a tube my thumbs no longer let me break-down tires so I walked to my ride & got a new tube. A good 25 though.

Lovely weather & relentless wind.

And then about 25 minutes learning Halfbike Physics.

A Steep Learning-Curve but already worth it.

I had spent months staring at Halfbikes, fascinated yet wondering about their Seriousness. So naturally when Mr Tib went into the shop I pulled the trigger. She arrived (almost fully assembled) today.

One side is Blue & the other Red — which they call the Superman Model but I call the Spider-Man Model; I call her Rocky — short for Arachne. She comes with a delightfully steep learning-curve.

Today was Heavy Leg Day so I put Rocky together, failed to balance on her on my street, & descended to Aurora for 6.4 miles in 20 minutes.

Plateauing much more easily now; once the Ego has been vanquished the rides are about specific visible patterns.

Too hot out there for old men

Very decent plateaus