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I had a fine ride on crowded paths

I missed my outside ride window this morning.

I’m getting better at making actual plateaus

Today was our Indy-Car Race & the Talking Heads threatened rain around race-time or 3:00. I failed to confirm this in any app because these folks are Professionals. I began my ride at 12:30 confident I’d beat the rain. It hit at 1:15 and it was an actual storm which brought-down tree-limbs & actual trees too. The paths I rode my first laps were rendered impassable due to debris. I had a moment’s rational thought of returning home & logging the Abandoned Ride, but something made me stick it out fur the entire 31 miles.

I figured a mild shower so I just kept on riding. By the time I knew it was a storm I was too deep into Shelby Bottoms simply to ride home. Calmer weather followed by mile 20 so I just altered my paths & finished up the ride.

Part of the route I adopted from my old Saturday rides the Indy Race-Course prevented me from going all the way up Davidson but the small loop off of 5th has always been fun.

I took Amabo out and her Pure-Fix wheels have distinctive plastic accents on them which became filled with water; she still sloshes a bit down in the garage.

I went with 5 in the 40s, 10 in the 50s, & 10 in the 40s fir a long cool-down. Today was Boxing Day so all of me was a bit pooped.

Makes a good plateau though

There was no way to circle Me Sad Field today with all the Indy Car action, so I climbed some hills — including Newhall Road again — and tried some wrong-gear sprints. I cd hold 14.8 mph to catch a few other cyclists out there.

The hills were lovely.

My leg did fine even on very steep places

Very few of us out there

Today I went for 5 minutes of 40s, 5 of low-50s, 5 of high-50s, 5 on low 50s, and 5 of 40s. I can nearly see the plateaus which I felt.

My leg feels generally good

Still trying-out Plateau Pedaling on Aurora. Roughly today: 3 minutes 40s, 5 minutes low 50s, 5 minutes high 50s, 10 minutes low 50s, 7 minutes 40s. Since it’s easiest for me to control RPM that’s where I keep my attention.

The plateaus never look on paper how they look while pedaling

I took Amabo out today. She’s my first One-Speeder & also my first Fixie. She’s heavier & stiffer than Mr Tib and she rigged at 43 in the front & 15 in the rear which can be a very comforting ratio.

Low humidity today and very pleasant wind. Both legs worked well but were a bit weary with the long week.

There was much Truck Delivery Fu going on today ahead of our (annual?) race. The drivers are for the most-part friendly and attentive.

Amabo’s frame is so small that I feel like I’m always bearing-down in some desperate sprint — but little actual sprinting today.

A short 20 minute Plateau ride again because today the new puppy arrived.

The standard 5 minutes 40s, 10 minutes 50s, 5 minutes 40s. 6.5 miles.