I’ve been end-of-year busy for months but today got down to Aurora for a bit. Just straight pedaling. 7 miles pushing, 3 cooling down

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Leg feels good. Next season ought not suck as badly as did this season.

Plus my Spare-Air nozzle equally failed to re-inflate the tube. No connectivity at all. Quite distressing.

Just at my turn toward hime too so I missed climbing my favorite hill.

Still a good day

It’s gonna be a long way back but worth it. I got detoured up a steep hill & I welcomed it. Feeling just a bit like the old days.

Almost nobody out there today. About 43° with some wind. Actually very good cycling weather

My first taste of Riverside in many months

Worth it

Working up my Winter routes very very slowly. My leg feels very much better but the odd gaps in connectivity or integration still rankle a bit.

Started well around the Stadium and took the hill well enough too; Hector the Leg Press Machine has done her job well. Now it’s up to me.

1000 feet of Up was an unexpected bonus; I took a very flat route.

It feels very fine to be out there again

I figured a had a 2 hour window and was only off by a few minutes. I fought some wind & chose the old Shelby-Woodland loop for the first 15 miles just for the hill-training. I’d forgotten how easy it is to get clipped by a car on that route; I successfully dodged 3.

Almost alone out there but for a few on e-bikes pretending to be putting in some effort & for the one guy on a Cannondale who at mile 31 blew right past me effortlessly.

Rain on the fallen leaves makes for one slick mess so I stayed away from the far end of the park.

I didn’t expect so much wind but it was delightful to fight it. Almost nobody out there. Took Lilian up out of the park & felt strong all the way up

Oddly small picture. At any rate the app no longer adds up your Total Elevation Climbed so I did the best I could & got 1330 feet.

Again an oddly small picture.

Lovely wind out there today but the rain kept me inside. Learning the variants in iPadOS 15 anyway; some stuff is quite useful.

10.1 miles in 30 minutes, 12.7 total after 40 minutes. No sprinting but the keg feels good.

I really need a good off-season here. Aurora plus Hector ought to do the trick.

Took a short ride on Aurora today & tuned the old gal up a bit.

13.2 miles in 40 minutes.

Today was supposed to be for Amabo & her 34 pounds but I took out Mr Tib again — about 6 pounds lighter configured more for climbing than sprinting. Many folks out there taking in the Sun, drinking on the tour buses, plus 4 actual Baseball Games.

I’m noticing more e-bikes out there these days & figure the shop near the Stadium is the culprit; I think they are cheating.

Took the short loop for more climbing & got over 1000 feet. Legs feel good.

The Stadium Loop now attracts scooters as well as drunken bachelorettes — a dangerous combination but they have never given me any troubles.

I got a late start due to the old cliché of Computer Shopping At A Labor Day Sale. Net Savings — $200; Net Non-Savings — well it’s over 2 grand but it’s a new M1 Macintosh.

Windy today but I rode on fresh/er legs than usual as I skipped the AM kettlebells. One can feel the turning weather; October’s are always good for cycling.

I avoided many hills.