I tried a new ride out of my local bike shop – the intermediate ride. Sounded easy. Twenty-seven mile ride, no drops (thank God). It kicked my butt! Yep, it was only 27 miles, but there were, amazingly, hills, and these folks didn’t slow down AT ALL. We climbed these hills in our big ring. Ugh. So the ride ended up being 27 miles, average speed 17 mph, no stops except at about 4 traffic lights; oh and the last 3 miles were in the dark.
So I’ve ridden 27 miles before – not a problem. I’ve ridden a few hills, but not many, and certainly have never climbed them in my big ring. I’ve had rides that averaged over 17 mph. But never all three at once – with no stops. I’m a wimp newbie.
But I finished! And I’ll be going back until that ride is EASY for me. I didn’t beat cancer to have my bike kick my butt!
great job!! What a great ride…just remember to NOT get dropped…once you drop off the back of a pack, you have to exert about 50% more effort to ride alone (hence, we triathlon folks have aero bars bc in tris you cannot draft). You are awesome!
Going to ride 40ish tomorrow…wish you could join me! Call in SICK! ha!
I wish I could go with you! I’ll be out tomorrow night for sure though.
If I got dropped, not only would I have to work harder, I’d be LOST! I have no idea where we were…