Bicycle Diaries
30 years riding, 15 years writing
Dst over Av
Distance over average speed.
My cyclocomputer is my coach, forever flashing the current speed, and with an assorted array of statistics a click away. It’s what keeps me going on a ride, how far have I gone, what’s my pace, and so on.
On a good day, you can go for a long ride and keep a fast pace, but those days are worked up to. Whenever you step into your bike shorts and don a helmet it’s not a given you’ll break personal records.
Today I wanted to get some distance in my legs, keeping a steady pace was more important than flying down the trail and expending all kinds of energies. It was a chilled ride, my cyclocomputer is pissed.
MTB: distance 20.32 miles, average speed 12.4 mph.
Charlotte, NC
Spent 10 years in Charlotte, a block away from an entrance to the McAlpine Creek Greenway.
Switched to a mountain bike from the road bikes I was accustomed to riding for 15 years.
The time spent on these trails was most appreciated.
Trek Fuel 70
