Week 4, 50 miler 13 mph

Bikes of Steel!

It’s raining in the morning — people want to cancel.  It looks like the weather  might break, even though the forecast is for rain.  We delay the start for an hour.  Good call.  It stopped just in time.    A couple of people stayed home.  It hardly warmed up but we stayed dry.   The wind is calm at least.  With Josie on her new bike Frank and Karl are the only other steel bikes left — except me of course!   I wonder how many people in the club ride steel.

Josie's new bike -- much faster once she figured out how to shift!

Ah now my computer is not working!  Can’t seem to make it work.  I think I kinked the cable.  Turns out I can’t keep the 13 mph pace without the computer.   Pete volunteers to lead.  I can’t remember the last time I had so much fun on the training ride.   I got to ride with all different folks.  Got to look at their position and see how they were doing!

Lunch at The Bagel Lady.  I was looking for a pasta salad but it was not to

More bagels.

be.  Another week of bagels.  There was another group of cyclists eating when we got there.  They weren’t club members,  just buddies out for a ride, all carbon or titanium.

We lingered too long at the stops again and did not hit our target speed but we were close.  No one was far off the pace.  All in all this is a group that will do well.  Speed should not be a problem since we have not had a rain out yet with four more weeks to train.  Oh yeah we finally had a flat — Karl — must be the extra weight of the steel bike.  I forgot to take a picture to commemorate.  This is the most miles ever for a couple of the riders.

I think it's fun!

Carolyn was a first timer last year, and it took a lot of coaxing. This year she's a natural!

We stayed fairly tight for a beginner 50 miler!

With Pete leading, I get to take more pictures.