The plan for the ride today was simple- we were going to ride 1 mile for each degree Fahrenheit of the temperature. We knew that we were going to need between 60-65 miles to make this happen. Conveniently, we have a 20 mile loop that we ride at Kensington Metro Park and Island Lake State Recreation Area. We decided that we would hammer through the 1st three loops and then do a quick temperature check to see how many more miles that we needed. I had 3.5 hours to make all of this happen and it should have been enough, but we ran into a problem right after finishing the 1st lap. The problem was a catastrophic cut in a tire which led to a flat. Which led to a 2nd flat. Which led to a 3rd flat. With all of the down time ~25 minutes, I was left a little short of the day's goal. Overall I ended up with 60 miles on a 66 degree day.
I am just not a very dedicated 'biker'. Just the thought of doing any riding below 70 degrees and sunny is too much.
ReplyDelete75-85 degrees is the sweet spot of riding temps. I'll also take 85-95 before 60 degrees any day of the week.
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