Another training ride done, today it was only 52 miles (I had done 42 miles on the indoor bike the day before so I wanted to take it easier). I decided to day to do a basic out and back route, following clear creek down and then following Ralston Creek up the reservoir. The ride was good, it was a chilly day but I got to test a bunch of the cycling gear that I bought, like my shorts, windbreaker, leggings, and gloves. I am glad to report that everything performed exactly as I had hoped and I am very pleased with my purchases. Today, I also tested out my little crossbar bag for my phone, and after I did a bit of redesigning (i.e. cut some holes in it so I could charge my phone while it was in the holder), it worked excellently. The bag is not by any means brilliant nor water proof but it should get the job done. What this did mean though was that today was the first ride I have done where I could track my progress real time and see my speed real time on my phone. This was really nice to see and really helped to keep me going a good steady pace. That being said though, I think I might look forward into those basic bike trip computers, as I noticed the app I was using started to have some issues in reporting my actually speed and 3/4 of the way in to the ride. All in all though the ride was a great success and I am really pleased with all my equipment.
Unfortunately, since this was a complete success there was nothing particularly notable that occurred during the ride... I just kept pedaling.
Stats:
- Distance= 51.88 miles
- Time in saddle= 4 hours 03 minutes
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