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Twenty!

Twenty! 😃 Today’s Featured Product! 🎇 Brooks Saddle Cream 30ml New!! CirC Energy Bites For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Today I finally got in twenty miles. Not only that; I completed my ride in under two hours! For once the wind was cooperative. It looks like conditions will be good tomorrow morning; probably on Sunday morning, too. So Sunday I can do twenty miles; maybe a bit more. It’s almost time to pull out the cool rag, though. Mornings are in the low- to mid-70s; and afternoons can reach 85 degrees. Cyclists need to keep cool! Wrapping Up 🎁 We’re wrapping up the Love to Ride Bike Month Challenge. There are just two more days for me to get in miles; so I hope nothing keeps me from riding tomorrow and Sunday. Last Saturday I didn’t ride, because of the day-long threat of T-storms. I couldn’t know how long any break in the weather might last; and on top of the levee is no place to be when the lightning’s cracking! And then, despite all the flood advisories and T-storms in the forecast, we didn’t get much in this neighborhood. Did I miss riding for nothing? This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Deferred Ride

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Deferred Ride 🚴🏿 Today’s Featured Product! 🎉 Garmin 010-02060-00 Edge 530 New!! WITTKOP Bike Mirror For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Today I had a deferred ride. I was wary of going out early today because the forecast (again) predicted rain and T-storms; but nothing much happened. Then I got busy with other things; and around eleven o’clock I began to hear thunder. I would have felt vindicated for not riding if a big downpour with lots of lightning had descended upon us. But it didn’t; and by early afternoon I had had enough of the deferred ride Fizzle 🫧 The apparent approach of a T-storm was a fizzle, as it turned out. Half of me wanted to ride; and the other half said, don’t be too quick. There was a flood advisory in effect; which could have meant that there was a downpour on the way. At the same time, we’ve had such advisories for the past few days; with little or no rain. It’s the old boy-who-cried-wolf. I finally went to the park. I kept an eye on the sky as I rode; and during my third lap, the sun came out. It wasn’t long before I began to feel too hot; so I went home. It was a short ride; but a deferred ride is better than no ride at all. This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Quivery Legs

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Quivery Legs 🫨 Today’s Featured Product! ⚡️ Schrader Valve Tube New!! Aloha Plant-Based Protein Bars For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Are quivery legs good? I don’t want them while riding; but what about after I’m off the bike? Maybe it means I worked hard enough; although that quivery legs sensation makes me want to tell those legs to shut up. Today, outward-bound, I did two-minute efforts at riding faster. I should have known I had a tailwind when I hit 14 mph! On the way back, the wind was about 10 mph; enough to make me notice that I had to work hard. For this segment of my ride, I had to cut the hard efforts to 30 seconds. Eye on the Weekend 👁️ As usual for mid-week, I have my eye on the weekend. The ritual of the salvage store is on my mind! I go there as much for the ride as to do shopping. There are some people that I see there regularly; and we say hi, how ya doin’, and so on. So it’s also a bit of a social event. It looks like the weather might cooperate Saturday morning; but tomorrow and Friday look dicey. The forecasts for the last two days have indicated flood watches; and they’re not over yet. But if it’s going to rain so much, I wish it would do it. I’m tired of being in suspense. This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Wonderful Change

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Wonderful Change 🌞 Today’s Featured Product! 🎆 Fizik R5 Road Shoe New!! Built Puff Variety Pack For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! There was a wonderful change in the weather this morning. The sun was out! There were clouds around, though; and we’re actually under a flood watch. But so far it hasn’t rained here; so maybe someone else is getting the downpour. It looks like the next week will be rainy; and that’s not such a wonderful change. It keeps me on edge 😬: will I get to ride, or not? Get to Ride? 🐴 I won’t know whether I’ll get to ride until each day comes. The suspense is irksome! By the way, is it better to ride a bicycle or a horse in the rain? A horse won’t get rusty; but on the other hand, a bicycle won’t get spooked by a thunderclap — only its rider! And mightn’t a horse get sick from being out in the rain? Today I got to ride 20 miles; but I skipped hard efforts. After several days of such short rides, I decided to just put in the miles. The wind was quite cooperative for a change. Maybe tomorrow I can do some hard efforts; if I get to ride! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Wet Holiday

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Wet Holiday ⛈️ Today’s Featured Product! 🎇 Roadie New!! Helmet/Glasses Mirror For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! I can’t speak for the rest of the country; but we’re having a wet holiday here. It must be hard for kids who were looking forward to a day of outdoor fun. Gosh, it’s hard for me. With a T-storm threat hanging over us, I don’t quite dare go out for a ride. There’s actually a flash flood warning in effect until half-past noon; and I’m not in a hurry to get washed away. I hope I can get out for a ride by mid-afternoon; even if only a short one. My hybrid’s rear wheel is about an inch too large to fit into my trainer; and I don’t have one of those under-desk pedalers. So an indoor ride is out of the queestion. Countdown 🌀 It’s countdown to hurricane season; and it always comes too soon. It would be a wet “holiday” if we have a hurricane this season! There’s only so much anyone can do to prepare for a hurricane: stock up on non-perishable food (including, naturally, some goodies!); bottled water; and be sure the crank-operated radio still works. When tropical weather is threatening, I like to go out and do a good ride before conditions begin to deteriorate. It’s sort of like when I was in grade school; and the excitement of a day off from school when a hurricane was lurking nearby. Of course, I hope we won’t have to count down to an actual storm. Even now, we aren’t fully recovered from Katrina! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Finally Got Out

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Finally Got Out! 🚲 Today’s Featured Product! 🔥 Pro Bike Tool Inflator New!! Fuel Your Body For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! I finally got out for a ride this morning; albeit a short one. It felt good to be pedaling after sitting around all day yesterday! I didn’t try any efforts at riding fast. The park isn’t the place for it; but I wanted to stay rather close to home in case a T-storm started to move in. It makes me wish for clear skies and an open road; although I can do without climbing mountains! Memorial Day 🌼 🇺🇸 It looks like our Memorial Day holiday will be a wet one; and I don’t envy people who have picnics and barbecues planned. But BBQ really isn’t my thing; so at least I’m not worried about outdoor cooking plans being thwarted. I hope I can ride tomorrow; I need the exercise. But it looks like the entire week will be stormy! I finally got out to the grocery store this afternoon. Yesterday morning I started over there, because I skipped the salvage store; but grumbling thunder made me change my mind. I hope no such rumbling derails tomorrow’s ride plans! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ Add Your Heading Text Here Today’s Featured Product! New!! For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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When Will It End?

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When Will It End? ☔️ Today’s Featured Product! 💥 COOLSTEELANDBEYOND Bike Chain Bracelet New!! Cycling for Health and Pleasure For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! When will it end? We’re getting day after day of rainy forecasts; and it’s getting too warm to be buried under a rain suit. Last night, the forecast predicted cloudy skies this morning; but no rain until at least late morning. Then, at about 6:30 am, I took a look outside; and the appearance of the sky sent me straight to the online weather site. Long story short, I decided to skip the salvage store; and for a fact I began to hear thunder at the time when I’d usually be riding to the salvage store. I probably would have been pedaling right into a T-storm! How About Tomorrow? ☀️ And how about tomorrow? I hope I can get out there and 1) put in some miles; and 2) work on my pace. Unfortunately the forecast looks bad for the next few days! Yesterday I tried pushing hard for one minute; and easing up for a minute. I did five efforts per set; and managed two sets. I attempted a third set; but kept forgetting to watch the time. So after that I just rode. I sure won’t meet any 100-mile goal this week! Maybe not this coming week, either. Rain is one thing; T-storms are another. I think I need a lightning detector! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Letup At Last!

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Letup At Last! 😌 Today’s Featured Product! 🎊 Oversized Bike Seat New!! Slow Bicycle Companion For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! We’ve had a letup at last from the rain threat; at least, we did this morning. The weather is heating up; and now I’m wearing sun sleeves and using a lot more sunblock! Before long I’ll want to start out at 6:00 am, before it gets too hot. Already morning temperatures are in the upper 70s; so I have a cool rag ready and waiting. Another Story 📖 We had a letup at last from rain threats early today; but this afternoon was another story! I had to go downtown for a 2:30 pm appointment; and when I got out, the sky looked very stormy indeed! As I rode the streetcar back towards home, it began to rain and to thunder. My neighborhood had obviously taken a heavy downpour; one whole block of the street where I live was a lake! But now that we’ve gotten rain (which we did need), it will be a relief to not worry about whether it will rain on my ride! This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ

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Minimalist?

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Minimalist? ⚛️ Today’s Featured Product! Cliganic New!! Menstrual Cycle Smoothie Recipes For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! We hear about the minimalist lifestyle. I rather like the concept; but it would be hard to put into practice. For example, could I really get along with just one cookpot? But could I claim to be a “minimalist” cyclist? As in attempting to ride with minimal coasting? And having only three cycling jerseys? Stuff Everywhere 📙 🥄 Having stuff everywhere sometimes makes me feel like this person here — at wit’s end. Some people would reach for a cup of coffee if they felt like that; but I’m not a coffee drinker! From time to time, I clear out stuff that I haven’t used for a long time. During these purges, I’ll unearth items that I didn’t remember having. This is a step towards minimalism; but from what I’ve read about it, the minimalist lifestyle is an ongoing process. So is being a cyclist. Today I haven’t been out on the bike because of the weather; but so far not much has happened. I’m tired of sitting around; but I can just see a big T-storm breaking out if I did go for a ride! Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER

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False Alarm Again

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False Alarm Again 🚨 Today’s Featured Product! 💥 Probar New!! 100 Amazing Cycling Facts For our full list of products, visit the SpokEasy Store! I got false alarm again today. It drives me crazy when the weather forecast prompts me to ride very short; and then nothing happens! I think I see what they mean about “emotional eating”. My frustration over the weather’s interfering with riding makes me want to chow down ice cream. Or raid the candy jar! At any rate, this morning I headed for the park to ride some laps before wheeling the hybrid to the bike shop. It was already windy; and a few extra strong gusts prompted me to turn back before I’d really gotten started. And Tomorrow? 🌅 I hope the forecast for tomorrow isn’t a false alarm again. It indicates T-storms; and we’re under flood advisory right now. Somehow I’d rather wake up to a downpour than have to worry about rain and lightning breaking loose during a ride. If it’s already storming before I ride, at least I won’t be starting my ride with the threat of a T-storm hanging over my head. If the weather hadn’t turned warm, I could enjoy some hot chocolate at home. Some folks would prefer a cup of coffee on a stormy morning. It began to rain at about 5:30 pm; and tomorrow? It’s the old wait-and-see. Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Logged in as CAL. Edit your profile. Log out? Required fields are marked * Message* Δ This blog/page may contain affiliate links. “We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.” ABOUT ME © This website is the property of its author. DISCLAIMER I am not a cycling coach; nor a health professional. This site is based on my own experiences, opinions, etc. If you need help, please consult the appropriate professional. FRESH FROM MY JOURNAL ✍🏻 Facebook Twitter Youtube INTERPRETER

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