Chameleon? 🦎
I feel like a chameleon. Today I bought a new helmet; and it meant a change in helmet color. My old headpiece was blue; the new one is a sort of cranberry-red/black. But somehow I didn’t notice in the store that the new helmet lacks a visor! What was I thinking?? So tomorrow I can go back and see if I can trade for a helmet that does have that eyeshade.
Sometimes I feel like a chameleon when it comes to my day-to-day rides. I might have a long ride planned; but my legs just say, Nothing doing! So I might “change color”, so to speak, on a moment’s notice. But the main thing now is to get in the weekly miles recommended by the RAGBRAI training plan.
Weekly Miles 🚲
The weekly miles are really no problem as far as mileage total goes; but as I extend my weekly longest ride, I’m going to have to make pit stops at home!
It’s great to have that bike path on top of the levee; but it has a big drawback: having to leave the path and go out of my way to find restrooms! The path is closed about 13 miles from home for work; and if only I could go two miles farther, I could reach the mini-park where I can make a pit stop.
If only that work would get finished! It’s supposed to be done this Summer; but even if it’s on schedule, when does “Summer” mean? Next month? Early September?
Getting my weekly miles now means doubling back and riding the same path segments over and over. That’s a bit aggravating; and now that it’s getting hotter, the lack of restroom access is a bigger problem. We all know what adequate hydration does to a body!
So I’ll have to be a chameleon and start breaking up those lengthy rides with stops at home. The catch is, it can be hard to get myself going again!
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I began this website primarily as a way to present the story of how I accomplished a century ride on an adult tricycle. Other riders of adult trikes might want to know whether it’s possible. It sure is! You can read all about it in My Story.
I live in New Orleans; and retired in January 2023. More time for cycling!
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