It\’s Day 16 of Love to Ride!

This would have been a perfect morning to ride on the levee. The wind was calm, and the temperature was in the upper 50s. Unfortunately my road bike’s rear tire was down to 60 psi this morning, and I had pumped it up after I got home after Sunday’s flat. Has that tire been leaking? I didn’t quite dare risk flatting when I was 6-7 miles from home; so I went to the local park to ride.

Last night was one of those miserable nights when I just can’t sleep, so I didn’t want to push too hard today. On the way home, however, I couldn’t resist seeing whether I could hit 20 mph without a boost from a stiff tailwind; and I got close: 19.7 mph.

I\’ve now got an anxious eye on the weather forecast; and I\’m not the only one. It looks like tomorrow will be all right, but Thursday could bring severe T-storms. By Friday it should be clear; but the wind might be 20 mph!

Saturday the wind will probably be less than on Sunday, so I might do my long ride on Saturday. The next day, then, I can sleep in and go for a short ride. As with other things in life, we cyclists must plan ahead. That includes the rest of the Love to Ride Challenge; this is only Day 16.