Distance 34.2 Miles
Ave Speed 11MPH
Time in Saddle 3:06
Top Speed 22.6 MPH
It was the first long road ride of the season and it was done on the steel touring bike. It's heavy.
As I was approaching a cross street six or so miles into the ride, a roadie went speeding by. When I got to the corner and looked up, I could see he was not riding that fast. I'm thinking "his first day out also". The Jr. High feeling of wanting to chase kicked in and I upped my cadence for a couple of minutes. Luckily, I came to my senses, pulled over and took a couple of photos till he was well out of sight. I really don't like that feeling of, I have to catch up.
Before that, another rider and I passed each other on the Phoenix MUP in Fairhaven. I said hello and he just looked. I don't wear a kit or a helmet and I really think he took offense with the look I got from him.
I have been doing lots of fitness over the last couple of months but it wasn't bike stuff. I was in and out of the biking zone mentally for the whole ride and when I was out of the zone I was struggling. In the zone, time passes unnoticed. and riding is a breeze. Speaking of breezes, I'm pretty sure that's was kept knocking me out of the zone. The wind gust were pretty stiff at times. But as I approached the neighborhood I felt like I accomplished something. But my first though entering the house........Woe is me.
Cranberry bogs without the actors.
Mattapoisett, MA. River Rd.
Derelict Light Ship in Wareham, MA.
Just a house, in Wareham
A WWII landing craft
Lovely pictures and account. I, too, become rather self-conscious when bikers fly pass me. A part of me want to catch them, but if I were to do that, I will miss the scenery around me. Plus, there is no rush.
ReplyDeleteGreat photos! It looks like quite a fun ride. I'm glad you got out for a recreational ride. Mine have been few and far between lately.
ReplyDeleteI wear a kit and helmet and almost always get an unfriendly look or ignored from riders when I say hello. When I first started riding 25 years ago that was never the case. It's either a reflection of the evolution of the cycling community around here or society at large I guess.
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