Back from Vacation (46 Weeks)

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I have returned from my adventure in the Dominican Republic. I am getting caught up on laundry, email, etc. today, I’ll post some pictures and stuff a bit later.

I did not ride a bicycle at all this week

Commute – Mechanical Wierdness

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Yesterday, when I was about to leave the office, I noticed my rear tire was almost completely flat. So, I pumped it back up and rode home with no problems. It was flat again this morning. So, I pumped it back up and rode in with no problems.

I guess I have a slow leak. Not really surprising, since the tube in there already has two glueless patches on it.

Ride In:

On the way in today, my computer started acting really wierd. It was reporting a wide range of speeds, even though I was moving at a more or less steady rate. I figure either the magnet came loose, or the computer doesn’t like all the humidity we’ve been having lately.

So, no stats for this ride. I took pretty much the same route as I always do, so I’m gonna say 5.8 miles.

Ride Home:

The tire was flat and it stayed flat, so I changed out the tube.
Elapsed Time: 01:09:53
Max Speed: 22.4mph
Average Speed: 11.4mph
Distance: 13.3 miles

Total:

19.1 miles. 2.1 more than I needed! Woo!

44 Weeks

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37.1 miles this week. I’m gonna try to get some miles logged in week 45, because I will be on vacation for week 46.

43 Weeks!

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I rode 61.8 miles this week. I think I’m leaving the stem on the Trek in it’s new, lower position. I am still debating a longer crankset, a seatpost with more setback, or both.I’ve been reading some of the strange formulae that are supposed to tell you what length crankarms you need, and mine comes out to something between 186mm and 200mm. (I have a 20″ femur and wear a US size 15 shoe!) Of course, nobody makes crankarms in this length unless they’re ‘custom’, so I don’t know if it’d be worth the money or not. For my purposes, probably not.

42 Weeks!

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That’s right, only 10 more weeks till I can say “I haven’t had a smoke for a whole year!”

Kick ass.

I rode 35 miles this week. Considering the opressive heat and pollution, I’ll make no apologies for my lackluster mileage.

41 Weeks

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I was out of town this weekend, and I am having a total lack of motivation lately.
One ride this week… 20.5 miles.

39 Weeks!

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59.1 miles this week. Far below what the plan called for, but I got the big ride in.