On Sunday May 7 I went on a late evening ride. I knew I was going to be riding after dark and I was looking forward to it. riding in the dark on country roads was one of the fears in my life that I overcame due to my desire to bike commute. Riding around in the city is fun at night, but going down a country road when it is pitch black is a thrill. I have a wonderful lighting system on my bike that generates power for my head light and tail light. I have no problem seeing when it is dark and I am visible to the full extent of the law to motorists who are not driving distracted.
My hip is getting stronger and I am really appreciating the fact that I use to ride 50 miles on a one way bike commute. I seem to always get the wow factor after I have accomplished something amazing only when I can no longer do what I thought at the time was not enough. I was recalling this fact when I remembered one of my favorite songs, These Are The good Old Days by Carly Simon. It took me a while to fully understand the meaning of this song, but as I was riding my bike on Sunday I had the time to reflect on being in the moment and appreciating the beauty around me right now. I am so glad to be able to get on a bike and ride again.
Lonnie Wormley at the Albany Museum of Art Evening rides During the month of July I have been riding my bike on Saturday and Sunday evenings. After a day of working on my house and performing various yard and renovation projects I take time to ride my Trek Pure through the neighborhood streets of the city that I love. Riding my bike is always a transcendental experience for me and I enjoy the peace of mind that comes from rhythmically moving my body on a bike through quite neighborhood streets. This past weekend the weather made for some cooler rides than earlier in the month. Rain showers were a pleasant treat on Saturday's ride. Riding in the summer rain is one of the simple pleasures that I enjoy this time of year. Not many cyclist that I know in Albany look forward to getting wet on their bikes. When was the last time you intentionally rode a bike through a deep puddle of water on purpose? Go with the flow, it's just a game Planning my rout...
I wanted to capture some of the information on the Internet written about my bike, a custom 1999 Serotta Rapid Tour (SRT). I have about 10,000 miles on this bike. This year alone I have 2,500 miles on it. I have 1,000 miles so fare in April on this bike. I have can only remember one major tune up done on this bike. Here is an interesting discussion that I found about my bike on the Pace Line Forum . Here is a quote about the bike that I own and love "Rapid Tour was Serotta's version of a bike that would fit reasonably sized tires with fenders, and could carry light luggage for credit card touring. In a word, "sensible" and not just a fair weather toy for let's play racer. There's nothing "low end" about that." ~ palincss 05-01-2010 03:33 PM I think that I have upgraded my components from what was on the stock SRT. My SRT has Shimano Ultegra derailleur and the stock SRT has a Shimano 105 derailleur. Here a photo of a stock SRT. ...
Today I rode my wife's bike to work. I took my Serotta Rapid Tour to the bike shop this weekend for a tuneup. I was going to drive to work today, but Chris Davies gave me the inspiration to get the backup bike and ride anyway. It was quite an experience riding upright without the benefit of having my feet locked to my pedals. I decided to just take my short route and enjoy the view. riding the Trek that was clearly not my size drives home the need for a bike fit. I also realized that seat position is critical for long rides. Anyone considering riding more than 20 KM on a comfort bike is really brave. Anyway I got my bike commute on today.
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