Since it's too nasty to ride outside, I decided to take a one hour spinning class at Wow Fitness.
The new instructor was energetic and gave us a good workout. Burned about 500 calories, which is not exactly a record. (I sometimes hit 700+ with the "Helenator" and Rick, the owner.)
Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Bingo has been called
Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you -- I completed the mileage challenge with that last ride! I have exactly 3000 miles.
I also failed to mention that I did laps around the housing area behind the motel until I reached 120 miles!
Yiipppee!!
That doesn't mean I plan to stop riding! (The stormy weather in Oregon might have a say, however.) Hmmmm, maybe we need to take another trip to a sunny place!!
I also failed to mention that I did laps around the housing area behind the motel until I reached 120 miles!
Yiipppee!!
That doesn't mean I plan to stop riding! (The stormy weather in Oregon might have a say, however.) Hmmmm, maybe we need to take another trip to a sunny place!!
Century #29: Assault on Arizona Hwy 90
Rode 120 miles today. Visted Huachuca City, Benson, Ft. Huachuca (passed main gate), Palominas, Hereford, and back to Sierra Vista. It wasn't entirely flat, not-so-windy today, but very sunny!
I still got a little red even though I was wearing SPF-30 (water resistant, etc).
After the ride I discovered that my front tire was soft. Found the culprit -- a small piece of wire from retread casings (which were everywhere). Pulled out two chunks, but found only one hole in the tube. Even so, I think the Ritchey "Tom Slick" tires held up well considering all the rough roads, glass, and tire fragments that I ran over. (I tried hard to avoid the stuff.)
At the 2002 and 2004 Pac-tour training camps (held here in Sierra Vista) I had a lot of flats on my Air Friday travel bike, which used 20" tires. Couldn't get tires that are as durable as Continentals (can you say Gator Skins, GP 3000/400? I knew you could).
Fortunately I'm now riding a travel bike that can use my favorite (700c) tires (guess which ones!). Who knows, maybe I'll get some more Tom Slicks for my Breakaway when these wear out.
Mileage: 120
Calories: 4906
Temp: 79F and sunny!
Climbing: 2725 ft
Avg altitude: 4128 ft.
I still got a little red even though I was wearing SPF-30 (water resistant, etc).
After the ride I discovered that my front tire was soft. Found the culprit -- a small piece of wire from retread casings (which were everywhere). Pulled out two chunks, but found only one hole in the tube. Even so, I think the Ritchey "Tom Slick" tires held up well considering all the rough roads, glass, and tire fragments that I ran over. (I tried hard to avoid the stuff.)
At the 2002 and 2004 Pac-tour training camps (held here in Sierra Vista) I had a lot of flats on my Air Friday travel bike, which used 20" tires. Couldn't get tires that are as durable as Continentals (can you say Gator Skins, GP 3000/400? I knew you could).
Fortunately I'm now riding a travel bike that can use my favorite (700c) tires (guess which ones!). Who knows, maybe I'll get some more Tom Slicks for my Breakaway when these wear out.
Mileage: 120
Calories: 4906
Temp: 79F and sunny!
Climbing: 2725 ft
Avg altitude: 4128 ft.
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Century #28: El Tour de Tombstone
We're reporting in from Sierra Vista, AZ. Today I rode my Richey Breakaway 101 miles. Headed out to Huachuca City and Benson (via Hwy 92/20) and took Hwy 82 to Tombstone. Absolutely sunny -- high temperature of 80F.
Mileage: 101
Calories: 4636
Temp: 80F
Avg altitude: 4058 ft.
Climbing: 2765 ft.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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