The weather around here has been what I will term sucky: way too much rain, and it always seems to be windy/rainy right when I get off work. Yesterday looked to be good, but by the time I got home and out on the bike, the wind was very strong and the sky going grey. I went anyway. Only did 3-4 miles (odometer says closer to four, but I think three is fair), but I can say that the new seat is a huge improvement. Am continuing to tweak seat height, and the other things done at the store have helped.
The only thing no adjustment could help was the wind. I watched the sky get darker and the wind pick up, and that was one reason I turned around when I did. Good thing, as the wind was coming at me on the way back and it was almost enough to move me backwards on its own. The return trip was not fun fighting against it. It was fun, and nice, when a grain carrier ran interference for me on a busy highway I had to cross—easy to do when it was blocking for me.
The largest drawback I found? Riding alone is not nearly as fun as riding with a group—or at least the group I rode with for Face of America.
LW
