Two good days

Two of the three Management Trainees went to the Lexington branch office for the weekend, so the weekend was quiet around Service Course.
Saturday morning met us with chilly temps and stiff North wind. It was a good ride nonetheless. MW peeled off to finish his required 4 hours. I guess that's the price of being a Cat 1 on an elite team.
The rest off us rolled in across Double Homey to Shop. There's usually a headwind coming in that way, but it was just STIFF on Saturday morning. I was pegged coming across the bridge at 32kmh.
Good ride though. The wind makes you strong...

This morning, it was a balmy 26 degrees when I woke up. Il Prof and TVH already said they weren't showing up, and i didn't really feel like accompanying MW on his second required 4 hour sojourn of the weekend, so I broke out the CX bike and headed for the woods. It's been a long while since I'd ridden any singletrack, so I headed to the Palmetto Trail.
The trail is actually in really good shape right now, and very conducive to a CX bike***. After about a mile, I remembered why I was REALLY fit about 5 years ago. I rode the trail 2x a week on the CX unit. Sure, it sounds pretty easy, until one recalls that a CX bike has road gearing (at least mine does...), and narrow tires. It was an enjoyable grind session on a 38/25 gear, to say the least.

Hmmm...Wildcat was empty this morning...

(Sgt. Schultz voice) I know noth-ing...I see noth-ing...

The speed limit and the temp were exactly the same...



Oh, and if some of my readers think it's so easy, I'll meet you out there...and wait for you at agreed upon locations, like Starbucks. I'll have a coffee and scone waiting for you...

And here's the last lap from Middelkerke on Saturday. Stybar (pronounced Stee-bar, not Steye-bar) and Nys going at it...good stuff...


*** Conducive had I been riding other tires. While the Clement LAS file treads kick a mile of ass on virtually every surface, the aforementioned file tread wasn't designed for loose pine straw. I was sliding like Bambi. I crashed a couple of times, I just didn't hit the ground...
The casing was superb however. They are listed as 33c tires, but are a nominal 35-36c, and the casings are tall and round. I'm betting the PDX would be pretty nice out there.