It was October 15, 2008. I had just bought my new Qunitana Roo bike and taken it out for it's first serious ride. I was elated with the results. I rode 50 kms in a time of 1 hr, 33 mins, which amounts to an average speed of 32.1 kms/hr.
Fast forward to today. I had been out a few times with my Argon 18 but on both those occasions I was still tweaking things. You will recall that I was nervous about today's first serious test.
I rode 160 kms in a time of 4 hrs, 50 minutes for an average speed of 33 kms/hr!!!!!
When Claudette asked me how it went I was almost afraid to say it out loud for fear that it wouldn't be real any more. But I went back and looked at my speedometer, and sure enough it still said the same thing.
I am very surprised, and extremely happy. While I know I was motivated today and that would have been a factor, it is also quite clear that all the motivation in the world would not have gotten me close to that on my old bike.
I can still do some minor adjustments to improve my comfort but they will be minor. Overall my position is good on the bike and while I will probably never say that I 'like' a saddle, this one is as close as I've ever gotten. It is definitely gonna stay with me through the race
As mentioned I wore all me other race gear, and everything is good to go.
I also did a little run afterwards which turned into a jog/walk session after 3 kms but it's all good. I still managed to get around the block.
It was a damn fine day my friends!
(ride 160 kms, run/jog/walk 7.3 kms)
"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark."---Muhammad Ali
Fast forward to today. I had been out a few times with my Argon 18 but on both those occasions I was still tweaking things. You will recall that I was nervous about today's first serious test.
I rode 160 kms in a time of 4 hrs, 50 minutes for an average speed of 33 kms/hr!!!!!
When Claudette asked me how it went I was almost afraid to say it out loud for fear that it wouldn't be real any more. But I went back and looked at my speedometer, and sure enough it still said the same thing.
I am very surprised, and extremely happy. While I know I was motivated today and that would have been a factor, it is also quite clear that all the motivation in the world would not have gotten me close to that on my old bike.
I can still do some minor adjustments to improve my comfort but they will be minor. Overall my position is good on the bike and while I will probably never say that I 'like' a saddle, this one is as close as I've ever gotten. It is definitely gonna stay with me through the race
As mentioned I wore all me other race gear, and everything is good to go.
I also did a little run afterwards which turned into a jog/walk session after 3 kms but it's all good. I still managed to get around the block.
It was a damn fine day my friends!
(ride 160 kms, run/jog/walk 7.3 kms)
"I'm so fast that last night I turned off the light switch in my hotel room and was in bed before the room was dark."---Muhammad Ali
Love
Peter
so happy for you Pete!
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