Road cycle (Smokie) 2:36:41 47.56 km (3:18 / km) +326m3:11 / km ahr:140 max:168 shoes: Specialized SWorks road
Birthdat ride with Floght.
We went south to what looked like a nice country loop. Lots of traffic to get there, but a nice road when we arrived
It was the first time I used Garmin navigation and I missed a couple of turns, but noticed right away and got back n track after a pause to confirm what I wanted to do. Most intersection stops are on the clock because I was afraid to stop the nav, which quit forabout 4km anyway. Flight did the loop twice.
In a nice peaceful cottage on the perimeter of downtown Austin.
10 AM
Walk/hike warm up/down 49:00 [2] 4.4 km (11:08 / km)
Around Austin. , scouting a bike route to the river
11 AM
Road cycle (Smokie) 1:08:21 21.24 km (3:13 / km) +121m3:08 / km ahr:130 max:162 shoes: Specialized SWorks road
Exploring Austin bike patches. We accidentally started on a. mountain trail, then found the road ones. A bit of river. A bit of up and down hillls. A bit of lost.
Traffic was civilized.
4 PM
Walk/hike34:00 [2] 3.9 km (8:43 / km)
More Austin this time trying to sneak between thunderstorms
Translation of my bike names: Big Unit: 29er mountain style 1 speed, usually set with free wheel hub because gearing is to small for my legs to keep up on down hills.
Goldie: gold fixie built on a KHS frame.
Greenspeed: X5 steers like a go cart and is the most fun you can have on a pushie. It is a bit to short to be road safe.
Smokie: Specialized road bike: S Works SL2, full dura ace, Zipp 404
Stumpjumper: what the name says, S Works version
Cross Bike: This is a Wilier Cross bike my wife bought me as a spare. I run it with knobby tires and egg beaters in winter and for summer switch it to road tires and speedplay zeros. It has a less aggressibe setup than Smokie.
Vinnie: mid 80s mountain bike. No suspension. Mostly original parts, though I changed the bottom bracket and replaced the pedals that had smashed into too many rocks and curbs. I use this as a dirty bike - bad weather, rides the roof of the car to far away places and generally gets all manner of abuse.
I'm not currently using any of my other bikes for training. I have a write up comparing these, a BikeE and a Bachetta that you can read using the link below. The Bikes Long Version