It was finally warm enough (for me, thats at least 50F) to go out riding today. I’ve been doing some stationary riding in the basement, but it’s so boring that I never do anything like the kind of riding I do outside and I slack off to maybe once a week. Although I’ve managed to keep off the weight I lost last year so far, I’ve been slacking in that area as well so today’s ride was a bit of a wake up call. I only managed to get in 8.5 miles (and road riding is a lot easier than trail), but it was so good to get out again. Today’s lesson: don’t forget the little clip on ear muffs for when it’s windy and chilly. Luckily I brought mine today, because at about 3 miles my ears were in serious pain. I popped those babies on and I was fine for the rest of the trip.

My road bike is almost 30 years old! I resurrected my dad’s old bike last summer in anticipation of the annual 40+ mile cancer benefit ride I’ve been doing with some friends at work for the last couple years. It’s way too big for me (27″ frame!) but I can still manage it safely with the seat all the way down. I much prefer to ride trails on the mountain bike, so I didn’t really want to drop a lot of money on a road bike so I just put some new tires on the Fuji, did some minor adjustments and service and I was good to go. I added a cyclometer after this picture was taken, and I still need to get a water bottle holder.