It’s been a long day of meetings, so I’m a bit beat tonight. I had to get up and out the door on my bike by 7:00 am in order to get my ride done, and also to stay on schedule during the rest of the day. I had to be in the East Bay for what equated to an all day gathering between the two hours of travel time, and then the two and a half hour tutorial that I gave my friends at Pegasus. From there I came back to just barely make another afternoon meeting in Marin. Phew! I haven’t had that long of a day in a while, but here I am, writing again while tires. Don’t get me wrong, I love what I’m doing, but some days are a bit harder than others, and for one reason or another.I did a quick lap of the infamous Paradise Drive this morning. The clouds were on their way in before the next storm, but there was still some sun poking through here and there while I was riding. Along the way I caught up with a group of riders that were in their sixties, or early seventies, so I looked for my buddy “S.” He rides with a cool group of riders that are older than me, so I took a close look, and then pedaled onward.
Riders, beware that there are two corners, both on the inside while headed towards Corte Madera, where there are a lot of sand and pebbles that have accumulated in the road, and directly in the path where riders travel in order to hit the apex of the corner. I of course had just pumped my tires up to 130 lbs, so I was holding on for dear life. There’s nothing like skating on marble sized pebbles when you’re going 23 mph on 23 milimeter wide tires!So all in all, I had a good day of work, and nice and familiar ride around Tiburon.
Sunday should be a great ride for me as I ride with the high school youngsters, and also two of the greatest legends in mountain bike racing. Both are World Champions, and one is an Olympic Gold Medalist! I hope that I don’t embarrass myself!
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