February 6, 2010
I keep waiting for the weather conditions to improve for rides, but I can't wait forever! So this morning I decided to brave the windy conditions and do my first touring ride with the FFW, a 30-miler stopping at Bikes, Beans & Bordeaux during the ride to have some breakfast. This particular ride starts on the Little Econ Trail, then moves to the road and eventually connects up with the Cady Way Trail, and then off-trail once again to get to the restaurant.
The temperature was in the upper 40s and low 50s, but the WIND was ridiculous! It was blowing in the 30s and probably had gusts higher than that. The good thing was that we had most of our headwinds on the way out to B3, so we did most of our hard work at the beginning of the ride.
Here's the crew that turned up to slash through the wind.
I love going to B3. I meant to take pictures, but once I got there it was all about the food and I totally spaced the pictures. I had a delicious bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, throwing in there banana, walnuts, and raisins. A lot of people had B3's famous zucchini bread, which comes highly recommended if you ever drop in. I also couldn't help myself and bought a pair of B3 cycling socks. Support your local cycling-related establishments!
The rest of the ride was pleasant and uneventful. We had a nice tailwind, so we didn't have to work so hard. The nice thing is my back survived even though I had to push and pull pretty hard to slice through the wind. That makes me hopeful that I really am finally on the mend and can start looking forward to future events, which better not have this wicked wind!
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