Sunday, February 17, 2008
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Sunday 17 February 2008 - ride
posted by: Martin
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Time of Day: 12:30 pm
Distance: 22 miles
Time (total): 1:30
Time (moving): 1:24
Time (stopped): 6 min
Speed (moving): 15.4 mph
Speed (overall): 14.4 mph
Total Ascent: 1049 feet
Weather: upper 40s, maybe 50 at the finish...? sunny, calm, dry
Workout Type: ride

Breakfast: 2 crumpets, 2 fried eggs
Lunch: toasted bagel, Boca burger, humus, crackers, water (way too much...)
Dinner: salad, water, juice
Workout Food: water

Course: counter-clockwise around Mercer Island
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Comments: Today was our first tandem ride of the year and it was a blast. It was kinda cold out but nothing like the previous weeks and the sun was shining and I'm running out of superlatives so will stop here.

We took it nice and easy and took in all the phenomenally ugly houses that dot west and east Mercer Way... What are people thinking?

We had to stop once for Shelley to rest her 'below the belt' but that was it. I frequently forget how tender your nether regions can get when you are not used to riding. Other than that it was totally fab. Shelley did not need to tell me to shift up or down so I'm guessing my gear selections were okay.

I was incredibly hungry once we got about 10 miles form home, I think it had been about five hours since breakfast. Oops.
Equipment: Co-Motion Robusta, 30/42/55, 12-25

I took the captain stem on our tandem and turned it upside down (or right side up depending on your viewpoint). Now the bars are probably 3 cm higher off the ground and 1 cm closer to me and it feels really good. I always knew the original position on this bike was too aggressive - especially with my back these days - and after confirming it when I did likewise with my position on my winter/rain bike I was thrilled that I did not have to purchase a custom stem to make this work.
tandem ride
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