The Hilo's Inaugural Ride

Wow.  Well the bad news is that I planned to ride over thirty miles today but only ended up with about fourteen including a trip to Tyler's.  The good news is that thirty-two miles was ridiculously and wholly unrealistically ambitious for my first time on a new bike and my first time on aero bars so I don't feel too bad about cutting it short.  In fact I feel far worse for expecting myself to do the longer ride in the first place.  The saddle was too low (despite my attempt at fitting on the trainer a few nights ago), so I didn't quite get to put everything I could have into the effort either.  That, coupled with the new riding position, really has my legs sore too.

But more good news: that was fun!  After getting used to the aero bars (I was very wobbly at first), I was able to maintain a good clip AND I was far more comfortable in the aero position than I thought I'd be.  That one straightaway without stop signs heading north on Powerline (which was actually longer than the map shows partially because I'm too lazy to make a better map) was a blast with a little wind at my back.  I don't have a speedometer on that bike yet so I can't know exactly how fast I went, but it felt pretty respectable.

Now I just need another set of pedals so I can use all of my bikes whenever I want.  And a speedometer/heart rate monitor to guide my training.  And upgraded legs and lungs.  :)