Sunday, July 27, 2008

Sunday Ride

What a great day for a ride!  I didn't leave until 4:30, but by then, a lot of the traffic had gone home.  The sun was out for most of the ride and it was 77 degrees Fahrenheit- my kind of riding conditions!
Right before the ride, I tightened up the chain and filled the tires up a little, and I noticed the difference immediately.  When hitting Palomares Road, near the last stretch of the road, a ranching truck pulled out in front of me, but turned into another driveway half a mile down the road.  That was the only vehicle I had to wait on for all of Palomares!
On the Redwood/Pinehurst/Canyon section, I caught warning by other passing riders, that there was LEO up ahead.  He was writing up a fellow rider.  Thanks for the heads-up, guys!  I only had one car slow me down on the last part of Pinehurst, but he pulled over almost immediately.
All in all, it was an awesome 73-mile ride with very little interference from other motorists.  The bike is running like a champ and my riding is getting smoother.  The bike missed one shift, but I had no brain-farts.  Today's ride was the best in a long time!

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