Sometimes everything is just right...
I love the sun, but the best riding conditions for melanin-deficient folks like me are the ones I had on Friday, when I pedaled to Point Lookout. It's what one often experiences in coastal areas: thick, heavy, puffy clouds that cast shadows across the sky but pose no threat of rain. They even break, now and again, for rays of sunlight--or just to give a peek at opaque blue windows.
The temperature held steady at around 21C (70F), with just enough wind to feel at my back on the way out and in my face on the way back. I would have preferred that the wind was blowing the other way, but it didn't do much to slow or tire me on my way back. I feel I could pedal all day, every day, in such conditions.
Of course, it helped that I was astride Dee-Lilah, my new Mercian Vincitore Special. She's like a magic carpet: so quick and so comfortable. I also don't mind that guys on carbon and titanium bikes were complimenting her!
I really was lucky. I mean, having such a great bike and conditions at the same time: Who could ask for more?
I love the sun, but the best riding conditions for melanin-deficient folks like me are the ones I had on Friday, when I pedaled to Point Lookout. It's what one often experiences in coastal areas: thick, heavy, puffy clouds that cast shadows across the sky but pose no threat of rain. They even break, now and again, for rays of sunlight--or just to give a peek at opaque blue windows.
The temperature held steady at around 21C (70F), with just enough wind to feel at my back on the way out and in my face on the way back. I would have preferred that the wind was blowing the other way, but it didn't do much to slow or tire me on my way back. I feel I could pedal all day, every day, in such conditions.
Of course, it helped that I was astride Dee-Lilah, my new Mercian Vincitore Special. She's like a magic carpet: so quick and so comfortable. I also don't mind that guys on carbon and titanium bikes were complimenting her!
I really was lucky. I mean, having such a great bike and conditions at the same time: Who could ask for more?
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