Wednesday, it’s just like Monday except it’s not.
The ride was the same and the weather was nearly the same. The only difference was that the roads were even more crap, filled with more mud, cold standing water, and shards of ice that resembled smashed bits of glass.
Knowing that the conditions would be even crapper [sic] than Monday, I took a few pre-ride minutes to switch back to the amazeball WTB 700 x 40c Nano tires. They made the ride sooo much better. The width and cush of the tires handle the mud, ruts, pothole and ice shards nearly as well as a balls out mountain bike tire yet they still roll fast like the Clement X’Plor USH tires. On top of how awesome they handle the crap dirt roads and gravel, on certain surfaces they sound just like a TIE Fighter, which makes me feel cooler than I could ever hope to be.
Things could have stood to be warmer today but I will take these forty degree, December Better Than The Trainer Rides™ over the actual trainer, or a freeze your tits off fat bike ride in the snow any day. Don’t get me wrong, those snowy rides are fun, as long as you look past the fact that you’re tits have frozen right the fuck off and you’re miserable for at least half of the ride! Plus, I am sure those rides will be here eventually.
CASH MONEY BONUS! I finally sold my Velocity Blunt wheels. I practically gave them away, but I walked away with some cash in my pocket to put towards the Procaliber which is sitting at Terry’s just waiting [sigh]. Now if someone would just buy my Superfly, I could get my cheeks in the saddle of said Procaliber!
Hoping to get more miles in tomorrow, even though I am supposed to strength train. Ride my bike or lift heavy shit for no reason? Hmmm….
Later.