Sat. 12/17 and Sun. 12/18

After a quick bout with a flu (or something), I was feeling much better and decided to take my chances outdoors.

For Saturday, I decided to take on the Douglas trail.
Big mistake, with a light dusting of snow, you could not tell were the ice was and after several close calls, I turned around and made my way back to the car. I did manage to get just north of Douglas before I turned around, so about 10+ miles or so.

For Sunday, I braved the moderate to strong SW winds and did my 20 mile out-and-back route. Nothing major to report, except that my legs have forgotten how to go fast.

I will need to get some more miles in over the January and early February timeframe, so I don't look too pathetic in Arizona.

Sun. 12/11

I made my way out on Sunday morning for a nice 20 mile ride.

The strong SSW winds made the going tough in spots, but the nice sun and mild temps (~30) were very nice.

There were a few shaded spots were I was glad I had the studded tires on, but overall nothing really exciting.

Just nice to be on a "real" bike...

It's cold outside, campers...

Haven't done too much lately.

Mostly riding indoors at the DAHLC.
Still hoping to get out on the weekends for some road riding.
I did ride the Douglas Trail to Pine Island and back the other night.
Cold, windy, and dark.

Meanwhile, I switched my CX bike over to 10 speed Shimano. "Used" stuff for the CX bike. My plan is to put the 9 speed Ultegra stuff back on the white USPS Trek. Then I can hang it on the wall as "all original".

Who knows, I might take it down once in awhile just for the fun of it.

I thought I had the 10 speed stuff all setup correctly, until Bill took a look and made several changes to my handy work.

It did shift much better after he was done...