June 15, 2008
20.28
Just finished my first >20 mile ride for the season. I've been consistently hitting about 19 miles for the last few weekends so I dragged it out a bit.
I got a big complement today, though. I was trying to keep pace with a fellow on a very expensive looking road bike. I couldn't quite keep up with him, but I managed to stay in sight of him for about five miles (averaging 19mph) when I finally caught him at an intersection. He said, "Man you are haulin' on that mountain bike."
"I'm tryin'," I replied.
"Well, you are," he said, head nodding.
Then the light turned green and he totally left me in the dust. But I felt good about it anyway.
Not bad I think. The biggest component of the speed is my new tires. I highly recommend them if you spend most of your time cycling on hard surfaces.
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