What could go wrong, did go wrong, or just about anyway.
Tonight was my first thuirsday night ride since being back from my vacation. Here's the list of what went wrong:
1. Forgot my gloves - can't shift into the big ring without them - too sweaty. Spent the whole ride in the middle ring.
2. Forgot my retractable hose holder - had to hold the tubr under my arm the whole 32 miles.
3. Noticed the ride had started when I saw the paceline zooming down lake ridge poarkway - D'OH!
4. Realized I didn't have enough hose, and promptly pulled the bite valve off the hose.
5. Started feeling weird and having trouble breathing on the first hill. Realized I was feeling what Bud felt last week. Soon had a massive cramp in my side and had to coast the first bunch of downhills to relieve it and got majorly dropped.
6. STILL couldn't shift into the small ring in spite of all Bud's assistance and thinking we'd gotten it.
7. Thinking I'd fixed my helmet but no - it still slid way down in back and made my neck sore.
*sigh* In spite of this I:
1. Caught up with the pack and passed them within 3.5 miles of the start.
2. Overtook 6 riders before coming down Texas Plume.
3. Was only 3.5 minutes off my fastest time Finished with 20.0 mph avg and in 1:33:30
Oh, and as an aside - on the same route Tuesday when I rode my DF, I was buzzed to close about 10 times, and nearly squashed 3 when cars tried to pass me with oncoming traffic WAY too close. Tonight, even on the "Oh man I can't see you" lowracer, NO ON came CLOSE to me when passing, and in fact many even stayed behind me for a mile to make sure they had plenty of room before trying to go around me Bents are safer, period!