Anyways . . . tuned up the front wheel. It had a wow in the rim. Checked it over and rode it to Lewis & Clark Water Dept. to drop the bill in their mailbox. Reflective vest, Cat Eye halogen light, reflective pant leg straps, reflectors. I was set up to ride in the dark.
Started about 8 PM and got home about 9:15. Probably an hour. The "mountain gears" are low enough to ride up the drive. I remember now that they're low enough to move the front wheel off the pavement on a steep hill.
The gears are set up for riding on "single track" dirt trails and gravel roads -- altogether lower than a road bike. Top end gear is I'm guessing 85 inches. I have no idea about the low end, I'd guess 30 inches.
Shake-down ride before getting out on the Weyerhauser logging roads. We're thinking we should start/park on the Logan Road end of the access (west side). That side looks less active. (But it could be Big River quarry that makes the Youngs River Falls entry look busy.)
This is a nice bike for medium riding speeds, relaxed pace, long/slow and varied terrain/road surface. Fun to ride, and not in any hurry. Heart rate monitor, cycle computer seems entirely beside the point on this bike. Ride at a pace dictated by what you feel your body doing, not numbers.
I'm stuck at 220 lbs.
We're thinking about heavy bag work, and some weight training -- since the weather won't cooperate w/ riding.
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