Got up for an early start to my bike ride, since it was going to be a hot day. This was not going to be a high-output day on the bike. I rode down by the park and over to Highland Valley Rd, taking it out to the beginning of the first climb before turning around and riding back. Left on Pomerado Rd, riding up to RB Rd and turning left again. I rode up to Bridlewood Rd, turning onto it and taking it up to Summer Sage Rd, where I turned right and rode all the way back over to Espola Rd. Then it was down to Twin Peaks Rd to take it back to Pomerado Rd. My legs were feeling tired by this point, so it was mostly Zone 2, although I had forgotten to put on my HR monitor and had to guess at my sustained effort level. I took Pomerado Rd back to RB Rd, then rode up to Olmeda Way, turning there and then onto Capilla Rd to get to Poblado Rd. From there, it was back home through the neighborhood. A short ride but one that I was ready to be done with.
Avg speed = 15.7 mph. Total mileage = 23.4 mi
Avg power = 124 W. Weighted avg power = 148 W
Total elevation gain = 1200'
Avg heartrate = 124 bpm (Fitbit)
When I got back, I had a little bit to eat, then I went in the garage and exercised the chain from my old bike to break some of the waxy linkages and get it ready to reinstall on the bike. After manually bending it several times, I wrapped it around the rake handle a couple of times, and that seemed to work pretty well. Installation went fairly smoothly, although I had some trouble getting the QuickLink to snap in. Needed to remove wax from the pin areas, since they need to fit all the way through the chain links to make the connection. Then I adjusted my front derailleur, which had curiously gotten out of alignment on my last ride with this bike. It's working pretty well now, at least on the bike stand. Ann had gone to church and the store, and while she was there I also took down the camping gear and placed it in a pile to sort through in the evening. I went to Aldi for some diet soda and to Harbor Freight to get a torque wrench (will try again with this model), some microfiber cloths to use as shop towels, rechargeable batteries to try and put in the camping solar lights, and some more peg board hooks for hanging up tools. Then it was a quiet middle of the afternoon, as the temperature got close to 100 deg.
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