Had a good night's sleep, some vivid dreams about old work issues. Woke up, had some breakfast. <> Then I got ready for a bike ride, wasn't sure where I was going or for how many miles, other than starting by heading north. Down by the park and over the freeway to BVP, taking it up to Sunset Dr at tempo pace. Turned left there and rode fairly hard up to Juniper St, where I turned right and stayed on this road until I got to 2nd Ave. I turned here and took it up to Grand Ave, then followed this road back to BVP, near my old apartment. Then I took BVP to Valley Pkwy, turning right and intending to go to El Norte Pkwy. But I decided on the spur of the moment to ride up Lake Wohlford Rd, so I kept going until turning onto this road. The initial part of the climb was tough, as usual, some 7-8% grades and really bad road condition in the first mile, then it seemed to level out somewhat before kicking up again near the top. Set a PR on this climb (12:59, 252 W, 156 bpm), and I could have pushed it a little more if I tried. Then I kept going into, and through, the little village by the lake until I got to the mile 3 marker, where I stopped for a short break and some food before turning around and heading back down. The first part of the descent was nice, but the road condition gradually got worse until the last mile, when I was riding the brakes the whole way and trying to avoid the worst potholes and cracks. Made it down, but I don't think I'll be doing that descent anytime again soon. Back Valley Pkwy to El Norte Pkwy, where I turned and rode down to get to Centre City Pkwy. Was riding into some headwind, so it wasn't as fast as it has been in the past. I turned south and then rode home the normal way, through Escondido and over the I-15 bridge. Still had enough to push the pace on the last two little climbs, preserving my average speed at 17 mph. This felt like more of a tempo ride for me (even though from the Strava HR analysis I spent 56% of my time in Zone 2), and I still felt fresh at the end.
Avg speed = 17.0 mph. Total mileage = 30.0 mi
Avg power = 153 W. Weighted avg power = 184 W
Total elevation gain = 1680'
Avg heartrate = 124 bpm (Coospo)
Ann was gone when I got back, so I had some more to eat and watched some cycling highlights on YouTube before heading into the garage for bike maintenance. I started by aligning the front and rear derailleurs on my old bike, after having swapped out the cables and housing the previous day. That went more smoothly than I thought it might. I then adjusted the brakes and tightened them up before cutting all of the cable ends to length. Finally, I used the old handlebar tape and rewrapped the handlebars, so it all looks nice and seems to be performing well. Will take it out for a spin on one of my rides this week. I then started some maintenance work on my new bike. Took off the rear wheel and the chain, then I cleaned the chain in 4 rinses of hot water, followed by wiping down with a cloth and spraying IPA on it, with a final wipedown. I turned on the slow cooker to heat up the chain wax. After it heated up, I put the chain in and let it soak for about 30 minutes, then took it out. After letting it cool and exercising the links, I successfully reinstalled it on the bike and tried it out on the stand. Looks okay for now, will try it out on my next ride. It was a quiet evening.
I finished Ernest Cline's Armada. It was pretty unbelievable but the story moved right along. After I finished it, I started Vaclav Smil's Numbers Don't Lie. It's a series of little stories about different aspects of the global economy and the world situation - People, Countries, Machines & Designs, Fuels & Electricity, Transport, Food, and Environment. So far, the essays are interesting, making a connection between some numerical measure and its meaning in the global sense.
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