"Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey and More money!!!"
Todays epistle concerns faster horses.
First: the confession: My cycleometer broke and I like it!!!
At the end of last year, I had raised my weekly mileage to near 100 per week. I rode a metric
century on New Years Day, as fast as I could.
Since then, I found myself choosing the Tour Easy Clone for my daily rides. It's just so much easier
to ride. I had to force myself to ride the High Racer Clone.
But, I was still very aware of my velocity. Push!! Push!! Push!! You know how it is.
Then, the speedometer broke during the last week. I was going to find the fault and fix it, but
put it off.
. Because of this, todays ride was a pleasure, rather than a chore. I think I have
overtraining syndrome.
I went back to my "constant force" method of riding. When I do this, I spin at target 90 rpm,
concentrating of smooth circles and/or not pushing. (By the way, the cadence cyclometer still
works) I shift when I drag down to 85 or when I spin up to 95. Sort of like an automatic
transmission with an optical sensor.
I rode for three hours. Feel comfortably tired and enjoyed the ride.
Try it, you may like it.
Miles of Smiles, Tom