Did the normal 2.5 hour ride, which turns out to be 45.01 miles in
length, since today I refitted the bike computer because I wanted to see
how fast I'm actually going.
However, today may not be representative, since I removed a shim from
the left shoe and put into the right shoe the orthotic I obtained today.
To my surprise, right at the start, without effort, in 39/14, I was
doing 20.1 on the flat. That boded well.
Right sole began complaining of course but I rode through it. For the
first hour I didn't do much more than 20. Second hour was mainly up, so
couldn't really tell; but the last half hour is on the flat on the way
home and there I comfortably - high level 3 effort - held a norm of 23
for ten miles or so, with decent stretches at 25 (which is 52/14).
I found that 52/14 gave a slower speed than I thought - a bit more than
25, rather than 26/27.
The orthotic and the removal of the left shim led to a significant
improvement in comfort, apart from the right sole complaining. I could
feel my hips were level and the legs felt significantly more equal in
their motion. I also noticed in particular the lower right back was
free from tension - something I have until now been unable to achieve.
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Callas