Trek 1200, aluminum Road bike. RS100 Crankset, Deore LX rear derailleur, 105 front derailleur (all Shimano). Look pedals, Nike shoes. Heart rate monitor and bike computer (Performance). Bike shorts, racing jersey, Oakley glasses, wrap-a-round. Set off for a 10-mile route: Rowley, Byfield, Georgetown, across I-95 to Rowley and home. HR averaging around 145. Gave blood yesterday, so no hard exertion today. My first road ride for 2 YEARS! Feels good. I instinctively find the easy gears, switching with the slightest incline or decline. My legs pull over the top of the cranks, getting the most efficient use of the muscles on every stroke. Just like riding a bike.
But, wait. Where's the Tenney St. bridge? I see rt. 133 and its bridge, but no access to Tenney. Turn north into a G'Town neighborhood, swanky, all new. Goes nowhere. Take a bike/pedestrian path into an older neighborhood, and I'm back on Main street, retracing my route. No Tenney St. Crap! There's the Jewett St. bridge, so I take it, on familiar territory again. Turn onto Tenney from the Rowley side, but the bridge is farther than I'd like, so I turn around and head home. 15 miles. 1 hour (no exertion, remember?). Kept my hr in the middle zone. Sweating. I feel good. Nice ride: have to do this more.
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