csi56

OK, so I wimped out. I rode down the Jones Beach bike path but turned around at the bathhouse instead of continuing to Tobay. I know my limits, and (1) this is my first decent ride on my new Downtube 9FS and (2) this is only my third decent ride this season. The headwind on the way down also affected me -- I'm glad for the tailwind going back north. Glad to report that the gearing on the bike was just about right, and I didn't even need to stop. More rides, I'll get stronger, lose some weight, probably even get my wife into it. But she's going to need her own bike, she can't have mine!