Originally Posted by
rseeker
Yesterday (Saturday) afternoon and evening, into town to the arts center (former cotton mill) just to make sure I could do it (I figured I could), then around the downtown park (vacated after the first "hey fella" from out of the dark) then back to the arts center to sit on the deck (former loading dock) to talk to my sister on the phone for an hour (until I was on the verge of shivering and needed to move). They announced the annual Christmas lighting of the tower in 15 minutes so I stayed for that then bolted home. 28.3 miles, 59F starting, much cooler finishing, out about 4 hours.
Now that's some busy 28.3 mile ride.
For yesterday's ride I clipped in while on the driveway before I hit the street and my feet only hit the ground once when I stopped to replace a cover plate that became dislodged leaving a hole in the middle of the street. At the time of un-clipping had biked 71.3 miles in 4 hours.