I managed to get in a couple road bike rides this weekend — this is good. Also managed to squander a full day while also consuming a substantial volume of bacon, pancakes, eggs, and other stuff that needn’t be consumed in substantial volumes — this is not good. The icing on the squander cake was a couple hours spent watching Twilight (a vampire movie for those not in the loop); if I was a teenage girl I can imagine that I might consider said movie to be the greatest ever. To be clear, I am not a teenage girl, and Twilight was nearly as bad as some very bad things. Wheels on Meals (Kuai can che), a 1984 Jackie Chan flick currently available on YouTube Movies, on the other hand was somewhat entertaining.
So my bike rides were more of the same if you’ve been following my blogging — Saanich Peninsula. This weekend I wiped some of the road grime, sweat, and snot off my bike leaving it looking almost new. Additionally, I have been trying to sort out some saddle issues, so I was riding with a new, white Fizik Aliante, instead of my previous Arione. So far the new saddle feels marginally better, but unfortunately it has not been a revelation. Sooner or later I hope to have this business sorted out. On a related note, the whiteness (I got some handlebar tape to match the saddle) seemed good in principle, but I’m having some doubts now that it’s actually on the bike; might have to revert to black. Ride highlights/lowlights: headwind for first 45km of 90, tailwind for last 45km of 90, bird flew into me/my bike, I think bird lived, dump truck drafting for a few seconds.
There’s no reason I shouldn’t already be doing it, but I need to start getting out on my mountain bike. It’s fun, it’s going to help with fitness, and it should put me back in touch with some peeps that I have not seen in a while.
Ride #1 – GPS Data: 48.4km – 1h39m – 29.2km/h – GPS Route
A 48km road bike ride to Central Saanich from Victoria, BC. Click on the map to see detailed GPS information on the Garmin website.
Ride #2 – GPS Data: 91.7km – 3h00m – 30.7km/h – GPS Route
A 92km tour of the Saanich Peninsula starting from Victoria, BC. Click on the map to see detailed GPS data on the Garmin website.
I may have to drive a stake though my own heart if I ever watch another Twilight-like movie.
