A ride. a real ride

first since maybe I dunno Virginia and venturing out to HBFit Studio?

Was not a bad ride. https://www.strava.com/activities/261820368  Studded tires are loud and slow. But other than being a lot heavier than tubless MTB tires, probably an equalizer. Until we came to the hills.

Riding with Syl, even when he claims to be out of shape and having stayed up till 2am and started the morning off with Hot Yoga at 8am, is fun until the road turns up. Then it hurts.

With the studs I picked the inside line, riding over the ice mostly, no studs on Syl's MTB but he stayed upright and we only had a few stretches where he was forced onto ice.

One odd encounter with a guy but hey, it was just surreal, mostly and at the end of the ride.

I got home just as the snow was starting. And man is the snow going full force now. Again. 4-7" is what they are saying, we'll see what I wake up to in the morning.

40 miles outside, sure much easier mentally to do those outside than in, but it is just very strange that it took until march 1 for me to get out on an outside ride (trainer and commuting aside).

I peeked at the twitterverse, felt again compelled to say stuff, to reply. but didn't. not missed means not needed. At least here if you want to debate, you have to do it on my terms and it isn't as instantly inflamatory as twitter or FB can get.

Life is a strange thing.

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