Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Tips

Just got pointed to 10 Quick Tips at the Cycling Tips Blog. They're all good. My favorite is #5. It's one that our group seems to break constantly. "Start a ride slow, finish a ride fast. This will make for a much better quality ride and simulates what happens in a race."

Last Tuesday, we averaged 22 MPH on our ride froM HP to Wilmette. On the return trip, I checked, and it had dropped to 21.3. At my level of fitness, a 22 average is not a warm up. Let the flames in the comments begin.