A week ago, we were pedaling 62 miles to Bay City on the Michigander.
This morning, after a weekend off, I was back on the bike missing my fellow riders but delighted to again be riding on such a nice day. I perked up, though, when I ran into Annie on Paint Creek Trail. She was running instead of biking and visiting with her for a few minutes eased the post-Michigander malaise. Wonder if others feel similarly down? After looking forward to such an intense week for so long, it’s always a little sad when we surface back in the real world.
But this morning’s ride was delightful. I rode 25 miles on three trails. The Paint Creek Trail, the Clinton River Trail and the Macomb Orchard Trail.
We really are blessed in this area to have such a network of interconnected trails.
I rode the Gary Fisher Superfly today and am generally hapy with it except for the saddle. I’m ordering a Brooks B-17 for it. That’s what I have on all my other bikes and it’s the most comfortable saddle I’ve used. I’m not sure, however, whether the carbon post on the Superfly will take the Brooks. My carbon Trek Madone 5.5 didn’t. I had to replace the post and clips. I’m thinking that I may have to do the same on the ‘Fly.
I’ll ride the Oxford Rural Pearl of a Ride this weekend on the ‘Fly. Doubt whether I can get the new saddle by then, unless I can find it in stock at a bike shop for a reasonable price.
