The plan only called for a 10 min easy warmup and a 6 mile ride. I can't say enough good things about this bike. First I wasn't sure about moving from a road bike to a tri bike with the intent to train on it. After to talking to people about the pros and cons and evaluating my budget, I decided to go for the tri bike all the time. It won't be for everyone. I need the practice riding as this bike as much as possible. For me having breaks in one place and shifters in another was an adjustment. I also need to get used to the raised seat position. I had been on the bike on the trainer but on the road it felt so much better. Another new feature for me was the clipless pedals. On the trainer it was hard to tell how much different this would be on the road, but once I was pedaling on the road, they felt great - smooth and powerful.
It was joy to ride and when I finished the light 6 miles, I felt great, like I run 5K, no problem. Only time will tell.
I road at Fort Harrison.
Its a pretty nice state park here in Indiana. One great thing it has are some hills. A rare find in Indiana. Our tri will be on a flat course, but riding on the hills trains me a little harder, but its just more interesting. They have loop for bikes and the rest of the park is bike friendly. I think the annual pass is about $50, and that is good for all of the Indiana parks, we just haven't been any other yet, but maybe we will make an effort to do that. We are sort of busy.
Tonight we have to stay up late, we got midnight showing ticket to Harry Potter. I hope I can stay awake that long. Time to go search for dinner.
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