dan emery
Joined: 11 Jan 2004
Posts: 6884
Location: Maine4/16/22 1:56 PM |
On the Road(bike) Again
This note may have some relevance to other “aging” posters.
Weather's getting pretty good for riding here. As indicated in another thread, my e-tap batteries on the road bike are looking possibly shaky, inspiring me to charge and ride.
I tend to ride the gravel CrossCheck more as I do a lot of utility riding, and after the accident last year got away from the road bike. It’s fairly long and low, a bit more so than the CrossCheck. It’s easy to think the CrossCeheck is fine on roads, I don’t really need a road bike.
But then I ride it and realize that ain’t so. Old and creaky as I am, I still sit on the road bike pretty well and enjoy the position. Plus it rolls a bit faster and handles a bit better (though it’s not a quick handler) than the CC. It’s just a bit more fun to ride on roads, and I find myself wanting to punch it more.
An added bonus. My neck has been pretty stiff and sore for a couple weeks, bad enough I had trouble sleeping a couple nights. In my demented old age I start to think about blood clots, dissected arteries, etc. Didn't really think so, but still….On the road bike I am a little more leaned over, so I have to raise my neck a bit more. At first it was pretty sore and I thought, this may be an issue…..But with riding it loosened up and after two rides feels better than it has in weeks. Just another indication I am supposed to ride…:)
Realized I really missed the Berthoud bar end mirror on the CC, so I ordered another one!
Really glad I got back on this bike.
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