Second ride

**Perry** · 05-13-2012, 09:59 PM

Got my second ride in today & it's my longest. The wind died down, so got out for a 20 mile ride at 14.5 mph average which isn't good at all, but it's a start.

It's hard to believe people (including me) can find all kinds of excuses not to get out and exercise, but you feel so much better when you are finished.

Have a 38 mile ride Saturday so I hope to get another 20 mile ride in this week & I should be ready to go.

**mattadams** · 05-16-2012, 07:59 PM

I need to get on my bike some more, got it all tuned up and everything...

**Perry** · 05-16-2012, 08:52 PM

Come ride with us Saturday, most of it will be fun bike trails, but then there is a little club Hypoxia hill thrown in for some pain.

Teri is worried her back side won't make it.

**IZwack** · 05-16-2012, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Perry

you feel so much better when you are finished.

I feel ya, it's like a high - afterwards, you start thinking about the next time - with greater mileage, bigger climbs, and longer faster descends. It's a drug really.

**mattadams** · 05-16-2012, 09:02 PM

sounds fun, don't think I could keep up, plus Saturday will likely be helping a friend move then company party... fun stuff... haven't gone more than about 5 miles on the bike in a while so I need to make sure my butt can handle it.

**Perry** · 05-16-2012, 09:24 PM

We have between 10 & 15 people scheduled to ride, and the nice thing about our group rides are NO DROP rides. We wait for everyone.

In fact I'm sure I'll be doing some pushing for Teri. Yes, on the hills I do get beside Teri & help push her up the hills.

I guess 14 miles into the ride we are stopping for a snack at a little coffee shop in the foothills, then over our favorite bridge & back into town. I'll do my best at getting a few pictures.

05-13-2012, 09:59 PM	#1
Perry Moderator Elite Explorer Loveland Co. 1994 XLT Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,689 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Second ride Got my second ride in today & it's my longest. The wind died down, so got out for a 20 mile ride at 14.5 mph average which isn't good at all, but it's a start. It's hard to believe people (including me) can find all kinds of excuses not to get out and exercise, but you feel so much better when you are finished. Have a 38 mile ride Saturday so I hope to get another 20 mile ride in this week & I should be ready to go. __________________ Colorado 1994 Explorer XLT four door 5.5" Superlift 35" Big-O tires, Progressive 15X10 rims 4.56 gears, Powertrax No-slip in rear

05-16-2012, 07:59 PM	#2
mattadams Tall Man Little Escape Longmont, CO 2010 Escape XLT Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 8,250 Vehicle Specs	I need to get on my bike some more, got it all tuned up and everything... __________________ Matt Adams 2010 Ford Escape XLT 1997 F-150 XL 2000 F-150 XLT 4x4 ORP with tons of fun stuff that I sold years ago and still miss. www.mattstruck.com

05-16-2012, 08:52 PM	#3
Perry Moderator Elite Explorer Loveland Co. 1994 XLT Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,689 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Come ride with us Saturday, most of it will be fun bike trails, but then there is a little club Hypoxia hill thrown in for some pain. Teri is worried her back side won't make it. __________________ Colorado 1994 Explorer XLT four door 5.5" Superlift 35" Big-O tires, Progressive 15X10 rims 4.56 gears, Powertrax No-slip in rear

05-16-2012, 09:02 PM	#5
mattadams Tall Man Little Escape Longmont, CO 2010 Escape XLT Join Date: Sep 1999 Posts: 8,250 Vehicle Specs	sounds fun, don't think I could keep up, plus Saturday will likely be helping a friend move then company party... fun stuff... haven't gone more than about 5 miles on the bike in a while so I need to make sure my butt can handle it. __________________ Matt Adams 2010 Ford Escape XLT 1997 F-150 XL 2000 F-150 XLT 4x4 ORP with tons of fun stuff that I sold years ago and still miss. www.mattstruck.com

05-16-2012, 09:24 PM	#6
Perry Moderator Elite Explorer Loveland Co. 1994 XLT Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,689 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	We have between 10 & 15 people scheduled to ride, and the nice thing about our group rides are NO DROP rides. We wait for everyone. In fact I'm sure I'll be doing some pushing for Teri. Yes, on the hills I do get beside Teri & help push her up the hills. I guess 14 miles into the ride we are stopping for a snack at a little coffee shop in the foothills, then over our favorite bridge & back into town. I'll do my best at getting a few pictures. __________________ Colorado 1994 Explorer XLT four door 5.5" Superlift 35" Big-O tires, Progressive 15X10 rims 4.56 gears, Powertrax No-slip in rear

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