E-Bikes

[olbriar]

It was warmer and much windier today. I went riding once I had my lawns mowed. The wind had the sidewalk traffic to a minimum. I saw two ladies walking and talking and that was it. I rode into the South wind with assist 3. I considered assist level 4 going up the two hills against the wind but toughed it out. Going North on my return leg of the loop gave my legs a chance to recover. It was a good workout today. I rode forty miles.

I thought I'd share some of the scenery. The first pic is a field of soybeans. It has to be close to harvest. There are fields of soy all along my side of the four lane.

Across the four lane are fields of freshly picked cotton. My dad picked cotton as a kid. If he was living, he would freak out to see it bailed.

 

[olbriar]

It was almost hot this afternoon. There is a chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. The front moving across the area will change the weather pattern rain or no rain. Cooler weather to almost cold weather is in the ten day forecast. Considering the chance of rain, my schedule, and the colder weather, I rode as much as time permitted today.
I mowed my lawns and then rode 37 miles. Though it was warm, it was windy. I didn't ride that hard. The battery drain was battling the wind. I came home and grilled out some burgers. After dinner, I was out riding again. This time I was riding hard. Knowing my time was limited before it got dark, I rode hard in an attempt to get in another two loops. I was back in town with daylight to spare. I rode two cool down loops in town for another 30 miles to log.

I didn't see any riders today. I saw a couple of joggers my early ride and the guy that runs so hard my second ride. Being a week day, I wasn't expecting a lot of traffic on the sidewalk. Area schools were out today and will be out tomorrow for parent - teachers conferences. I thought I might see some younger riders out enjoying the day but I was wrong.

 

[olbriar]

I barely got in a ride this afternoon. My sister was late coming over to go to the Verizon store to remove a phone from our plan and to merge her phone into her late husband's phone. That took far longer to accomplish than I would have guessed. By the time we had that done and she saw the kitten she is adopting it was getting late in the afternoon. My son was coming over after he got off work for some beers and conversation so it left little time for riding. I managed one loop and had to call it a day. It was a shame that's all the time I had. Today was likely the last comfortable day to ride. The weather is to turn colder next week. I have no clue when another day in the seventies might happen. I despise winter.

 

[olbriar]

The weather is stuck on sixty three degrees and the overnight rain is still sitting where it fell. I am thinking about going riding in spite of it being wet and cooler. I don't anticipate any traffic lol. It is all my fault. I stepped outside to determine the amount of clothing I needed to ride and it started sprinkling. .... sheesh!