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It was nice today but a bit windy. At times the wind was a battle and other times it was a non factor. I see that I logged a 26 mph gust this afternoon. I rode up two batteries today. I saw a couple of walkers and one jogger but no riders on the sidewalk. I saw a white haired and white bearded man riding a small e-bike in a park that I pass in town. Speaking of parks, the doggie park was very busy this afternoon. Lucky dogs! :) It was a lot of fun riding. I drained my first battery, came home and took off my bike bibs and put on my shorts. I relaxed and had a cold beer while I changed clothes and regrouped. I pushed a little harder on my second outing and pretty much got tired. It was a good tired and though I'm a bit sore, it was a great day to be a cyclist. I logged 69 miles of fun today.
 
I went riding today. It was warm but windy. There were a few riders on the sidewalk South but it was far from busy. I saw a lot of riders in town. Mostly family groups which is always fun to see. I had a roast on the smoker so I only rode up one battery.
I rode 32 miles and hope I can get in a good ride tomorrow. Rain is in the forecast the next six or seven days so it will be hit and miss. I found someone's lost vial of pepper spray on the sidewalk today. I don't anticipate too many bears along my path but I tossed it in my trunk like all the lost junk I find. :)

My second time heading back North I rode by a couple that was parked on the siding I ride on. They were riding a nice looking motorcycle and both on their phones. When I was returning on my last North loop they were still there so I stopped and asked if they needed help. The guy said he had someone coming and thanked me for stopping. I told him I ride the loop every day that I can and have had my butt saved a number of times by some kind soul and would love to do some payback.
He laughed and said he was covered but thanked me again. I hope his help showed up.
 
No riding today and I doubt I'll get to ride tomorrow. Low forties under cloudy skies with gusting winds from the North pretty much shut me down. I'm looking at Tuesday for my next ride.... I hope.
 
Seventy one degrees was the original forecast for today. This morning it had be changed to sixty five. I waited until it reached fifty five degrees and went riding. It was humid and there was a slight fog. It seemed incredibly cold to me. I made one loop to the town South and a couple of in town loops and called it a day. I logged sixteen miles. I was not surprised that when I came inside and saw my weather station that instead of continuing to warm up, it peaked at fifty six and fell to forty nine during my short ride. I met one rider on the sidewalk South, oddly enough. I was dressed warmer than he was. I bet he was very happy when he got home.
 
Ordered a pin kit yesterday, hopefully I can make the repairs with that, instead of buying a $120.00 complete wiring harness, only to cut off the one plug I need.
 
I took advantage of day one of daylight savings and went riding after dinner. It was rather windy all day but was less offensive late this afternoon. I smoked some ribs and we ate early. I was riding by five and rode a couple of hours. I logged 33 miles and was the lone rider on my loop. I did see some dog walkers but the cyclists either rode earlier or decided not to fight the wind. I found a 15mm end wrench and a ratchet and strap today. It's amazing the junk that ends up along the road.
 
If you find a 10mm 3/8ths drive socket on a 3/8ths drive ratchet let me know. I misplaced mine awhile back and got no clue where I laid it down at ....


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I had aspirations of doing some serious riding today. Though windy, the weather pretty much cooperated with my plans. Today, I started the daunting task of cleaning out a storage unit that my partner and I stored all the tools we seldom used and junk that neither he or I wanted at home. In the process of loading a truck full and then emptying the truck full at the waste transfer station into a commercial dumpster I strained my back. While loading the truck I frogged my thigh muscle. I tried riding once I got home. Between my leg hurting and riding different trying not to hurt it worse, I got my back hurting so much that I was glad to get back home after only 22 miles. I didn't see any other riders today.
 
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