Observation and Perspective
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Ride Stats |
Distance:
44.21 miles
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Time: 03:43:22
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Max Speed:
26.00 mph
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Avg Speed:
11.88 mph
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Temp:
Min: 48
Max: 56
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Category: general: touring -
group
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Route:
Parma-Hamlin Excursion
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Weight:
235
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Altitude Gain:
1,106 ft
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Avg Power: 0 W
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Calories Burned: 0
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Avg HR: 0 bpm
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Terrain: Road: Flat
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Bike: Bianchi 32lb-Castro Valley Road
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Club: Bianchi Riders Club |
Weather Conditions: Overcast, cool and Breezy |
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It was a great ride with Gene and Jerry. We had a fabulous tailwind and a slight downhill grade heading North.
On the last ride with Jerry I was on the Quest recumbent and frankly it was a challenge for me to keep up with him. Today was just the opposite. Honestly, I would have preferred, and could have managed a faster pace. I'm faster on my Bianchi than my other bikes.
Speed is not what a group ride is all about when biking with friends, and we had some great conversation along the way. On the Northern leg, I could have easily managed a 20 mph pace, but my companions were more laid back today.
The turn South was problematic for a heavy rider like myself, but I pulled ahead in an effort to inspire the other guys to draft or match my pace. At the steel deck bridge on C-P.T.L.Rd. I stopped to wait for the two of them to catch up, but they turned off the Town Line at West Avenue while I then pedaled up to Burritt Road. We met back at Gene's house around the same time. After a bit of conversation, I biked back home from Gene's house in light rain.
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