Magical mystery tour....CC by scott_t_ct at Garmin Connect - Details

Magical mystery tour....CC by scott_t_ct at Garmin Connect - Details Choose to ride on the Rollers and flats of Berlin, Cromwell, Rocky Hill and Wethersfield totalling 28 miles or so. First part of the ride were roller in Berlin, which I took my time with as I did not feel great this morning. My original plan was to ride with Nick today in the Hills of Marlborough, but I woke up with a bit of a sore throat and did not feel up to an average HR in the 140's. This part of the ride wound up on the flats in Cromwell, where I picked it up a bit, but tried to keep my HR down under 150. Total for first part of the ride was 18 miles or so, not bad at around 14 mph.

Stopped by the CC to have Dan check my fit numbers against my seat angles to see if the seat slipped because I keep slipping forward on the saddle, especially on hills. Dan put the numbers to work and all was fine. I also check my wheel to see if it remained true after Sondre had put spoke freeze on the loose spoke, and it was...NICE!

The second part of the ride was from CC to Old Wethersfield, around the park and past the DMV to Nott Street on the Silas Deane. My average HR was around 134, about the same as the first part of the ride, but I was able to do the 8 miles at 16.5 mph. Mostly down hill with some rollers in between which I cranked over. Felt great during this part of the ride. Hit a deep pot hole near the park with no ill effect, rear tire is still true...NICE!

At the Silas Deane I hit the lap timer again, as I knew it was a short uphill ride home, and wanted to see what I had done the previous part of the ride in. Nott Street is straight uphill, and a tough one at that. I have walked it at times with my sirrus. Tried to think of the Bicycling.com article about hill climbing, and was able to make it up the hill just fine, albeit very slowly. Hit my peak HR at 160 bts/min. Took a bit of recovery upon arrival home, but felt good to get some miles in, about 28 miles or so total, with an average speed of about 14 MPH, AvgHR at 134 or so. Not bad for a lazy day in the saddle.

Side note, it pays to have a good relationship with you bike shops Mechanic, as he or she will provide good service, and put that little bit extra into your bike so that you can roll on. Thanks Sondre!