On Sunday, my son-in-law John, and his new Diamondback hybrid bike and I on "Lewis", my new Novara Safari, rode the shortest of the three available rides on the Minnesota Ironman Bike Ride, 30 miles. It was the 8th time I have been a Ride Medic on the Ironman, which marks the unofficial start of the biking season in Minnesota. Unlike last year, it was hot and dry, and breezy, but not as windy as the first time John and I rode it together. It was a tiring ride, but I did it, and felt surprisingly good the next morning.
It took me up until 11:00 PM the night before to decide whether to take the Volpe or the Safari. Lewis won out because Clark has a new Brooks leather saddle on it, and it is not broken in yet. I am glad I took the Safari...I did a personal fastest speed ever on a bike, 35.4 MPH, then immediately dropped to 2 on the next uphill.
I didn't have to do much first aid and only a couple of mechanicals. All in all, it was a fun ride. We'll have to do it again next year.
Proceeding on...
Trailpatrol
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