This weekend we had some fantastic weather. Long, warm and sunny days without a wisp of wind. Perfect cycling weather! I was joined on a 50 km (31 miles) ride on Saturday with a very good friend of mine (Mark) whom also has caught the cycling *bug. Mark brought his brand spanking new Kinesis road bike. A sweet looking ride with relaxed compact geometry and Tiagra groupset. He let me have a spin on it just outside Wrenbury. I was quite impressed, much faster and more responsive than my old beater. The bike also felt more comfortable, but that could be due to it being a slightly smaller frame than I’m used to, causing my posture to be more upright.
While Mark was visiting, we fitted his seat height using the 109% and LeMond methods. Using an average of the two methods, we found his seat to be quite a bit low (4 cm). By raising his seat up, Mark looked pretty comfy in the saddle and I think he mentioned getting a bit more power out of the cranks. In addition to the fitting, our wives went to Aldi to get some of their über-low priced cycling gear which included a computer for Mark for £5, bargain.
On Sunday, Steve joined the two of us for an out-and-back from Nantwich to Malpas, which is about 43 km (27 miles). Steve couldn’t make it on Saturday as he was travelling back from Athens for work. The day was a warm one in which we quickly ran out of drinks. As we were riding through Wrenbury we passed a watering station for some type of race. We were not sure if it was a running or bike race. Anyway, as we flew past, the volunteers offered us bottles of water, which came in handy. Whoever you were “Thanks”! It was a good ride with some mixed riding styles; tight grouping for drafting, sprints, and our all time favourite pootling. Nice to see three old farts out having fun in the sun.
Chuck
*Chalk up another disillusioned wife. “You spent how much!”
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