Today was a fun ride. A little on the cool side and I wore for the first time the Hincapie Power Bib Shorts borrowed from Jimmie. The shorts felt ok; a little more roomy than I am use to given that the Pearl Izumi short are a large and these are a XL with no waist band. The shoulder straps stay put while cycling, but not doing otherwise.
I was more than a little too cool as I started out and while I was headed south and west from town I was not sure where I was headed. As I progressed west I thought I would just head west towards Liberty Center or even ride to Napoleon and see how things went. Of course, once I rode into Henry Country, I was lost in the sense that the county road signs meant little to me. Still, the ride was nice and I had sufficiently warmed up enough to just kicked back as it were. Found TAB's route signs several times along the way; will look later to find what route to which they gave directions.
The first lap before going north to return home averaged 16.2 mph. The head wind made consistent advancement difficult. The second lap home proved faster. Spent most of the ride east on County Rd C in the low 20s averaging 18.0 mph.
In all it was a pleasant ride since I had not ridden in ten days. Looking at google maps, I missed reaching Liberty Center by about 3 miles.
MXS: 23.7 mph.
Weather Conditions: Cool and party cloudy. The sun was warm. Wind mostly from the north west from 12.7 to 10.4 mph with gusts of 17.3 mph.
Min: 63 Avg: 64 Max: 63 ºF
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