How can one ride have so much good, and so much bad spread over a measly three hours?
The Good
Rode my brand new Kuota K-Factor TT bike for the first time! (Pix coming!) The thing weighs nothing, seems to climb like a goat, and is altogether a totally comfortable, gorgeous ride. I'm over the moon about how it handles, how it fits, how it rides.
The Bad
Rode my brand new Kuota TT bike for the first time! I have been doing triathlons for many, many moons, but that was the first time I ever rode a tri bike. Ever. (Well, you know a friend's around the block once years ago...) Why didn't y'all tell me I was going to be a freaked out mess figuring it all out!
The Good
I have compact cranks on this new bike, and I know I am going to LOVE them. It was exciting to learn the new gearing and what to do when.
The Bad
I have compact cranks on this new bike, and there was a lot of friction in my head about the gearing. My road bike is an old comfy shoe, and this was all about starting the learning process of how to shift and when.
The Good
Second time out with the PowerTap and I was ready to give it another go understanding how the workout would unfold from my experience of one ride with the PT last week.
The Bad
Second time out with the PowerTap, but this time it was on the NEW bike. I could not freakin' SEE the read out AT ALL. NOT AT ALL! The glare, the sunglasses, my blindness, it's not in the right place, etc. Occasionally, I'd get a glimpse of what I was doing, but I tremble to see what actually went on when I load it in Cycling Peaks and review the workout. Vexation.
The Good
Gorgeous day, and it's Patriot's Day/Boston Marathon weekend here in MA. We live in the middle of it all, and ride out past the Battle Green and out to Concord past the North Bridge and points west.
The Bad
Gorgeous day, and it's Patriot's Day/Boston Marathon weekend here in MA. We live right near the Minuteman National Park. Think that's a draw on Patriot's Day when there are renactments all weekend long????? There are hoards of tourists by the thousands descending on these two towns. I am in the middle of my 15' at Functional Threshold (or what I "think" is FT because I can't see the freakin' numbers), and I hang a right to keep a loop going and there are cars a mile long looking to park. The cop is making it worse. THEN, all the way home there are miles and miles of cars stopped, and clogging up the 2-lane road, and swerving left and right.
Oy, oy, oy, oy, oy!
All in all, I wasted so much energy today. Too much newness, sensory input, and unfamiliarity all at once.
Going to try again tomorrow!
