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Tomorrow I am doing a Very Stupid Thing.
Very stupid.
I am attempting to ride each of these ten bikes a lap around a predetermined course in one day.
Each lap is 16.5 miles.
Each lap passes the residences of five neighbors/family friends. I am hoping for pandemic-safe handups.
The bikes (r-l, as this is a reverse view) will be ridden in order of acquisition, covering the period 2013-2019.
Young Master aka Anderson aka my 12 year-old soigneur will be recording each lap distance and time.
That’s my number two helping me organize the bikes earlier. There is one 1982, three 1983’s, two 1984’s, two 1985’s, one 1987 and one 2016.
Here is the route. There is a minor adjustment not reflected in this map at mile 9 to add 0.5 mile to get the route to 16.5. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/4827900863
Lap 1, bike 1.
Lap 2, bike 2.
Lap 3, bike 3.
Lap 4, bike 4. Costume change.
Lap 5, bike 5.
Lap 6, bike 6. Back half.
Lap 7, bike 7.
Lap 8, bike 8. I can smell it.
Lap 9, bike 9. The fat lady is soundchecking.
Lap 10, bike 10
Bell lap
Bell lap
Safe in. Unofficial tally: 163.1 miles / 262.5 km in 11h 23m ride time / 13h 46m total time.
More to come when I upload the ride files in the morning. An eventful day.
A big thanks to everyone for the support. The big takeaway is this: The body is an amazing thing.
It’s a good hurt and my inner dialogue is quiet.
It’s a good hurt and my inner dialogue is quiet.
Standing room only.
No question the biggest day-of ailment is two giant saddle sores. Aquaphor. Slather that shit on.
And like Tibetan monks dismantling a sand mandala, the rain came and took it all.
It’s the world telling me, Nice work Ben, but it’s Sunday now.
It’s the world telling me, Nice work Ben, but it’s Sunday now.
Consumed by a vast hunger.
You finish something and you find out everyone loves it. Right around that time, it feels like someone else did it.
(me, six hours later) https://www.thedailybeast.com/don-draper-wins-award-on-mad-men
(me, six hours later) https://www.thedailybeast.com/don-draper-wins-award-on-mad-men
Ok, so let's talk about this ride.
I have uploaded all files, if you have my Garmin Connect or Strava profile, you can see them now, else I will drop them in this thread as I recap the ride.
