I haven't mentioned that part of my new bike purchase was a new bike for my wife. She has a nice old school Raleigh mountain bike with a rigid fork that she was perfectly satisfied with, but I had a hunch we could do much longer rides if she had a road steed. I was correct.
So she picked out a really nice Kona Jake cyclecross. About $300 "nicer" than mine, in fact. D'oh! Actually, I am very pleased as this takes any residual heat or guilt off of me.
As fits her personality, she has no regrets or second thoughts but the road bike is a big change for her. She says it is like riding a horse that always wants to gallop. Also, it turns out she has not been using the gears on her old bike. Not ever. This is a woman who has been riding 30 or 40 K at a time. She is an impressive athlete.
Also obsessive about hydration
ANYWAY, in my quest for new bike rides I thought I found a back route from Sherwood Park to Fort Saskatchewan, along the river. So we set out north on Sherwood Drive and indeed managed to punch through to Fort Sask.
NORCO in the park by the river valley, Fort Sask
We had lunch in the Fort and caught a matinee at the excellent movie theatre. I smuggled in and ate an entire box of Klondike ice cream bars. Yum, urp, urgh.
We rode home on a county road, into the wind. It was difficult and AWESOME! I love a challenging ride. M did great.
So she picked out a really nice Kona Jake cyclecross. About $300 "nicer" than mine, in fact. D'oh! Actually, I am very pleased as this takes any residual heat or guilt off of me.
As fits her personality, she has no regrets or second thoughts but the road bike is a big change for her. She says it is like riding a horse that always wants to gallop. Also, it turns out she has not been using the gears on her old bike. Not ever. This is a woman who has been riding 30 or 40 K at a time. She is an impressive athlete.
ANYWAY, in my quest for new bike rides I thought I found a back route from Sherwood Park to Fort Saskatchewan, along the river. So we set out north on Sherwood Drive and indeed managed to punch through to Fort Sask.
We had lunch in the Fort and caught a matinee at the excellent movie theatre. I smuggled in and ate an entire box of Klondike ice cream bars. Yum, urp, urgh.
We rode home on a county road, into the wind. It was difficult and AWESOME! I love a challenging ride. M did great.
I highly recommend the by-the-river route, even though there is a gate at one point and it therefore isn't driveable and Google Maps won't recommend it. You go north on range road 232, jog east on Township Road 540 at the Legends golf course, go past Bremner Field (a model airplane area) on Township Road 541, around the aforementioned gate, then north on Range Road 231 to the Dow Ball Fields and Fort Sask.
My new shorter stem was great, very comfy. My new seat is better than the S&M sex toy that was on there before, but several consecutive days riding left me soooore.
I almost forgot, my bike is ugly. Look at the ugly logo on the headtube. It's some kind of lopsided shield.
My new shorter stem was great, very comfy. My new seat is better than the S&M sex toy that was on there before, but several consecutive days riding left me soooore.
I almost forgot, my bike is ugly. Look at the ugly logo on the headtube. It's some kind of lopsided shield.
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