Sunday, July 20, 2008

Swimmingly

Great day of riding. The bike is dialed in. Just fine tuning now. Handlebars a half inch back. Windsceeen an inch up. The car equivalent of adjusting the AC a degree up or down.

Tearing it up on WV50. Riding as well as I ever have. No cops. Been chasing down sportbikes all day. Not being hungover makes a difference. A fun weekend overall, but today is great. I went back and re-rode the section that almost tossed me on Friday. Twice. It's a great twisty pass. Elevation drops from 2800 to 1400 in 3 miles. Rode it perfectly.

In Romney WV now. Water and gas stop. Means I'll be riding the interstate back in no time. The downside to living in the city is always having to end a ride on the highway. Should be home soon. Then 4 days of work, and I'm off on Moto2our.

Speaking of which, all my route planning might get tossed out. There's a team of riders doing a 50 state and Canada relay to raise money for www.riders.org. Their Michigan rider dropped out. I'm volunteering to ride out there on my week off to cover the Michigan leg. It would take New England off the table, but it's a charity that's definitely worthy of my vacation time. Should know soon if they need me, but whether I ride or not, it's definitely a worthwhile cause to support (hint, hint).

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