Interesting ride today. Sun but very cool with a cold wind. I almost didn't go. But I did, and while warming up the first few miles I was thinking to myself about how this season, each ride on this route was going to be some sort of adventure if I saw anyone on a bike.

I'm not racing much, if at all this season. I'm not really into group rides these days either for some reason. So my fun will come from catching, passing, or being passed by someone then grabing their wheel on this route. I figure I will let no opportunity go by, unless I am simply on a recovery ride.

Sure enough...it happened again today.

Up ahead I saw a guy with a red jacket. OK, lets make sure we get up there to him first of all. I did. As I got behind I saw he had a nice celeste Bianchi too. Hang on...he's wearing the old orange Rainbow Jersey socks, and I spy a Rainbow Jersey water bottle in his cage as well. Jerry hasn't had those in the store for some time now. He's an RJ guy like me!

I rode up next to him at an average pace, especially considering there was a nagging cold headwind of 10-12 mph, and said hello...then made a some comment about wishing it was ten degrees warmer.

Well, he picked up his pace enough such that he grabbed my wheel, and we rode together for quite a stretch. We traded off taking the point well too. He asked me about where I was riding to and where I came from...what time I usually ride...that sort of thing.

He turned into Whitnall Park and I was going straight on my usual Loomis out and back route, so he thanks me for the ride and I said perhaps we'll hook up again. I hope we do. See, when it works right it really works....two guys about the same level, and I believe I helped him ride a little harder than he would have been all alone. And he helped me do the same when I was pulling for him into that wind.

(My ave. speed of 17.0 today was the highest of the young season on this route) We both got a benefit from the experience. Never did catch his name though. For now, he's RJ Bianchi guy here in my book.

 

That's a neat story bro. Sounded like a fun ride even.

I didn't get out today as I wanted to late this afternoon. Unfortunately...I believe your computer issues made their way through the lines to me! My router crapped out today, it had started acting up yesterday some and I thought it was just my cable acting up. I fought with it a while to make sure it was dead, and indeed it was. It would not even restore to default settings. I ended up having to buy a new one which I just finished configuring and securing. At least this one is better

Guess we'll see what tomorrow brings for a ride! Rain in forecast though.