Daniel and I went out for our first ride of the season; the season starts when daylight saving time starts. It was a very pleasant ride, I was not sure what to expect, since the weather report called for a high of 93 and wind gusts to 30MPH. It did seem warm when we started, but it was not all that bad and I guess the trees and the valley kept the worst of the wind from bothering us. Or maybe the winds had died down by the time we got there.
Andrea, Daniel’s wife, was supposed to join us but she had to work late.
This was Daniel’s third time to ride his new bike, and he did really well. He had the standard beginner’s problems, like not being able to get air in his tire and not knowing what gear to ride in. But all in all he did really well. He had no spills and he even went an extra lap with me, for a total of 15.22 miles.
I think when he gets a little more experience and a more familiar with his new bike he will do really well.
On the back stretch I asked him to try the big chainring, so he bumped it up, and we were flying at 25 MPH. I was struggling to keep up; I bet it won’t be long until he is riding like that all the time.
Here’s the Garmin version of the ride: