Today was beautiful. Chase and I went out for a relatively fast ride in the morning. We did the Tomales loop out to the coast, which is a good 35 miles of rolling hills and a few decent climbs. We did it in 2 hours exactly, which means we averaged 17.5 mph, which is faster than I usually ride on a ride like that, unless I am really pushing it. Chase is a really good rider and can climb like it is nothing. I guess that big gear that he pushes on his fixed gear has helped.
Some exciting news (for me): I finally got the new fork for my fixed gear and quickly put everything together for an evening fixed ride with Chase, Dustin, and some of the other fixed riders from town. We road up P Hill, which is a perfect road for fixed or single speed riding. The sunset was beautiful, and it stayed warm enough for cycling shorts and a (wool) jersey. We road back on Stony Point in the dark.
The bike felt great, and it is the first time that I've ridden with drops and hoods on that bike. I think when I save up some money, I'm going to get a White Industries freewheel to put on the other side of the hub. Sometimes I want to go for a single speed ride with the ability to coast. I'll also need to run a rear brake, so hopefully I can find the barrel adjuster for my rear campy brake that matches the front one. Eventually, I'm also going to build up a nice and light wheelset for that bike.
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