Memorial Day Weekend

Well, we decided to take this holiday weekend and get in some good riding. Vanessa and I rode on both Saturday and Sunday. We met one of our friends in Montgomery on Saturday. Then joined The Woodlands Cycling Club on Sunday.

Saturdays ride was a short 45 mile ride in the hills. We left out a few minutes behind another group. We ended up not seeing anyone for a while. I split the ride between riding with our friend and riding with Vanessa. A few times I took an opportunity to leave Vanessa and catch our friend. We took the short route because we had plans for the afternoon and had to be somewhere by 1:30.

Sunday we rode with The Woodlands/Bike Lane group. Since the group had a no drop beginners ride, I was able to ride with the faster riders. I was not able to keep up with the fastest riders, but was able to keep in the middle of the group. As we headed out on 242, I had my first puncture in my tubeless tires. The sealant worked well. The guy behind me did not much appreciate getting sprayed in the face. I finished the ride wet because we got rained on. All in all it was a good ride because I finished with a 19.5 average for 38 miles.

Bicycle Education Class

Well I am working with both the Woodlands Cycling Club, and the Northwest Cycling Club to teach a LAB Road 1 Bicycle education class. For more details on the class check out www.trafficcycling.com/road1.

The class is perfect for any rider who wishes to learn how to effectively share the road with other cars by communicating with and behaving in a way to improve your visibility on the road. This 2 day class will improve your comfort level with riding on roads with other traffic.