i'm in love

I’ve never fancied myself the type to ever be considered “A Single Speeder” .. Sure, I’ve always had fun on my single speed since I started playing around with it a year or so ago.. but, I figured I was a gears kinda gal and that’s the way it would be …

Until yesterday. When I fell in love with biking all over again.

12 hours of Addison Oaks – I rode out at Addison last weekend on the SS and had a good time. And since I was on a 4 person team and I’d probably only do 4 laps, I figured I’d start with the SS and see how many I could do.

So, the first lap was kind of rough; I was the last of 4 from my team to go, so I’d been sitting around since 9am (and it was somewhere around 2) .. Even though I turned a 43 minute lap (6.8 miles) – I thought I might have made a mistake with the SS. It was pretty tough. I decided to give it another shot for lap 2 anyway. I had a blast. That bike is SO fun to ride.

And, the more I rode the SS, the more I learned about riding. I learned alot about climbing and pacing yesterday. I learned that I can push myself alot harder than I thought, but without making myself much more tired. Basically, I learned how to ride a little smarter.

I decided to do lap #3 with Shari. She was getting tired and I always have fun riding with her because we just chat like girls for miles 😀 We had a good lap, I felt great on the SS and just wanted to keep going. When we finished the lap, she was told that her competition was out on another lap and that She needed to do one more. So, I grabbed my lights and went out with her for one final lap.

I ended up walking a bit more on my last lap, but considering the fact that I ignored nutrition all day, I think I did well overall.

I love my pink SS. Really. and I’m kind of shocked about it too 😀