Took a 30 mile ride today, from Kenmore to Marymoor Park. Managed to get back before the rain and wind, thank goodness. Made it in less that 2 hours and was cruising along at 20 mph for some of it with a cadence of 100+ strokes/minute. Never done that before . . . . here’s why.
I took a fresh look at this whole cleat and pedal business and discovered that the idiot who installed the cleats should have moved them further forward: there are two options and they were in the wrong one. Since the idiot in question is the person most likely to benefit from fixing this, I did, and it made a huge difference. So no single-vehicle accidents today, and a generally more enjoyable, more efficient ride. More power, better performance, it was all good.
The new cleat position allows for more torque when I want to release from the pedal, and it’s so far been a fool-proof operation.
I plan to knock out a couple more rides before I attempt the Chilly Hilly this Sunday, and perhaps work on some climbing, since that’s an aspect of this I’m weakest at.
now playing: Ultra Violet from the album Achtung Baby by U2