I got out on the road today for my first mileage of 2004, about 4-5 miles around the neighborhood. I have been wanting to try the new pedals and shoes I got a couple of weeks back, and today worked out to be the day. About 50 degrees, no rain, no wind, no sun either . . . .
Getting into the pedals wasn’t too hard: it took me a few iterations before I worked out just where on my shoe the cleat is . . .
It was a weird experience being locked in like that. I could pull with more power, and perhaps that’s what was different: instead of getting power only on downstrokes, I was able to pull on the upstrokes. So that’s what this spinning business is all about.
Good thing I don’t have any mileage goals this year. I’m looking at events more than miles, to keep the fun in this without making it a drudge.
now playing: I Can’t Give Back The Love I Feel For You from the album Beckology (Disc 2) by Jeff Beck