I broke 2500 miles on the bicycle, today, after riding 20 miles on the Madison County trails. I saw two other cyclists, a jogger, and a dog walker. It was a dark, ugly day with a solid gray cloud ceiling, a thin layer of slushy snow on overpasses, and a northwest wind. It was a day that made the world look gray-tone, like the sun had been snuffed out and wasn't going to come back. My current bike is a 2009 FCR 3. My new bike is a 2010 Giant Defy 1. The new bike is a road bike, meaning it is faster and supports a lower posture with the torso stretched forward, and it has narrower, higher pressure tires for less rolling resistance. It is the style of bike that you see cyclists riding who are dressed up in professional racing costumes. You know the ones, whose clothes are multiple bright colors and skin-tight from shoulder to ankle like Lance Armstrong. I won't be one of those people. I plan on making my old bike my inclement weather bike for days when there is a chance of rain or the pavement is wet or slushy, like today, and the new bike for everything else. Oh, and the old bike, with its wider tires, will be good for the gravel of the Katy trail, too.
