I pulled my road bike out of the basement yesterday, as temperatures neared 40 degrees, and rode to the gym. So nice to stretch the legs and I went to make a deposit afterwards but the bank was closed. Yes, it was Martin Luther King day. Not that I didn't know that.
Riding in the Winter, which I am not really prepared to do, you need a good pair of shades. The glare, especially with melting snow, is blinding. Then going into shaded areas, not knowing what is there until you enter the darkness can be dangerous. Going under a bridge into the shadows, with traffic coming off the expressway zooming by, I found myself on a sheet of black ice. Maybe if I had winter tires I would ride more but it is such experiences that keep me from riding in the Winter.
Metro Mountain Bikers will be having a Winter Race this Saturday at Crystal Ridge. Only $5 to register. For all interested parties, I am currently not planning to attend, but we'll see what happens.
Looking through the Bike Nashbar catalogue I found some interesting pedals. They have their Taijitu platform pedal and then a butterfly platform pedal. It seems in Britain a butterfly pedal means something else. Oh how I wish I could afford some new bicycle accessories or even some kitchen products. But I am not familiar with these pedals or if you can get any lifting power transfer into the crank. I have a lot of lift strength. I found this pedal promo on you/tube that has a bit of mad riding.
My weight is actually going down. A Winter time miracle. And now after giving some free advertising it's time to pursue the American dream. If anyone likes jumping through hoops for $500 gift cards, click here. I got you a free trial of an energy drink and the fitness page has some interesting stuff. This product has the most clicks.
And what about those Packers? When slews of penalties are not called on your adversary how can you expect to win. I've just recovered from the loss of nine days ago. The better team lost and we all suffered as the only game of note this week was the Chargers vs. Jets. All I can say is we are lucky they wont be facing the Vikings in the Championship game. I mean with satellite imagery showing we clearly have more lakes than that land of 10,000 lakes. Brett Favre going over to the enemy and then beating us twice in the regular season. And the fact that the Vikings have never won a Super Bowl (LOSERS!) I can only imagine the carnage along the border towns, whoever won.
Personally I wouldn't mind if Brett Favre won the Super Bowl. Someday the Vikings might even win one.
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