But a large showed up and it was so nice out that it made it seem extra easy. I guess 50+ riders showed up to "send off" our friend Gerraint Parry. Just in this picture at a mid ride stop there's like 17 bikes and there were a lot more the lens on my cell-cam didn't get. It was a big ado. Anyway, I felt really good and although the pace wasn't high, it's probably good to get in a long steady ride every now and then as opposed to the normal hammer fests. (note: my Power Tap hub batteries died before we even left town, so I have no usable data from this ride [similar note, my Power Tap head battery during last weekends ride, so I have little usable data from that{but now all my batteries are fresh}])
In the evening after the ride a bunch of people met at Nick's bar on Kirkwood for a get together in Gerraint's honor. This was my first ever night out at a Bloomington "college bar" while school's in session. It was a fun night and good to hang out w/ so many people.
Sunday I went up to Noblesville to the CIBA bicycle swap meet to try to sell a bunch of stuff. I had hoped to make $500-$600, but I made more like $200. I should have taken it as a bad sign when one of the first dudes I talked to used the phrase "Jewing down" for getting a better deal. It blew my mind to hear that from the mouth a person not wearing a white robe/hood, but I guess it's not too far from Martinsville.
Anywho, while I'm way too keen to think the weather is turning, the long-range forecast is looking favorable for outside rides, so I'm going to take full advantage. It couldn't have come at a better time as I was having good indoor workouts, but I was close to cracking. This little reprieve may end up netting me a couple more solid weeks of inside rides if need be.
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