Tuesday late afternoon, I arrived back at the airport in Hartford, Connecticut. I started the week easy since I needed some recovery after the big week of riding in Holland. First, on Wednesday, a quick spin on the trainer. Since I had really good power numbers in the Netherlands with the Rally power pedals, wanted to make sure they were measuring well. So I installed them on the indoor bike to compare. They seem pretty inline. They measures around 4% lower average power than the the Kickr Core power meter.
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Thursday, I played my first pickleball in over a week, almost forgetting how much fun that was. It took a bit to get back in the swing of it but soon was back into it.
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The next day I was on my way to Burke, Vermont. I had a long list of errands on my up there. It started at Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, where they made a CT Scan of my heart to ensure all the plumbing was alright. Then I drove to Deerfield and, for lunch, got a Beef Brisket sandwich at Zack's. Then on to Pekarski to buy some steak. The next stop was to Mobil gas station in Greenfield, where I filled up the car, with the next stop at Ryan & Casey Liquors for some beverages. The following stop was at Bicycling World, where after saying hello to fellow customers Melissa and Daryl, I got some energy bars. The last visit was at the Chrysler dealer to see the status of my Promaster Van order. Unfortunately, after some confusion about a White Van, it turns out there was no update on my Silver Van. And finally, I was off to Burke. We had a big group gathering for Memorial Day weekend at the Bike barn.
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We went for a 60-mile gravel ride north along the power lines to Brighton on Saturday morning. The route started towards the Radar tower but then took a right on Stony Brooke road, just before a left north, where the group split.
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The other riders took a shorter route back. We continued as a smaller group of 8. Soon we were on the powerline access road, with steep, short, gravely climbs and descents, where we were rewarded with beautiful views of the windy roads.
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This was followed by a beautiful gravel road called S America Pond rd which brought us to Vermont route 105. Here we had a steady headwind, making the super smooth, recently paved road harder than needed. After a lunch stop in Brighton, we returned south and rode back to the barn via Newark Hollow.
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The following day early, I climbed up Mt Burke with Jutta. On the Seven EverOrange, the gearing and saddle position could have been better. So it was a challenging and slow ride up.
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Also, I brought my drone with me in a backpack. I wanted to take some photos at the top. Unfortunately, all the batteries were dead despite being on the charger all night. Bummer. Forgetting Jutta's warning about glass on the ground, I managed to get a leak in my tire.
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With the sealant spraying out, I tried to stop it with my finger but was unsuccessful. Fortunately, Pamela had joined us, and she fixed the whole with a plug, as I had forgotten my repair kit.
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In the afternoon Paula, Neil, Bill and I went to the Lyndonville Power Park and played some pickleball. Neil and Bill were new to the sport but picked it up fast, first time playing in the heat.
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This week on Veloviewer
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