Wednesday, December 23, 2009

60 Of One, 130 Of Another

How is it that I rode gravel on Sunday for over 2 hours, no music except the wind in my ears, and rode inside today for an hour, and the times seem to pass at about the same rate? I rode the same gravel route I always do, stopped at the totem pole (Use the blog search for an image) for a Boulevard "Lunar" and rode back home. The gravel was sweet! About 90% snow, with a little gravel sprinkled on top. Made me want a coffee:) and it didn't hurt that I had "On The Loose" by Saga, stuck in my inter cranial MP3! Sometimes I think musicians are cyclists at heart, but that could be a cool post for later, so I'll carry on. (Seriously though, hit the lyrics for that one and read it through.) I rode the trainer today for an hour, no music this time, and it sure felt like a lot longer. Maybe it was the latest project bike staring me down, "Shine my chrome! That bike gets more love than me!" Or the gift wrapping I was allotted to get done, or the million other things I was going to do on my day off? Oh well, wheels were turning at any rate. Still, time passes at alarming rates either way doesn't it? Hoping to enjoy some good family time this week, and hope all your plans unfold for you too. Mike and Amy will hopefully be home Thursday, and my sister will be in town too. That's all the gifts I would ask for. Later!

5 comments:

MrDaveyGie said...

Yeap musicians and bicyclists have the same right frontal lobes, we dance with life. I was digging on some frozen gravel too, the mixed sprinkling of gravel and sand gave traction. I did 30 minutes, yes only 30 on the indoor yesterday. It is tough on my hyper active mind to spend much time stationary.
Keep on Bik'n
Dave

bluecolnago said...

merry christmas, my friend!

Mike Johnson said...

Nice to see ya. Hope that tire works out for ya.

Travel Gravel said...

Thanks Mike! I will have it on soon I hope! I put the sweat band on the very end of my drops so I can still ride the flats easily. I need to build up my shoulders/neck. Wish we had time to see more of your Hawaii pictures, sometime soon? Later!

Steve Fuller said...

Ahh the inter-cranial MP3 player. My problem is that sometimes it gets stuck like the needle on an old 45 record. People ask how I can ride for hours without headphones. I just chuckle and tell them that the mind finds ways to occupy itself. :)