A.M. - Extended Little Cottonwood Rd/Wasatch Blvd triangle. Normal direction. Relatively warm out. Had a nice juicy cold fruit smoothy for breakfast when I got done. It tasted so good!
P.M. - It was my wife's birthday today, so I took the day off to handle the kiddos so she could shop and have some me-time. Was able to get in a ride mid-afternoon. Rode up Little Cottonwood to the end of the paved road at Alta and back (~25 miles). Good tough ride. Did it all from the saddle. About half way between Tanners Flat and White Pine, they were doing some road construction and made me stop for a couple minutes because a lane was shutdown. Apparently, earlier, a backhoe had fallen off the side of the road 65 feet down into the ravine. They pulled it out and apparently it wasn't all that messed-up, surprisingly.
Afterwards, I took the bike to the shop for a tune-up. The chain is right on the cusp of where its recommended to be replaced. The guy said my drive train will be fine though if I wait to replace it a few more weeks. I'd rather do it closer to Lotoja.
The timing of the tune-up is good since I won't ride Wednesday as I've got a Lotoja meeting that will eat up the afternoon. The bike should be ready Thursday afternoon, so hopefully I can squeeze on in. |