(I forgot to reset the cyclometer)
Ride time: ~3 hours
Average: ? mph (we hauled ass)
Distance: ~20 mi
It was a quick but chilly ride into Sparwood this morning, and much to our dismay, the library is closed on Mondays. Lame. We found a place to eat breakfast and decided to book it to Fernie, a short 20 mile ride. It was actually a pleasant ride after I got a flat and took 40 minutes to repair it. Ed and I patched the flat while Nate changed the tube. At least it wasn't raining, eh? I loveCanadians.
Just as an aside, Hwy 3 from Sparwood to Fernie is a miserable road--it's a narrow shoulder, trucks hauling wicked smelling livestock OR giant trees are flying by and really could care less that there are bikers on the shoulder, and there's tons of debris, which is how I probably got a flat...
The three of us drafted off each other quite a bit on the ride since there was a significant head wind. I felt a bit like the Tour de France riders. It was about noon when we pulled into Fernie. Nate and I are staying at the Powder Mountain Lodge for $59 a night. They have laundry on the premises and Nate talked the guy into letting us bring the bikes into the room, stating that he'd clean them up first (and man, do they ever need cleaning--the mud is everywhere).
It was a quick but chilly ride into Sparwood this morning, and much to our dismay, the library is closed on Mondays. Lame. We found a place to eat breakfast and decided to book it to Fernie, a short 20 mile ride. It was actually a pleasant ride after I got a flat and took 40 minutes to repair it. Ed and I patched the flat while Nate changed the tube. At least it wasn't raining, eh? I love
Just as an aside, Hwy 3 from Sparwood to Fernie is a miserable road--it's a narrow shoulder, trucks hauling wicked smelling livestock OR giant trees are flying by and really could care less that there are bikers on the shoulder, and there's tons of debris, which is how I probably got a flat...
The three of us drafted off each other quite a bit on the ride since there was a significant head wind. I felt a bit like the Tour de France riders. It was about noon when we pulled into Fernie. Nate and I are staying at the Powder Mountain Lodge for $59 a night. They have laundry on the premises and Nate talked the guy into letting us bring the bikes into the room, stating that he'd clean them up first (and man, do they ever need cleaning--the mud is everywhere).
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