1000 Miles

I've had a busy month riding my bike. Proudly I've reached several goals since the purchase of my new bike. In July I completed 300 miles in a month. At the time it seemed like a big task, now it seems an easy challenge. In Aug I set my goal to 400. This can be acheived by being consistant in the rides and I found that I easily reached the 400 goal by the 20th. I then decided to shoot for 500. I reached this goal yesterday. I've added 30 today and am currently at 531 for the month. Considering I do not ride on Wednesday's and I missed this past Friday, I could very well have been a 600. I'm not sure what September will bring me, but I'm ready to tackle 500 again.

We purchased a Trek FX 7.3 for Claudine - she did her first 15 mile ride today. I'm not sure she will get into the riding like me, but she is now set to keep up on our weekend rides.

My Review of 7.3 FX

Trek

7.3 FX

Awesome Bike

LvPoolshark Las Vegas 8/30/2009

 

5 5

Pros: Fast, Responsive, Handles Well, Comfortable, Good Geometry, Lightweight

Best Uses: Exercising, Serious Training, Casual Riding

Describe Yourself: Casual Cyclist

I purchased this bike to aid in my weekly workouts. The speeds and comfort of this bike quickly turned me into a serious rider. This bike is comfortable to ride, great handling, smooth gears it has it all. I've owned the bike for 6 weeks and have put 700 miles on it. I just bought on for my wife so we can enjoy riding together - a great buy for a lot of bike.

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Just adding the ability to post ride info via phone

First Post

Finally decided to write down my bike adventures from where I go, what I do and equipment. I'm starting this just after I finished my goal of 300 miles in a month for the month of Jul 2009. I'm shooting for 400 this month - currently 83 miles down in 3 days (started on Friday)

I bought a Trek FX7.3 for my rides - my old mountain bike was not ideal for riding long distances.

I've assembled the normal equipment - helmet, gloves, bike shoes, bike shorts and jersey, camel back, heart monitor, computer on the bike - tracking all with www.mapmyride.com - an awesome site for compiling info and looking at potential rides.

I completed a 40 mile ride on Sat Aug 1st - my longest ride to date, followed by a 30 mile ride on Sun morning. Weekends are great for getting in some long rides.

I'm getting up at 5am because of the heat - it's torture at first, but when I get back I'm very refreshed for the day.

More to come - I plan on adding a camera to my equip.

Training for the RTC ride in Oct - can't decide on the 35mile ride (looks easy now that I've been training) or the 60 mile ride - the hill in Boulder City looks tough - I'll have to try it out first.

Wish me luck.