Megan and I bought
new bikes a couple weekends ago (okay, I'm slow in updating this...). The next day was in the mid to hi 50s so we went on a short ride in the afternoon along
the New River Trail. Megan got a Giant Iguana with cable-actuated disc brakes and a nice air shock. I got a Giant XTC2 (the lowest race style bike - basically my ATX 760, but aged like a fine wine 20 years to its newer and better incarnation). It doesn't have disc brakes as purchased, but the mounts are there (the hubs are not disc compatible though). I'll probably survive.... We'll be getting Megan a rack and some panniers soon so we can do some bike camping this spring/summer/fall. Heck, if it wasn't supposed to freezing rain on us today, it'd be warm enough to go!
We're also starting to train for the
Bike Virginia Tour of Love ride this year. Last year we weren't able to do it and 2 tours ago, we were on our honeymoon when it was on our end of the state. This year it's on the southeastern end of the state (read flatter). There are 2 century days so we need to get going on our training (although there are shorter routes than the full centuries). We're also planning on doing the
Wilderness Road Ride again and I (not Megan) swore I was going to do the
Mountains of Misery this year, but I'm starting to
chicken out.
