LET'S GRAVEL ON...
I WROTE THIS PITHY POST ONCE ABOUT DRESSING FOR THE RIDE, NOT THE ROLLOUT. The idea is we should dress appropriately for once things are heating up on the ride. Days like today, when I really take it to heart and roll out in the low 40s with high humidity...
... everybody's in parkas, I'm in jersey and bibs.
Commando in pajamas ain't exactly warm.
I was cold. But, I didn't care.
All I could think of was riding North and finding this singletrack that snakes up and through the neighborhoods to the top of Newport Coast. I'd ridden it once a couple of years back. Even though it would take an hour to get there, the idea of finding that trail and climbing it warmed my heart.
Eventually it did warm up and I was perfectly dressed for scouting out a new, awesome gravel route. I even managed to include my favorite general store... possibly the last one still operating in the county.
There's a lot of energy behind the gravel bike movement. I'm not sure where it's headed... which is exactly what makes gravel riding so run. I'm never sure where I'm going to go, but it always turns out to be a lot of fun.
Because it wasn't fffffffffreezing, I was just in superlight gloves and race socks. For that reason, I present thee with a special offer.
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The gloves are $25 (I know we should charge $35) and the socks are $15 normally...
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While supplies last
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162.6
HyperVolt
7.5 hrs sleep
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