22°C, no wind + full sun.
Sollér to Deia is only 8 miles but with a big climb between. There are no low level routes from Sóller so it had to be.
When I got back, I definitely felt better (after yesterday’s monster).
Recovery ride to Deia
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1975m climbing.
16-22°C, light S breeze, 0 cloud.
Four big climbs kept the average speed low but felt quite different from last summer. Back then I had empty legs and felt awful to the point I was worried. Back then, the ride was half the difference and still a struggle.
Spring Magnolia.
10-12°C, dull & still to start but it cleared to bright sun with cold westerly.
Equinox, warm.
18°C, sun & light SSE wind. Dry, perfect.
Spring Equinox is on the 20th this year since it’s not a leap year. Anyway, this marks the 2nd ride in shorts, Pure pleasure.
My ankle is still stiff but it’s getting better.
Warm March 8th
18°C, light SE, blue sky.
After riding yesterday, I still feel it today, so that means a slow outbound. Maybe I didn’t carbo-load enough last evening. This feeling hung over all morning, but after lunch at the cafe, it got better. Besides, what a gorgeous sunny day. Perfect conditions.
First: day of spring, outing on the Racelite.
9°C, dry & sunny, light westerly.
First outing for spring on the 1st March. It has new wheels (ok, secondhand). They’re the same again: Mavic Aksium. And they run nicely.
Fixed, after repairs
Kona Paddy Wagon, 11°C, moderate SW, clear blue sky, dry
Used the morning for repairs to prepare the summer bike to go out. I got a replacement pair of Mavic Aksium elite wheels and put them on with 25c tyres. The rear went down so I swapped the tube. There is a drawer in the kitchen where I put repaired tubes, so I took another one. That also leaked away. Possibly, it was caught by the lever while fitting that new tyre. How annoying!
Anyway, the ride was excellent. It really looks like spring out there and it’s only February. The GPS failed saying average 11.4kph. stupid machine.
Swimming PB, ever
Swam 72 lengths this afternoon. That’s the longest swim of my life. I wasn’t called into work today so was free to have an easy morning. The rain stopped me cycling but the pool is good.
Hardly anyone was there so setting up a rhythm was easy. Going further each week has been the pattern; now it’s usually a mile each day. A mile in this pool is 64.5 lengths and today I stretched it to 72.
In another lane, a young woman was practicing Synchronized Swimming (if that’s the right name). She would suspend herself head down in the water and spin longitudinally. Amazing really, I’ve never seen that before.
Break cable.
5°C full sun with a lightening WSW.
Kona Jake: 44.7km, with mechanical problems. I headed out to the usual cafe but I broke a brake cable half way out (or so I thought). The front brake is crucial so some emergency thinking, do I: ride back, find a bike shop or ride to my place. I did the latter.
That mechanical was curious, it felt exactly like a broken cable. It’s been a long time since I had this, at least ten years. However, when I got it apart, the cable was fine, straight and free from corrosion. So I put it back in with oil in the sheath. All seems fine now.
Next concern: the rear tyre was soft when I did finally reach the café. They have some tools so I adjusted the brake levers and added pressure in the rear. It held as I hurried into the sun to get back. Those self sealing tubes did worked properly.
Two miles
Swimming pool.
Twice this week I’ve swam 64 lengths, that is a mile each. It feels good, I’m getting stronger. On the other hand, I’m missing cycling due to this bad weather (Storm Éowyn).
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