First ride of the year!

Hello dedicated reader(s)!  Welcome back to the blog.

A few days ago I took the Giant Defy and newish Garmin Edge 500 computer out for a spin.  18 miles at 13mph...not too shabby considering.  I still have winter weight (and Iowa weight) to lose and many miles to put into my legs before that average speed goes up.  But I'm happy at doing 18 miles with little to no trauma.

The Giant Defy is much more comfy with it's new saddle.  I'm still not a fan of the Shimano 105 and triple chainrings, but it sure is smooth and makes hills easy.  One of these days I'll get around to fitting SRAM gear on it.

The new house (well, a year new anyhow) is awesome.  I've got an area of the basement all scoped out for a little bike shop.  Job is good, all is good up here in the corn fields.  The mild winter and early spring have been fantastic.

Carry on.