Commuting but at least I am on the bike.

I finally gave up on trying to make it to any organized rides during the week. And after not riding this weekend I was getting desperate. Things are starting to slow down a bit here at work, but I still seem to get caught having to get a quote out or something on the days I want to leave early (or on-time, I forget what that is).

Monday I rode the bike home from the office after driving in that morning. I ended up leaving about 6 so traffic was not too bad. I also took 17-15 home instead of 119 which I feel a lot more safe. There are very few large trucks and the rode is more hilly and winding so the drivers are forced to pay a bit better better attention. It was a pleasent ride, but I am out of shape or something. I ended up with roughly 12.3 miles in 45 minutes. This is faster than I ever rode it on the mtn bike, but I still felt like I was going pretty slow.

Tuesday I decided to just ride in that morning also as I was able to wake up early enough to have time. I duplicated my ride with just under 46 minutes, so I assume both directions are about the same (climbing wise). I though tmy legs would be killing me, but I felt pretty good throughout the day.

I do have a grump. My Garmin has once again stopped working properly. This time it is turning off whenever I hit a bump. It seems to be only sudden shocks that do it as it has been only happening randomly when I am on the Mtn Bike (I think the shock dampens most of the trail chatter). But on the road bike it turns off very often. I got mad and just took it off the bar mount and threw it in my jersey. It stayed on when I did this, but I can not see my speed or heartrate or anything that would probably make me ride harder. (Maybe this is not such a bad thing). I have contacted Garmin, but I am guessing I am going to be witout it again for a couple of weeks while they repair it. I haven't had a lot of luck with this thing.