Friday, October 17, 2008

The new bike!
I was about a week before my second MS150 from St. Augustine to Daytona this year when this monster fell in my lap. Thank you to Power on Cycling for all my bicycling needs, by the way!!! I went on a brief ride and knew this was for me. It is amazing how a bike can speak to you like this one did. I was unsure on whether I should use this or my Giro, but decided to go for it. After my first century in the rain and the next day at speeds over 20, I new I had found the bike of a lifetime and a great hobby:-) This bike shares the great handling abilities of it's little cousin, but with the speed and prowess of a fast DF. I love this new bike!

Welcome to my new blog!!!


I have made a goal. I want to finish a twelve hour event riding my bike of choice, the Bacchetta Corsa! But, first a little about myself and my riding experience.
I started riding about 9 months ago after a friend of mine mentioned she was doing an MS150. I said "Wow!" I have always wanted to do something like that. I started training with them the next week on a new Bacchetta Giro 20. I love the bike and worked really hard to be able to catch up to my new buddies and their fast DF's. After I was able to get some bent in my legs, I was even able to stay with them for a while, provided they didn't go faster than say 16 mph on average. This was great and I had a goal. I am a large guy at 6'2" and 220 and thought this would be a way to not only lose weight, but to stay in shape for the long haul.
After a while I was even able to start to keep up with them up the few hills we have here in Florida:-) Well, off we went and into my first MS150. I did well the first day and managed to finish strong with the faster riders in our group. I maintained a good 17 mph average, but felt pretty weak. The next day was hard and it was all I could do to stay with the group. I was tired, but felt I would finish as long as there was someone there to keep me going. We finished as a group and felt we had an overall good showing for Kim's Krewe.