I rode 100 miles over three days this past weekend on a 1975 Richard Sachs. Friday morning I did my favorite 50 mile north-south loop along the river, as southwesterly winds, gentle at first, gusted up during the morning to more than 25 mph. I rode the first 30 miles in less than 90 minutes, but the last 20 miles took more than 90 minutes. Saturday my wife and I made a 10 mile run south to her favorite bakery for coffee and a roll. Those same winds picked up to give us a nice push on the 10 miles back. She was riding a 22 year old Bianchi (which we both ingenuously thought to be a real Bianchi). Sunday, she worked in the garden, so I was off for a 30 miler, sort of a rectangle with the wind pushing me north the first seven or so miles, before I turned west and was buffeted by crosswinds, then south into the wind, then back east with crosswinds again. Wool jersey on Friday, Cotton/Poly on Saturday, Coolmax on Sunday, all short sleeve. Rain threatened all three days, but held off until the late afternoons/early evenings. Sunday evening, I cleaned the bikes. Monday I went back to work, but looking forward to the coming weekend.
Tom Donahue
Melbourne, FL
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