Solo 40 miles, Pico to Seal Beach, 15.9 average speed. Testing out some West Biking gloves from Ebay. Pretty good for $14. Good padding and fit well with reflective strips, XXL. Used RockBros but gone up to $17 from $14 and seem thinner in the palm. Comparing the 2 new pair. Sure felt windy today and after no riding for couple of weeks, felt Laughlin in my legs ha ha ha!
Funny thing, maybe old age but I look at my bike and still love it. I think about new bikes and have no desire. Maybe I'm a guy who doesn't like change, I dunno !? I see other dudes, and dudettes on some sweet looking bikes but does nothing for my heart. Not sure why but no envy there. I have seen a couple of sweet maroon Madones that look nice and if I were to have cycle envy, it would be that model but when I think about it, not for me. I'm happy with my oldie 1997/98 CAD3. Paid $1063 back in 98 and done some upgrades as needed and still enjoy riding it. Can't say I would enjoy a new bike any more than this. It's more the riding for me that is enjoyable, feeling the body do things that stimulate my mind.
Maybe someday it I run into a jackpot, I might buy a new bike. I can afford one now but no desire so it would have to be a jackpot ha ha ha! But the thought of changing to tubeless, disk brakes, and all that stuff does nothing for me but make me think I don't want all that stuff because it ain't going to do anything different for me imo. Heck, I have and see others on sweet bikes that don't seem to show any improvements ha ha ha! And when I think about it, if I can keep up with you while riding my 1998 oldie, you're in trouble ha ha ha!
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