Today is Sunday, August 16th, 2009 and I just got back from the Sunday Suncoast pickup ride that starts at A-19 and Curlew. Due to the wind from tropical storm Claudette we decided to do the Starbucks route over to Safety Harbor and Oldsmar and back, about 43 miles for me. We usually go out to Honeymoon Island and back at the start of the ride but left that part out since there a was pretty good 20 wind from the east. We'd be heading into the wind over to Safety Harbor and have a tail wind hopefully on the way back. Here's a link to the ride map and statistics: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/11309796 . It was a great ride and somewhat easier than previous Starbucks rides. My average heart rate was 121 which is about 4-5 beats per minutes less than usual. How did I do this? I lost 7.5 pounds overnight and it was really pretty easy. See I just acquired a new bike. It's a 2006 Specialized S-Works Roubaix (see the picture). And the new bike weighs 7.5 pounds less than my trusty but weighty Specialized Sequoia. So, I'd been looking for a way to lose 10 pounds and I'm almost there, only 2.5 pounds left. I found my new bike on sale at Chainwheel Drive. It's a 2006 model that for some reason they couldn't sell. I got it at about 50% off retail so I'm very happy. I'll keep my Sequoia as a rainy day bike and for any visitors who like to ride. I'm also going to ship my Seattle bike (that Brett used) back home for visitors to ride. Now I just need to find out how to lose that other 2.5 pounds.
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