My ride yesterday arv was damn awesome – had a smile on my face the whole way.
Brought the TCR up to do some speedy work this time. Such a marked difference to the Pulsium. You sit ON the TCR, whereas you sit IN the Pulsium. But the TCR felt like a rocket. I was hammering out of the town (45-50kph+) when this idiot pulled out of a driveway (of one of those small shopping centres). I slammed on the brakes and they locked up and I was just sliding towards this fool at a great rate of knots. Just missed the back of the car and yelled my lungs out him. Idiot!
After I calmed down a bit and got my stress level under control, I then went south out of town on this rough bitumen road, trying my best to avoid large and smaller trucks on the narrow road. Then turned off and went back east around this small mountain (Mt Rascale). The roads are pretty crap, lumpy and bumpy, and the surface is that kind where it seems to suck your tyres down into it. Slow and heavy going in some parts, particularly the hills. Looking out over the countryside is wonderful though, with clear vista's full of crops and cows, tractors and barbed wire fences everywhere you look. It's a real joy and is helping bring back the motivation to just explore again instead of feeling like I have to go out and hammer myself all the time.
There were kangaroos, rabbits, and even camels. So surreal….was great fun. I even scored a 54th/368 places on this segment where I was going reasonably quickly. Might have to go back there and have another (proper) go at that one....
I hit a dirt road too, and it was then I wished I’d brought the Lapierre up! But as they do in Paris-Roubaix, I rode the sideline and it wasn’t too bad. Not too much "retina rattling".
Didn't ride this morning as I got away from my parents place (a 40 minute drive out of town) too late for anything decent. Tonight I'm going to head out towards Flagstone Creek Road (see earlier rides in Toowoomba), but instead, veer off half way down and go another way, involving even more steep and longer climbs. I figure if it’s a short ride you gotta make the most of it! And up here, when it's dark, it's DARK!!! We're talking bogey-man dark, "Halloween" dark, and even "Friday the 13th" dark! Creepy....
The riding up here is different, but no less fun. Sort of helping get my motivation back, riding somewhere totally different. Much of it is exploring rather than hammering like back home. For sure, bikes are the original and best “search engines” for life.
Stay safe, and upright!
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