Cruzbike Chris
Well-Known Member
I haven't had the chance to ride my glorious Silvio in about 4 days now due to helping my son move so finally had the chance to get out this AM. As I am starting off I am paused just exiting the driveway due to a bunch of traffic and a bus full of little kids, probably grade school 1-6 I'm guessing. The bus stops down the street a bit for loading of a few more kids so I have to wait patiently behind 3 other cars to get going again. I am of course monitoring my Garmin for MAF HR so I don't get too flustered and go over my ride of 124bpm. I see I am only cruising at 8 MPH and heart rate keeps warning me it is too LOW! Yes, I set it up to warn me so I can stay above sleeping rate and below MAF in zone 2. I turn the corner and the bus is pulled over to the shoulder of the road so I have to pass on the driver side. As I pass I hear all the kiddos yelling out the window commenting on my bike and of course my cool Giro Shield helmet. I laugh and start to think about all the input we get whilst riding our beloved bikes. To start with we all (most anyways) have, at a minimum, a few bike sensors such as: a heart rate monitor, some type of cycling computer or GPS for speed and maybe cadence, and some may even have a power meter as well. These "bike" devices also may help us track the distance we ride and of course our route and time out away from home.
Well, as you would know it, about 5 miles into my ride I hear the train pull up on my far left side tracks heading south blowing his horn and smell the beautiful smell of diesel fuel and I start pondering all the other sensors we never talk about on here and began to recognize all the cool thinks we are so privileged to enjoy out just on a bike ride. Our own sensors are normally in peak mode when we ride our bikes out on the country and especially the city roads we travel. Below are but only a few I am sure, but, these are just a few of the ones I encountered today on my awesome ride in the country! From best to worst rating:
Heart felt laughing/seeing all the kiddos on the bus
Train noise and smell of diesel
Wind blowing in my face and keeping the sweat pretty much dry
Sunshine-not too bright and not too cloudy
Sweet smell of cow and horse manure in the country pastures and back roads?
High humidity/sweat getting in my eyes (heading home into the wind)
Sheriff blocking road off that road I was going to come back home on
Nasty dead skunk in the road
Farm truck cutting too close on a tight corner while I am speeding down a slight elevation
(Elevated heart rate but still kept in check)
And the worst for today, a stream of 3 big-ole-trash trucks parked on the side of the rode where I had to stop 3 times for a stop sign (yes, I almost threw up in my mouth on this one)
Sometimes you just need to get out and ride and enjoy the human sensors we are so blessed to have!
Well, as you would know it, about 5 miles into my ride I hear the train pull up on my far left side tracks heading south blowing his horn and smell the beautiful smell of diesel fuel and I start pondering all the other sensors we never talk about on here and began to recognize all the cool thinks we are so privileged to enjoy out just on a bike ride. Our own sensors are normally in peak mode when we ride our bikes out on the country and especially the city roads we travel. Below are but only a few I am sure, but, these are just a few of the ones I encountered today on my awesome ride in the country! From best to worst rating:
Heart felt laughing/seeing all the kiddos on the bus
Train noise and smell of diesel
Wind blowing in my face and keeping the sweat pretty much dry
Sunshine-not too bright and not too cloudy
Sweet smell of cow and horse manure in the country pastures and back roads?
High humidity/sweat getting in my eyes (heading home into the wind)
Sheriff blocking road off that road I was going to come back home on
Nasty dead skunk in the road
Farm truck cutting too close on a tight corner while I am speeding down a slight elevation
(Elevated heart rate but still kept in check)
And the worst for today, a stream of 3 big-ole-trash trucks parked on the side of the rode where I had to stop 3 times for a stop sign (yes, I almost threw up in my mouth on this one)
Sometimes you just need to get out and ride and enjoy the human sensors we are so blessed to have!