My Scatante

... is wonderful! I took it for a spin yesterday on an easier version of my regular course. An overview:

1. I can really feel the road. Every bump. Especially the two manhole covers on the long hill down El Toro. Ouch.


2. The cleat on my right shoe was off. Wiggle here, twist there. It never felt right, unlike my left leg, which felt like it was part of the bike - flawless. When I finished I noticed that the right cleat was angled in the same direction as the left one, not the mirror image of it. Whoops.


3. What do you mean this is the easiest gear!? No one told me road bikes have different gear ratios! I'm going to have to wait a few more rides before I attempt Vista del Infierno.


4. Being a fat chunk in full spandex in front of a group of high school girls is a little embarressing. Coincidently, it was the only time I actually had to stop at a light.

I'm totally digging this. Today I'm hitting the gym and working on upper body. Tomorrow I will go on another ride.