CRASH

MIchele took her first spill on the Specialized Dolce and got scraped up a little bit, she also jammed her thumb but was not hurt to bad. This happened in our neighborhood when she entered a turn with water from a sprinkler system around the curve, a little hard on the brakes and the bike slid out from under her. I am thankful she was not seriously injured and since she was out by herself she went ahead and finished her ride and then came home so Dr. Dennis could bandage her up, she said that hurt more than the crash. Notice the large band aid, and there is one more on her knee, (sorry no bloody photo's).

I went on a new hill training ride on Wednesday and got a good workout on a very hot late afternoon. This ride goes to a hilly area and does repeat aggressive climbs of some hills in a residential neighborhood, in some areas these are probably considered small hills but it was still hard work. The ride finished with an all out sprint to the performance bike shop in which I stayed with the leaders at 37 mph but faded at the end to finish a great ride

On the work front this is a new unit replacing a 24 year old one and will reduce this homes carbon footprint and save on the light bill. The old unit was about a 9 seer rating and the new one is a 13 seer rating. Think of seer (seasonal energy efficiency rating) like miles per gallon, in this case a higher number is better. This was not an elective change since the old unit died and will be recycled.

Less is really more

Dennis