Tomorrow is the first training ride and I am all pumped-up in anticipation.
I picked-up my bike form Cycle Therapy today and rode it back home. I was planning all week for this short ride. The idea was to ride my bike at least once before the training and see how the bike feels after the “upgrade” to slick tires. I also wanted to get a feeling of what should I wear tomorrow as I am not really used to ride in cold weather.
My first impression when I saw my bike in the shop was that it looks funny. A X-Large frame Trek Fuel Race mountain bike with skinny road tires and all the “required” accessories attached to it’s something that just doesn’t look right. It kind of make me smile each time I look at it. On the other hand, I am not prepared to invest in a new road bike and the perspective of riding over 600Km on fat, knobby tires was not very appealing. I guess, I’ll just have to get used with the funny look.
That bike feels lighter and definitively smoother on the road, the slick tires are making a huge difference and for that reason alone the initial “look” factor is starting to fade out 
. I can’t wait until tomorrow, I am really curious how a longer ride is going to feel like.
