Finally had a nice day to ride around here. I'm not much into riding in the rain and cold and it seems like that's what we have around here most of the time during the spring of the year. Normal temps have been 39 to 55. Today, I think it was projected to be 45-63 so I decided to go for it. No rain predicted till 3pm. So last night I mapped out a new course for me: head North and East toward Kingston taking some back roads, then go West to Port Gamble (stop for coffee), head West across the Hood Canal bridge to Port Ludlow on the Olympic Peninsula. Projected miles 56.6, projected time 4 hrs 58 min. Here's the route produced by biketoaster.com. (Click to enlarge)
This is my first ride around here with any real miles and saddle time. And I must confess my bum was a little tired after the ride. I also wanted to get some idea of the average speed I might expect for the Ride Across America. My results indicate I rode at 11.6 MPH, not real fast but probably not too far off from my expectations and blogs I have read from others doing the ride. I plugged in my estimated Flat Speed of 14 MPH and Climbing Speed of 36 FT/MIN. The toaster then calculates the estimated time based on miles and elevation gain along the way. So now the toaster is calibrated for me and can be used to estimate my expected riding times for each segment of the ride.
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