Total mileage for 2017: 1372.2
Today's ride was an unusual one. I generally prefer to ride as early in the morning as possible—primarily because I am an unnaturally strong morning person, and then also, at this time of year, in order to beat the heat. But today I was unable to ride in the morning because I had to take my trike back to the dealer, Jack's Bike in Dearborn, in order to address a squealing that had developed. They were able to diagnose it as a caliper having gone bad, and replaced it with a new one. I explained about my participating in the upcoming PALM ride, and asked them to check it over thoroughly. They said I was in need of two new front tires, with wear having been caused by misalignment, so i got those put on, and had them tweak the alignment, and feel much more comfortable now about heading off on that long ride. However, all this work being done, I didn't get back to Ann Arbor until mid-afternoon.
This meant I could not ride until after picking Michelle up from school (4:00), so I headed out around 4:30, battling hot, windy conditions. (The wind was from the southwest at 14 mph, and the temperature when I began was 89°, climbing to 92° at the end.) I figure riding in the heat is all to the good, in acclimating me to the potential heat I may experience during PALM (although it is my hope for that event to do the bulk of my riding in the morning and thus beat the worst of the heat).
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