I was able to do a dawn patrol ride on the shoreline trail Saturday, with a new cog in the back. Interestingly enough, a 2 tooth difference on the back cog makes a very noticeable difference to the legs. Starting on the trail I did not think I'd be able to get up dry creek, but by the time I hit the climb I was warming up to the task, and was able to crank it out starting from the switchback where it gets steep.
Here's a view of downtown Salt Lake looking Southwest from the top of dry creek.
Here's a view from dry creek looking at the single track that heads to city creek. This is my commute on mornings when schedule, weather, and motivation line up.
Later that day there was a book fair my employer puts on for families with readers 12 and under. The kids get to bring home some books, there's food and often some entertainment, and the kids always have a great time.
This year, in conjunction with the book fair, security opened up the cube farm to visitors. Here's a shot of the family enjoying my pen. You can imagine the tour... this is my phone, this is my desk, here's my window, here's my table, here's my guest chair. The gig may not tour well, but we do some very cool stuff, it's hella cool as the kids (well, not my kids) say.
Sunday morning saw more dawn patrol action, this time riding West along the frontage road to Saltair and the marina. It's a fun ride - good for riding tempo, with nice scenery with the lake, the mountains, the migratory birds, and the assortment of discarded sofas and mattresses.
Below are some pictures of Saltair and the lake from the marina.
The only glitch in the ride was a malfunctioning bike computer... the power reading is obviously too low - perhaps some burned out LEDs make the leading digit read 1 instead of 4.
Finally, as a shout out to fellow geeks, no ride would be complete without graphing the data captured during the ride.
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