The South has been hit by a COLD snap. Northern FLORIDA has seen snow in the last few weeks. I haven't started Khaleesi on any of the super cold days, but on the hand full we've reached 40, I've gone out there and fired her up. Not one single issue thus far. I took a SUPER short jaunt around Big Springs Road a day or 2 after Christmas. It barely squeaked up to 40 degrees, so I layered up and went alone. Hubs said I was crazy, he'd wait.
REALLY wanted to join in on one of the many New Year's Day rides, but the high was sub 20, so yeah. No.
Today was SIXTY FIVE. YESSSSSS!!! I wanted to ride to work this morning, but with already getting up at 5, as long as I have to take care of the baby in the mornings, I can't ride to work. Maybe the warm summer will change that, but for now, it's just too cold.
Met the hubs, and we headed down 321 to some sweet little curvy back roads a mere 10 minutes from our house. Went through the towns of Friendsville and Greenback, crossed over 411, took a road or 2 we'd never been down, then dead ended onto 129 just below the Dragon. Took 129 back home. SUCH a beautiful day, it was a perfect ride.
I felt a little out of sorts at the very beginning just because I had to shake the rust off. Also, riding in new boots is always interesting. My new HD boots have a grippier, knobby sole on them, so I was getting a little hung up on my foot peg. I got them figured out though, got back to shifting a little more smoothly. David and I got radios, and we were able to talk back and forth, which was awesome!
I LOVE to say I was pretty much book perfect. No wide swinging, no missed gears, curves on rails and I got on the gas once or twice. SO grateful and happy to get to ride. We were out for an hour and a half and clocked right at 60 miles. Wish we could have gone longer, but the baby was at the sitter and dark was fast approaching.
Not sure when the next ride will be, but y'all can guarantee to read about it here!
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