Saturday, August 22, 2015

Must be Hot when You Like Headwinds

Today's Tracking via GPS and Ham Radio

I again took up riding today.  I at first thought I'd leave both dogs behind again, but Tinkerbell REALLY likes to go and was quite frustrated yesterday when I left her home.  Lilly, on the other hand, has yet to develop a taste for riding, even though she slavishly tries to copy Tinkerbell's behavior in almost all things.
Today I decided to try taking both dogs but this time to carry Lilly in the belly papoose harness I used to carry dearly departed Jazzy in.  Lilly fought against the whole concept at first, since she is violently opposed to any kind of restraint.  But in spite of her protests she seemed to take a liking to riding up front, face into the wind, and only complained a couple times throughout  the ride.  During previous rides she cried and whined most of the way, but she was inside a doggie carrier in the stoker's backseat on the tandem recumbent.  We'll see if she increases any enthusiasm for riding in the future.... stay tuned.
Today was a bit warmish, believe it or not.  We also experienced a fair amount of stiff gusting wind, but in spite of slowing us down, we appreciated the whistling breeze which helped cool us off.
Another display of unrestrained horsepower as we rode peacefully along....
 Note the mandatory urge to accelerate and powershift as he passes the lowly slowly bicycle.
As usual, we seemed to attract headwinds both coming and going, but again, we appreciated their cooling effect.
When  we got home both doggies immediately collapsed and slept for several hours.  Much as they enjoy riding, they don't do doggie naps while doing so, and as a result are completely bushed when we get home - even though they haven't expended any effort at all.  Such a Dog's Life

Ride Started: 12:28 PM    Ride Ended:  2:43 PM
Beginning Battery Voltage:   14.4   Ending Voltage: 13.2  Lowest:  13.1
Lowest Temp  84 F      Highest Temp:  98 F 
Stats from the GPS:    Total Miles:  10.61
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
  4.8 MPH                              7.1 MPH                   25.2 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
2 hours 13 mins                    1 hour 29 minutes       43  minutes

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