The cold rainy drizzle of all day yesterday vacated our area around 2pm today, the sun popped out, things warmed up and dried out quickly. And I got out on my new Surly Karate Monkey with my son, Eli. It is loads of fun. Pretty much what everyone says -- it is not super light but hides its weight well and rolls nicely. The large bars give good climbing leverage. It feels like a tank in that it just keeps moving forward regardless of what is in front of it. I can tell there are millions of smiles to come. Tomorrow morning I will try to climb the big hill to work with the 34x17 to see just how bad it is. I notice it is faster than my 26" faux SS that I've been using all winter, so it is definitely a higher gear. But the extra leverage of the bar might allow me to still scamper up the hill. Oh and I got 54 miles in with T.F. on the cross bike. A nice ride today with pushing a stiff headwind on the way out and an easier spin on the way back. Now two days of "rest" so I am ready for the Gravel Rouser race on Saturday. The weather looks very promising. I'll probably take the Superfly out tomorrow for a quick spin to make sure all is right. But I've been throwing some TLC at it, so all should be good to go.
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