The temperature couldn’t decide if it would 60 and above or below. I decided to create a Zwift meetup and ride while the weather made up its mind. Looking at the available routes in the Zwift companion app I found the Casse-Pattes in France. I didn’t remember riding that route before and the distance and climbing seemed reasonable so I created the meetup, invited one of my followers (as necessary), and started at 12:40 PM. I wasn’t alone on the route with other Zwifters passing in both directions. I rode 15.0 miles, climbed 505 feet (including a Cat 4 climb) in 1:00:04. A couple of sprints and I think one other KOM besides the Cat 4 one on the route. I kept my watts and BPM reasonable since I am still recovering from cataract surgery. Tomorrow the weather is supposed to warm to the upper 60’s so I plan on riding outside. That will be the first ride outdoors this month. I need 300 miles to reach my goal for February.

More information about the Casse-Pattes route at ZwiftInsider.com

Yesterday I didn’t ride Zwift because I drove to Bike Lane to pickup my new Cervelo Caledonia Rival AXS eTap bike. When I got it back home I spent the afternoon transferring parts from my Canyon Endurace bike. Later I posted the Canyon on Craigslist.org. I have a couple of people interested but no final sale yet. The Cervelo after I transferred everything. I plan on riding the Cervelo tomorrow. New Bike Day ride. The wheels on the Cervelo are not the factory wheelset. I bought a set of ICAN Cycling Alpha 50 carbon rims. Getting the Continental GatorHardshell 700x28C tires on them was a feat of great dimensions. I thought it might take an hour, ended up taking over 3 hours because of the very tight fit. I used every trick I knew. I’m not sure why they finally mounted. Must’ve been from the prayer.