Winter in Vancouver can be tough. The winter is not as cold or as long as the rest of Canada, but most days I would take -15 to -5C and sunny over +1 to +5 and rainy. However enough snow has melted in Lynn Valley that several of us got out the cross country bikes for the first dirt ride of the season. Winter isn't over and most of these folks will head to Whistler tomorrow for skiing. The ride was lovely and as cross country as you can get on the North Shore. The ride was slippery. Everything is wet here except for a few weeks in July, August and September. Slippery roots, slippery ramps, slippery logs, slippery skinnies, slippery bridges. Any thoughts of getting a hardtail have evaporated and the Enduro still has my heart. Now a new road bike....
Tomorrow I'd like to do a longer road ride but will probably keep it to 3 or 4 hours. The reason? I left data at work that I need this weekend. Not being able to work tonight means a shorter Sunday ride and a longer Sunday night.
Overall it was a decent week on the bikes. Wed spin class is challenging. Thursday at Kirsty's class is always a quality workout. Riding home through Deep Cove adds 14 km to the daily commute. Getting anxious for daylight savings. I failed to put in 2 laps around Stanley Park after work of Friday, only managed 1 as it was too dark (and I got creeped out riding alone through the forest).
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