Getting used to the Facial shield.

We got Bike Caps too.  Since I took off the visor from my helmet, I really need it.  This way I finally could feel better with the facial shield. 

He wants to use just helmet and the shield together.

Because we both got terrible allergies, the shields helped us by keeping wind off our faces.  Bugs seemed to see the shield and dodged away.

Exhausted, but tried the face shield.

It  was very windy late morning today.   So the face protector was perfect for avoiding drying my eyes.  Even bugs avoided crashing into the shield.

But our helmets are a close fit on our heads and the protector was so oversized and hard to put together.  The blue frame kept sagging so that I couldn't see the view freely as I used to.

But the idea is still great.  So I will keep working on it.  Somehow ....

In spite of our exhaustion we felt fortunate that we still could  ride. even though that's less than 4 miles.

I asked what Mr. Wh thought about the facial protector.  This is his answer.
 

The face shield is effective against bugs and stuff falling from trees.  In 70 degree windy conditions it didn’t fog.  It also affords a little protection from the wind drying your eyes.

It’s a bit tricky to fit under the helmet because there a little bumps on the sides of the helmet that hit the band on the face shield—the band can’t go under the helmet without making the helmet too loose, so the bumps tend to push the shield down too much.  If I just keep pushing it back up (like I do my eyeglasses) it works well enough.

I conclude that it is a reasonably satisfactory accessory, and a good value.

Even a small insect flying..

When I was riding quite fast, a flying insect crashing onto my face was really painful. The impact was quite shocking for me.  

The other day I just happened to see some cyclist was wearing face cover on Internet.  We were talking about it.   Then Mr. Wh. found for me to order.  "Sport Shields" $24.95 each.

I'm looking forward using it tomorrow!

After admitting who I was ...

Because pushing myself never worked well any more.  I just accepted who I was.  I'm old, not 40s, not even 50s.
Just quit pushing myself.

Since Mr. Whp. complains about his front thigh pain, we both started riding very slow.  And for up slope, I used very low gear which I've never used before.  I couldn't use it before, but I can nowadays.  So it worked very well for saving my energy.

When I came back and checked my record, I was so surprised.  Average Speed was slower than before of course, but I could ride over 10 miles without any pain and fatigue!

What a surprise!! 

OK.  The key is:  I should know who I am.

Tired, tired, and tired...

Because of lack of sleeping, less protein comsumption?  Or just from aging?

My weight didn't reduce, comfortable feeling afterwards from riding disappeared from my body.  I got in the really bad cycle  in two weeks.

At late night and early morning tremendous noise of  big trucks  are just terrible.  I just can't get enough sleep.

I hate trucks, noisy cars, speeding cars and noisy motorcycles.

Hmph..
 

Enjoyed riding side by side

It's getting hot again, better to go for a ride right away!

It was not hot yet at beginning so we rode at a comfortable speed for a while.  What a big pleasure to ride side by side with my husband through our neighborhood which I wished long time ago!  As soon as I see/hear a vehicle coming I can move to the right freely now so I don't need to worry about anything nowadays.

Since we started with comfortable speed for a while, we didn't get too tired.  That's good, and even average speed was not lowered either!

But after I finished riding my body started hurting here and there, so I did some stretching which calmed down the pain.
 

Complete streets

Yes, we all need that!

Complete Streets

Trails ride in Marin county

We reached the parking lot in 40 min.  We started biking along Corte Madera Creek.  Gravel, puddles, and all kinds of grass covering the ground made me thrilled and excited.

The trails in Larkspur and Corte Madera were easy to find, and drivers were mostly courteous.  That made our ride superb.  On the city roads, there are some signs saying "Watch for pedestrians and bicycles."
That is very different from Sonoma County, I thought.  Local government can do many things. 

 
There is one bike path that was blocked by a fence which doesn't show on the google map.  Since the path was covered with overgrown weeds and ice plants, I didn't want to turn around. Luckily a most kind man outside the fence offered to help lift our bikes over the fence.  So we were very lucky.  There is an elementary school near there.  We understood why the fence was closed.  But it would have been nice if there were even a small sign saying 'no outlet'.  That's why the guy sympathized with us trapped the same way as he was with his dog.

 (Should have given up, but it was invited somehow.)

(From this side nobody wants to go through.  Anyway we were saved.)


There were some older cyclists, father and his sons/daughters, older walkers and young joggers on the trails under the beautiful sunshine.  We we enjoyed a very relaxing ride today.

For us how long we can enjoy riding is more important than how fast we can ride.  Finally I found our goal recently.

We also tried riding on a street with a bike lane and also one with no bike lane, just share the road.  We were fine on the street with a bike lane, but the share road was very nerve racking for us.  

Might as well. Helmet painting2

Older people need to cheer up.  Even though his helmet has already two colors, I thought it needs to brighten up.  Because he wanted, I painted his too.  Now his helmet has three colors!

A little murky, but it's fun.  We both like it.

Painting my helmet again

The first time I was very shy and modest.
The second time, this time I am quite bold.

I might get more happy and energetic for riding!

Spring breeze trip to Davis

Last month, March riding record:
March:  Residential road
Mar.02,    6.75 mi., ave.  9.0mph, max. 20.5mph,  0:44:56
Mar.03,  10.24 mi., ave.  9.9mph, max. 16.6mph,  1:01:49
Mar.04,    6.10 mi., ave.  9.3mph, max. 15.1mph,  0:38:54

Mar.06,    3.94 mi., ave.  9.9mph, max. 15.5mph,  0:23:41
Mar.07,    4.64 mi., ave.  7.9mph, max. 14.9mph,  0:35:05
Mar.08,    7.76 mi., ave.  8.8mph, max. 19.4mph,  0:52:33
Mar.09,  10.50 mi., ave.10.0mph, max. 17.7mph,  1:03:17
                    
Bike Trainer
Mar.11,   5.012mi., ave.11.4mph, max. 15.5mph,  0:26:10
Mar.12,   5.041mi., ave.12.1mph, max. 16.8mph,  0:24:49
                    
Schwinn Loop Folding Bike on residential road
Mar.11,    5.12 mi., ave.  7.6mph, max. 14.1mph,  0:40:10

Mar.13,    4.38 mi., ave.  8.3mph, max. 13.8mph,  0:31:32
Mar.14,    8.82 mi., ave.  7.9mph, max. 17.3mph,  1:06:15
Mar.16,  12.22 mi., ave.  8.1mph, max. 16.8mph,  1:30:19
Mar.17,  13.06 mi., ave.  8.1mph, max. 17.0mph,  1:35:34
Mar.18,    7.95 mi., ave.  8.1mph, max. 18.9mph,  0:58:38
Mar.19,  13.15 mi., ave.  7.7mph, max. 18.1mph,  1:41:43
Mar.19,    4.68 mi., ave.  7.7mph, max. 16.3mph,  0:36:26
                    
Bike Trainer
Mar.15,   3.097mi., ave.12.6mph, max. 17.7mph,  0:14:45
Mar.18,   3.015mi., ave.13.5mph, max. 16.4mph,  0:13:14

Mar.20,   2.671mi., ave. 12.6mph, max. 16.4mph,  0:12:44

Schwinn Loop
Mar.22, 10.31 mi., ave. 7.7 mph, max. 16.9 mph,  1:19:33
Mar.23, 10.39 mi., ave. 6.8 mph, max. 16.9 mph,  1:31:32
Mar.25,   8.74 mi., ave. 8.3 mph, max. 17.2 mph,  1:02:26
Mar.26,   5.63 mi., ave. 8.1 mph, max  18.1 mph,  0:41:26

Mar.27,   7.34 mi., ave. 8.4 mph, max. 17.2 mph,  0:51:43
Mar.28,   5.23 mi., ave. 8.1 mph, max. 18.1 mph,  0:38:26

Novara Jaunt
Mar.31, 13.30 mi., ave. 9.3 mph, max. 19.4 mph,  1:26:01

March Monthly Total:  199.086 miles, 22 hours3minutes41
 
Because of my weight gain or just aging, I felt not well recently.  But finally we pushed ourselves to go and try the Davis Bike Loop again, which we failed to follow all the way last year.

This time I tried to ride the loop the other way around, and that was successful!!

We were so happy to see the clear green mark line on the ground to show which way to go for the Davis Bike Loop, so we never got lost.  Thank God.  And I really appreciated the great work and effort in Davis. 

We just loved this loop. 

We both felt energized very much and forgot that we rode more than usual. 

Now we are really tired tonight. 

We were going to have lunch in downtown, but when we saw W.. Foods Market, we changed our minds.  We felt pooped a little.
Really enjoyed the smoothy, and pieces of pizza.