That was one ass-busting ride yesterday being almost the full course of the Little White Salmon River. From confluence with the Columbia to just about where the first drops fall from its glacier’s icy fingers.
As it turns out the steeps are not as bad as thought and the new 29-tooth cog never got used. The 27 saw much good sweat though! The cool of the morning at 45f gave way to an afternoon’s 87F. No wonder my tank ran dry. The last uphill sprint to avoid traffic into White Salmon ended with me wheel sucking a 70 year old for the last five minutes. No excuses… I was whipped much as Levi Leipheimer was by Floyd Landis in the inaugural Amgen Tour Of California. One has to try though! Miscalculations being a fact of life.