February Wrap up

The month of February found me wondering if I'd be able to do what I commited myself to do. I was having to see the chiropractor way too often. My back was killing me, I was constantly in pain. I was wondering if I should have gone with the recumbents after all.

My wife came to the rescue again. A trip to the library yielded one really helpful book called The Complete Book of Long Distance Cycling. Surely someone had to have some exercises or advice besides stop riding and long distance cyclists ought to need to help more than us regular folk, right?

I thought that I had been doing enough to strengthen my back and core but there were more exercises that came in handy that allowed my back to better deal with the new strains that were being placed on it.

Between the back, ice, rain and maintenance on the bike I only was able to 2 times to work. So far I've only been able to save 5.6 gallons of gas this year. Despite the lack of money savings I have been figuring out winter weather gear. A light wind resistant bike jacket over three layers of polyprolene, head band, balaclava, two pairs of socks, two pairs of gloves, tights and a helmet cover kept me warm enough to ride in at 25 F.