R.I.P Wouter Weylandt

Not much to say here, just a very sad day for cycling. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and team.

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The Bike Spouse

It seems that we have been hibernating for most of the winter, but we have seen a glimmer of spring and it was good. I had the joy of taking a trip home to Atlanta this past weekend and I managed to wake my pasty legs up enough to squeeze in a ride while there. This brings me to what this post is actually about: The Bike Spouse. The person you spend more time with on your bike than anyone else. We all have one, and they are there through the good, the bad, and sometimes the very very ugly. Sometimes people get really lucky and their bike spouse is their actual significant other....I am not one of those people....mine is a guy named Brad. For the past 14 years, if I was on a ride or at a race, most likely my buddy Brad was right there suffering with me. Mountain? Yup. Road? Uh-huh. Cyclocross? That one hurt the most. I moved a few states up about a year ago, so now he's more like a bike mistress and this past weekend was one of those rare times that we have been able to get together on a visit and actually get some riding in. We were commenting about how we couldn't remember the last time we were able to ride in February and have spring like temps. We rolled out easy Sunday morning and settled in, catching up on stuff and decided on one of our old turnaround points. A couple of group rides cruised past, but we were just happy to be getting some miles in. On the way back my legs definitely started to feel the long winter of laziness. We cruised back in to the parking lot, just under 35 miles on the computer, and huge grins on our faces. It was a great ride with a great friend, and a great way to spend a warm spring day....in February. It was a definite wake up call to get back on the bike. As for the Brumvagen Cycle Club, the literary legs are shaved and ready to start cranking out new posts on a regular basis. Welcome back everyone.