Swiftcurrent Reflections

So, this happened on the commute home yesterday:

4999.9 miles...

...and 5000.0 miles!

5,000 miles on my LeMond Buenos Aires. The bike computer went on before I took the bike home from the shop and it has worked flawlessly every ride. Never even replaced the battery. The bike has performed very well. It is a comfortable long-distance machine. With the steel frame and Ultegra components, it should be easy to get another 5,000 miles. I figure that 5,000 miles translates into about 300 hours of time in the saddle. Not too bad!

Some of the events that we’ve done:

• Reach the Beach. My first century.
• Tour de Blast. Twice (once fun, once cold and wet…)
• Seattle to Portland. The first time was my first double-century. The second time my first over-night bike event.
• Mid-Summer Duathlon. My first du.
• Monday Night PIR Race. My first road race.
• Lyle Pearson 200. 200-mile relay bike race in Idaho.
• Blue Lake Triathlon. My first tri.

Add to that lots of weekend rides with Meg and other friends, and many miles commuting to work. Fun times! I hope I can get the next 5000 in much faster…