Robert's Mountain Biking Blog

These are a couple of pics my sister took of me with my bike. It was a beautiful day today but still a bit chilly. So I couldn't pass up the opportunity to get out and go for a ride.

I'm currently staying with my mom and sister on the coast. The terrain is flat and there are no biking trails anywhere. Grrrr!! So yesterday I opted to go biking out on the county roads despite the 58 degree weather and the 22 mph NW blustery wind. I was anxious to try out my new clipless pedals and cleats.

Shimano SPD Compatabile Pedal PD-M324

The course I took was virtually dead into the wind. It was cold and hard biking. But after a couple of miles I changed course back into town and was now biking with the wind. At one point I was clocking 18 mph easily.



I made it down to the bay to see a myriad of migratory birds on and above the water. I saw what looked like arctic terns and gulls. I also saw ducks and another group of birds which almost looked like minitature puffins. :)



The clipless pedals make a vast improvement on pedaling efficiency in my opinion. I love em!!! I didn't take long for me to get accustomed to them. Now, I just have to figure out why my bike makes this funny noise when I'm in third (left handle) gear.

This is a pic of my mountain biking class I took last September. Debbie Main was the instructor and she was really good and taught us some great techniques!