Funny you should ask....
Yesterday, my son and I rode the 22-mi Yuma loop (Yuma, Virginia, that is... right on the Tennessee line). First ten miles is running west up a long linear valley, right into the wind... the wind was running a steady 15mph, but gusts up to twice that, at least. It had rained overnight; wasn't raining, was mixed clouds, but the roads were still partially wet. We were probably averaging 7 to 9 mph on that leg. Then you hang a turn to the south, ride a couple of miles through a couple of gaps, into Tennessee. Turn back to the east, into another long linear valley. Have a couple of light climbs over the next mile, then you can run that valley for the next 7 miles... on that leg, wind at our back, we were averaging 22, 24 mph, managed to hit 28 for a bit on a few stretches. One last pair of light climbs over the next mile, then a flat mile again back to the start. Wasn't a spectacular run, but was good to be out stretching our legs. A couple of days before, we'd gone to Cades Cove, had my younger daughter along with us. Rode the loop there, about 10 miles around. Overcast, not a constant wind but occasionally breezy. With the little one along, were taking our time. After the midpoint, leaving from the visitor center, it began misting on us pretty well. We weren't soaked by the time we made it back around to the start point, but, we weren't totally dry, either. (Glad for fenders both days, tho'.... ) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
