Took an easy ride today because of tight legs. I always manage to forget how beautiful New Jersey can be during the work week. It is easy to see why everyone who passes through NJ thinks its a dump if all they see is turnpike and Newark rather than what I see.

I have started my work on removing the next spacer. It feels great and looks fantastic. I am a fan of gigantic saddle-to-bar drop.

And of course you can’t go anywhere in NJ without climbing some ridges. This steep ascent is just 0.2 miles long from bridge (foreground) to fence (out of view) but peaks at 18% gradient and “levels off” to 11% for just a brief moment. Hill repeats, anyone?

Overall it was a good ride with some productive saddle time, working on climbing without standing. Tomorrow will repeat the route but with a group. Also trying to get used to the camera. Managed to record a whopping seven seconds of video. Whoops!