Yesterday was apparently World Bike Day, so I had to do a little ride. I have an XC race coming up later in the month (Rim Nordic), so I'm trying to follow Garmin's suggested workouts and see how that goes. I know if I don't stay in shape those races can be painful, lots of climbing starting around 7k ft. elevation.

I spent more time working on bikes than riding them yesterday. This Canyon Spectral is a fun longer travel trail bike, but we don't use it much during the XC race season. I had scavenged parts off of it to keep my son's race bike working. So, got it working again and also put a new tire on my son's bike since I've bee using that while my primary bike finally went into the shop (shock service, worn wheel bearings, stuff I won't repair myself).

This Canyon bike needs 2 new tires. My ebike needs shock service and at least one new tire. The 6 month long youth MTB team season takes up a lot of my time, so these things don't get done. The e-bike will probably get even more use over the summer, between trail work events, zone 2 training, and fun rides.

Yesterday's ride was on local trails and in strange weather for southern California. Thunder and light rain. Nice to have some time to do solo rides. I like coaching the MTB team, but eventually I need a break from the responsibilities of planning meaningful training rides that are also fun, and that get the kids back safely and on time. #BikeTooter #WorldBicycleDay