It isn’t even Thanksgiving yet, and I’ve already signed up for the 2022 Escape ride. Hell, it isn’t even 2022. It’s hard to wrap my head around a ride so far in the future.
But, I have already begun to fret about my fitness. I haven’t done anything about my fitness, that would be too much like work, but, I know I need to do something. That’s something, right?
I may start by buying a new bike, or not. However, my bike quiver is currently at X=S-2.
There are 2 formulas for how many bikes one should own. The first is X=N+1, N being the number of bikes that one already owns. It’s simple, buy another one, right?
The other formula is X=S-1, S being the number of bikes that your spouse will leave one over.
Last year I sold my road bike, I just wasn’t riding it enough to justify owning it, and used bikes were selling at a premium. I could buy a bike, but the bikes that I have my eye on won’t help me with this ride. I’ve been looking at the Salsa Cutthroat, a very serious gravel bike, practically a drop-bar mountain bike; big tires, big fun, but the wrong bike for 140-ish miles of road.
The other bike that I’m interested in is a full-suspension mountain bike, the Canyon Lux Trail, an even worse choice for the road.
What to do? Fortunately for my bank account, I can dither for a while longer because neither one is available to buy right now. Thank you pandemic.
So, I guess, for now, I’ll worry about cooking Thanksgiving dinner and put off any buying decisions for now.
If you are inspired to donate to my ride, how ever, please do that now…