My ride last night was a good way to start the weekend.
My friend Ryan was wanting to go out for a ride so I arranged to meet him after work and go for a ride round a couple of lakes. I hadn't planned on going far as it was my weekly training session the night before and my legs were extremely tired.
We set off heading out of Dubendorf to Wangen and up the hill into the woods along some gravel paths, eventually emerging near Effretikon. I prefer this way as it gets the big hill and most of the gravel riding out of the way first. Since getting my new bike last week and having the the riding position set correctly for the first time ever, I don't yet have full confidence on loose surfaces, so it was good to get them out of the way. After Effretikon, there is a long but gentle drag up hill before finally starting the drop down to the first lake, The Pfäffikersee.
We stopped here for a break here and took some photos before heading off toward Wetzikon and onto the 2nd lake, the Greifensee. Here it was decision time. Left for the long way around or right for the shorter trip home. By this point my legs had resigned themselves to their fate and had given up complaining. Therefore we turned left. We had to push on a bit as it was getting later and my friend doesn't have any lights yet. It was a good decision, there was hardly anybody else out and we kept up a good pace for us, the whole way round.
Finally we headed back towards my friends town. We didn't know the way exactly, but stumble upon a great smooth road with nice twisty bits that happened to take us back to our starting point.
Fantastic evening - 76 kms which was more than planned.
The Pfäffikersee
The new bike resting under a tree
Selfie on the move
