Mongol General: Hao! Dai ye! We won again! This is good, but what is best in life?
Mongol: The open steppe, fleet horse, falcons at your wrist, and the wind in your hair.
Mongol General: Wrong! Conan! What is best in life?
Conan: To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of their women.
Mongol General: That is good! That is good.
Even though this is a quote from a pretty kick-ass movie, Conan the Barbarian, I think that's one of the best things we can ask ourselves and others: "What is best in life?"
Took the singlespeed out to Blanket's to let it break me in further. Had to fairly strong Dwelling runs to start and was extremely stoked to clean Van Michael going counter-clockwise. I haven't cleaned it on my geared bike in a while! Hurl Hill was a big challenge and I really had to push. I think there was a good tail-wind too Ha! The gear ratio is 32-20 which I understand is good for Blanket's. Finished up with grunt and grind on South Loop. Total time about 2 hours 15 min and approx 17 miles.