once again...

12/25
MMkay... It's a better day today... not much snow on the lot, and a bit warmer to boot. Went 100m on the 24 today. Several times. One direction is limited to 100m-ish by the size of the lot, the other was psuedo-limited by a combo of fatigue and a load of slush (aka mental block). The lot-limited direction is the same direction that i was originally going - the uneven, downhill, left sloping one. I powered through the slope with hardly any problem today for some reason, and decided that since i was having less problem going straight, i'd try turning. It worked. So i turned and went around the lot to the end of it in that direction. Several times. Mind you, it's a right turn. My tendency is to the left, as is the lot's slope. YAY !

The other direction is uphill, ever so slightly. It's a lot more flat, however there is still more snow over there, as well as more onlookers. But i was still able to go a good 100m. Also went 50m+ well over half of my tries. Fewer short runs this time, but i had myself needing to really push the wheel to get going. That could have just been the uphill runs, i'm not sure. I think a part of the problem i was having last night was not side-to-side balance or speed, but rather Q-Factor/foot placement. I was at the point on the 20 (with the 6" cranks anyhoo) that i didnt need to worry so much about foot placement... but on the 24, i guess i'm not there yet.

Tossed on the 20" after the initial hour on the 24 and had a good time on it. It was cool to be able to push myself through stuff i would not have attempted on the 20, had i not first done it on the 24. Large patches of ice were the only thing i couldn't find myself to try. Tiny bump -> UPD -> break ass... didn't sound too appealing to me. I was able to get a 100m run in on it... it was super.

TIME SPENT: 7.25
MONEY SPENT: 345

THIS WAS POSTED ON THE 26th, HOWEVER IT DOCUMENTS THE 25TH AS MY INTERNET WAS DOWN. YAY.