Losing the Ability to Walk

Cycling lots does some funny things to my body. While there's the obvious changes I'd expect, one of the stranger ones I get when I've spent many days and many miles on the bike is the inability to walk properly. This isn't due to tiredness (or anything else less pleasant before you ask) but just due to what feels like my walking leg muscles seemingly having 'evolved' into cycling muscles. If that's happened already then what am I going to be like in 3 months time. I'm somewhat nervous!

On the topic of evolving, I just found this topical little poster by Mike Rosulek. Delighted to see you can get it on a T-shirt as well...

http://www.zazzle.co.uk/very_gradual_change_we_can_believe_in_tshirt-235487367914303657

If the whole being a non-American-Lycra-wearing-cyclist isn't going to be enough to get me shot at in the deep south (and I reckon it will be) then this looks like the perfect attire for attracting those not-so-stray bullets.

As an aside, just a thought for a Friday afternoon but, given creationists are more likely to have guns than evolutionists (I assume - I think safely) does that mean the theory of evolution will be evolved-by-shooting out of existence in the US?

Mountain Bike Mecca

I've been good as of late, having done no real tinkering to the route for the past few weeks. However, as I'm sitting here at almost 2am noting down the local bike shops along the way (or more importantly, where there ain't any) I think that's all about to change, because of two words ... Slickrock, Moab. Probably the world's best know mountain bike route. An almost mythical place to the fat-tyred cyclists amongst us and one of those places like Monaco, St Andrews, Wimbledon, Alpe d'Huez, Peahi, Trollveggen, where the place is the sport.

Now I'd previously spotted that the route I was planning was going to take me to about 100 miles south of Moab, but had reluctantly decided I didn't think it would be worth the detour (incidentally, I briefly, and very foolishly, said the same thing about the Grand Canyon when first drawing up the route 6 months ago). But then I stumbled upon this tonight ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmDZUY5kGdw

Worth the 3 day, 180 mile detour just to ride that 10 mile loop? I think I shall definitely be finding out.