1st Hammer Report of the Season

Temp at Departure 40
Temp at Finish 52
Humidity 38%
Barometric Pressure 29.82 (steady)
Visibility Forever
Wind NNW 21mph with gusts up to 35mph
Riders including me 2 (Joel from the Hub showed. He's a friend of Matt.)

Fought the wind all the way up to Hanover, and even though there was some beautiful scenery all we got to see was the tire in front of us. The scenery definitely got better after Hanover (35 miles) as we turned south and got a well deserved tail wind. We were able to pick up the pace significantly. Got into Delano (50 miles) and stopped for the usual Gatorade, Rice Krispie Treat, and Baby Ruth Bar (king sized).
Didn't see a whole lot of Joel's wheel after Delano, but he hung on well.
We pulled into Mayer and picked up the best tail wind of the day, and were well into the 30 mph range all the way into Waconia. I saw 36 mph and my computer showed a max speed of 38.8 mph. That's Screamin'!
The old legs were feeling it as we had to head into the wind again to get to Victoria. Even the smallest hill got us down into the low teens for mph. Once in Excelsior we were heading east and maintained a nice pace back to PUNCH.
It was great to be out, especially when the weather had been predicted to be so shitty. Just beautiful, with delightful scenery. Many of the farm fields were plowed, and the trees are budding, so they had a mossy green look to them.
Just a great ride. 101/20.4