señor taco’s travels

A few weeks ago, right after the AIDS/LifeCycle, I ordered a wool cycling cap from Walzcaps.

Photo Copyright Walzcaps © 2006

I started wearing a cap shortly before the ride and ended up wearing the cap more than the skullcaps I had been wearing before (under my helmet mostly). Right now I’m using the Walzcap going to and from work. I haven’t worn it on a longer ride, but I probably will soon. I love it because it’s comfortable and I really want to order some more. The wool cap fits awesomely and I talked to James and we might try to get them for Team Luxo next year.

Just a quick Polly update. I took her to the vet for the weekly re-check on how she is doing. She’s stabilized her weight and eating well so they took the tube out. Yippie! The amazing thing is they didn’t put any stitches or staples in as the incision is pretty small. They did bandage her neck but I can take that off on Monday.

Now she just needs to keep eating (which is probably easier without the feeding tube) and we’re all golden.

Well, I finally sat down and typed up all the daily journals (about time!). The period after the Ride is an interesting one. On one hand I found myself very tired and little unable to focus, kind of like jet lag, but not. Due to the chest congestion I gained a really nasty cough. It took me a couple of weeks to really kick it and get my lungs cleared out.

The Monday after the ride Sal, Kevin and I went and picked up our bikes. The next weekend I spent a few hours cleaning it. The drivetrain was particularly nasty and covered in filth. It felt good to clean everything off. To take the chain and really make sure it was de-gunked. Cleaning the road grime from the frame and making sure everything a was in good working order again.

After feeling a little bit better I went out for a ride two weeks after the Ride. I felt like I rode stronger than before, but I still haven’t replaced my cyclometer so I really don’t know, but I felt better doing it.

In total I raised $5,307 for the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. I’m really happy with that amount, it wasn’t as much as last year, but it was more than double the minimum amount.

In case you missed any of the daily entries you can find them here:

• Day 0 - Orientation
• Day 1 - San Francisco to Santa Cruz
  
• Day 2 - Santa Cruz to King City
  
• Day 3 - King City to Paso Robles
• Day 4 - Paso Robles to Santa Maria
  
• Day 5 - Santa Maria to Lompoc
• Day 6 - Lompoc to Ventura
  
• Day 7 - Ventura to Los Angeles