It Doesn't get Much Better than This

Riding with friends can't be beat. Riding with good friends is even better. Riding in south east Ohio is of the BEST around. My bro-in law Tim picked out and handled the map duties for the day and we had an epic ride for about 3.5 hours. I think it was right around 50 miles or so, with about 3500 feet or so of climbing. Tim, Joel, Layne, John and I all met up in downtown Canal Winchester to put a few hours of climbing in our legs before Asheville and before our road season starts.
I got the white hoods installed and my white Ritchey stem which is light, stiff and white. Very nice. I have since flipped it flat since this pic and will be removing the red bar tape and replacing it with black. The red is just a little too pinkish and not dark red enough for my taste.
I felt pretty great all day, we all worked equally and threw down pretty hard outside of Lithopolis and into downtown Canal. Spring has sprung - fitness and endurance is growing as well. The watts are up. good stuff.