With the 1-2 punch of Whip and Verse now in my line-up, it’s time to say goodbye to a great friend.
As we get ready for part-time-life in Chelan, which will certainly include getting more MTB bikes for guests, I’m realizing that the time has come to start thinning the herd.
I really love the ride and feel of Whip. And it’s Virginia Tech orange. From a simplicity standpoint, I got a road wheelset for that, which I just tried out last week (this is where I felt “dirty” … I should’ve first ended my relationship with FeZ before riding Verse): 296: Verse: veni, vehi, vici.
So now it is proven: Whip and Verse can replace FeZ and Jack. A trip to www.bikeworks.org is planned next week.
Simplicity reigns. Whip It Good!
With that decision made, today was FeZ’s and my “one last ride” together. I dusted off one of my earliest NW routes, heading out to Snohomish and Monroe. So Fez got to say goodbye to the valley in the process. I was thinking about the milestones covered with FeZ. Here’s the summary.
- Blue bit it on 2015.04.15 (In a Blaze of Glory), creating space for a new road bike. FeZ joined the family a little more than a month later, on 2015.05.21. I immediately went out for our first ride (Current Zoo Streak: 4), that showed a 17mph average over a route that included Zoo Hill. Ahh, the good ole’ days when I had speed.
- After crossing the finish line today (302: Fall Frames Fez’s Final Flight), here is the final tally:
- 282 rides
- 15,432 miles
- 847,620 feet of climb
- 15.2mph lifetime average speed
- 54.9 ft/mi lifetime average climb
- 2916 PRs
- 3582 Kudos
- 0 Flagged (Integrity!)
- Fastest speed 52.8mph down sahalee (Beacon Beating)
- Longest ride ever: 203.8mi (Sixth Straight Successful Solstice)
- Stupidest move ever: Crash and Learn
- Fastest 20: 19.2mph (FeZ takes Pixie)
- Fasted 50: 18.6mph (More speed, less carnage)
- Max Climb: 11,050ft (Dane Cook meets Wade Wilson)
- 1 RAMROD
- 1 Whistler Gran Fondo
- 4 Triple Chilly Jams
- 2 Summer Solstices
- 1 Winter Solstice: Sunrise to Sunset (Winter Solstice Edition)
- 22 Centuries
- 17 rides started “Elaine Early” (before 6am)
It’s been a helluva ride, FeZ! Time to grace another household with your awesomeness. Roll on!