Keeping time

I put my cadence counter back on yesterday. After a slight adjustment this afternoon it was functional again. What it showed was that I pedal like I'm sleeping. In my standard around-town 53x17 gearing I was in the mid 70s. Between knocking it back to 53x19 and being vigilant, I was able to push up to about 90, which is where I wanted to be. The good news: I really have improved on hills. I followed this route and was able to keep my cadence at 80 or above on the two big hills on Old Jenks Road and U.S. 64, respectively. When I saw my cadence drop below 80, I shifted up a gear. Nothing to it. Not only that I completed the whole route in just a hair over two hours.