As predicted, it wasn’t a big month, mileage-wise, with 544 miles in the books. That was less than April, May, or June. Blame the heat, I guess.

But I hit my goal for the month, and I’m way ahead of my projected pace for the year. So that’s all good.

The big news of the month was that I rode the mountain bike about 95% of the miles, and only got out on the Django once. That’s pretty pitiful, and I hope to strike a better balance going forward.

My intention (after the Cider Mill Century, at least), is to ride the recumbent on the road, and the mountain bike on dirt. Seems simple and straight-forward enough. I’ll have to see how that works out.

The other big news of the month was the launching of DirtBum, my blog for mountain-bike-related riding.

I don’t expect August to be a particularly big month for mileage. I’ll be out of town on vacation part of the month, and although I hope to ride a bit then, I may get shut out entirely. In either case, by the time I get back I’ll probably be jonesing for some time in the seat and saddle, so may rack up a few miles regardless. We’ll see.