Santa Ana winds and a 32/17

Probably not the best day to try out the 17-tooth cog... the Santa Ana winds were in full form this morning, blowing at ~25mph straight off of the desert. The dry wind made it a little harder to get oxygen on the hills because I continually felt like I was drying out my lungs. :-) 

Anyway, the 17-tooth cog was actually pretty nice, despite the head/crosswinds. The change was noticeable on the climbs but equally noticed on the singletrack and flat sections. It's amazing how much difference a single tooth can make. Matched with my 32-tooth front chainring, I was running a 3.6 gain ratio. Not too bad - I think I'll like it.

Daley Ranch, 4.5mi loop, 28min. GPX  KML  TPO