So today I pull our bikes down off the walls, dusted them off, (and there was a ton of dust, sad!) pumped up the tires, and we went for a 9 mile bike ride tonight. It was tougher than I was expecting it to be. I guess I just thought that since I used to ride bikes all the time and it was a piece of cake then, that I could hop right on and it would be the same as always. You know, like that saying about learning to ride a bike, you never forget, or something. Apparently that only applies to the balancing part. My muscles definitely didn't remember.
We rode across the river to Iowa, and north to a park right on the river. It was a beautiful park, very quiet and secluded.
As we headed back we began realizing all the things that we didn't have for biking, mostly on my part. For example, I don't have a helmet or reflectors on my bike. I was wearing all dark clothes, so I pulled my pant legs up to my knee, figuring that my extremely white legs would be a sufficient reflector under the circumstances.
Oh, and I forgot my glasses, and at night my vision is especially bad. Other than that, it was rather a pleasant ride.
4 comments:
You guys are awesome!
hey I have an elliptical machine that I would love to sell to you or to whom ever wants to buy it (if you know of anyone).
Ha! You crack me up, pulling up your pants. I have glow in the dark legs this year too. You could have taken off your shirt and had headlights.
Sounds like so much fun.
Good for you!!! I need to do the same thing. My bike hasn't been ridden in a very long time, and I think I would have to take it in for a tune up! You're an inspiration! I really need to start exercising again :)
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