More biking.
Oct. 21st, 2003 10:43 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gridloreI'm really starting to get into this. At ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kengr;s suggestion, I've been doing short trips, mostly around our extended block. This has been good for developing a little muscle and endurance.
Last night, I actually made a useful trip. Kiri had forgotten to pick something up at the store, and aster a really long day, didn't want to move, so I hopped on my faithful charger and was off! Remind me never to ride during rush hour again. Getting to Safeway wasn't so bad, but coming back I was almost creamed twice by inattentive drivers. I guess I need to signal in a more attention-getting manner.. a MP5 might do the trick ("I'm merging, damn it, and you're bleeding!")
Still haven't figured out all the gears. I'm still in pretty low ranges on both derailers. Contrary to what common sense (and twenty-odd years of driving a stick) tell me, the lower gears seem to be easier. I may head down to Almaden Lake Park and experiment on the trail there.
Oh, and I look ,like a total goober in a biking helmet. But then again, everyone on Earth looks like a total goober in a biking helmet.
kengr;s suggestion, I've been doing short trips, mostly around our extended block. This has been good for developing a little muscle and endurance.Last night, I actually made a useful trip. Kiri had forgotten to pick something up at the store, and aster a really long day, didn't want to move, so I hopped on my faithful charger and was off! Remind me never to ride during rush hour again. Getting to Safeway wasn't so bad, but coming back I was almost creamed twice by inattentive drivers. I guess I need to signal in a more attention-getting manner.. a MP5 might do the trick ("I'm merging, damn it, and you're bleeding!")
Still haven't figured out all the gears. I'm still in pretty low ranges on both derailers. Contrary to what common sense (and twenty-odd years of driving a stick) tell me, the lower gears seem to be easier. I may head down to Almaden Lake Park and experiment on the trail there.
Oh, and I look ,like a total goober in a biking helmet. But then again, everyone on Earth looks like a total goober in a biking helmet.
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Date: 22 Oct 2003 10:03 (UTC)