i've been putting off riding my bike for what seems like forever now. i think it was mostly the thought of having to reach over the hardtop jeep roof to pull it off the sagging nail in the garage that had me worried.
yesterday i went to cdn tire, determined to get my bike in gear. i bought a new bell, as my old one was dented and didnt "bing" as much as it just made a cricket chirp. i found one that strikes the mini bell loudly and it was under $5, so perfect.
i then found a speedometer/timer/distance calculator by schwinn for $25 which i installed yesterday as well. i've always wanted something to calculate the distances cycled, so i was excited to find one which worked well and was easy to install. i had to tweak it this morning, as the magnet sensor wasnt quite low enough to make the speedometer work. once that bug was fixed, i went on.
average speed was 24k/hr. that's ok for the first ride of the season. i went over 8k and did it in 20 mins. it was just enough for my ass to suddenly remember that i get saddle sores the first few times out and enough to get my heart pumping, my quads burning, and a good deal of O2 intake.
as i cycled, i had that big grin on my face, much like i remembered last year...and then i wondered why i waited so long to do something i really enjoy?
Monday, June 21, 2010
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i've been putting off riding my bike for what seems like forever now. i think it was mostly the thought of having to reach over the hardtop jeep roof to pull it off the sagging nail in the garage that had me worried.
yesterday i went to cdn tire, determined to get my bike in gear. i bought a new bell, as my old one was dented and didnt "bing" as much as it just made a cricket chirp. i found one that strikes the mini bell loudly and it was under $5, so perfect.
i then found a speedometer/timer/distance calculator by schwinn for $25 which i installed yesterday as well. i've always wanted something to calculate the distances cycled, so i was excited to find one which worked well and was easy to install. i had to tweak it this morning, as the magnet sensor wasnt quite low enough to make the speedometer work. once that bug was fixed, i went on.
average speed was 24k/hr. that's ok for the first ride of the season. i went over 8k and did it in 20 mins. it was just enough for my ass to suddenly remember that i get saddle sores the first few times out and enough to get my heart pumping, my quads burning, and a good deal of O2 intake.
as i cycled, i had that big grin on my face, much like i remembered last year...and then i wondered why i waited so long to do something i really enjoy?
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