Not So Bad
Well, I rode my bike to Gloria's yesterday. I thought it would be about 2 miles. Daddy thought it was closer to 3-3.5. He was right. It was 3.9. Each way. So I rode almost 8 miles. And lived to tell the tale. I guess I am pretty healthy.
I felt like I was riding up hill both ways, though. (I think it it perfectly level, to tell you the truth.) It turns out that my back brake is maladjusted and was rubbing on the wheel the whole way. Whew! When I got to Gloria's, I wasn't sure that my knees were going to hold me, but other than that, no ill effects. Today I am not even sore.
Except for me knee. I got my wheel caught between the sidewalk and the grass and couldn't get back on the sidewalk, so spilled. It just so happened that a nice policeman was driving down the street at that time so he pulled over and offered to call me an ambulance(!). I politely declined, while slightly panicing inside. The last thing I wanted to do was go the the emergancy ward! They are too familiar with me. I don't want to get a rep as a frequent flier. And I only had a skinned knee.
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Hurray- we are biking buddies. I'm impressed. My first outing of 2 and 1/2 miles kicked y butt! Yesterday we went to REI and bought me a very nice new bike. It's a hybrid- aka urban bike- between a mountain bike and a road bike. It's a Cannondale- which means it is hand made by American Engineers. It's lovely- and it's easier to ride than the Wal- Mart Mountain bike I was riding. Perhaps I'll call her Millie.
Posted by: Rae | May 7, 2006 10:40 AM