Bloodied but Unbowed - My first bike ride!
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From: The Historian on 24 Dec 2006 14:21 My Trek and I went for a ride today. Other than practice in Bikesport's parking lot, this was my first real ride. It took me about ten minutes to get underway, and at first I could stay balanced for only a few feet at a time. The length of time I could spend underway grew, however, and by the end of my ride I could travel several hundred feet without stopping. I'm still far from saying I'm in control of my bike, however. A 275 pound guy isn't going to be very stable under the best of circumstances. Add in his newness on a bike, hills on the route, and the high winds today and you are courting problems. And on the homeward leg, I ran into one. Or almost; I missed the mailbox, but in missing it I took a spill. Fortunately I was wearing jeans and lifting gloves, so I escaped with only a scraped and bruised left knee. I seem to be OK. The chain came off the bike in the spill, so I walked it home. It's fixed now, but I'm done with riding for today. :-) My total riding time was about an hour, including the time spent walking the bike back home. Total distance covered, excluding the walking, was about 1.5 miles. Neil 385/275/220
From: SFrunner on 24 Dec 2006 14:48 The Historian wrote: > My Trek and I went for a ride today. Other than practice in Bikesport's > parking lot, this was my first real ride. It took me about ten minutes > to get underway, and at first I could stay balanced for only a few feet > at a time. The length of time I could spend underway grew, however, and > by the end of my ride I could travel several hundred feet without > stopping. > > I'm still far from saying I'm in control of my bike, however. A 275 > pound guy isn't going to be very stable under the best of > circumstances. Add in his newness on a bike, hills on the route, and > the high winds today and you are courting problems. And on the homeward > leg, I ran into one. Or almost; I missed the mailbox, but in missing it > I took a spill. Fortunately I was wearing jeans and lifting gloves, so > I escaped with only a scraped and bruised left knee. I seem to be OK. > The chain came off the bike in the spill, so I walked it home. It's > fixed now, but I'm done with riding for today. :-) > > My total riding time was about an hour, including the time spent > walking the bike back home. Total distance covered, excluding the > walking, was about 1.5 miles. > > Neil > 385/275/220 Good for you, Neil!! I know we're going to hear about your 20-mile rides soon enough. You do wear a helmet, right? :) I'm off for my 5-mile run.
From: teachrmama on 24 Dec 2006 14:34 Way to go, Neil! Keep it up and we'll be reading about your triatholon adventures in the not-too-distant future. =c) "The Historian" <Spamscone(a)yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1166988110.766188.270790(a)f1g2000cwa.googlegroups.com... > My Trek and I went for a ride today. Other than practice in Bikesport's > parking lot, this was my first real ride. It took me about ten minutes > to get underway, and at first I could stay balanced for only a few feet > at a time. The length of time I could spend underway grew, however, and > by the end of my ride I could travel several hundred feet without > stopping. > > I'm still far from saying I'm in control of my bike, however. A 275 > pound guy isn't going to be very stable under the best of > circumstances. Add in his newness on a bike, hills on the route, and > the high winds today and you are courting problems. And on the homeward > leg, I ran into one. Or almost; I missed the mailbox, but in missing it > I took a spill. Fortunately I was wearing jeans and lifting gloves, so > I escaped with only a scraped and bruised left knee. I seem to be OK. > The chain came off the bike in the spill, so I walked it home. It's > fixed now, but I'm done with riding for today. :-) > > My total riding time was about an hour, including the time spent > walking the bike back home. Total distance covered, excluding the > walking, was about 1.5 miles. > > Neil > 385/275/220 >
From: The Historian on 24 Dec 2006 14:58 SFrunner wrote: > The Historian wrote: > > My Trek and I went for a ride today. Other than practice in Bikesport's > > parking lot, this was my first real ride. It took me about ten minutes > > to get underway, and at first I could stay balanced for only a few feet > > at a time. The length of time I could spend underway grew, however, and > > by the end of my ride I could travel several hundred feet without > > stopping. > > > > I'm still far from saying I'm in control of my bike, however. A 275 > > pound guy isn't going to be very stable under the best of > > circumstances. Add in his newness on a bike, hills on the route, and > > the high winds today and you are courting problems. And on the homeward > > leg, I ran into one. Or almost; I missed the mailbox, but in missing it > > I took a spill. Fortunately I was wearing jeans and lifting gloves, so > > I escaped with only a scraped and bruised left knee. I seem to be OK. > > The chain came off the bike in the spill, so I walked it home. It's > > fixed now, but I'm done with riding for today. :-) > > > > My total riding time was about an hour, including the time spent > > walking the bike back home. Total distance covered, excluding the > > walking, was about 1.5 miles. > > > > Neil > > 385/275/220 > > > Good for you, Neil!! I know we're going to hear about your 20-mile > rides soon enough. Hills are a real problem for me. I need to climb those first. > You do wear a helmet, right? :) Of course. Do you think I'm stupid enough to pull a Roethlisberger? > I'm off for my 5-mile run. Enjoy.
From: Keith Willoughby on 24 Dec 2006 15:19
"The Historian" <Spamscone(a)yahoo.com> writes: > I'm still far from saying I'm in control of my bike, however. A 275 > pound guy isn't going to be very stable under the best of > circumstances. Funnily enough, the faster you go, the more stable you are, due to the gyroscopic forces produced by the wheels. > Add in his newness on a bike, hills on the route, and the high winds > today and you are courting problems. And on the homeward leg, I ran > into one. Or almost; I missed the mailbox, but in missing it I took a > spill. Fortunately I was wearing jeans I'd recommend not wearing jeans. The seam gets very uncomfortable after a while, and they tend to chafe if they get wet. -- Keith Willoughby http://flat222.org/keith/ "After my experience, I have come to hate war. War settles nothing." - Dwight D. Eisenhower |