Anyway, long story short, we got more serious this year, Joe joined in, and after a painful decision process* (have I mentioned that I'm horrible at making decisions?), we all got bikes.
Yesterday was my first time out on the new bike, other than riding it on a trainer at the bike shop to get fitted. This was also my first time owning a bike helmet (I know, what in the world was I thinking in the past with no helmet?! and all that jazz) and padded shorts, so after donning all my nerdy cyclist gear, we were off.
Road bikes don't exactly have a lot of padding, and with tire pressure somewhere around 100 - 120 psi, you feel every bump in the road. Even through your padded shorts. Actually, after about 2 hours on our bikes, I feel like the sorest parts of me were my wrists, elbows (or elbow-pits), and neck. I probably need to work on my riding form.
All in all, it was nice to feel the wind rushing past us as we zoomed down the rail trail. Due to some technical issues with my mountain bike (rusty chain, brakes that rub, other brakes that don't work, tires that seem to lose air a lot), I haven't gotten out on a bike very much lately, and there's just something about cruising along on a bike that feels right. Especially a bike that makes everything feel like you're going downhill compared to said junky mountain bike.
* I think I was the only one in pain. Joe & Sarah ended up buying the only bikes they actually rode. I rode at least 5 bikes and ended up buying one that I hadn't actually ridden. I'm not sure what I should learn from this...
PS. Why have I never played with http://pixlr.com/ before?!
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