I organize bike events and I can't ride a bike.
Well, that's not entirely true, but I'm no cyclist. I know they say "it's just like riding a bike", and I'm going to put that theory to the test. I pledge that I will ride at least two of the 2011 Tour de Greenbelt Routes as pre-event test rides and report on them. My quest begins now!
My bike (along with 3 other abandonded family bikes) had long been in storage, unused for ages, I'm ashamed to admit. I retreived them and took them to my local bike shop. The folks at Spokes and Sports were really helpful and assessed the bikes I brought in. One was not worth fixing (my bat mitzvah gift from 1986) but the other three were. A tune up for one, a new tire for another and less than a week later they are all back from the shop and ready to ride. *gulp*
Tomorrow I'll ride around the neighbourhood, maybe test each bike out and see which one is going to be the one I like the best. Then Friday it'll be off to the 12k route. Seems like a good tester distance, I've driven the route and it's straight forward, fairly flat and on beautiful, quiet roads. I'll keep you all posted on my progress.
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