Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > This thread inspired me to get my fat butt off the desk chair and > onto the bike for a couple miles ride and a cup of coffee at the cafe > rather than waddling into the kitchen and brewing another pot. I > thank y'all for that. > > Gawd, the Bianchi is a pleasure to ride. ;-) It's too good for me. > > Godfrey > > > Yeah, it inspired me to go out and buy a trailer for the kids. Went to the local bike shop and looked at something called a d'Lite. After adding a stroller conversion kit and a rain screen the total came to well over $500. Schlepped my fat ass back to the SUV and drove to Target. Bought a Schwinn trailer, stroller conversion and rain screen included, for less than a third the price of the d'Lite. Put it together as soon as we got home, all the while Megan, our 4 year old, is dancing around me asking "Is it done yet? You're taking too long. Can you fasten my helmet?" Granted, it's not as nice as the bike shop trailer, but the squeals of joy and constant laughter coming from behind me as we took it for a ride reassured me that it didn't matter how much I paid for it. We did a nice, easy pace for about a mile or so. Every time we passed someone out for a walk she started yelling "I'm riding in a trailer! I'm riding in a TRAAAAAILERRRRRR!" Fun times. I had trouble convincing her that it was bed time and she needed to get out.
After the bed time routine was completed I went out for another ride. Did about 5.2 miles according to google maps. About 1 straight mile was a gradual descent. Man that was fun! I even kept up with traffic. Coming back was a bitch. I'm spent. But I learned a few things. I have no momentum. As soon as the grade changes to up, I'm back in low gear. I'm too fat and don't have the horsepower, but I guess this is a good way to remedy that. I also need to move the saddle back an inch or two, but it's all the way back as it is. Plus, as much padding as I have, there is apparently none under my sit bones. Looks like a new seat is in order. Sorry for the novel. Time to start a freakin' blog, I suppose. -- Scott Loveless www.twosixteen.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
