First bike ride

[daedala]

Today's temperature was around 10C ("50F if you want to use those weird units," says the boy), so we went for a bike ride. My first bike ride of the season! We biked two miles to the ice cream parlor, and then two miles back, most of the ride on bike paths along the creek. It was too warm for my coat and too cold for my thin gloves. I was able to keep up with him pretty easily, despite my disinterest in cardio exercise. I found that I need to get batteries for my bike's lights, and a velcro strap for my pants legs. The bike itself needs a tuneup -- one of the gears did not want to work and it's one I use a lot -- but it was otherwise wonderful to ride. I have a Terry mountain bike, which I bought because my old bike wasn't comfortable.

The rest of the week is supposed to be warm, too. I'm going to bike to the ice cream place every day. Four miles is a nice distance to start with -- if my next job is downtown (likely), I'd like to try commuting, and that's five miles away.

Comments

[sara]

ICE CREAM AND BICYCLES, BABY!

[daedala]

Also, the ice cream may provide sufficient incentive for getting back on the bike when my butt hurts. Owie!

[sara]

Bathtub time! It always does get better, butt-pain.

[copracat]

Yes, bike butt is a temporary problem!

[copracat]

I admire a bike company that calls its bikes 'Fast Woman' and 'Valkyrie'!

[daedala]

Mine is an Amelia!

I'm sad that they don't have any hybrid or mountain bikes at the moment. Their hybrid was the Susan B. Anthony. :)

[aedifica]

I think you live in my metro area--which ice cream parlor did you go to?

[daedala]

Grand Ole Creamery on Cedar & Minnehaha, because it was closest. (Actually, we decided not to bike to any of the ice cream places because they were too far away, and then when I got to the intersection I remembered this one existed. Win!)

I didn't find it as good as the other handmade ice cream places in town, but I didn't think biking much farther would be helpful for my enthusiasm. Once I get over bicycle butt, I'll probably go to one of the others instead.

[aedifica]

I'm glad I asked, because I didn't know that one existed! Izzy's is closest to me, I think. I have to bike up the hill of Lake-becoming-Marshall to get there, but then on the way home I get to glide down the hill--wheee!

[daedala]

Yeah, we thought of going to the Tea Source in lieu of ice cream, but the thought of biking up from the bridge on 46th put us off.