WE FINALLY DID IT -- We've got bikes!
Excerpt of an email Justin sent out to some friends of ours:
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Originally Posted by OutdoorPhoto.com
Shannon and I visited BikeWorld today for the second time this weekend. We walked out of the store with two new bicycles, two helmets and some nice gloves. I ordered mounts for our GPS units tonight on Amazon.com (and saved a buncha $$$$'s).
Here's what we ended up with:
Gary Fisher Tassajara's
Shan got the Metallic Red & Black and I got the solid Black. I think I
might nickname my bike "Vader". ;-)
We're very excited about getting back into cycling for the fun and more
importantly, for the fitness.
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I will say, pedalling around the school right behind the BikeWorld store was a blast. It'd been since Justin's late teens when he last rode a bike, but I had the benefit of 3 times a week stationary bike rides in PT after my February knee surgery. So that coupled with my
gnawing desire to get active, moving and feel the wind on my face had me pedalling up and down some handicap-accessible ramps at the school, as well as a quick pedal across their lawn and off a little curb. The BikeWorld employee who worked with us today (who by the way is a 3 TIME veteran of knee surgeries, and thus got my instant respect and compassion) grinned as we pulled back up after our quick test ride -- (To Justin) "I see she's the more daring one... you were taking it easy in the parking lot, and she was up and down those ramps and across the grass before you knew it!"
Fun, fun, fun. Gonna do a little solo ride tomorrow once I know for sure how to get the front wheel off and properly back on. She illustrated how to do it in the store, but I have to learn by doing and I haven't done it yet.