Cycling (zaibatsu), 02/25/2019
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Can you call it "cycling" if you don't really know what
you're doing?
Today it was warm (around 40F) and sunny out, so the wife
and I took the folding bikes for a few turns. This was the
first outing for my wife in a long while, as she got her
folding bike in the dead of winter, and we got rid of our
last set of bikes almost a year ago.
I was a bit worried, after having sat around far too much
these last few months, that I'd have a very hard time with
the hills. Thankfully, the ride was very easy; I guess a
break of years is harder than a break of a few months, so
getting back in the saddle this time wasn't too bad. I
didn't struggle at all with the ride. The crisp, drier air
might have helped, vs. the hot and heavy air of the summer.
Now I need to convince the wife to do an overnighter as the
next step. For now, we'll keep practicing around here.
The other fun part about today's ride was folding the bikes
and tossing them in the trunk of the car. We drove to where
we wanted to ride, had our fun, then folded them up and
drove off. It was nice and simple.
