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[fatbottomedgurl]

Hi all! Just started back riding after a few year's break. Currently ride a mountain bike but because I've had too many crashes alone in the hills-- stupid I know-- have decided to stick to the road.

Had a couple good warm up rides last week and rode a nice 20 miles Saturday in Cambria, CA up a canyon road and back with my husband.

Clipped in at the hotel parking lot and stopped to adjust my chamois and forgot I was clipped-- fell over and have a HUGE bruise on my butt (I let my butt hit first rather than break a wrist). But I was mostly worried about whether or not I put a hole in my new capris...and whether or not anyone saw me. Horror!

I enjoy reading the posts and will come here for encouragement. You all seem like a nice bunch a gals.

[Duck on Wheels]

Very nice bunch indeed. :)
And somewhere we have our very own "most embarrassing moment" thread. Lots of clipping accidents. You are not alone!

p.s. Love your avatar! Also like one of the poster revisions of the original, "A woman's place is in her union". For this forum, tho, the best version is "A woman's place is on her bike".

[Trek420]

welcome to TE! and good fall, that's the way ta' do it.

Love the avatar, I have the T'shirt

[crazycanuck]

Hey there!

Welcome welcome...Glad you could join us, we've got some funky chickies wandering the board!

Just an aside..when i saw your post name..i immediately had the song Fat Bottomed Girls by Queen go round n round in my head..One of my fave songs too..

*bops away to dance*

-FBG you make the rockin world go round...Get on yer bikes n ride!-

From an FBG

cheryl

[Lise]

Welcome! If you've got padding....covered by chamois....and yer gonna fall...use what you've got! :p Glad to hear you're back on the bike. Enjoy!

[Brandi]

Welcome! I live very close to Cambria. Where did you stay? the Lodge?
You should go over to the getting to know you part of the forum.

[fatbottomedgurl]

Yeah Brandi, we drove through Los Osos on our way home. Noticed the CA bike route runs through there. We stay at San Simeon Pines. We've stayed at the Lodge-- but our room was only 98 bucks. Hard bed...harder parking lot!
We wanted to ride up the coast but the SIDEwinds were so strong they forced us into a right turn on San Simeon Creek. What a beautiful ride, finally had to turn around when I couldn't do one more climb. Short steep little grunts that I spun some, ground some. Whipped my hubbies _ _ _ but he's gonna get back at me. Unfortunately the down hill was then combined w/ that headwind. A good workout! And then dinner at Robins. Yum!

[sydney_b]

Welcome! I looooove your handle and your avatar! (whacks head, "why didn't I think of that?")

:D

[VenusdeVelo]

Love the handle FBG...I'm a huge Queen fan and that song always brings a smile to my face :D