I have finally graduated from my introductory parking lots and hit a local park (very large, with lots of places to ride) this afternoon with my trainer. Thankfully for him, he rode his bike to meet me there - I am sure that was the only way he could really get a workout on the bike - certainly not riding with a beginner.
I had a great time! We rode 11 miles, and some of that was in hills :) I had been a little nervous about the idea of riding downhill, but had a blast going down the hill. Of course one must go up to go down...and the park has a monster hill that I wound up walking. Twice :o
I had a great time, did I mention that? it was great to finally get on my bike and actually ride somewhere other than a series of parking lots :D Not bad for a beginner!
The main problem during the ride, other than getting used to shifting, was that my feet kept slipping off the pedals, a couple of times both did at the same time! :eek: :eek: :eek: I am looking forward to getting used to the clipless pedals that were installed on my bike right after the ride.
