46 miles on a hybrid

[BeeLady]

Congrats Darci - you got the works with the rain and the hills. Any headwinds?

I just finished 25 miles this morning on my "hybrid" - actually an old cheap mountain bike with slicker tires, and my hands, too, are such an issue. I did my first charity ride last week (36.5 miles) on this beater and swore I wouldnt ride it again for any distance without some endo bars. The guy at my LBS showed me some cool ones that he has on order. They are very rubbery and "T" shaped with the top of the T perpindicular to the bars. The long part of the "T" goes into the handle bar end. Easy to get LOTS of hand positions. Want to get some even tho my new bike should be here tomorrow (a Bianchi Volpe) and it has drop bars.

Woulda loved some drop bars on the descents today -- tough headwind kept 'em from being very helpful getting up the next hills.

Good luck too on your bike search. That's part of the fun. Once I get good on my Volpe maybe I'll get a true, dedicated road bike.


OOOPS - that should be Suzie ! Sorry!