January 15th . . . Interurban/Green River Trail

[Eden]

I took the Marin out today for some shopping - the kitties need their food! It actually wasn't really all that bad. The last time we had ice I tried out the Marin and didn't make it a block before I hit the pavement, but it handles pretty nicely when its slushy snow- though I did have to whack the front fender every once in a while to clear out the slush clots. Ventured down to the U district and the only hairy bit was going down through Interlaken park as its a back street and mostly in the shade so still pretty snowy. The Burke was mostly just wet or a little slushy. Went to Ballard to buy my husband an exercise ball since they are on really good sale at Fred Meyer right now $10! (he's getting jealous of my abs - my coach has me doing just two 1/2 hour sessions per week on the ball and its actually pretty amazing how much it does tone you up) and then over to the U Village to get the kitties food. Took a different route home, since I needed to make my ride a little longer and wanted a less icy and steep route, so up MLK to home. It was starting to get dark, a bit colder and a little more slippery when I got home, but all in all it was actually not a bad day to get out.

I'm thinking if I got knobby tires for the Marin if it would be even more stable. The ones that came on it are wide, but slicks none the less. Its and interesting bike, kind of like an Ford Explorer, looks a bit like a mt bike, but really isn't meant for the actually wilderness....., but cross tires should fit it.