My grandson (12 years old) went on our first supported ride of the year last weekend, The Women on Wheels Ride, Mason Michigan. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time. We both enjoyed the great fruit and cookies at the rest stops and the yummy lunch. Only negative was that we were so slow. Everyone passed us. I decided it must have something to do with riding with the kid even though he assured that he could go faster and I did make him stay behind me. (I thought that way I could keep better track of him on the roads) We had all day to do our 18 miles so there was no rush. The whole idea was to have a great day of bonding with the grandson, mission accomplished. At the end of the ride our speed was just under 12mph.
When we got home Hubby took one look at my bike and said that the tires looked like they could use some air. I bought my new road bike in April and have put on about 500 miles since then. Some how, it never occurred to me to check the air pressure. After all, they didn’t look flat to me. Guess what, the bike rides much better with air in the tires!
Grandson says that he will go riding with me anytime, just what I was hoping to hear.