Hi Caligurl,

I just joined this forum. I noticed you want to ride in the Tour de Palm Springs - DO IT!! I did it this past February after only having my bike 10 days!! Needless to say, I was pretty wipped out. I did the 25 miler. It was not too bad because there are stops at lights and stop signs. They can't close off all traffic because there are not enough roads for the residents to get around on. It was very well regulated, however, and there was no problem with traffic. It was mostly flat, but with 2 kind of long hills. I was so out of shape that they were kind of a problem, but now I'm sure I could do them better. In reading the other posts on this forum, I've done every single thing everyone else has, i.e., crash and burn because I forgot to take my feet out of the pedals, mostly at the end of my ride. Before getting back into cycling this year, I hadn't ridden in over 25 years, but now I'm "hooked" again a d trying to get my husband back on a bike.

Happy cycling!!
Nina