Forgot to mention -- stopped at the LBS today, and talked with "my" bike dude about gloves. Got a nice, boring black pair -- didn't want to limit my shirts and such by picking up the pretty blue, pink, or purple ones!

Bike dude did say give it a little more time, cuz, you DID just change over from the upright bike. I do like that he remembers me from the other day -- they're a busy place, and we didn't spend that much time in the store! But more importantly, poor bike dude had one heckuva limp today: left shin had bad case of road rash! He was pretty positive about it anyway, though -- but it looked SORE!

The other thing I wanted to ask about while I was there was those Presta valves -- had to find out how to put air in those tires before I've got flat tires and don't know what to do about them! Sweet young road-rashed bike dude was very understanding about what seemed a pretty silly question in my book, but of course, I know that the dumbest questions are the ones we don't ask! Those valves are cool! I'm suitably impressed with the dude who came up with that idea!

Karen in Boise