First of all, she is happy as a clam! And I couldn't be happier for her! She was giddy when she was talkng about her and my dad riding over the weekend.

And yes, I told her all about how you ladies set me straight. She got quite a chuckle out of that.

One thing she is having touble with is a very sore tailbone. She said the hoo ha's were fine. It was the tail bone. She has some past niggles here and there that give her a bit of a bother every once in awhile. But to her credit she said that she was going to take it down to the "real" (her words not mine) bike shop and see if she could "give the guy a few bucks to get me fitted on it".. I told her I thought that was a grand idea. I also suggested she may need to swap out the seat. She asked me about good seats. I told her that most all of us have had to "Kiss a lot of toads" before we found the "prince"...
I'm going to take her a few of my "toads" and see if she finds a "prince" in the lot..

But we talked about saddle soreness, and I told her what to expect as a new rider. I want her to know that it will get better.

But the thing that really made my heart skip a beat was when she said she loves the feeling of the breeze in her face when she rides. I was BUSTING I was so happy for her!
I was lamenting what Donna said about how after riding a heavy bike she is going to fly if she ever gets on a light bike. She laughed and talked excitedly about all the "serious" riders and clubs that she see's riding in the area. You never know, maybe she has that seed back there somewhere just looking for some fertile soil?? I'm not going to push her- not that it would matter if I did. But I will secretly pray that she takes up cycling and gets back into shape. I know her and she will be MUCH happier if she does.

She also told me a story that I didn't know. Apparently when I was off working in New York way back when, someone had given her a bike and she rode it back and forth to work. She mentioned how it was nice in the morning to cruise down this one hill, but coming home in the afternoon going up it was another thing! Ok, first of all that hill is a KILLER to walk, much less ride a bike! I was amazed she even tried it! But she said she used to love riding to work because she felt much better. Go figure??!! I guess I'm not giving her the credit she has due! Sheesh!
So anyway, I found the bike she has online.

http://www99.shopping.com/xPC-Schwin...-Mountain-Bike

She loves the color, and I have to agree. I like the color. It's not so bad afterall I guess. But if she loves this bike..... (wheels turning on potential christmas/birthday presents years down the road)...

OK off to bed.
Ciao bellas!
Denise