TREK! 1.2 Triple WSD!

[redrhodie]

If you see some debris in the road (pothole, glass, stone), don't focus on it. Your bike will want to go where your eyes are looking, so look for the safe way around, and focus on that.

Have fun!

[madscot13]

bring water and a granola bar (or two)

[Starfish]

If you have some little inkling about some sort of goal or ride you would like to do someday...believe it! You can do it, and you will be amazed at what you find yourself doing on your bike. Welcome to biking and TE! Woohoo!

[letsride89]

my goodness! i decided to get on here and check out if there were ANY replied to my post and i was suprised to see that you girls are so sweet!

Thanks for all the advice!! I'll be sure to give you girls an update when i get back from my ride!! ahhh i'm going crazy!

I woke up at seven this morning and called my boyfriend and woke him up because i wanted to go riding right then...but he made me calm down and realize its freezing in the morning. i was dissapointed but i guess he's right...

AHHH i'm itching so bad to ride..

anyway, like i said i'll keep yall updated, i just wanted to tell you how stinkin sweet you girls are! i appreciate all your advice and will SURE use it today!!!

[Zen]

AHHH i'm itching so bad to ride..

Go.
It only takes one person to operate your bike.

[Kano]

Speaking of road debris -- if you live where road debris is trendy, y'know, EVERYWHERE, get some tires like the Specialized Armadillos! I was repairing flats with just about every ride until I got a pair for my road bike. On the beast, they were just as important, and now DH uses them. (took my wheels right after I got the road bike, now I've got the heavy, knobby ones again...)

There are folks who say they're heavier, but not a racer, and the enjoyment I get from flat-free riding beats the heck out of a few ounces!

Karen in Boise

[letsride89]

i did it.

i road over twenty miles today. my first time on a road bike and BAM!

I can't believe what i just did, i feel so stinkin good.

Alright girls so i told you i would keep you updated so there you have it! Dang, i feel good. I just ate too so now i feel even better..now i just gotta get outa this spandex...

i learned today:
I HATE WIND.
Two waterbottles isn't enough
Bring chapstick.
move around A LOT on the saddle.
Runners on trails tend to talk smack ab riders.
Point to things in the road that could be hazardous to riders behind you.

i can't wait to go again.

zencentury: your so right, it does only take one to operate my bike! i would have totally gone without Aaron, but my mom won't let me. hahahahha. its sad but true. i just turned 19 and still live with my parents while i'm in college...i guess she's allowed to tell me i can't go ride by myself. even though it sucks!