haha! Kano, I reread what I wrote and it is unjustifiably harsh. DBF was not really making me feel bad about the speed, more giving me reality checks of what we were accomplishing. He did make me nervous, though, because I felt more comfortable with him leading and sometimes he'd go behind me and I'd be worried about not only what was going on ahead, but me braking suddenly and him rear-ending me. At one point we were coasting downhill and I had to yell for him to take the lead because I was braking all the way and was afraid he'd hit me since he's more comfortable going fast. I'm probably not giving him enough credit for his own bike skills and common sense, but I had enough to think about!

I just signed up for the Velo Girls bike handling clinic. Hopefully I won't be too much of a newbie for it! I'm hoping to join their Mellow Velo ride soon, too. The next REI tire change clinic is this coming Sunday and I'm planning on attending that, too (I think at that clinic they also go over road safety, too). Baby steps!