November 2nd rides

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Went for my biggest ride in over a year with my new partner. It was a blast. We went 18.5 miles, and the body is only a little grumpy. I was on the trike, and I feel like I could have gone 30 miles. Life is so wonderful. I think I am in love with being alive again.

So good to hear this!!

....We've been trying to do more and more of our errands by bicycle and cut the vehicle out as much as possible, and it feels great!
But, it also made me lustful for panniers, since my shoulder was killing me from my messenger bag by the time I got home... and all I had in it was my wallet, u-lock, bread, bagels, and butter...

Have you read my thread on grocery bikes yet?
I am converting one of my 2 bikes to a grocery/errand bike.
I got these panniers ($55 for the pair) and am still waiting for the rack to arrive:
grocery panniers

Only 15 more miles to meet my goal for the year.

Yay!

I suspect I will only ride half the distance this year as I did last year....and yet I feel stronger and have more muscle and can get up hills better. Go figure.