I'm finally back on my bike today! It's been eleven weeks. I broke my ankle mountain biking on June 21st, and today was my first commute in from the park and ride to the city - 15 miles. My kid came with us so we kept the pace low-key. It was awesome! I get to ride home, too!
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09-10-2010, 07:33 AM #1
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Yayy!!!!
I can do five more miles.
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09-10-2010, 09:18 AM #2
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Nice job, Indi! You get to ride at the best time of year.
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09-10-2010, 09:34 AM #3
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I did it!
I did my first bike commute (since I was a kid at least
) this morning. 6.5 miles or so, and it went great. I left before dawn to avoid busy roads, and it was awesome.
I'm hoping the ride home (much busier, so I'm going to be doing some weirdness to be safe) will be just as good.
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09-10-2010, 05:58 PM #4
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I installed new tires on my commuter over the weekend and did my first commute on them yesterday. The bike in was uneventful. After work I got the bike all loaded up with my Garmin, panniers, etc and was about to push off and go when I realized my back tire was flat. So, took everything back off the bike so I could turn it over, removed the wheel, and replaced the tube (looks like I probably pinched it when I was removing the old tire). First time using CO2 with these tires so I was afraid to overinflate them (max ~80psi) and ended up stopping too early and riding home with an underinflated tire...into a strongish headwind.
It was a slow ride home. I'm pretty amazed I made it in without going flat.
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09-11-2010, 05:30 AM #5
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Yay! That's great news. What a beautiful day to ride, too.
Originally Posted by indigoiis
My commutes were so nice. Summer traffic has definitely died down. I wore knickers and long sleeves. Fall is in the air!'02 Eddy Merckx Fuga, Selle An Atomica
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09-12-2010, 06:57 AM #6
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Wow! Eleven weeks. Congrats on being back on your bike! I have been feeling sorry for myself because the Dr. told me 2 weeks with no biking (I crashed during my commute Thurs). Two weeks will seem like a breeze! I will just have to bike vicariously through this thread! I may be sprained & bruised, but I'm not broken!
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