My first organized ride...Tour de Livingston

[hebe]

That looks like fun! Personally I would be tempted by the 10mile with ice cream shops I hope you have a beautiful day for it and that you have a thoroughly good time whichever route you choose. Looking forward to reading about it on your blog!

[Catrin]

I know you will have fun whichever route you choose, and let us know how it goes!

[Bike Writer]

October 10, 2010 Tour de Livingston today! What a great day for a ride. I had been torn between the 10 mile recreational ride and the 28 mile Brighton Howell loop. I ended up with the 10 mile loop but did it multiple times for a total of 26 miles. The first pass I was caught up in the crowd and missed a turn off for my loop, arrived in downtown Brighton way too soon and said, hmmm. Completed the route from where I was and said I like this enough to do it again, this time the whole route! Still wanting to crank out the miles and the mindset had been to do 28 so I gave it another go but skipped a few turns, so that is how I eneded up with the 26. I was bent on riding 28 today so when I got home I rode to work at the Township offices (2 mile round trip) because the Police and Fire Department were having their open house. There, 28 for the day and I'm jello legged.


Don't be fooled by the title "family recreational loop" it was shorter but it was pretty hilly, the 1st subdivision we road through was called the Bluffs. Appropriately named. I conquered some hills and some conqured me but in the end I road and had a good time.


Even on a touring ride I can't help but stop and take photos, especially on such a gorgeous fall day. I heard that there were something like 600 riders in the event, the photos don't do that justice.


From the photos there are a lot of dedicated cyclists with road and touring bikes in attendance, my little city/pathway bike stood out but that's ok. I had fun and would do it again.

[warneral]

way to go! The pictures are gorgeous!!!

[Catrin]

Sounds like you did great, and the pictures are very good!

[sandra]

Congratulations!!! I did my first organized bike ride last weekend and loved it so much I'm just itching to do another one if only I could find one!!!

My coworker also did the ride with me and she only rides occasionally. She rode a Trek Navigator which is a hybrid but the tires looked like mountain bike tires beside all those skinny tires. She made it 50 miles on that bike that day!

It's so much fun, isn't it! I'm happy to hear you had a good experience. Your pictures are gorgeous.

[hebe]

26 miles - that's a marathon! Well done, and I love the photos.