Newbie weekly achievement thread

[hebe]

hurrah, Ruby! How do you feel now?

I rode into town to go the opticians and run some errands today. It was a beautiful morning, and the panniers are brilliant for bringing stuff back. The bike stands I saw were all 70%-100% full, which I guess is due to our fuel still going up.

[rubysoho]

hurrah, Ruby! How do you feel now?

Feels good to be back!

[NickiSue]

I did 31 miles last Sunday. 1/2 of the Salem, Oregon Monster Cookie Ride. Never thought i could do it, and at the end of the day i felt good. Ok my butt was sore (looking for riding shorts now). We had beautiful weather and peanut butter and jelly never tasted so good at the 15 mile rest stop. We had a few practice rides before this one, the longest being 13 miles. Can't wait for the next ride!

[Velocivixen]

Hi NickiSue! Nice to "see" another Willamette Valley lady here. I'm doing PetalPedal next month. How about you?

So my accomplishment are a few:
-rode 25 miles on Sunday on Sauvie Island.
-rode 21.95 yesterday around town
-rode down some hills without my breaks on
-actually put it into a harder gear and pedaled down some gentle hills
My friend, who has cycled a lot with a club, suggested I pedal in a harder gear while going down hill so I would feel more control on the bike. Normally I coast down with brakes on while holding on for dear life! lol.

[NickiSue]

Greetings Velocivixen, Sounds like you have been getting some good rides in. I will not be in the pdx ride... i live in the west mid-valley. Our next big ride will be back roads of Independance/Buena Vista and Ankeny wildlife refuge. We also want to try the rail trail from Banks to Vernonia, or at least a section. I am just starting to do research on bike events for our region. There is a ride that looks interesting on the Umpqua. 20,46 or 66 miles! http://purplefootgang.com/ride-routes/ You are lucky to have a friend guide you in the do's and don't. there was one hill on the monster cookie ride where the down hill scared me to death! lol.

Keep riding and enjoy.

[Velocivixen]

@NickiSue, PetalPedal is actually in Silverton, OR and supports the Oregon Gardens there.

The Banks-Vernonia trail is alright, but I thought it boring. Oh well, that's just me. Have fun exploring and riding.

[Roseisarose]

Hi I'm Rose, and I'm new. A new cyclist (well, I used to cycle when I was a teenager) with a newish bike (a 2009 Jamis Coda Femme in Celery, named Celray) that I bought last October but didn't get on until this last two weeks.

My big achievements this week are

1) I managed to get my bike both ON and OFF a city bus bike rack
2) I managed to hang my bike on and off a HOOK at work (we have a bike room)
3) I commuted back and forth 2 x this week for a total of 31 miles.

I'm hoping to commute every day. I love my pretty bike. However, I'm 47 and 40 pounds overweight, so 14 mile rt bike ride isn't going to be possible every day to start I don't think. I'm still getting used to traffic and biking over bridges.

Anyway, it is good to meet you all. I've already learned a lot just lurking.

I'm also a Willamette Valleyer

Rose (isarose)