My husband and I had a WONDERFUL DAY on Monday!!!

We've had our bikes since 2004. We live in a very busy city with aggressive drivers. I have never felt comfortable at all, riding my bike in traffic.

If I did take my bike out, (no more than 8 times in 2 years), I'd only ride around in big empty parking lots... Ben, my husband, didn't mind "city traffic", so he'd go out & about, riding by himself, while I stayed where I felt safe.
A couple of times I went out with him and I was just too scared. I was miserable. If this was biking...I really didn't like it at all....

On Sunday night, we made plans to go bike riding on Monday, at a bike path not far from our home.

I CAN NOW SAY, WITH ALL HONESTY, "NO MORE RIDING AROUND IN PARKING LOTS FOR ME!!!"

WE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL TIME TOGETHER!!!! Cycling was awesome and it felt great to be out on a beautiful day with the wind blowing through our hair. (I should say, "the wind blowing through our helmets!)
This was our very first real ride together. The terrain was fairly flat, which was fine with us. We did 10.5 miles and we were very happy with that.
There were lots of people there - biking, walking, running, rollerblading.
We're planning another ride either Tuesday or Wednesday, late afternoon.

I'm really happy that I found TE the other day. There is soooooo much information here about everything!
Hope everyone has a great week!