Ruby Slipperz is home in her new (for her) kitchen.
I rode Sedona the little work pony 4 miles to the lbs, then watched as they put the finishing touches on Ruby. I added a handlebar bag with map pocket, also bought a better lock than the cheapo one I got to tide me over til I get my good one back from Trek420 (it got left in her car). And I bought 10 packets of sport beans -- some for me, some for the renaming contest prize. Then I tootled around on the bike path near the lbs to check the brakes and shifters before taking off homewards. Took a roundabout route, including the uphill direction through the Arboretum -- 12 miles in all -- to get used to the shifters and get a feel for her. By 10 miles the space between my shoulder blades was telling me that this is not a "comfort bike", this is a bike where I need to use my core muscles and not just rest on my arms! So I put them to work and -- hey, I actually have some core muscles. Guess the PT work to build my core as part of the cure for the neck sprain is paying off double up.

Now to get some late supper (soup, raisin-walnut bread roll, and a cookie from the bakery across the street), then do the rest of today's PT exercizes. Won't want to skip those now that I have an extra reason for doing 'em.