Okay guys-
congratulate me!!!

I finally- waffling though I may be- got OUT ON MY BIKE TODAY!

yay!

It was warm- but quite windy. I was dressed in my gear but I just couldn't get goin'...A friend of mine- who is a gearhead, and also really into (shall we say) more extreme forms of mountain biking took pity on me...
Another friend is JUST getting back into cycling- we helped him put a bike together over the winter- and he's really jazzed about it- buying hydration packs and clothes and the whole 9 yards.
Well- today was the day he decided to get out and ride.
Had his girlfriend drop him off at my house- got Rob to tune up his bike and put on the lights etc etc..and he was going to ride home. So Rob took us on a detour- and y'know what I found out?
We have a LOVELY singletrack trail- with a pond and trees and just lovely trails- literally around the corner from my house.It's not on any community/regular trail maps that I've seen...So Ted and I went singletrack today- and it was fun- great cameraderie between the 3 of us- all at different levels, we challenged each other- there was a spark of that competitive spirit. It was GREAT!And Ted is not too big for me, either.
So- I didn't waste the day- I got out on my bike and rode, and had an excellent time. I'm going back there to explore soon too!

It's supposed to RAIN tomorrow and the weekend of course- but I've also decided I'm gonna have to toughen up and just get out there.

It was cool- switching over from the grass to pavement coming back- I'm just tearing down the hill- and the tires were just BUZZIN'. I swear- I was looking for Darth Vader and his light sabre!!!

Kimba