Shoot me now.

[snapdragen]

Yes fishdr, I rode my bike this morning. A whopping 5 miles. I am not disheartened however - I realize just how out of shape I have become. I learned one should not go all out at top speed after being off the bike for 6+ months - I wore myself out!

I took off from my house, rode around the neighborhood and figured out how my new shifters work. I now know which one is "up the hill" and which one is "down the hill"

Played with the brakes, practiced stopping with hands on the hoods, and in the drops. I'm used to my v-brakes, which seemed to stop really fast. These new canti's feel a bit different, not sure how.

I can tell the bike handles better with the new bars, why is that? My hands hurt, I'm thinking maybe I need to raise the bars a bit.

I made a stop at the mecca of bike purchases - and for proof that I actually did get out this morning.!