TREK! 1.2 Triple WSD!

[letsride89]

whata ya know?

another n00b!!! Well, with the help of my rockstar cycling mad man of a boyfriend, i bought my bike yesterday!!! I have to say i'm in love with it.

Today is going to be beautiful and we are planning my first real ride.

C'mon girls, let me in on some advice before I head out! Or if you have a bike like mine, let me know!

oh, just something to make you laugh...
yesterday i got on my bike just to ride around a little bit and get the feel of it. ...no one told me im not supposed to wear anything under my spandex. whoops. talk about getting irritated!! LOL!

Thanks girls!

Mandi-

[Zen]

I saw one of those being assembled at the shop the other day.
Very pretty bike, I'd be interested to hear how that Sora works out...

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Today is going to be beautiful and we are planning my first real ride.
C'mon girls, let me in on some advice before I head out!

Wear your helmet. Don't go any faster than you feel comfortable going, especially downhill. Always ASSUME that cars are going to do the wrong thing. Always ASSUME that the car driver does not see you.

Have fun!

[redrhodie]

If you see some debris in the road (pothole, glass, stone), don't focus on it. Your bike will want to go where your eyes are looking, so look for the safe way around, and focus on that.

Have fun!

[madscot13]

bring water and a granola bar (or two)

[Starfish]

If you have some little inkling about some sort of goal or ride you would like to do someday...believe it! You can do it, and you will be amazed at what you find yourself doing on your bike. Welcome to biking and TE! Woohoo!

[letsride89]

my goodness! i decided to get on here and check out if there were ANY replied to my post and i was suprised to see that you girls are so sweet!

Thanks for all the advice!! I'll be sure to give you girls an update when i get back from my ride!! ahhh i'm going crazy!

I woke up at seven this morning and called my boyfriend and woke him up because i wanted to go riding right then...but he made me calm down and realize its freezing in the morning. i was dissapointed but i guess he's right...

AHHH i'm itching so bad to ride..

anyway, like i said i'll keep yall updated, i just wanted to tell you how stinkin sweet you girls are! i appreciate all your advice and will SURE use it today!!!

[Zen]

AHHH i'm itching so bad to ride..

Go.
It only takes one person to operate your bike.

[Kano]

Speaking of road debris -- if you live where road debris is trendy, y'know, EVERYWHERE, get some tires like the Specialized Armadillos! I was repairing flats with just about every ride until I got a pair for my road bike. On the beast, they were just as important, and now DH uses them. (took my wheels right after I got the road bike, now I've got the heavy, knobby ones again...)

There are folks who say they're heavier, but not a racer, and the enjoyment I get from flat-free riding beats the heck out of a few ounces!

Karen in Boise

[letsride89]

i did it.

i road over twenty miles today. my first time on a road bike and BAM!

I can't believe what i just did, i feel so stinkin good.

Alright girls so i told you i would keep you updated so there you have it! Dang, i feel good. I just ate too so now i feel even better..now i just gotta get outa this spandex...

i learned today:
I HATE WIND.
Two waterbottles isn't enough
Bring chapstick.
move around A LOT on the saddle.
Runners on trails tend to talk smack ab riders.
Point to things in the road that could be hazardous to riders behind you.

i can't wait to go again.

zencentury: your so right, it does only take one to operate my bike! i would have totally gone without Aaron, but my mom won't let me. hahahahha. its sad but true. i just turned 19 and still live with my parents while i'm in college...i guess she's allowed to tell me i can't go ride by myself. even though it sucks!

[crazycanuck]

Ummm...it's what you put in the waterbottles dear..Think about doing a search in regards to hydration & you may find the info you need There's also a nutrition/hydration section on TE

There's nothing wrong with riding alone.
Why do you have to point to things behind you when you're riding on your own?

There are tons of threads out there on this loverly board to help you..

[letsride89]

crazycanuck!

hey! your so right about the whole hydration thing! i'll for sure do some research on that! good point!

i think you may have read the "what i learned today" part wrong...

i learned to point to potholes as i pass them to warn my sister *riding behind*. Pointing it out will make sure she's sees the pothole and she wont get hurt!! thats what i meant by that..

as far as riding alone...i know its safe. my MOM doesn't know its safe. she never will. ahhaha!

thanks for all your advice!!!

[Zen]

Last summer I would ride to my Mom's house. She told me she thought the road was dangerous.
It's the same road I used when I was 14 and had my first Raleigh.
Last summer I was 49 and she was 78.
It never ends.

[letsride89]

i really thought her fear would end when I moved out of my house. thanks for the hope-killer zen. LOL!

I guess that's what moms are for, right?!

[KatyLady]

Don't know how many others do this, but when we ride together DH and I hook earbuds in our cell phones, one calls the other, and we keep an open phone connection throughout the ride. That makes it easy to communicate things like "look out for the kids in the path", "I like the landscaping at that house", or "we went that way yesterday lets go left today instead." We experimented a bit until we found ear buds with little/no wind noise. Have gotten so accustomed to being able to talk that it is really frustrating if a phone battery runs down.