Yesterday my head was infected with biking. It's all I could think about/all I wanted to do was be out on my bike pumping my legs hard until they burned and tears streamed back from my eyes. Instead I was faced in front of a computer. Rooster getting ready to ride Monday's race with Gretch was at her house, so I set about pulling out my old bike shoes for Clyde (the Bianchi) and gleefully got ready for a ride. By the time I came to the stop light by my house I realized that my shoes were not clipping in nor were they going to clip in. Note: If your biking shoes are from the early 90s they might not work so well. I was able to manage to somehow balance the cleat on top of the pedal and garner enough power to get me to Matt and Sara's house where I told my sob story about how I was really looking forward to riding, blah, blah, blah. Sara looked at me and said, "just take my bike". Of course, my face lite back up, I was going to be back on the saddle again and they had been prodding me to try her bike out anyway as it is superlight and has a good seat on it. I tested it out like a five-year-old riding up and down the street making sure all was good before I jetted off. The seat could have used some adjusting, but I was anxious to get going and headed out. I felt lighter and faster riding the Easton (Sara's bike) but I wasn't sure how fast I was going and didn't want to put the computer on, because I just wanted to go for a joy ride really. The feeling of going fast was great, although there were some things I really wasn't used to on the bike e.g. it was so light it was hard for me to get a feel for the bike when I wanted to crank hard, the shifting was completely different, and I felt super upright. What it all boils down to is it is great to be out biking on ANY bike. Which one will be my next one? Can Rooster be replaced?
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