My wife and I are finally resuming "regular life" now after the birth of our daughter (she's 3 weeks old now
) See below...
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That means, I "get" to go back to work...which is a good thing...I like my job, I like my regular routine, and I'm no Mr Mom...so that's fine with me. Seeing that I have 2 in diapers now...the only time I'm ever going to be able to be on a bike is commuting to work, commuting to my carpool buddy (who also happens to be my dad) or getting out early mornings on the weekend.
So anyways...this morning I did a nice 8.75 mile jaunt in 32 mins to the carpool destination. It was really humid, in the mid sixties with
no wind. I forgot how many people are still sleeping at 5:30am, I believe I "encountered" one car on a sidestreet who passed nicely by, other than that it was open road.
Oh yeah...I am absolutely THRILLED that I have absolutely no leg soreness, tingly hands or a sore behind thanks to my new steed:
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I will say that riding on a fluid trainer over the winter helped alot as well.
Last year I had this:
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Thanks to all on this forum who stressed the importance of a proper bike fit...it makes a BIG difference. The Schwinn Ranger is going to be the "pull the kid trailer" and run to the grocery store bike now.
BTW...I now understand why some of you all can ride in inclement weather. I rode in an event called Bike The Drive (details here:
http://www.bikethedrive.org/) a few days ago with a collegue from work. The first 1/2 hour of it was in a constant drizzle. Besides wet feet...it was actually enjoyable riding in the rain...it wasn't that big of a deal at all. So this this year...a little rain is not going to stop me. (riding in thunder and lightning and sideways rain into a 30mph wind...thats a different story)
Next week is going to be real nice...I may go the whole way (a 34 mile roundtrip) 3 out of 5 of those days. Ugh...I swear I gained as much weight as my wife did during the time she was pregnant, so my body will apreciate it too.
I forgot how addicting this is. Having the car sit in the driveway gives me a good feeling too...especially with $3.50+ prices at the pump.