Great ride! Thanks everyone for the company, Ramon for the company on the hills, and Ron for organizing!
That was a lot of fun and definitely easier on the new bike than on the hybrid.
I'm not too embarrassed to share my accident. I was reaching down for my water bottle for the first time on this bike, looking at the road ahead, forgetting that my water bottle is in quite a different location on the new bike than it is on my hybrid.
So I accidentally grabbed the wheel instead!
Thankfully I had decided to put on my full-fingered gloves today. I melted one of them slightly.
No real harm done, just a few scrapes and bruises. I know you were all relieved that I got the obligatory crash out of the way early on.
Of course, I was amused that after my spill, everyone's first question was, "Is the bike OK????"