my bike space feels funny

dawn050609hello

so today drew, paul and I went on a bike ride. I haven’t been really into riding bikes since I learned to drive so I expected to struggle a bit on the route here near the farm. The last time I spent any good amount of time on a bicycle was at Burning Man a few years ago and that is all even riding with no hills. Plus I decorated the bike I was borrowing from Dave and Essa with lovely ribbons and everyone knows you can totally go faster if you look cool.

So we set out down the country roads and there were moments where I felt like I was going so fast I got nervous. At one farm the local dog came running down the driveway frantically barking and warning us to “back off bitches”. I screamed “Sparky Go Home!” which is what I yell to any dog I see running towards me and therefore we all survived.

Shamefully I had to push my bike up two of the bigger hills because I am still getting the hang of shifting and also I am weak. Its fun to imagine what people are muttering in their cars about me as they zoom on by.

But I can be smug knowing that I am out in the sunshine on a perfectly lovely day while they are trapped in a moving cube of metal.
(although my crotch does feel like I just did a gang bang…. not that I know what that feels like…. sorta)

2 Comments so far
Leave a comment

Good for you! We had some great weather for a ride. If I ever get up to your farm again for a party, I’ll bring my bike along and try those rolling hills.

There is NO better physical activity than cycling. I love hitting the road and going places that most people believe are only possible by car. I’ve ridden more than 37,000 miles since I started keeping track. Destination rides are the best… if you have someone who loves you enough to go get you 100+ miles away and drive you back home. Luckily, I married such a person!



Leave a comment
Comment moderation is in effect. If you don't see your comment right away, I may just have to approve it first. We do reserve the right to delete mean/nasty/rude comments and we most definitely refuse to feed trolls.

Line and paragraph breaks automatic, e-mail address never displayed, HTML allowed: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>

(required)

(required)