My decked out new bike! |
So, I test rode the bike. In the rain. Because I had ridden for 80-something miles with weight on Monday, but with as many books as I could find--not exactly as I was going to carry it on the trip. I also wanted to see how the fenders worked because Boulder offers very few opportunities to ride on wet pavement, there being 300+ days of sun!
The mountainous landscape in Minnesota provides plenty of opportunities to do extended climbing---not! But I have taken it up the biggest hills I could find! This weekend I'll apart and pray to the mechanics at Ubikes to send me some great wrenching skills so that I can put it back together as well!
I have to say that coming back to 'flatlands' after living at altitude has felt amazing! My legs and lungs love it, the riding is smooth and fast :-).
Publicity materials for the book!! |