Am I alive?

I swear, it has been way too long since I have been on here...

Our school year went longer than normal this year and I haven't been out of school for a whole week yet. I have, however, managed to get on my bike a couple of times. The fun part is that I have been riding the Puch rather than my Trek. I am finally getting used to the skinnier wheels, and I have to say that I do enjoy being able to ride a little faster than I can on the hybrid. (Skinnier wheels means less surface area, which means less friction.)

However, today I learned the hard way that this bike needs a serious brake adjustment. Fortunately I was not in danger of getting hit, but I could not stop as fast as I needed to prior to making a turn. I should be able to do that myself, but I am prepared to head to my LBS if needed.

I didn't have my camera with me when I took a ride at Petersburg National Battlefield last week. I would love to have a picture of my bike with a cannon, but so far it seems destined not to be. I will remedy that for the next battlefield that I go to. Until then, I will continue riding for local errands as much as possible. I'm looking forward to a good summer of weight loss.

Ready for 2011 Cycling!!

Spring has sprung, and I am ready for riding. This has been a viscous year for me and cycling. The winter was harsher than expected with a LOT of snow and ice; we had another baby (which takes away a lot of "free" time); and I have had a bad winter for sicknesses (flu, food poisoning, etc.).

Now the weather is finally coming around, my health is improving, and I have a new bike rack for my car (thank you credit card rewards points!!). So now I am going to take my bike to work with me and I am going to go for a ride immediately after work, before I come home. I would ride to work, but I am not ready to get up early enough for a 21 mile commute. Heck... I drive and still have to get up at 5:30. I'm either too lazy or unmotivated to get up at 4 am just to get to work early enough to shower there... and then not get home until wicked late.

So for the time being, I am just going to ease back into my riding with a few 5-10 mile rides and we shall take it from there.