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.