I am not a cyclist.
This morning I took the plunge (oh, how literally indeed) and cycled to work. I knew downtown was downhill from where I live, but I just hadn’t realized quite how steeply downhill it was. I seriously feared for my life as I wound around curvy hills and other cyclists blew by me. I was riding my brakes, dude! I was scared!
Once I got downtown, the terrain flattened out and I was okay. I know the rules of the road, there was a bike lane, I was fine. I’m a slow cyclist, but I’m not a road hazard. Still, I’ve been a bit traumatized by the whole first portion of my ride. And getting home! How the hell am I supposed to get home up that hill?!
(I’m going to cycle to a subway station and ride home with my bike on the subway. What? ;))