Comments | judifilksign: Ride 53: A Morning Jaunt

judifilksign

Ride 53: A Morning Jaunt

Aug 11, 2011 15:47

Got up this morning to get the trash out to the curb, and discovered that it was still in the sixties. I took the opportunity to hop on my bike and pedal down the path.

( bright paths! )

bike, me, sparkle, health

Comments 6

catsittingstill August 11 2011, 20:58:47 UTC

:-) I am amused by the other biker's reaction.

And you *are* a real biker. You bike every day. It doesn't get any realer than that; the rest is just costuming.

judifilksign August 12 2011, 03:50:53 UTC

He was really gung-ho, that biker! And he thought that I was, too, which is funny, because I was not celebrating, but compensating. Which made it a triumph.

But it sure got me out of any self-pity that might have been building up, and back into my usual quirky, amused self.

By making the "real" in quotes, I was trying to emphasize how seriously this really fit guy took his cycling, rather than slamming my own efforts (of which I am actually quite pleased.)

I find myself thinking that if trends continue after my 100 rides, I might end up looking more like that in the future myself, all bike-shorts and color coordinated with a spiffy ride.

Bike cosplay. *Snerk*

peteralway August 11 2011, 22:02:17 UTC

I impressed myself by biking an entire mile no-handed.

I had a joke book when I was a kid, full of hundreds of standard old jokes, which I read over and over. And I can't help but think of this one:

Kid, first time around the block: "Look Ma! No hands!"

Kid, second time around the block: "Look Ma! No feet!"

Kid, third time around the block: "Look Ma! No teeth!"

LOL judifilksign August 12 2011, 03:52:58 UTC

I even steered around some fallen branches no handed, by leaning. And worried about that punchline as I did it, too!

Gyroscopic forces were my friend, though. At least today.

needlewomyn August 12 2011, 16:09:50 UTC

judifilksign August 12 2011, 16:28:31 UTC

If my hands weren't so painfully swollen, I wouldn't have done it, either! It was a medical stopgap until I got home.

I went out without my helmet once when I was all distrcted, and Sparkle would not get on the trailer, citing my lack of a helmet.

That mom should know that she is breaking the law; helmets are required for all cyclists in Ohio. Sophie does know better, although I admire her for her growing sense of tact.