So, I mentioned getting a road bike. Well here it is. It's a women's road bike. I couldn't fit on any men's bikes b/c I'm too short and if I went on a men's frame that was small enough the tires would go down in size too. So I got a 2007 TREK 1600 WSD 47cm. It's comfy and a great fit. We added blue speedplay X5 pedals when we bought it. They are really nice...give a lot of float on the pedal. My Auntie Mo wanted me to post pictures of the improved version of it...(we replaced the black grip tape with blue last night).
So when I first started riding, it'd been at least 15 or more years since I'd even gotten on a bike and that bike was a Huffy with a banana seat. I'd never had a bike with hand brakes, adjustable speeds let alone being clipped into pedals. So, I still never have fallen WHILE riding. I fell ALOT when stopping (at first). I'd clip out of one pedal and then try to subconciously put the other foot down (but it was still clipped in) and OVER I'd go. Too bad I bruise VERY easily. So every time I rode in the beginning, I'd always end up bruised and scraped. But happily that is happening less and less b/c I figured out I need to put my left foot down first instead of my right. Anyway, hopefully I'll continue to stay upright. Wish me luck!
Can't wait for my next ride! :-)
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I love your bike! I have been riding the girls to school every M,W,F. I pack Ty and Eliza in the bike trailer and we ride Morganne up to school....literally, it's all up hill. Then me and Ty take Eliza to preschool. That is down hill.....nice change of pace, then I ride ALL uphill back home. It's a pretty great work out. I'm realizing that if I'm going to do a triathlon next summer I just may need a road bike. I'm not sure I can talk Chris into that one. The shocks on my mountain bike are just too bouncy, I think that the ride would be harder than it needs to be.
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