I brought my bike home today. Man, does it ever look nice. I really like it. So, I thought the best thing to do to get started would be to lean against a wall and just practice clipping in and out of the pedals. So, that is what I did. It was HARD at first, but it got easier with time. So, after a few minutes of this, I thought I was ready to take it for a spin around the driveway. Bad choice. Of course, the whole time my Dad is watching me and telling me what he thinks I should be doing. You need speed, he says. So, I got going, clipped one foot in, but couldn't get the other one in. So, I turned around and was heading back towards my Dad who was barking out orders, and of course, over I go. On the concrete. And my worst fear of the clipless pedals was realized: I was going over, and I couldn't get my foot out to break my fall. So, instead I got a nice scrape on my knee and knuckles and thought I sprained my wrist, but it has since gotten better.
So, I laid on the pavement for awhile with my Dad standing over me. When I decided nothing was broken and I could face the world again, I got up, dusted myself off, surveyed my injuries and decided I needed to alter my plan of attack. Obviously, I tried to do too much too soon. So, I thought I would take my bike out for a spin with regular shoes on. This worked much better. No more falling. I am slightly discouraged though. At this rate, I dont' think I'll be ready to do the Triathlon I was planning to on the 14th. But, I'm not giving up yet. It will just take some getting used to. Perhaps I should switch the pedals to normal pedals for the first little while.
Now, on to the boy talk. BD sent me an email today, and a portion of it went a little something like this: "I just wanted to say how much fun I had last night and how much I've been smiling since then... I couldn't imagine things going much better.... you're pretty amazing". Now, is he smitten with me, or what? Yay! I can't wait to see him again! I feel the exact same way about him, I've got it bad.
3 comments:
Yay! Nice e-mail :) I hope you replied!
Oh, and I only ever click out one foot at a time, it is really uncomfortable riding a road bike with bike shoes and having niether of them clipped in. I loosen one foot and get off and take the other foot out when on foot is firmly on the ground. Much safer that way. Also when practising, I'll make sure the one foot is back into the pedal before I try taking the other foot out. And no worries, you have 2.5 weeks to get used to it, you'll be fine. I had 5 days to get used to my road shoes!!! (and it wasn't pretty, I kept on having trouble clipping my second shoe in and had a bit of a bruised pubic bone for a while - I know, too much info! :))
I predict a kiss on the next date... ;o)
I second Jen's prediction... :D
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