Thursday, January 26, 2012

I can do this...

Okay, it appears I'm not as big a wuss as I thought.


I dragged the bike down the two flights of stairs this morning with a huge sense of trepidation.

Jonella came over for a bit of moral support - and brought her new fandangled pump so that the tyres could be inflated to something more than the flat balloons that they were.

Being somebody with a bit of pride, I decided to try a few laps of the driveway first. Which went fine. Then I did a lap of the block and got home just as Jonella was pulling up.

"Didn't need to come and give you moral support, did I?"
"Nope, but I needed you to come and pump up the tyres for me."

Dag points for this photo being taken in the driveway - I sort of feel like you did when you were a little kid and your dad had finally taken off your training wheels.

Double dag points for my lilac bike hat (but it goes with my lilac swim cap - bought because nobody will steal it.) 

After Jonella left I took the bike out of the Yarra bike path for about half an hour and covered seven or eight kilometers and it appears that riding a bike is just like riding a bike. Still scares the hell out of me. The Yarra trails are filled with people with little dogs that are just begging to be run over (not that I would ever run  over a little dog, but with my bike handling skills...)

You don't forget how to ride a bike.

Now I just need a bit more confidence and all will be well.

7 comments:

Elisabeth said...

And maybe somewhere along the line you might enjoy it.

River said...

There! I knew you could do it! Was it all flat level ground? Nothing in my suburb is flat although it looks that way form a bus seat. So riding even a little way has my legs aching for days after, although the downslope parts are okay.

Elephant's Child said...

Knew you could do it.

Kath Lockett said...

Tomorrow you will discover - and gingerly feel - your 'bum bones' and spend the next day planning how and when to sit down very, very carefully....

Jackie K said...

Cool! 'Course you can do it. Never doubted you. Did you buy or borrow the bike?
Might be the start of a new pasttime for you.

Pandora Behr said...

@ River, yes, I'm on nice, fairly flat ground - so all is well - but I go to spin classes regularly so I'm hoping that will put me in good sted.

@Kath - same as I said to River - a spin class once or twice a week over the last few months will hopefully keep the saddle soreness at bay.

@ Jackie - the bike is borrowed and it will be returned promptly after the tri. If I was to get my own bike I think I'd like a girlie bike with a basket on the front - none of this mountain bike nonsense.

Plastic Mancunian said...

Hi Pand,

I can do this too. I can - I can - I know I can!

:0)

Cheers

PM