The bicycle is really rolling now. Nick and I took a ride over to Potbellies to meet Craig for dinner. Potbellies is in the mall and there is no good biking route to the mall. So we had to put up with all the crazy, green house gas producing, suburb loving, motorists on the road. We didn't really appreciate them all being there and some of them did not appreciate us either, so they let us know with their horn.
Besides cycling, I also, somehow, put in eight games of ping pong during two sessions.

I had the Schwinn Continental out yesterday for the first ride of the year. It has been up in the attic since last November and all it needed was a little air in the tires.
My ping pong pal, Nick, and I rode over the river and through the hoods, 6 miles, during the height of traffic to my church. I had Wednesday night band practice and choir rehearsal. Nick said he found a less trafficked route on his way back.
Pastor took the choir out for ice cream after rehearsal, which meant I was going to have to ride back in the dark, so he gave me a ride home. With the front wheel off, the Schwinn just fit into his back seat.
All-in-all a good day, a good first ride and hopefully the beginning of a serious cycling career.

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