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Today was the day. My first big boy bike ride! I am so so happy with life right now. Steve, a friend who was probably the catalyst for me even considering riding a bike, invited me on a bike ride around the bay. It was a 23 mile ride and beautiful. Steve's friend Jorge accompanied us. He was cool (and caught me prior to falling on top of him). We started downtown at the County Admin Building. We took the bay around down to IB, then up the silver strand to Coronado and ferried across to San Diego. Riding a bike is amazing. You see views you would have never seen while driving a car. My biggest struggle was the clips! I can unclip no problem. But clipping in, not so much. That was where I almost fell on Jorge, within yards of my car. Oh well. I will get the hang of it. But, the ride was nice, beautiful day, great people. I strutted my stuff around in my biker shorts (don't worry, full body shot coming soon!) and even got take out from Daphnes in my gear :) Blanch was great. She shifted gears smoothly, braked well and kept up with the ride. Her and I almost ate it on a bump in the rode that nearly knocked me down, but she got me through it without more than a stumble. Oh, and I drank water while riding (for non bikers, this is much harder than it looks). Still have a slight fear. I almost side swiped a moving car; the lane split with right turns to the right of the bike lane and forward traffic to the left of me. The car on the right scared me as I was closer to them and they were moving along at an amazing pace. It threw me for a loop and scared the crap out of me. Also, Jorge was telling me that just last week a cab clipped his front tire and he took a stumble. He is fine, minus the cut on his face. I wont lie, this is nerve racking (I will blog the story at some point, not tonight). Also, cars may be bad, but other bikers, roller bladers and pedestrians are just as bad if not worse. The bike paths are congested and narrow. It is going to take some getting used to being in a group of people and riding. Still though, I have never been so happy with my life. I don't know what more to say. I can only say that the euphoria of riding was amazing and that I am on the best high of my life. I cant wait to tell you about the next ride, my experiences, the sights I get to see, and my first fall.
To cap off the night, a very good Martini (thanks Tony) and a friend who wants to ride! Let's go Dave!
Jorge and I
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