Last August, I bought my bike.. my first decent bike, a Specialized Rockhopper. I got in some riding, but not much, before winter, but early this spring I joined a local club, met some folks, found a riding partner, and not long after, started dating a guy that worked at the LBS who was doing the odds and ends work on my bike. So all that.... the motivation from my partner and my now boyfriend, has made me want to ride more. And more. Been riding 6 days a week, some road, some singletrack. Same bike. Love it all. Grumpy if I don't ride sort of thing.
My guy and I decided to ride from the freeway east of town, down a lovely two lane highway, and up to summit called Secret Pass. It was beautiful. Quite the climb.. basically 20 miles of mostly climbing, the first part was just a very gradual grade with some ups and down, and a peach of a headwind, and climbing the hill itself took some work. But we did it.... not a big deal for him, he's been an avid cyclist for as long as I've been alive, but big for me. To climb that, and do it on my big ole mtn bike.... I dunno. I'm just happy.
We covered slightly over 40 miles. Ride time was 3 hours, not including a couple of stops. And I cannot wait to get a road bike. Soon, very soon. Oh yes. :thumbsup:
My guy and I decided to ride from the freeway east of town, down a lovely two lane highway, and up to summit called Secret Pass. It was beautiful. Quite the climb.. basically 20 miles of mostly climbing, the first part was just a very gradual grade with some ups and down, and a peach of a headwind, and climbing the hill itself took some work. But we did it.... not a big deal for him, he's been an avid cyclist for as long as I've been alive, but big for me. To climb that, and do it on my big ole mtn bike.... I dunno. I'm just happy.
We covered slightly over 40 miles. Ride time was 3 hours, not including a couple of stops. And I cannot wait to get a road bike. Soon, very soon. Oh yes. :thumbsup:
