More Biking

Went for about a four mile bike practice on the Interurban Trail today.

It was a pretty good outing, though busier than I expected. There were people and rollerbladers and bikers and babies all over the thoroughfare. And when I ride past a baby or a walker, my mind always goes, "I'm going to hit them and squash them and kill them and then I'm going to die in prison!

I didn't actually hit anyone though.

I think the Interurban Trail, aside from the busy-ness, is a great place to learn some biking. It's flat, it's straight, and there're no cars (except where it crosses the street in a couple places) to kill you right off the bat. I'm glad I went on the BPA the other day to get the hang of the curves and up- and down-hill motions, but today I really needed to work on getting my straight riding on.

I think I did pretty OK.

I didn't crash into anything. I didn't fall over. I did do a stoppie when I thought I was going to fall over and braked too fast, but then I recovered. Dragons said they were proud of me.

On the way out I was a little all over the place, but on the way back, I really concentrated on staying in my half of the trail — in "my lane"— and for the most part, I did. I'm getting less and less wobbly with each mile and it'll be no time before I can ride in a straight line, I'm sure.

I'm still not comfortable with higher speeds, though.

Also, I'm pretty sore from the riding. I was pretty sore last time too. I don't know if I'm riding wrong, or if my seat is just plain uncomfortable, or what, but it hurts, let me tell you. And I don't have padding where it hurts. Maybe I can lean back more to alleviate it? I dunno.

Well, that's all the adventures for me.

More adventures next time.