Andy recently bought a new Trek hybrid bike for his upcoming birthday so yesterday we decided to take it out for a spin. I am still riding a cheap-o mountain Schwinn but it all works. It was almost 40 degrees yesterday so I figured it was the perfect opportunity to take advantage of the warmer weather.
We must have been going at tortoise speed because somehow we only made it about 5 miles in an hour--this is slower than what I run! Not entirely sure what is to blame for our tortoise speed other than a few occasional breaks and the fact that my bike was a bit rickety. The first break that we took was because my ears were killing me from the cold (I was not smart enough to actually put on a hat). I had to put my hood up over my head which made the task of looking for cars all that more interesting.
I tried to stand on my bike and ride a few times and the pedals were moving pretty stiff so I decided that wasn't working out so well.
Overall it was a good ride. For some reason--I never imagined hills would be difficult on a bike--but even in the lowest gear they were challenging on my bike. Andy came back to the house feeling like he didn't have much of a workout while my legs were tired from all of the hills.
Anyways, hopefully we continue biking as the weather gets nicer so I can actually put reason to buying a better bike.
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Ohhhh hills on a bike! They are worse than when running!!! Specially because most of the times they come along with head winds, which is like the nemesis of a bike! Maybe you had some head winds on your ride too? They can make you go at ridiculously slow speeds on the bike
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