{"id":11978,"date":"2017-06-30T22:39:06","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T02:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aforgrave.ca\/detritus\/?p=11978"},"modified":"2021-01-28T12:09:46","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T17:09:46","slug":"back-in-the-saddle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aforgrave.ca\/detritus\/2017\/06\/30\/back-in-the-saddle\/","title":{"rendered":"Back in the Saddle?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“It’s My Bike!” photo by @aforgrave<\/p><\/div>\n

The Daily Create, tdc1997<\/strong><\/a> Show Us Your Bike <\/em>has\u00a0prompted me to get my bike out of storage, put some air in the tires, and take it out for a spin so that I could get a good picture. It was a great feeling to be\u00a0moving on the bike again, and given that the summer break from school will officially be starting tomorrow, I am going to set myself a goal of getting out on the bike on a regular basis.<\/p>\n

With this in mind, I locked the bike up outside, so that I can easily get at it and get on the road. My previous and most consistent experience (long, long ago, while I was still a student myself) was to go for long 30-40 km rides most evenings in the summer after work. I also took the bike with me on the road, and kept up my evening rides then, too. We’ll have to see how the next month unfolds as a trial.<\/p>\n

A few small learnings from this evening:<\/p>\n

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  1. the seat is too low — I wasn’t getting a good stretch\/push from my legs;<\/li>\n
  2. I need to replace my cycling gloves — they reminded me of my sweat-disintegrated fencing glove of old;<\/li>\n
  3. the bike-lock key that I have carried on my keychain for several years separated from the metal ring when I went to lock the bike. (Of course! As soon as I need to ensure I don’t lose the key, it detaches itself from my key ring!<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    There’s a combination bike shop & coffee stop just down the street, The Brake Room<\/strong> (@thebrakeroom<\/a>, on Twitter). Maybe tomorrow morning I’ll head down for a tune up.<\/del> Nix that, they’re closed tomorrow. Some holiday or something<\/a>, I guess.<\/p>\n

    I need a water bottle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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