So I was finally able to get back on the bike after a 2.5-month hiatus. Details are irrelevant here (trust me, I had a good excuse), but it feels great to be riding again. Except for the weather. Google says the temperature outside is 31°F (that's -1°C for you Celsius folks), which is far to cold for riding (unless you're Randy, our team adviser, who can ride in anything short of nuclear fallout). So I got around to borrowing a trainer from a friend yesterday, just to see what it would be like riding indoors for long periods of time.
Let's just say that the experience was quite productive. The tunes were crankin' on the iPod, the ceiling fan was on (yes, it gets extremely hot if you're cycling indoors), and my phone was on a nearby table in case someone felt the desire to call for a nice evening chat. It just so happens that our team vice president emailed me with something interesting, and I emailed him back from the good ol' Blackberry (using both hands). But the one thing that got stuck in my head while I was typing that email was this:
This Flobots track ain't half bad. They have some sweet lines and the song mentions bikes, so what's not to like? But riding on the trainer did get a bit tedious after a while, so hopefully next week will provide us with some better weather so the team can get out on the levee and get some real riding in. Regardless, I'm glad to be
Back in the Saddle.
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