magid

I finally managed to get enough momentum and get myself out on my bike :-). A short ride, a half hour, and it was good to feel the wind around me (I'd brought water bottles, didn't wear the Camelbak). I also managed to find a route that had a minimum of sun in my eyes, not an easy feat half an hour ago, and ride on one street that was newly paved.

What I found out:

I am sorely out of shape. Not a surprise, just a confirmation. By the end of the ride, I was noticing my lower back (which happens sometimes, but usually after a longer ride...), and thinking it might be good to get wrist guards, at least for my left wrist, which was noticing the bumps more. Happily, I had no issues with my left hand other than that :-).

Also, I need to raise the seat of my bike around an inch or so; my legs didn't extend fully during the pedal rotation. Next time I need to remember to wear the old black sneakers, which fit into the toe clips properly, not the newer, jazzier, blue-and-grey ones, which don't, really. I'm hoping that those two fixes will help the left ball of my foot, which was starting to go to sleep, sort of. Oh, and I should probably oil the bike chain.

Still, I did it! After months of not being able to, then not getting myself to, I finally used the bike again!