I learned how to ride a bike yesterday.

wickedlady

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:13 AM
modified: 7/26/2010 at 10:19 AM

Yes, at 33 years old, I finally learned how to ride a bike yesterday! This has been a source of embarassment my whole life. I decided that I needed to forget about being self-conscious and figure it out.... I'm sooo happy that I did and can't wait to get a bike and start riding around town! Just thought I'd share. It's never too late to learn things... yay!

KerraM

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:21 AM

Way to go! That's awesome!

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:23 AM

Awesome! You are going to love your new form of transportation! Big grin

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

wickedlady

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:32 AM
modified: 7/26/2010 at 10:34 AM

Quote from zoom-zoom on 7/26/2010 at 10:23 AM:

Awesome! You are going to love your new form of transportation!

Yes! I live in Denver, a huge biking city. First in the country to have a citywide bike rental program. Being around it so much was definitely a motivator. Also finding another buddy who wanted to learn too was great for me. We both had the magic moment yesterday, I've been smiling about it ever since! Now I just have to figure out what kind of bike I should buy.. obviously I don't have any experience with that at all. lol

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:35 AM

I hope the bike rental program is successful. I believe that has gone over well in other countries. Sure would be nice to see it implemented more widely in the US.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

wickedlady

posted: 7/26/2010 at 10:38 AM

it's very popular here... so far so good!

Ennay

A Saucy Wench

posted: 7/26/2010 at 11:36 AM

Congrats! Funny, it clicked for both my kids yesterday as well. Yesterday must have had good biking vibes.

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"When I got too tired to run anymore I just pretended I wasnt tired and kept running anyway" - dd, age 7

Kerry1976

posted: 7/29/2010 at 7:14 PM

That is fantastic! That is a big hurdle to overcome - congratulations!

Kerry

HF #1048

AmoresPerros

HobbyJogger & HobbyRacer

posted: 7/29/2010 at 7:31 PM

Congratulations. (You're probably ahead of Bonkin already.)

It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.

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Fanatic #3965

posted: 7/29/2010 at 8:21 PM

Quote from AmoresPerros on 7/29/2010 at 7:31 PM:

Congratulations. (You're probably ahead of Bonkin already.)

Heh.

Kirsten

'07: 1324.5 | '08: 1561 | '09: 1810.9 run ~ 208.7 bike | '10: 1,000.3 run ~ 3513.5 bike | '11: 710.3 run ~ 4157.9 bike '12: 659.9 run ~ 3365.6 bike (100% benched by ortho last 4.5 weeks while in long-arm cast)

'13 Goals:

• DON'T BREAK ANYTHING!!!

• get within 5#s of 130#s (and stay there, gotdammit!)

• 1st olympic distance duathlon

• 1st Iceman Cometh mtn bike race

• Half Fanatic

• punch Type 1 in the junk

Bonkin

posted: 7/29/2010 at 8:33 PM

Quote from AmoresPerros on 7/29/2010 at 7:31 PM:

Congratulations. (You're probably ahead of Bonkin already.)

Ouch.

Passion is a rather frightening thing because if you have passion you don't know where it will take you.

When it’s all said and done, will you have said more than you’ve done?

Boomer101

posted: 7/29/2010 at 8:59 PM

My youngest learned to pop and hold a wheelie as well as bunny hop up the curb yesterday. My oldest is more graceful on a bike then his own two feet.

"You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas" Davy Crockett

wickedlady

posted: 8/6/2010 at 10:59 AM

I think I am going to attempt a lap at the local park with a bike path this weekend. Eek!

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