Between days-long rainstorms and dinners with friends visiting from out of town, I haven’t been able to do more than gaze longingly at the bike I got on Saturday.  After almost a week, I was anxious to take it out on a ride.  Would it be as good as I’d hoped?  Would my knees hold up?  Would I notice the […]

You know how, when you were five, you’d get a new toy and it would be the awesomest thing ever and you’d want to bring it with you everywhere and take it to bed at night?  I kind of feel like that right now.  Thank heavens I have a queen-sized bed. I fancied myself a cyclist once.  After […]