The "I sometimes break a sweat" thread

[biodork]

Ask around at local bike shops. Someone who works there might just take a few minutes with you in the parking lot and get you through the basics.

Maybe... it was a local shop where I picked out the Trek (super helpful sales person), but it was raining that day so we couldn't take it outside.  I kinda like the idea of re-learning on a loaner bike at that lesson so when I pick up the new one we can set the seat properly and I won't have to mess with it much after (I've heard you want to set the seat as low as possible when learning).

[ubkev]

Here's a view of that rusty old train bridge from the trails on the other side of the river. They were nice and muddy and my son and I had a blast. He was a trooper on his BMX bike.

 

 

Up close and personal on the river. Makes you feel small. 

 

 

The trees finally have leaves, the lawns can finally be mowed, and the ponds are no longer frozen. 

 

[ubkev]

Did another ride through the trails today with my boy. After we escaped the mud we rode back towards downtown. 

 

Luzerne County courthouse

 

Downtown WB

[Stoner]

The last one is awesome. Looks like a postcard.

[ubkev]

The last one is awesome. Looks like a postcard.

Thanks! I was just kinda cruising along and I saw that particular view of the city and I just slammed on the breaks. Taking pictures is kinda fun.

[josie]

Rolled the wrong way in trapeze tonight and tangled myself severely.

 

No, it is NOT fun to hang upside down from your kneecap with your neck stuck and a metal bar wedged into your thigh with ropes pulled so tight your brain is just solid alarm signals.

 

Ugh. But uh, my lifts and control are improving significantly :/ 

 

And I get to go ride a horse for the first time in five years tomorrow! 

[darksabre]

Rolled the wrong way in trapeze tonight and tangled myself severely.

 

No, it is NOT fun to hang upside down from your kneecap with your neck stuck and a metal bar wedged into your thigh with ropes pulled so tight your brain is just solid alarm signals.

 

Ugh. But uh, my lifts and control are improving significantly :/

 

And I get to go ride a horse for the first time in five years tomorrow!

Has it really been that long since we last rode?

[josie]

Has it really been that long since we last rode?

Yeah. Just about. We rode maybe once a year after we started dating, so maybe it's more like 4 years.

 

But still.. been a looong time. 

[ubkev]

It's just like riding a.....horse. I usually look forward to the amazing inner thigh bruise that develops once I've decided that walking is too slow and I take the horse to a full gallop through a trail ride. About halfway through, I realize that, "hey moron! You're not a cowboy! You should probably slow down."

[qwksndmonster]

Josie, are you training to become a super spy?

Edited May 13, 2016 by qwksndmonster

[Doohicksie]

Josie, are you training to become a super spy?

Epic.

[Doohicksie]

Mayor Betsy and me

Someone took a picture of me taking a selfie with the mayor.

 

 

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Another 30 miles tonight, also fixed gear.

 

Caught a couple of interesting shots.  I wish I would have gotten to the windmill a few minutes earlier; the sun was almost fully set by the time I took this one.

 

Here's a waterfall along the trail.  It's usually much less active than this.  We've had a lot of rain lately though, so it's roaring.

[ubkev]

That waterfall looks awesome.

[Stoner]

If R. Egg doesn't go over those little falls on his bike, he's a ######! (And please have someone videoing it.)

Edited May 13, 2016 by PASabreFan

[Doohicksie]

No thanks. Someone drowned last year in a similar falls on another part of the river.

Edited May 13, 2016 by Robin Egg

[josie]

Josie, are you training to become a super spy?

My whole life.

 

I've got the black belt, the catsuit, but not a tragic backstory. 

 

[darksabre]

I thought you threw the catsuit out? 

[josie]

I thought you threw the catsuit out? 

Maybe I did. You're right.

 

Well, I could always get a new one if I had to haha 

[Stoner]

Maybe I did. You're right.

 

Well, I could always get a new one if I had to haha 

I pulled it out of the dumpster. Do you want it back? I will pay for the dry cleaning.

[josie]

I pulled it out of the dumpster. Do you want it back? I will pay for the dry cleaning.

Tried to find a disgusted pic, well, ended up being sophomoric instead.

 

[JJFIVEOH]

Did another ride through the trails today with my boy. After we escaped the mud we rode back towards downtown. 

 

Luzerne County courthouse

 

 

 

Downtown WB

 

 

I love your biking pics. I'm so jealous because there is little to no nature/trail riding around here. That looks very relaxing. 

[ubkev]

I love your biking pics. I'm so jealous because there is little to no nature/trail riding around here. That looks very relaxing.

Most of my time spent on the bike is in the middle of the woods, covered in mud with my heart about to burst through my chest because I push myself too hard, too fast. My stamina isn't quite there yet.

 

The breaks I take when I snap the pictures are the only time I get to breathe. So I guess they are relaxing.

[Stoner]

For all the mountain bikers... this may or may not happen, but if it does, it'll be epic, brah.

 

http://pennsylvaniakinzuapathways.com/mountainbikingtrails.html

[ubkev]

For all the mountain bikers... this may or may not happen, but if it does, it'll be epic, brah.

 

http://pennsylvaniakinzuapathways.com/mountainbikingtrails.html

 

That'll be cool.

[Eleven]

Trainer raised the weight on EVERY freaking exercise today.  

 

I am in pain.