The new biking season

[pegkerr]

I told the HR people to cancel my parking contract starting May 1, so I guess I'm committing to starting biking again. I realize I haven't done nearly enough to get ready. I'd hoped to be able to buy new wheels for my bike, but I'm dead broke (maybe when the tax refund arrives). I have to see if there is air in the tires at least! And I have to clean a lot of all that crap that Rob's been piling into the garage out so that I can actually reach my bike in the morning without having to pull my car in and out of the garage.

I feel uneasy about starting. Rob is working now and so won't be able to rescue me if I get a flat. But the price of gas is absolutely killing me, I need the workout, and I know I'll enjoy it once I start again.

I also admit, I am going to deeply regret the extra half hour early I'll have to wake up each morning to show up on time to work. I'm short enough on sleep as it is.

Yeah, yeah, johnridley, I know, I'm a wuss, and my concerns and ditherings are no doubt a mere bagatelle to you.

At least I'm getting back up on the bike.

Comments

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

I'm going to start biking to work, also -- at least, I'm hoping to. My husband needs to look my bike over; I haven't even had it out of the basement in the eight years we've been in this house and hadn't ridden it for years before that, so it should be interesting. But even for my tiny commute, the gas prices are too much.

[pegkerr.livejournal.com]

I hadn't biked for at least fifteen years when I started last year. Look back over my entries tagged bicycle commuting and you'll see the questions I had about getting started (and johnridley's very helpful answers).