I headed out with my friends to enjoy a nice cool fall bike ride from Edmonds (across the sound by ferry) to Kingston to Hansville and back. I was surprised how steep and long some of the hills were. I felt I did really well on all but one of the climbs. There was one switchback type road that I was for sure thinking I would slide into the guardrail because the road was slippery from the rain the night before. It was a fun ride that ended with a warm coffee. Stephanie and Zach rode their tandem with lots of new components and they had a great time, as well. That tandem hauls butt downhill!!
Later that day I went for walk at a local park in Kenmore and saw this wicked cool spider chillin in a web. The leaves are really starting to change color here. I love Autumn!
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Just a very dumb question: how do you ride for all that time & deal with the pain on the rear end?? (I told you it was a dumb question!)...I am 53 years old & ride just for pleasure & to get some exercise since I sit at a desk all day, but after only about 30 minutes of riding (& I have one of those large cushy seats on my bike!), my rear end is SO sore from sitting on that seat...& I noticed from your pics that you have that tiny little seat...how on earth do you stand it?
I am 29 and have to agree, how in the heck do you sit on that seat for that long?!?!?
Well, I suppose the answer is that I ride so often for so long and my butt just gets used to it. Plus, I wear padded bike shorts. I get out of my saddle on almost every climb, so my quads hurt the most after a ride. Oh, and I LOVE my bike!
well, I didn't know they made such a thing as 'padded bike shorts', but I will definitely check those out! thanks Erin!
Erin,
It's funny looking at pictures other people. I remember when first moved to the UP. I thought the Fins looked so funny - different. I was used to the Lower Michigan Irish/Polish/German mix. Now, looking at your pictures from Seattle, your new people don't look anything like the usual Irish/Polish/Germs or the Fins. Just food for thought. ;-)
As far as the tush thing goes, usually, really padded bike seats can actually cause more harm than good. Seats with cutouts will relieve pressure on sensitive areas, so small seat can actually be the best choice when done right. A chamois is also pretty helpful. :-D
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