Well, I took myself to a bike store to try it out.
May I offer a bit of advice when bicycle shopping:When the most gorgeous guy in a 10 mile radius
asks you if you need help, say NO. Just swat him away.
Wait for the geek behind the counter to finish his
Mountain Dew and ask him for help.
Yeah, well, I went with the gorgeous guy.
Dumb move.
So, I'm telling him what I'm looking for
and he pulls a bike down.
It's perfect, just what I want.
I ask if I can sit on it.
He says....
"WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT FOR A SPIN OUTSIDE."
Wait, what?
I haven't ridden a bike in, oh, let's say, 33 years,
but I want one.
I want this one, but I have to try it first?
I have to try it in front of the most gorgeous
guy in a 10 mile radius. (Paul was 11 miles away)
Um.....sure?
"Do you want a helmet?"
"No, I'm fine." translates to: I am not going to put
a stupid helmet on in front of Gorgeous Guy.
So, we go outside.
I get on the bike.
I push off.
You know how they say, it's like riding a bike, you never forget.
Yeah, well, you forget.
I was wobbling from side to side like an ass.
Couldn't get my feet on the pedals for what
seemed like miles.
Finally I managed to get going, but then
found out I WAS AFRAID TO TURN!
I wobbled back thinking....
I want a bike????
Gorgeous Guy said, "Let me raise the seat a bit."
Oh, ok, cause that will make all the difference in the world.
I tried it again and I did much better.
I even managed to turn without losing all feeling
in my hands as I gripped the handlebars.
Ok, I still want a bike.
I want to look like this:
I am sure I looked like this:
7 comments:
hahahahaha! Love the store, especially with the final illustrations.
Oh funny!
Totally sounds like me! LOL
Ha! Hey, he came up to you, that's something!
Oh, and the captcha down below makes me think I'm having a stroke. No human being can read this. I wish I were a robot.
It's never too late to get back on a bike. I started commuting last year, and had to look for a new commuter bike. I got a folding bike, because it would let me gradually increase the length of my commute. The first day I "rode" to work, I drove most of the way, and parked about a mile out. I rode the mile to work, and the mile back to my car at the end of the day. I did that for about a week. And gradually increased the distance. I still don't ride the whole way, since it's just to far, but I've worked up to about 5 miles each way, and I'm pretty happy with that. It's all about incremental improvements.
Ha! Oh that made me laugh! My boss gave me bikes for my husband and I (yeah, he is that awesome) and the first time I got on mine, I was in my driveway, made sure none of the neighbors were around, the kids were in the house etc so NO one could see me! Love you illustrations! :) Have fun with your bike!
the best part of this post is, "Paul was 11 miles away."
hahahahahaaa
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