Hmmm, I think I almost feel that yesterday's trauma was worth it. Last night I rode my bike out to the Haqshaq for a book club meeting and man, it was good.
It's been a long time since I've done any riding, despite the fact that I used to be a daily bike commuter, and used to haul Sahsez all around Waterloo in a bike trailer during her toddlerhood. See what happened was, about a year ago, my bike got damaged while parked and was unrideable. I was pregnant and lazy and didn't get it fixed.
A couple of months ago, we finally took Django into the shop and got her in rideable condition again. But very soon after that, Tobias rode her to work and got a flat. So she's been sitting in the shed for about six weeks, waiting for someone to fix that.
Which brings us to yesterday, and the less said about yesterday, the better.
But! Last night! Was great! I loved riding her, I didn't have any difficulty with the balance (recumbents are slightly trickier than uprights for balance), I didn't find it difficult physically, and, most exciting, I didn't feel nervous in traffic. I thought I might after so much time off. Also, the last riding I did was in Amsterdam, and in Amsterdam it's such a totally different experience, there's really no call for nervousness re: cars. So I didn't know if I would revert to my old nervous Nellie ways. I'm glad to say I didn't, even when we rode through the middle of the tourist district last night, doding hapless pedestrians, hansom cabs, regular cabs, and tour busses all the way.
Today, I have no soreness at all, which I thought I might, given that my cycling muscles have been laying dormant, or so I thought. I guess jogging and Tae Kwon-Do have kept me in good enough shape so that it doesn't matter that I haven't been doing those exact motions.
The only sour note was yesterday afternoon, when Sahsez, M'hijo and I took another trip together, up the hill to get a slice of pizza and a root beer for Sahsez. M'hijo cried the entire time. It really sucked. I hope that trip, and not the earlier one, was a fluke. I'm planning on doing a lot of riding this weekend, so I guess we'll find out.
