Beverly wrote:
The Historian wrote:
Beverly wrote:
The Historian wrote:
The Historian wrote:
Nice choice. I happen to be a real Trek fan. Did you get the
silver/black
or green?

Silver and black. Black is a slimming color, and silver matches my
hair....unfortunately.

One of mine is black and silver. The other is called carbon black. I like
them because they don't clash with my bold colored biking clothes

Perhaps I was fortunate that Bikesport didn't have anything in my
extended sizes. I did buy really outrageous cycling socks. They'll
shock anyone who knows the staid, conservative, bookish, classical
music listening chess historian. It's a small step at rebellion. :-)

My one concern is that I will become discouraged at the learning curve.
I didn't ride long as a child. I was too busy building my future as a
FFID to do such things as bike. So please don't say "it's just like
riding a bicycle....", because for some of us it's not, because we
never learned in the first place. Keeping balanced is going to be my
first, and perhaps greatest, challenge.

Neil
385/275/220

Find a nice quiet trail and just take it easy. You might be surprised at
the number of people who didn't learn to ride a bike until they were an
adult.

I'll have to search for an adult beginner's guide on the Internet.

You might consider lowering the seat (so the feet are closer to the ground)
until you feel comfortable balancing yourself on the bike. It also makes it
a tad easier to get up and down on the seat when starting and stopping. You
won't want to keep the seat in a low postion as it's harder to pedal but it
might help until you become comfortable balancing on it.

I'm sure you do fine! Enjoy the new bike.

Beverly