Since my original plan to be out riding most of the day today before consuming copious amounts of beer and barbeque fell through because of the all-day rain event in Chicagoland, I figured I’d go ahead and pull the trigger on this little blog I’ve been mulling over as I rack up the miles each week.
I bought a bike as an early 25th birthday present to myself a little more than a month ago as a way to get out and enjoy the upcoming summer weather and stay in shape. I have flat feet and can’t really run on asphalt, and the few miles a day I was putting in on the treadmill was about as painful on my sanity as it was my joints.
To make a longer story (coming soon) short, I walked into my local bike shop and rode out. I rode so much that first day until my ass was raw. I could barely sit in a chair for three days. And I’ve put nearly 300 miles on my bike since.
I’m going to try to post a picture a day from my ride, individual ride stats from my B.iCycle app, Google Earth screen shots of my routes, tales of my all-too-frequent close calls with cars and bike news around Chicago’s suburbs and the city itself.
Maybe it’ll give you something to check up on, but hopefully it will be something to motivate you to get out and ride yourself.
