December is around the corner

I dropped my 150 dollar camera and broke it, so I could not take any videos. Mom invited me over for soup, so I rode over to her house. After that I went to Fairlawn Plaza to see if I could find a cheap camera, but none were less than 100 dollars. I went to Target and they had cameras as low as 29 dollars, but I thought I better not go that cheap. I locked my bike up to a tree. The parking lot was jam packed, but no problem for me. I ended up spending 100 dollars on a ten mega pixel camera, and its a nice one for the money. I estimate I went about 25 miles today. December is around the corner, so this might be the last ride I do for a while. I rode my Gary Fisher. Its not as fast as my road bike, but I can get onto the dirt trails. I am posting a picture taken with my new camera.

Branner

I thought bike season was over but it keeps on going! I did a 20 miler today. OMG! I got some mud on my new Dirt Bike! I have to go over the Branner Bridge on my way to the Shunga Trail, and I thought it would make an intesting video.

Shunga Trail Ride

It was a nice day, so I biked to church. There are red berries all over the place! I don't know what kind they are. The wind blew me home, and I had the Gary Fisher in the highest gear it would go. I went to my favourite spot along the trail and took some video.

New Bike Bling

I rode to the bike shop, and I bought a water bottle cage for a dollar! I also bought two water bottles, a spare inner tube, a speedometer, and a tire pump. The tire pump cost 30 dollars! But, it will pay for itself the first time I have a flat in the middle of nowhere. I found an extra cage in a kitchen drawer, so I have 2 cages. A nice looking lady at the bike shop was teasing me. She wanted me to pay her bike bill too. I told her that I would, if I was nice guy. I think she liked my bike shorts, but I was to scared to ask for a date or anything. I got to try out the disk brakes as I was going down Quinton heights hill (very steep), and they worked nicely. I guzzled v8 juice when I got home.

I indoor trained a couple times this week, and I have been working up a very good sweat. I have been making videos of myself on the bike trainer, so I can see how my legs line up on the pedals. It looks to me like my knees,ankles, and feet line up very close to a straight line. I hope I can keep some of my fitness this winter. I took this picture just before I test rode around Lake Shawnee. This is a wonderful bike!

I invited my family over, and I cooked hamburgers on a grill for them. They liked my bike. Ed and Ron both took a test ride on my Gary Fisher Bike. After they left, I took a Shunga trail ride. I turned around at Gage because of the slick mud under the bridge.

I think this is a nice video, so I am going to post it.

I rode to church today on my Gary Fisher bike. Its was very windy, and I used the lower gears most of the time. The pastor offered me Gator Aide, but I told him coffee was all I wanted. I did take a doughnut, because I needed some bike fuel. It remind me of a lumbering SUV compared to my road bike, but it is much better off road. The wind blew me home and I got to use the highest gear. I thought bike season was over!


Video of my new shoes.

I rode to the bike shop, and they are having a bike sale. Well, I bought a very nice bike on sale for 750 dollars. I bought a new pump and bike shoes too. Then I went to El gringos, and ate two huge sanchos. Lake Shawnee was near by, so I rode around it on my new bike. I loved it! After I got home, I went back out again and rode my new bike to the end of the shunga trail and back. I did lots of riding today, but the weather was perfect!

Normally, I wear a helmet. I misplaced it, so I rode without it. It hit 78 degrees today, and it was a great day for riding. I went at least 25 miles today. I love fall rides.