So I finally got that bike fit, and I think it was worth it. I got clipless pedals, they adjusted my seat, my stem, and my handlebars, and I feel a lot less hunched over on the bike now. I've got a week to practice with the clipless pedals before I go on another ride Saturday where I can fall down at stop signs.
I went to Eden Bicycles in Castro Valley and I thought they really did a bang-up job as far as customer service and bike expertise, so, you know, that's a recommendation if you are near there. The guy even went out back with me and rode around the parking lot with me helping me practice clipping in and out.
That was in the afternoon. In the morning, I went on my second ride with Team in Training, 25 miles with hills. Pretty tough at times but manageable. We were supposed to practice descending, which always scares the hell out of me, and still does. On the bright side, Marin County is just beautiful. We went from Mill Valley to Sausalito and Tiburon. I was saying it's like Hawaii except cold. And it was really cold.
After the ride (and before the bike fit) Team in Training had an Honoree Potluck, where we ate a lot of food and then heard from team honorees (people who have or have had cancer, whom the team is riding in honor of) and from a bunch of people on the team that had a personal connection to cancer. It was pretty moving - a number of people were tearing up - and reminded everyone of why we are doing this and what a difference it makes in people's lives.
A couple of people talked about a new chemotherapy drug that their loved ones had been treated with at Stanford, and how research money from things like Team in Training had helped fund the development of drugs like that. So yeah, everyone that donated, that's what it's going to! Thanks again.
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