Justin's New Bike

Well, I did it. I bought a new bike. I dropped a whole bunch of cash on lots of equipment for the bike. I've been thinking about it for a while, and finally went for it. I have lots of work friends that ride a lot, so I plan to do some riding with them. I bought an intermediate level bike from the brand "Giant" which is a very good, very large manufacturer. I bought the bike at a place called Montgomery Cyclery . I bought from the West Chester store (because its close). Myself and the store manager spent a lot of time making the bike do exactly what I wanted (i.e. adjusting the brakes to the tension I wanted, adding a couple accessories). We spent a lot of time going over equipment and how parts of the bike worked (much more complicated than I thought before this trip). My bike has clip pedals, which for those that don't know, work kind of like skies, clipping you into the pedals with special shoes. It is hard to get used to clipping in and out. So after doing all of that, I had to take it for a ride. I suited up and went out to the Little Miami Bike Trail . I rode about 8 miles one way ending near the city of Morrow. On my way back, I slowed to check my phone which was ringing. I unclipped the right pedal, and then the bike leaned left. It was too late. I had a minor crash. No damage except a scraped, bloody knee. Luckily nobody was around to see it. I remembered at that moment that the store manager had warned me that I would crash a couple of times before getting used to the clip pedals. Only once so far. I rode the 8 miles back at a much faster pace. It took about an hour 10 min to do the whole thing, which I think put me at about a 17mph pace (with stops). Not bad for my first ride. It was the best work out I've had in years, but also the most fun. It is a very nice bike path that winds along a river and old towns, so it seems rather scenic.