Having not been on a bicycle since I was around 12, today may qualify as a monumental day. I bought a new decked out men's hybrid bike with commuter wheels. It's pretty too - charcoal gray and silver. I have a coordinating charcoal gray and black helmet, water bottle, and D-link lock. It IS all about how you look, right? Okay, I also upgraded to a nice gel seat, added a rack on the back to carry my gym bag, and lights on the front and back for safe riding at night. My plan is to ride to and from work as much as possible. This seemed a little daunting at first thought but I've been building my stationary biking skills at the gym and today's 12 km ride home from the bike store was no problem - I'm not even sore. First bike ride after nearly 20 years, including riding on the left side of the road and through the city with lots of cars and trams. I loved it - every second. I felt like I was about 10 again and I'm looking forward to many more rides. I'll get some pictures up soon.
Interesting fact: I read today that the number of bicycles sold (1.5 million) exceeded the number of cars sold (1 million) in Australia in 2007.
