who do you think won? today was my first official ride on my new fuji roubaix, an extremely generous christmas gift from my boyfriend. after strapping on the fancy shoes (another gift from this generous man!) and the helmet (thank goodness for nice neighbors), i found myself happily clipping into my new eggbeater quatros (didn't ever think i would open all the gifts this year)! anyway, i turned on the garmin and headed for the road. i managed for 3.5 miles in about 20 minutes, including some slow intersection approaches and the occasional stop to pick myself up off the incredibly hard seat. everything was great- i got to fly down the street on my fast new red bike, the sun was out, the weather is warm, and i rode down some streets i wouldn't normally travel on, so i saw some new sights. after a while i got thirsty so i headed back to the homestead. upon crusing up the driveway, i activated the breaks and turned off the garmin. i was just about to hop off when it hit me...i'm still clipped in to the pedals. as expected, the answer to the question in this post- the bike won. my happy self fell over and onto the cement like some idiot trying to make a room full of people laugh at her ignorance. well, that idiot happens to be me. now i sit on the couch, rubbing my knee and wrist, and trying to figure out how long i should wait before i hop back on.
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