(With appologies to Steppenwolf)
Cary and I got new bikes this weekend. She wanted to have her old bike tuned up, but we found that fixing it was going to cost almost as much as a new one. We test drove a few different models, and eventually settled on the Giant TranSend.
I was originally looking for a mountain bike, but the TranSend was much more comfortable than the others on paved roads (which is what we’ll be riding on most of the time).
On Sunday, we rode from home to a Food Lion to pick up hamburger buns for dinner. The total round trip was about 5.8 miles. Today, we rode to the local Kroger for more groceries. This trip was a bit shorter — about 4.4 miles — but we were able to ride most of the way on the greenway bike trails. The first trip was mostly on roads, but it wasn’t too bad. There are so many people on bikes in this area that most drivers seem used to them.
We definitely worked up a sweat, but it was nice to be able to run errands without having to drive. Our goal is to save some gas by riding our bikes to the grocery store for small stuff, or to the mall. Our old apartment was within walking distance to a Harris Teeter and a bunch of other shops; I do miss that, but having a house is better. 