Not dead...Yet. Answered prayer
My bookshelf and blogs have been filled with basic biking information. "The Essential Touring Cyclist" even had a chapter of basic bike skills when on the road. I have been diving into books. Well, when my tires hit the payment, today was definitely an adventure. An adventure of DEATH. I first misjudged pulling out and crossing the street in front of ongoing traffic because I thought I had the acceleration of a car (not yet anyway). Then, as I was trying to stay off the sidewalks (meant for walking) and into the road, I veered a little too much to the right and was stuck in the middle of traffic with cars racing by me on either side. Finding encouragement in a "Bike Lane" sign posted ahead, I lost my proper tire placement and rammed into a bike curb nearly jolting me off the bike. However, I am finding my little green machine being able to handle jarring and it thankfully lopped unto the sidewalk. So, a de...