"Sorry kids, there will be no Christmas this coming year."  When they asked why, I had to tell them that dad spent all of next years Christmas money on 2 new bikes for his mom and dad.  We were in Omaha on Wednesday and stopped by the Trek store in Papillion, and walked away with 2 bikes and accessories.  It was a very nice store, with nice bikes.  After test riding a few, you sure do get what you paid for, and it would be easy to splurge.  In the end, we both ended up getting a nice middle of the road bike.  I did end up spending about 3x more that I had planned on spending for bike.  I did end up getting a 3 year warranty, not being familiar with bikes, I figured it would be a good idea in case I cause any type of damage unintentionally.  Since getting my bike on Wednesday, I have been on 2 rides.  The 1st ride, I rode the course of the minitri that is coming up in May through the YMCA.  That ride ended up taking me 49 minutes, 13.2 miles.  Today, I got out before the rain and snow hit and rode out to the Regional Center and out to Idlewilde and back, which was a total of 9.8 miles.  The wind was brutal on my way out, but very nice on the way back.  My legs are not too tired after riding the two days, but my core is a little sore.  I don't know if the pedaling is working my core in a new way, of if something else made it sore.  I also got a nice gadget that tracks mileage, speed, and time that is mounted on the handle bars.  I also got the nice tights to go with it.  So if you see me riding by on a nice day, keep that in mind before you start checking me out.

                                                                      My Bike.

                                                           Terri's bike.

                                                   My little computer that tells me how many miles I crank out.