On Saturday, Nate and I decided to load up our bikes and go find a trail to ride them on. We had looked online and found Walnut Creek park had a fairly easy bike trail....so we went.
Let me start by saying that I have had 3 knee surgeries in the past 13 months and I just got to where I can actually bend my leg far enough to ride a bike about a month ago.....
So we ge there and there are bikers everywhere unloading to ride. They are ALL geared out in spandex, helmets and backpacks full of water.....I start freaking out... First of all, we got the cheapest bikes that Academy sells. Second of all, nathans bike doesnt have breaks. And third, I have a gimp leg!
So here we go down this trail and all I can say outloud and in my head is "i'm gonna die."
We did the 5 mile trail and survived....only because at the tricky parts I got off the bike and nathan had to carry BOTH bikes to the next safe part...hahahahaha poor guy. Oh and did i mention that we had to cross the creek twice???? The first time, I didnt even attempt to walk the bike...i let nate do it all. The second time I thought..."well i'll help him out and do it on my own." ---bad idea---when nate got back to me I was standing in ankle deep water with my bike up on a rock laughing hysterically at myself.
So we made it back alive---thank you Jesus! And it was fun....I feel like a pro now:)
As we drove home Nathan said "all those bikers were too geared out."
Me: "yeah it made me feel like an idiot."
Nate: "NO, they were keeping Austin weird...We were keepin Austin Real."
Me: "We should make shirts!!!"
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1 comment:
haha. that's funny.
i've ridden at walnut before. i like running it more than riding, that's for sure. and, while it's not terribly technical, it's not a nice stroll through the woods either.
i'm glad you two made it back alive and did your part to keep austin real.
=)
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