Treadly and Me

"My advice to you is that when you're out on your bike, as often as possible, look up from your Garmin, heart rate monitor and bike computer, and look around and enjoy. Maybe even leave technology at home?" --xcmankan

Health-wise, it's been a good day: no backache, no abdominal pain, no headache. So far so good. Now I suppose I should get out of bed.

Let's talk about preparing for a long bike ride. Specifically, your first "long" ride. That is, the first time you consider a previously unimaginable distance and say, "I reckon I could do that."

"Toe overlap is not the end of the world, unless you crash and die – then it is." --Skip Bernet

"[Roadside assist] man told us he's doing lots of flat batteries these days because 'Everyone's riding their bikes...forget their car needs to be used'" --@treadlie