The Pedaler

After lunch, B and I walked across the street to The Pedaler in El Sobrante. (It's right next to Tandoori Chicken USA... best sandwiches ever.) When you walk in, there had to be hundreds of bikes on the sales floor alone. I'm not a huge bike rider, but I would like to get a bike to go out on sometimes. So, my dilemna is price. How much should I spend on a bike that I won't ride all the time? We have an old Schwinn that I love, but it's old, heavy, and has one gear. Another thing, I hate riding bikes where there are a ton of cars, and since we have little to none bike lanes around our neighborhood, it's a little sketchy. This would definitely be a recreational thing, and not a go out and run errands thing.

At any rate, we were walking around, and I spotted a bike that I was super attracted to. A gentleman asked us if we needed help, and I asked how much this one was. Well, it was way over my budget. But he stayed and helped us out and told us what other options were available. Super nice, super friendly, not pushy, and really knew everything about bikes. I mean, just looking at him, you KNOW this guy LIVES bikes. I told him that I probably wouldn't ride it a lot, and that it would be a weekend type thing, and as a true cyclist would respond, "yet." I've decided that I will be purchasing my bike there... just gotta test ride and get over pricetags.

This morning, I was browsing through my gym's website to see what classes they have this month. I clicked on a link and up comes a picture of a kayaker and a cyclist. I thought, "huh, I wonder if that guy is...." I read the blurb, and looked up his name on Google, and there he was. A 3 time U.S. Pro Cycling Champion. And I thought, "what a cool dude."

And then I thought that if this guy was a composer, he would've been a jerk. As D would say... BOOOOOOURNS. I totally rip on my own kind.

Go check out the Pedaler in El Sobrante.