I have a ten year old road bike. I named her Ethyl. She has not seen a lot of kilometers this year.
I have been using my commuter bike, Myrna, to go to work and run errands. She has fenders and panniers. She is heavy and easy to ride in traffic.
Since I’m so rarely on my road bike I really notice how compact and light she is. Ethyl wants to go fast!
I’ve only had her out for quick trips to physiotherapy. I can bring her up the stairs easily and they encourage me to bring my bike inside.
My cycling is at once consistent but also not enough to get me ready for the MS Bike Tour.
Between work stuff, injuries and other life shenanigans my cycling has suffered.
I am not loving that, once again, it’s going to be a relatively steep ramp up for distance.
Thank goodness I have a good bike to do it on!
I’m so glad I got a commuter bike. It’s helped me get to work easily in all kinds of weather.
And now I need to get out on Ethyl on evenings and weekends.
I think I can make it happen.
