Saturday I did a practice ride on my twitchy wiggly 16" #bike. I'm normally too lazy to ride, except on Sundays, unless there's a group ride. Yeah, I'm feeling good about myself. 🤪 Nothing wrong with the bike, it's just me. Hence, the practice. I much prefer the 26" one, really. #TheAwkwardCyclist 🚴

Here's a photo of #LilBlue and my shoe at the killer grates. Why the shoe? Well, those grates aren't just dangerous for bikes. My foot sorta went in it. 🙄
#exercise #bicycles #bikes

Yup.
No Sunday morning ride.
Because.
Sleep. 🤷‍♀️

Hey, don't judge me. #Sleep came and I shan't turn it away, especially since it's usually elusive.

But I'm pleased to report that, after so long, I did an evening* exercise ride around the neighborhood and got the courage to ride Li'l Blue 🔵🚲 again. Not much has changed though. Still wiggly and super awkward. 😕

#TheAwkwardCyclist #bikes #bicycles #cycling

Successful #bike ride. 🚴🚴🚴🚴
Still alive. 🤪

Got home and first thing I wanted was a reward for my efforts. So I ordered an Egg McMuffin #meal for delivery.

Yes, I did use #PedalAssist (again) several times during our ride. Otherwise I wouldn't be able to keep up with my #BikeBuddies. 😁

Now very tired. I didn't get enough #sleep. I'm actually not sure if I slept at all.

What's next?
Well obviously... 💤

#bicycles #cycling #PedalPushers #food #TheAwkwardCyclist

@Gynux
Oh my goodness. 😳
I'm a true #cyclist?
I'm a true cyclist!! 🤸‍♀️
A wimpy scaredy cat true cyclist! 😅 #TheAwkwardCyclist

True. ☝️ Kinda like the Norwegians' "No such thing as bad #weather, only bad clothing." (Not really sure if that's Norwegian. I thought I read that somewhere, many years ago. 🤔 )

Ah yes, no riding in stormy weather. ☝️ Besides I don't really want my #bike getting all mucked up, especially since I still don't know how to clean it. 😁

Though I'm not sure I want to do all those segments* and trail* again. Some were pretty scary. 😳

Yes, there was a trail... in campus! 🤯

Anywayz, I made it. Still alive. 😅
#bikes #cycling #MTB #MountainBikes #TheAwkwardCyclist

I rode my #bike almost an hour today. 🚴 Did almost half an hour straight, no stopping. Then a 2-minute break to hydrate and give my hands a break. Then more riding. Practiced u-turns more today due to a section of the road being closed off.

Compared to the 10 minutes some time ago, with high heart rate and great effort... 🤔

I say that's not bad. Not bad at all. 👌

Yeah, I'm feeling good about myself. 😎
#bicycles #bikes #cycling #exercise #health #TheAwkwardCyclist

Oh look... New people! 👀
Howdy and welcome to #Mastodon 👋🤓

Don't forget to put something in your profile/bios. And be sure to do your #introductions post. Share as little or as much as your like. Um, maybe not too* much. 🤔

Oh! And #hashtags! ☝️ Don't forget hashtags if you want other people with similar interests to find you.

As for me... #food #coffee #WorkFromHome #bicycles #bikes #cycling #ebikes #TheAwkwardCyclist #NotATechie #CityLife #YellowThumbs #indoorplants #plants #hydroponics

Yup. A protected* #BikeLane with actual physical barrier, not simply paint on the road. 👍 One of the few. We need more. But that'll take a while. #Philippines

It helped me muster courage to get out of my practice zones and out on the road. The photo was taken on a Sunday morning ~9AM.

Still, today's ride was scary for me. Mainly the start and end of this road.

The fact that I'm tooting this now means that I survived my morning. 🙏
#bikes #bicycles #cycling #PracticeRide #TheAwkwardCyclist 🤪

Another solo practice ride.

😐 Got my #bike banged up in transit. Seems to still run okay. Just had to readjust the front mud guard.

☺️ Kind security guard helped me get my bike out of the car again.

😀 I did twice as much practice as Day 2.

😊 Making slow improvements.
Although I can still only do very wide turns. I'm still #TheAwkwardCyclist. But I'm doing it. I'm learning.

😎 Major breakthrough! For the 1st time I managed to get my bike in the car with no help! 💃

Still can't make smaller turns.
Still having trouble keeping the #bike straight.
Still #TheAwkwardCyclist.
This time I remembered to keep my fingers on the brakes ☝️ (which #BikeBuddy had to remind me so many times on Day 1 last week).

Oh, and I fell! 😅
Very minor #injury to my right knee.

First aid was alcohol spray and just lightly dusting the dirt off with my hanky.
I was wearing full-length jeans. 😉
Hence, very* minor.

#bikes #bicycles #cycling

After lunch i was trying to convince myself that I could go ride on my own. That I should* go practice. (#BikeBuddy's not available this Saturday.)

But #TheAwkwardCyclist in me thought: maybe I'll just go down install the extension bar and camera bracket I just ordered, and be ready to ride on Sunday.

Then...
😶
What's that sound?
A whole lotta rain!! 🌧️🌧️
Okay then.
It's not that I'm chicken. It's the rain! 😅

😁 #excuses #cycling #bikes #bicycles
I will* try tomorrow Sunday. ✋🤓

Finally! 🚴 Used my #bike for the first time since I bought it. 🙄 #TheAwkwardCyclist

It's good to ignore #weather reports saying "scattered thunderstorms". #fakenews 🤪

As a bonus, #BikeBuddy met with me. Nice lady. She showed me where I could practice, taught me a few things, encouraged me. 😊🙏

And I had help (from strangers) getting that big chunk of metal and rubber in and out of the car. 🤭 Yeah, had to drive elsewhere to ride my bike in a safe-for-beginners environment.
#angels ❤️