Hubby and I were able to take our bikes on about a 30 mile round trip today. We had gret riding weather after the day started off very foggy. Had a great early supper and rode back home. I am hoping the temps stay in the mid 50's all week like forecasted. I can ride to work a couple nights possilbly.. Piglet be ready I will be coming by to pick you up.............O and my new pink coat and boots match your pink snout..hahahha..

Broke into the low 60° range today (yesterday looking at my clock!), so took my baby into town, and topped off the tank, and went for a spin around town.  Stopped to visit a guy I used to work with for a while, and didn't get left until well after dark.  Not in the 60's anymore, brrr!  On the upside, I found someone willing to go riding with me so I can get used to having a passenger.  His daughter said she'd be more than happy to ride along, so we're going to look at helmets tomorrow (I've got a coupon! ) at CycleGear.  I figure she'll be a good test subject, since despite being over 5' 5", she probably doesn't weigh over 90 lbs, so there's not a lot of weight there to throw me off.  Anyway, any suggestions from any of you seasoned 2-uppers on advice I can give her (aside from "lean as I lean!), and stuff I should know too?

bill67 wrote on 02/17/10 at 03:49:03:

Good point, thanks for the advice.  I've already told her she doesn't want to be moving around much.  Plus she's almost literally a toothpick, so I guess if she does, hopefully it won't throw me off much.  I plan on starting out on the back roads I cut my riding teeth on, almost all 45 mph and lower, and little traffic, so pretty learner friendly.

Routy you are totally wrong,Don't give bad advise here

EJID wrote on 02/17/10 at 06:52:02:

 Sorry to get a spat going in here.  The "tuck in close" is about the best sounding advice yet (partially because she's a cutie! ), and makes sense.
Ok, everyone, back to your ride tales.  Just a jaunt around town today, nothing exciting.  Well, I should say nothing out of the ordinary, riding's always exciting!

I'm not riding today, as I live in Minnesota and the bike's still in winter storage.

But on my drive home yesterday, I saw a scooter in the oncoming lane.  

This was a on a semi-major city street that had been cleaned of snow fairly well by the plows, and that, plus a sunny and above-freezing day yesterday meant the road was snow and ice free (but wet).

But residential streets here in St. Paul still have snow/ice on them, so it will be a while before I take my bike out (but maybe later this month, or early March, for sure).

  I'll forgive you guys for your inexperience of riding double.

Stones wrote on 02/18/10 at 13:04:53:

Bah, day jobs are overrated.  Thanks to all the vampire movies, gals dig the pasty look.... don't they???  That's what I keep telling myself anyway, as I work the 6pm - 6am shift.