Awesome! Just got the blogging app for my iPhone! I'm so excited because every morning and afternoon I have an hour on the train that could be well spent updating my blogs, and now I can! Not to mention it makes uploading my pictures that much easier because I can snap them on the go and upload straight through the app.

So saturday I went bike huntin'. Oh man, at first it was intimidating because I had no clue what I was doing. The first shop I went to, rockland cycle, was a little hole in the wall- but it had great customer reviews, so I checked it out. The guy inside was incredibly helpful, and spent an hour explaining the component differences and carbon versus aluminum frame, etc. The only thing was that he only sold Fugis, so I was curious what else was out there and how they compared. Thus my next stop, REI. as a chain, I knew they would be knowledgeable and have a larger selection. It took a little while to flag down some help, but it was worth being patient. They guy helping me was a bike enthusiast with about 5 of his own, and was so excited to be talking bikes in the middle of winter! He spent over an hour with me, explaining cannondales, shimanos, and specialized- as well as going into more depth about the components quality. By the end of the day (3.5 hours of bike talk) I had a good grasp on what to look for, bike vocabulary, and pricing. I did not feel pressured to buy at either store, they understood that I was looking for information, and took the time to break it all down without making me feel dumb. I like bikers!! :) ....(I say that when I'm not behind the wheel) this Thursday I'm going to another hop who is offering a one day sale to PMC riders... They are not disclosing the percentage of sale, so I don't know what to expect, but if nothing else it will be informative. In the mean time, I got this book to touch up on traffic laws for cyclists, and general safety info on riding. I'm halfway through and so far it has been helpful and interesting!




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