How's the weather? And a bicycle related question.

01-17-2005, 02:05 AM

Well, I think I will just resign myself to the fact that my bike will
come out into the "wild world of the outdoors" in April or May. It's
"snowing in Jersey". Well that is a change from "raining in Jersey" or
"freezing in Jersey". You would think the Gods would take pity on
those of us who actually live in Jersey and at least give us some good
weather. As my NYC friends would say...Why would anyone want to live in
Jersey? I am beginning to wonder. I'm begining to understand why the
show DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES won the Golden Globe award last
night....Surburbia can drive you to desperate measures to stay sane.

Now, my bicycle related question.....since all of my exercise and
riding is being done in the gym, I have so little experience riding
outdoors. Much is limited to suburban parks in my little boring
suburban town. I used the bike at the gym yesterday and I figured out
how to program it to "random hills"....where peddling uphill becomes
part of the workout.

I realized something. I can't make it up a hill. If I can't make it up
a hill on a bike that is not moving....how the heck am I going to make
it up a real hill? Is the stationary bike at the gym realistically
proving to me how difficult the hills are or is it way off? I could
hardly move the damn pedals.

Maggie