One of my friends, TJ, asked me awhile back if I planned to incorporate biking into my new lifestyle?
My answer is, yes! After my knee surgery, my husband (he's already had surgery on both knees) and I both decided to get new bikes. We went to East Coast Bicycles on Colley Avenue where we got some great advice and great service. That place is crazy busy! I have been in a half a dozen times now and every single time there are multiple employees - all either working on bikes or helping customers. I have to admit, I thought it might be the kind of place that caters to super-bikers and not plain ole sightseer-bikers, like us. But, with confidence I can tell you they do it all - and they're super nice too!
During my first visit, Mike, the owner, suggested I try a bike called the Townie by Electra. It's a cruiser type bike with the pedal location forward instead of directly under the seat. That bit of ergonomics is great - it allows you to sit closer to the ground so both feet touch comfortably when you're sitting on the seat (super safe). That, together with the handlebars, that are high and wide, allow you to sit in an upright position. All this makes riding easier on your knees. Awesome! Just what the doctor ordered, so to speak. My particular model is the Townie 7D (seven speeds) in Coral! Woo Hoo!
We liked my bike so much that we bought my husband one too. That's his parked next to mine. His is a men's 7D in Moss Metallic. No black bikes for us, no sir!
While buying bikes we found out about Cindy Lou's Coffee Shop Community Ride. We were in! We met Saturday morning at 9:00am at the bike shop and proceeded to pedal around town at a normal person's speed and we stopped at several points of interest along the way.
First stop, Howlett's Granby Trading Post (thrift store)
future community center on Church Street
St. Mary's Cemetery on Church Street
through some neighborhoods
alongside the zoo
final destination Café M for breakfast
That's Cindy Lou in the red shirt on the right. She leads this ride every Saturday at 9:00am from East Coast Bicycles on Colley Avenue - for free! The route is different each time and the group changes too. Today we had thirteen people and we clocked about 9 miles.
Biking as part of our new lifestyle? Priceless!
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