first ride outside!

yeah! finally was able to get to ride outside for the first time. after work it was still glorious outside at +13 degrees and sunny. perfect.

i put all my gear on. here's some pics of the different layers i put on.
- drywick long sleeve
- cycling shirt
- fleece vest (kinda overdid it with this layer)
- cycling shell
- cycling shorts
- legwarmer tights
- shorts
- cycling gloves
- helmet

i found another good site to track cycling distances... mapmyride.com. since it was my first real time on my bike i wanted to take it easy. i also had a volleyball game at 8pm so i didn't want to go out too long. here's the route i took.



first thing i notice... it's still kinda wet outside. since all the snow is melting, there are still pathways and roads with snow and water on them. lots of spitting water from the wheels. might need to get those fenders to block the road spit. it didn't take me long to work up a sweat either. my neighborhood has some rolling hills so it made for some slow climbs in some areas. my fleece vest got too warm, i kinda overdid it with that layer. second thing, traffic... i really need to get used to the cars. my biking senses are not keen yet. it's kinda scary when there's lots of cars around! i stuck to the residential areas and stayed clear of the main roads for now since i was still getting used to my bike. i'm not too familiar with the paths in my area so as you can tell from the map, i kinda went everywhere. i was only out for about 30 min but i did manage to cover almost 10 km. i didn't get run over... so a pretty good first time out - lol.