A surprisingly productive day

Categories: shopping

Tags: bike, exercise

Date: 24 July 2006 22:06:56

I was collected from work today by Roger the chauffeur. That sounds so grand doesn't it? Alas, this is not a regular occurence - he is the nice man from the garage which was servicing the car.

Having surprised my credit card with a hefty service bill, I decided to buy a bike.

So I did. It is pink (*) and silver, with marvellous suspension and lots of low gears for going up hills. This last being very much the most important aspect of the purchase. It was also in the sale, with an extra 5% knocked off for having a miniscule scratch. To this I added a fetching red helmet (which I now realise clashes quite hideously with the bike) and a lock. All set to go. NB Must buy lights later, or get the ones I bought some years ago back from Sister.

I have just got back from taking it for a spin, including a very minor hill. I fear that I have a significant amount of practice to put in there before I can coordinate pedalling, changing gear and breathing enough to avoid collapsing in a heap.

Add to this the discovery that there was an episode of Friends on that I had never seen and this is definitely a good day.

(*) I should note here that I am not really a pink-loving person - little, in fact, could be further from the truth. This is a bright, almost purplish pink, not nasty sugary pink, so that is OK.