The Great WALT DISNEY

"If you can dream it, you can do it."

"I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter."

"All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me... You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

"All your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them."

Friday, October 3, 2008

My butt hurts...

I bought a new bike! Well, I didn't have one before actually. The last bike I owned was a seafoam green Huffy beach cruiser that got stolen just under three years ago. Most recently I was riding Kevin's old beefcake Liahona mission bike-that he rode for two years and then put in a box for five. I enjoyed it thoroughly, but it was to blame for my not-so-great triathlon finishing time. You see, heavy and chunky mountain bikes with only 10 gears don't exactly do wonders for a road race...
So, for the first time in my life I bought a super awesome, brand new, quite expensive bike and I'm way excited about it! It's a cross-terrain bike which means it functions well on the road at high speeds, but the tires are able to handle dirt paths as well. I found a picture of the exact one I bought! I rode it for all of 30 minutes on Wednesday after I got it home and my butt is bruised...it will take some breaking in. But now that I've spent that much money, I will be doing lots of triathlons and maybe I will start riding my bike everywhere I can to save gas...

5 comments:

Torre said...

Nice bike! Laney and I both have Specialized bikes! I don't think mine's as cool as yours, though!

Anonymous said...

Break that baby in and your butt will feel better! Nice bike!

Torre said...

Thank you for your kind words on my blog. That was a rolled up mat, not a punching bag.

Rachel said...

That's funny because I just biked 2 days ago and my bottom still hurts.

The Giffs said...

What a gorgeous bike. How much did you spend? I gave Mauren my bike when I moved to Vegas 4 years ago and have been bikeless since. I'd say it's time to invest. Sydney is playing on the lovely Little Mermaid blanket you made her. She says "Thanks".