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in all her glory.

Probably too fancy of a bicycle for a mtb newb, like myself, but hey. Go big or go home.

Platform pedals are temporary until I get the hang of the whole mtb thing. Then adding on my Time pedals.

Taking 'er for a spin Friday to test her out. And to test out my braveness.

in all her glory.

Probably too fancy of a bicycle for a mtb newb, like myself, but hey. Go big or go home.

Platform pedals are temporary until I get the hang of the whole mtb thing. Then adding on my Time pedals.

Taking 'er for a spin Friday to test her out. And to test out my braveness.

...about something that scares me.

I am so determined to get over this fear of falling while mountain biking. Finished my bike last night and am so.unbelievable.excited.to.ride.it.

Also, I think the prospect of bike packing, especially down the divide trail, makes me even more determined to get over my fears and get brave.

Here we go....

laced up my wheels last night.
put bike packing bags on the frame to see what they'd look like (verdict: awesome)
expect to finish wheels tonight and get everything else on the bike for a test ride (!!!)

maiden voyage either tomorrow or friday

today was my first day back home from 6 days in AZ.

today was my first day back to work after 6 days in AZ.

lots of work to do. unpacking. spackling holes around the house for mission-finish-that-last-10%-so-we-can-put-house-on-the-market-in-march.

today was a day that calls for a cold beer at 5pm.

(oh. and other pluses? new glasses. liking the current stage my growing out hair is in. and the ability to wear the heck out of this handknit cardigan now that i finally have buttons on it. good thing it's made with a rustic wool cause i'm about to wear it to death)