daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
こんにちは。How’s it going? Today’s photo is a screen-grab from the GoPro video footage I took on today’s bicycle ride. The trail behind our house is a bit overgrown, but the trail is clear for walking and bicycling. It’s a lot of fun to ride, even though it’s very short.
If you have time, please check out the annotated video I made:
I hope you have a great day! またね～
The clouds were beautiful this evening! A slow bicycle ride while cloudspotting is a wonderful way to spend an hour or two.
This evening I rested the running shoes and hopped on a bike for today’s exercise. But instead of going out with the intention of burning calories, I decided that I wanted to go for a leisurely ride. My friends and I used to “ride bikes” a lot when we were kids, and I wanted to recapture that feeling of not having a destination, and just enjoy the magic of balancing on two wheels.
So with that mindset, I was riding up on the sidewalk, hopping off curbs, and generally acting like a kid. It was so fun! I live in the suburbs and there isn’t much traffic on the neighborhood streets so I don’t have to follow the “rules of the road” so strictly.
That being said, I didn’t go full 10-year-old hooligan and slide out in the gutters or skid down people’s driveways. 😆
I hope you had a nice day! またね～
“Front-End-Friday” is sort of a prompt in the cycling community for posting pictures of the front of your bicycle to Reddit or other social platforms. Sometimes it’s a POV photo of the handlebars, and other times, it’s just a photo like the ones I took of Sophie today.
Because it was so hot and getting dark, I just rode to the nearby elementary school to take the photos. I don’t think they came out good enough to post to Reddit, but it was a fun excuse to get out and ride.
As a bonus, I made another video and learned a bit about how to position the camera using the clamp mount. It’s fun to try new things!
I hope you had a good day. またね～
This evening I went with Rossa (my red Bianchi) to go look for some deer. There’s a nearby neighborhood in which I always see them, so I thought it would be a fun ride.
I also fixed up Rossa with the white Retrospec saddle, new white handlebar grips, and a pair of new tires. Everything was very inexpensive, totaling about $50. Add another $5 for the cabling to get her in safe riding condition and I am very happy!
I like the red and white color scheme. It’s fun and seems very 80s.
And of course we did see plenty of deer on the ride as evidenced by the first photo in the post. If you want to ride along with us virtually, hop on your stationary bike and put the video below on your laptop or tablet. 😁
