Forgot how much I enjoy riding bike. My Schwinn "hybrid" (mountain) bike has been sitting in my shed for at least 15 years now. Now that both of my boys are old enough to be on regular bikes (albeit with training wheels), I decided to get it out and ride with them.
It felt pretty weird getting back on it again, but I guess you never forget. I had to take it into the bike shop to get it tuned up. They ended up replacing one of the shifters, both tires (they were starting to dry-rot, although they still held air) and just basically getting it adjusted and road-ready. The shop is so nice, it's rare to see a successful mom and pop shop like that anymore - they didn't even try to sell me a new bike, just basically did what it needed and only charged my about $125. I was so impressed that I bought a hitch-mounted bike carrier for $200 (a pretty decent deal I later found out, looking at Amazon for the same model).
I took it out on the road today a bit, riding around with my kids before the rain started up again, and found that I really enjoyed it. I could stand to lose a few pounds, so hopefully I'll be able to get out a lot this summer.
