Ok, ok, one last thing. Today was our first day commuting to school on The Red Rocket. You guys, I'm giggling like an idiot on this keyboard as I type the very words! Pre-Red Rocket we did this: I met the boys at school, deep sighs from Lincoln as he mentally geared himself to pedal up that hill. Ethan and I went at a decent pace while Lincoln fell behind, causing me to hang back and coax him uphill. Eventually it would be too much for Linc and he and I would have to stop and walk the bikes. Meanwhile Ethan, now blocks ahead, waited at the top of the hill as passersby who saw him alone shook their heads and deemed his parents negligent.
But TODAY: I met the boys at school. Lincoln said, "I'm nervous that I won't be that fast on my new bike, Mom." I said we'd see but that I had a good feeling. Invigorated by hope, Lincoln mounted The Red Rocket and shot up the hill, pausing only for pedestrians and crossings. He hung with us and then broke away at the archway, our designated watering spot. My older son (who stopped for water) fought to catch him all the way until the final 50 feet before the house. What a ride! We shaved 1/3 off our time. (30 minute commute, only 20 minutes today!) I think we are going to like our Islabike. All is well once again! Thanks for all the help along the way. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
