Leah, walking a bike up a hill is just fine. Holy moly, you should've seen me huffing and puffing pushing the loaner Hunq up the foothills of Mt Diablo when I went on the Riv S24O last spring. At first I felt embarressed because I couldn't even use any excuses like I'm a woman in my 50's because there was Anne moving along spritely. But then I moved into a different headspace. Perhaps Grant or Deacon Patrick was whispering in my ear: all rides are an opportunity; make up the rules so that you win; just ride... and I found myself thinking, "Wow! I can do this! It doesn't matter if I walk up a hill or through a really tricky part! It's fun and hard work!" Plus everyone on the ride was so great at stopping at the top of a hill to chat, take pictures, drink water, talk about the route, whatever and oh by the way stay until I made it.
I'm also like you in that I like to ride with a place in mind. But I've also found that going out wandering in a new place is fantastic. I have a Bike Friday that goes with me on work trips or vacations and I relish just going out on it and seeing what I find. Doesn't need to be far. You might also enjoy putting a hammock or a tiny camp chair on your Betty along with some project you like (a book, knitting, carving, watercolors...) and have that be your mission; skip the camp chair and do it at a coffee shop. Makes a short ride really fun. best of luck and oh by the way I love this listserv RCW -- 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 http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
