The Jen Bike Project
My wife Jen has never learned to ride a bike and she is probably going to be mad that I posted on my blog about it. Oh the shame that goes along with never having learned how to ride a bike. She tells me it is great. A skeleton in the closet that we don't bring up among mixed company.
This is a funny situation for me because I'm an avid biker. I spend alot of time hitting single-track and cruising around the neighborhood on my mountain bike. I even plan on entering my first road-race at the end of the summer. Go me. Anyway, we have finally decided it is time for Jen to conquer her fears, strap on some knee and elbow pads, and finally learn how to ride.
This weekend we took the first step towards that goal by picking up a nice $10 dollar ride for Jen to beat up on. We got at a early season garage sale that is around the corner from our apartment. As you can see from the pics below, the bike needs some work. I honestly don't think the thing has been ridden in 10 years, but the components are all in pretty good shape with a minimal amount or rust. I already started cleaning and greasing it up and it should be road worthy after I get a couple parts.
Somehow I think fixing the bike will be the easy part.