32 Miles with Columbus Outdoor Pursuits

Today I was able to finally get out on my bike and ride (which I figure I should since the bike trip starts in 43 days). I left work right at 5pm to take advantage of the good weather (chance of snow on Sunday) and picked up my bike from the bike shop and headed over to ride with Columbus Outdoor Pursuits. The first couple of miles were a little rough in that I had to get comfortable being on a bike again. After that, it was like riding a bike. I was able to keep up without any issues (spinning classes pay off) but need to work on sharpening my bike handling skills: riding in a pace line, balancing, signaling, looking for cars, keeping speed on turns. Hopefully I can get some rides in next week. I hope all of the riders are getting in group rides as the dynamics are different from riding alone.