First Bike Ride in almost a year

Well, I finally did it.  Got out the trusty steed, got'er tuned up, and went for a ride.

Nope, I didn't forget how to ride, and those bike handling skills that I sweated over are still there.  This was cool, cause I can remember when I couldn't actually turn my head to look behind me or grab a drink from my water bottle without swerving all over the road.

I went out for about an hour, and it felt great.  In fact, most of me felt like I could go a little longer, but my butt needs to work up to it.  Although the new bike seat I got last year is so much BETTER than my old one, there's no comparison.  I really noticed a huge difference in how comfortable I was on the saddle. 

I remember when I was first starting out, on this same ride, I would just be about dying.  Today, yeah, there were some times of hard breathing but I didn't need to rest or do the "death rattle" breathing.  I guess what surprised me a little was how even though I haven't been on my bike for so long, this ride was a medium effort, not a "I want to die" effort.

I love my bike.