i feel like i haven't updated this thing for a long time...or been online for that matter...or even checked my email...
anyways
it was another great weekend
i spent most of the week bike shopping after work with pierre
we kept falling in & out of love with different bikes
my first dilemma was my infatuation with a 2005 giant LCR3 it was "sage green" & it was $630
having come from hand me down & garage sale bikes that price was crazy to me...
sooo we moved on kinda...
tried out this specialized sirrus matte black...pretty nice...the frame fit me better butit was a flat bar road bike....& we were sure if we were gonna go offroad riding so i tried out a mountain bike...a rockhopper it was called...it felt good too they were both around $500
then friday at work i had mentally prepared myself to spend the money & pierre got off work earlier than i did so he went around to a few other stores & then picked me up after work to go see certain bikes he had in mind for me...we went to this used bike shop that had more bikes in it than it could physically fit...it was ridiculous...you couldn't walk you could just stand there & ask them what they had & point...i tried out a kona fire mountain..it was a green/white/blk scheme it was pretty cool plus i'd match pierre w/ it & then i tried out a trek pierre said the trek had better parts but was older...both rode well...i finally decided on the kona just cuz i liked it more...looks wise:P they threw in a nice seat for $10 so i got the whole shebang for $400 pre tax....
i was really excited...i started imagining the things i'd do on this bike...like ride to cheeseboard HAHA...jk...minus the fact that i'm really not jk
at night we went to eat at koryo (the korean place)
the next day we got up fairly early to go to the american lung association bike 4 breath...pierre's sister karen & her bf ian & her co workers were doing the 50 mile one but we didn't want to wake up early for one & i literally had not ridden a bike since elementary school...& maybe once in middle school for less than 5 minutes sooo we wanted to warm me up to my bike & riding in general...
we did the 18 mile one...it was nice..it was the perfect amount i think for the day...plus we went pretty fast...at least on parts
afterwards we were scarfing down the provided lunches & headed to my home home area...we met with maheen & audrey so i could get my id back...we ended up wasting many hours in the deserted vallco mall & at 6 we went to hong fu for pierre's dad's side family dinner...the food was fab & it kept coming...
we ended the night at pierre's aunt's place talking up a storm with his relatives...many interesting convos & stories...one in particular stands out is his aunt knew richard simmons before he was famous
the next day we went to long's to get some sun tan lotion & top dog for lunch (we got sunburnt sat.) & we went to sf to visit his grandma..we were gonna treat her to dinner..we got there at about 4:30 & we went to golden gate park to ride our bikes cuz the roads were closed off inside...we weren't really checking the time & we ended up going to dinner at about 8 opps...i was getting more & more used to my bike. we took mini off road trails that were fun...hills just scare the crap out of me though...i'm not comfortable enough yet to hit those hills..we rode to ocean beach but didn't stay around long cuz we had shoes on...
oh yea & before all the adventures we went to the store to get me a nice helmet i'm glad i waited to get one because the ones at the shop they were gonna sell me didn't fit well..i have a nice giro one now thanks to pierre :)
for dinner we went to one of their favorite places...shanghai dumpling house...i found out it's a chowhound favorite too...so that was cool the food was yum..i was so hungry without realizing it...it was relatively cheap too...
it was a great weekend...i had a lot of fun