New trails.

We took the kids to the city park today.  My wife told me that they have bike trails so I took my bike.  Score.

We get there and since I don't have the trailer I'm wearing my helmet, then it's riding time.  My wife tells me where the trails are and off I go.  It was a nice and easy trail.

As Tina Turner said it in her version of "Proud Mary" I'm not nice and easy.  When I don't have the kids in tow I'm much more reckless on my bike and the bike has the scars to prove it.  I've gotten a little road rash but nothing major.  I want the more "technical" rides (I think most people call them more dangerous rides) because they are more of a workout.  When you go down a hill, with a trailer, at about 10-15 mph and increase to about 25-30 mph then you're having fun.  You can even hear my kids screaming things like "YEAH, FASTER, AGAIN".  When you do that without an extra 100 pounds dragging you down then you can go even faster and not bother with the brake to make that turn.

It was a peaceful and graceful paved jogging path in a park.  The trees gave you some nice shade and I had a nice breeze but it wasn't me.  My wife told me that there were some dirt trails a little farther away but I decided to hang out with my kids instead.