Before doing it, easy or hard, never know how it would be.
I took the ride to Qibao, Sheshan, Songjiang finally, which has been planned for over a month. My friends said that it would take 6 or 7 hours to get there. I was not sure and I did not care about that. No matter how long it might take, my aim is getting there. It took 3 hours and 47 minutes finally.
Planned to take a ride in very morning last night. But went to bed too late. Got up at 9:30am, I insisted on taking the ride today. After preparing for a while, I went out at 10:30. My bike is just equipped with two new tires. It was the time to see the efforts. (BTW, the old tires worked for me for over two years, 1947km. 197hrs) .
Once riding on, it felt good. It costs less power as I expected. I adjusted the speed gear to 6 and previously I usually use speed 5. The average speed was 28km/h. I accelerated to 35km/h if the trafic was not too heavy. The only problem was the dust on the road. So many tracks made the dust fly to everywhere. And I did not wear a mask, that means I breathed the dust all day long. That could hurt my lung much.
There was an accident during my trip. When I went on a bridge, there was a gap on the road that I did not notice. My front wheel was trapped in it and the bike was not stopped. My whole body was thrown out. In the meantime, a large truck was passing by. That was close! Lucky~ But I still got hurt. So did my bike. My right hand was broken, though not a big deal. My coat was scratched a whole on the right chest. My bike got some scratches on the handlebar... Anyway, I'm still alive and writing here.
The former tire worked on my bike has served for 2 and half years. The two tires may be too tired and wanna retire. So I got this new couple to replace them.
It's thinner than the former one. Should provide more comfort and less resistance when riding on the road.
Last Sunday I spent whole day to clean my bike. The most troublesome part is cleaning the chain. I got all my hands stained. The lubricating oil mixed with dirt is hard to clean, and I even had to use insecticide to wash my hands. I got this from a bike forum today. What a wonderful idea! I gonna make one for my bike too. That will be easier and happier when I clean the chain next time.
I made a wrong decision. I should not have run downward the slope. There was no covers on the canal. My dear bicycle was shocked so much that the handlebars were a bit loose. I feel very sorry to it. I promise I won't risk it again. And also to anyother I loved.
