Oakley’s Perspective​: First Training Ride


Half -way across the Casco Bay Bridge

My bike, the bike that I am riding across the country on, is a purple KHS Cross Sport and is a little too big for me, but I’ll grow into it. It is the smoothest bike I have ever ridden. I don’t know why.

A few days ago, my mom and I went on what she called our first “Training ride” with one of her friends and two of my friends. The bike ride wasn’t too far and it was a nice day, so I said “Yes.”

We took a ferry from Peaks Island to Portland and started riding from there. We biked through downtown Portland to a bridge that crosses the Fore River and goes over tankers and container ships. It connects Portland to South Portland. We stopped by my friend’s house for a brief second to pick them up. While we were there we watched some ducks mate. There were two male mallards fighting over the female. It was really rough. Anyway…

When we got back on the road, we went all the way out to this place called The Black Point Inn on Prout’s Neck. To get there you bike by beaches and a boatyard, still quiet from the winter. Prout’s Neck is a point of land that sticks out in the ocean. We passed many marshes with beautiful views. When we arrived at the end of the tip we took a short break. I was not tired, just a little sweaty.

After some water, we turned to head back towards my friend’s house. We took off ahead of our parents and beat them by at least a half an hour because we took a short cut on the way back. I didn’t tell my mother.

The ride ended up being around 20 miles. Before the bike ride, my mom told me to be prepared to be incredibly sore the next day. Guess what? I’m not sore at all.

7 thoughts on “Oakley’s Perspective​: First Training Ride”

  1. Thanks for the report and glad it all went well.
    20 miles seems like a good practice round.
    As for no pain after it, my Father used to say:
    “Youth, it’s a shame it only helps the young!”

  2. And that sums up youth. Right there. That’s it. My friend, I wonder how Dore you are…

  3. Good for you Oaks! I didn’t think you would be sore after 20 miles.
    But was your butt a little sore from the bike seat?

    Angels & Sage

  7. Sounded like a good tune up. Any wind: X, head,tail? My friend lives and bikes north of Dallas-lots of wind challenges. Lot to practice biking the wind!
    Anchors Up!!

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