Rode my bike to work this morning!

[Stickman]

I remember those first few rides too. Keep it up and you will wonder why you never did it sooner :-)

[SDU]

On my bike? . He-who-knows-everything tells me that Rosie-sized dirt bikes are likely to be a bit heavier than my bike (it's only 120kgs, but I still find it a bit heavy), I'm going to work on handling the bike on the road for a while, and get used to the weight before I go off road (on someone else's bike, of course). I do a lot of mountain biking, and having a bike that would push me up the hills has a lot of appeal.

Fair enough. I had meant on a trail bike.
My old trail bike was fairly light, they are around.- It was KLX125L so it was low to the ground too. It is cheaper to have ago on someone elses first.
You will find handling your bike a breeze in no time and you sound like you already ride like everyone is out to get you.
Stay upright!

[Al]

well done!

Al

[Hawkeye]

Well done Rosie. Done the same thing myself today. Rush hour traffic to Wellington. Down the gorge, through Thordon and up the Terrace. Even managed to lane split a couple of times (when a more experienced rider went passed and I followed). Nothing too ambitious but finding the more I ride, the more confident I become. Keep it up.

[Rosie]

Well done Rosie. Done the same thing myself today. Rush hour traffic to Wellington. Down the gorge, through Thordon and up the Terrace. Even managed to lane split a couple of times (when a more experienced rider went passed and I followed). Nothing too ambitious but finding the more I ride, the more confident I become. Keep it up.

I'm getting a lot more confident, I'm trying to avoid traffic at this stage, but on Sunday afternoon I rode into town to meet some friends at a cafe, and managed to u-turn, park the bike etc without getting run over. But this week has been crazy, so I haven't been on the bike since. Maybe after work today.

[vifferman]

I'm having trouble operating my jacket pockets with my gloves on, I need to extract and operate a garage door opener and a security card to get myself to work, but I'm sure I'll get the hang of it.

Hi, Rosie! Welcome to Kiwi Biker!
I too have a garage door remote and security card. What I do is put the door opener in my lower jacket pocket, with the button facing outwards, and I can press it through the jacket material. As for the card, well, I usually just push the button and the receptionist opens the door, but otherwise I hang it on my trousers, with my jacket over the top to stop it flapping in the wind. It has one of those retracting lines with a clip to hook it on to a belt, so I can just grab the card, reel it out, swipe it, then let go and it retracts again.

[Blairos]

Hi Rosie! Nice work!
I am yet to face the loonies on the motorway into work, but a few rides with my more-experienced mates will hopefully sort that out over time (I am certainly in no hurry at this point!)
As for the garage door opener - I just stop the bike then try to press the button thru the pocket material - the security card I use has a rectractor on it, so this will be tested once I go back to work after my month's holiday I am on

Cheers

[Nicksta]

Hey...Good on ya chick.....
keep it up... you'll be surprised how quickly you improve...

[Macktheknife]

Good for you Rosie, practice practice.
Keep up the good work

[Rosie]

Hi Rosie! Nice work!
I am yet to face the loonies on the motorway into work, but a few rides with my more-experienced mates will hopefully sort that out over time (I am certainly in no hurry at this point!)
As for the garage door opener - I just stop the bike then try to press the button thru the pocket material - the security card I use has a rectractor on it, so this will be tested once I go back to work after my month's holiday I am on

Cheers

Luckily Rotovegas doesn't have a motorway for me to contend with. And I live 1.5k's from work, so if I ride the bike to work I try to take a scenic route and stretch the trip out a bit.
But this week I am organising bikewise week at work (push biking), so it would be bad form to be bringing the motorbike to work.
I'm getting better with the garage door opener, I leave it in my pocket and prod around trying to find the button, and I aspire to being able to do it before I turn into my driveway (like I do with the car and pushbike), rather than waiting in the middle of the driveway for the door to open. I'm getting better at finding my security card in my pocket, operating the zip on the pocket etc. I'm sure it all comes with practise.

[Bonez]

Little steps Rosie. You'll get there.