Today's Forecast: Rain....

I have been jonesing all day to go riding and haven't been able to because of the rain. How "not cool" is that???? Anyways, let's hope that tomorrow is better.

My new venture

So my fiance and I are getting married on March 26, 2010 and both have decided to get in better shape for the wedding. We went to the gym located at the club house of the apartment complex that I am currently in and were looking for different ways to exercise. Treadmills and exercise bikes are OK but I don't like just sitting there not getting anywhere. We finally came to the conclusion that biking would be the best way to get this done and enjoy nature as we are exercising. Now a little about me, I used to be big into BMX and Freestyle back in the day (mid 80's to early 90's) so biking was something I really liked. The last bike I owned was a 1989 GT Pro Freestyle Tour Team Model. Very beautiful bike. I had Skyway Tuff II's on it with GT 3-piece cranks, Odyssey Gyro, Dyno x-Bars, well, the works. Even though it has been almost 20 years since I've owned one, I felt like a kid again at the thought of owning one again. Also, I always wanted to go mountain biking as I've never done it before. I used to stick to flatland (old school term) and some ramp riding. So the future Mrs. Sanchez and I decided to go the mountain bike route. Now I didn't want to go too crazy but I wanted to get a real bike (entry level mind you) that wouldn't fall apart in two months. My thinking was that I need to build up stamina first and slowly start hitting trails and if I then wish to continue, I would upgrade to what ever my needs will be. This is where I was introduced to my new 2009 Diamondback Coil EX. It is first of all, a great looking bike that grabbed my eye immediately. It also seems to have decent components for such an entry level bike. SRAM drivetrain, IOX disk brakes, Full Suspension with adjustable shock and forks, Kenda tires and double walled wheelset. The bike is very sturdy but a bit on the heavy side. I need to be careful as I am not a light person and don't want to push this thing past it's limit but I think I'll get quite some use out of it until I'm ready to step it up. I will keep you guys posted and will have pictures up soon I promise...