good morning from Vancouver!

[blues2cruise]

Kwantlen?

[Islesfan91]

100% on the written portion, parking lot tomorrow!!!

[Islesfan91]

Action is just off 102nd now under the golden ears bridge. No pointing and laughing if you happen to drive by

[ceemes]

6:30 AM, Saturday, October 22nd, 2011.....been woken up by the sound of a torrential downpour. Sounds like you are going to need your rain gear today matey. But then, I figure if you can learn to ride in these conditions, you will be miles a head of the majority of fair weather only squids. Good luck today and have fun.

[Islesfan91]

It's early and wet. Oh well, our instructor last night did say she was hoping it rained so we'd have the experience. They supply rain gear, hope it's good. I start at noon so a few hours yet

[Islesfan91]

And here comes the sun!

[ceemes]

And here comes the sun!

Ayup, you lucked out today. At 8:30 I decided to take a short walk to the local MickyD's to get some breakfast, it was still raining out but there was a hint of blue skies off to the south. By the time I got home again 20 minutes later, the rains had stopped and blue skies were shinning. So, tell us how was the first day on a real bike?

[Islesfan91]

Fantastic, except the sun in Vancouver was a downpour in Langley for a good part of the day so I'm pretty soaked, very sore and I hate my boots. Too new and too thick to get much of a feel for the shifter but rear brake isn't too bad. Never even came close to losing control but I could feel that I was tired and getting sloppy near the end. Tomorrow is more practice, more learning and the N
Msa. Looking forward to it but wishing I had better boots. It's really really fun to ride

Can't wait to get on my bike!

[ceemes]

Fantastic, except the sun in Vancouver was a downpour in Langley for a good part of the day so I'm pretty soaked, very sore and I hate my boots. Too new and too thick to get much of a feel for the shifter but rear brake isn't too bad. Never even came close to losing control but I could feel that I was tired and getting sloppy near the end. Tomorrow is more practice, more learning and the N
Msa. Looking forward to it but wishing I had better boots. It's really really fun to ride

Can't wait to get on my bike!

Good boots can make a world of difference. Yours are probably still too new and haven't been broken in yet. I find that when I buy a new pair, it takes a couple of week to break them in and to get comfortable enough to shift and brake properly.

I currently have a pair of these:


Fly Racing Sport Touring Boots, one of the best pair of boots I have ever owned and the only pair that actually live up to its claim of being waterproof. I have ridden in torrential downpours with them on, and my feet stayed fairly dry. But they did take a couple of weeks to break in. You can get them off the web but are bloody expensive, I would suggest that you wait until the up-coming Vancouver bike show in Abbotsford before you splurge on new kit. There are some good deals on gear at that show, I walked away with a pair of leather over-pants, a new HJC helmet and those boots for less then C$250.

[blues2cruise]

ceemes...does someone around here carry those boots?

Islesfan....Congrats on getting through your first day.