Riding with Mairtin has been challenging. I'm nervous, and nerves and bike riding don't mix in a fall-on-your-ass kind of way. While the Nihola is a bit wide, and somewhat tough to wheel around urban sidewalks, riding it on roads and paths is a dream and actually strengthened my cycling skills. It steers easily and shifts smoothly. The shop was near Vondelpak, so I took the majority of my test ride there. My biggest challenge riding with Mairtin has been balance--his seat is perched high on my bike and the extra 40 pounds creates something of an inverted pendulum. Since the Nihola is a trike, balance is simply taken out of the equation. I didn't realize this until the end of the ride when I was stopped at a light and didn't need to put my feet down. The downside: The pricetag. At about $3,000, it's in the same range as a car.
Between the test ride and my errand to the British General Store (to get the black pudding M requested for his birthday dinner), and the wrong turns I took, I must have cycled about 5 miles today. What a great way to get around.
Tomorrow is my little boy's 4th birthday. I can't wait to celebrate!
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