On the road again

After a long winter covered by a tarpaulin in the basement, I decided to take my Cannondale R700 performance road bike for a breath of fresh air in the sunshine today. The small excursion opening the bicycling season was 37 kilometres long and lasted an hour and a half (effective bicycling). It took me to Sandvika, Bekkestua and Ullevål where I stopped by the hospital to visit my grandmother--she was sent there yesterday and are to return home tomorrow.

Earlier, on my way home from work, I stopped by a bicycle shop and was briefly introduced to a Gary Fisher Big Sur hardtail mountain bike (2005 version--Gary Fisher don't make Big Sur anymore) at a discount (now selling at NOK 9000). Tempting...