Bike Riding

As readers of our blog know we ride our bikes a lot. Over the last couple of months we've been riding even more. We've taken to riding our bikes instead of driving whenever possible. We ride our bikes to lunch, to the library, to visit Ross's aunt and uncle, to the grocery store, well, you get the idea. When we head out by bike our typical ride is about 10 miles per day and sometimes a lot more. A few weeks ago we rode to Usery Park and back and logged about 22 miles.

The Phoenix metro area is relatively "bike friendly." In our area of Mesa most streets either have bike lanes or are designated bike routes. We try sticking to the quieter streets but we do ride on the major roads if necessary. We also try riding on the sidewalk whenever possible (we checked, and it is legal to ride on the sidewalks here in Mesa.) For additional safety we bought a couple of safety triangles and pinned them to our backpacks but our main defense is being really careful and observant!

	Bike lane on Higley, a major road in Mesa. Note that we're riding on the sidewalk.
	Safety triangle on Karen's backpack.