Shopping Spree

When we rode up Azusa Canyon, one of Fiona’s first comments was, “If you post pictures, you’re gonna catch a lot of shit because I’m in jeans and sneakers, aren’t you?”

Catch shit I did, and I made sure she read each and every comment.

So, yesterday was a busy day for us, as Sleeping Beauty and I did our part to re-stimulate the economy. We went to Bert’s Mega-Mall in search of boots, pants and better gloves, a quest started with two simple mandates:

My mandate – All new gear must be protective.

Fiona’s mandate – All new gear must be ‘cute.’

At Bert’s we ran into the same problem we always run into. No, not insanely pushy salespeople, we’ve learned to dodge and weave around them pretty effectively. The problem is there just isn’t much good, protective and cute riding gear available for inseam-challenged women.

So, we left Bert’s, and the search continued at Cycle Gear in Corona. Ahh, Corona. Just the name of that town makes me thirsty. Anyway, Cycle Gear had a much better selection. A half hour and a swipe that nearly melted the credit card later, Sleeping Beauty was the proud owner of new protective riding boots, pants and gloves.

Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall… You Need to be Cleaned!

Were they cute? Err…

At Least One Mandate Was Met

Cute or not, at least her new gear will, in the event of an unexpected high-speed dismount, protect her better than some ratty Converse All-Stars will.

And, with Sleeping Beauty now completely bitten by the riding bug, this new gear will see a LOT of use.