Really dumb stuff I did over my summer vacation

Bicycling in Norway is very different from the riding that I familiar with in NYC. The bike routes in Oslo are particularly spectacular. You can go from the suburbs to the city and then to the country within the space of an hour. The trails are rarely flat because much of the Norwegian terrain is made up of hills. So you generally find yourself struggling up steep hills or flying down sharp mountain trails. With that said, I decided to go for a fairly challenging and long bike ride this afternoon.

I had recently purchased a ContourROAM Hands-free HD Camcorder to record my travels and document my bike rides throughout Scandinavia. For my first long ride I thought it would be best to select a visually appealing route. It had been a while since I had taken my bike to this little town on the outskirts of Oslo called Ski . I wanted to get in a decent workout before I had to be back at the house for dinner. The ride to Ski and back was going to provide me with the best of all worlds, a nice scenic trip and a rigorous workout.

It was a beautiful day and I was enjoying myself as I sped along the bike paths. My camera was working great and my iPod was blasting some Jay Z and Biggie in my ears. I felt great and all was right with the world. Well, it was until I hit a hidden bump in the road and went flying into a ditch. I rode the last 18 miles home with a sore tailbone and bleeding extremities. I was lucky that I just missed the telephone pole near the ditch since I wasn’t wearing a helmet.

The downside of the day was that my screw up was captured on video. The positive aspect, I still made good time for the day.