Jennifer Weiner: First, I cried. Then, I rode my bike.

[Bicycle Belle Ding Ding!]

Jennifer Weiner is a prolific author. I have read several of her novels but I did not know she likes to ride. She wrote a piece for The New York Times about how her bike moved her forward through her grief after her mother died of cancer. I believe I was first alerted to this story on the iBob group. I totally related to her story because when Dad died I did the exact same thing to get through those first months. Anyway, reading that piece prompted me to follow Jennifer on Instagram. She posts a lot about her rides, and she has just finished a work of fiction that takes place on a bike tour, titled The Breakaway. I am so excited to read it.

Anyway, she does something really great - she rides her bike to the cities on her book tours. She rides an elderly Trek with drop bars and colorful kit, and I WISH she knew about Rivendell. But regardless of her bike choice, she’s really inspiring and I hope you get some enjoyment from her NYT piece and her IG. I’ve attached a link.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/28/opinion/culture/grief-cycling.html

Leah

[Luke Hendrickson]

Just seeing this post! Thank you for sharing this, Leah. My father died in April which promoted me finally getting the Riv I always wanted. It helps to ride but, as I’m sure you know, is merely an aid rather than a solution. Nice to hear more people have turned to biking as an outlet for grief.