Gianni and I went on a short warm up ride this afternoon to get ready for our big annual ride next weekend. We did 9 miles with several big hills. Gianni was testing out new pedals. A woman pulled out in front of us, he slammed on the breaks and had trouble getting out of the pedals; almost fell into the road. Now he is nervous about the new pedals. Back to the old ones. It felt great to get out there with him. I can't believe how much stronger he gets from one ride to the next. I have to ride often to get stronger, while he just has to play, grow and be a kid.